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7 hours ago, tauzero said:

I only look at FB on a desktop browser using FB Purity.

100% this, and I have been for a while.

You can filter out what you want, and if Facebook fights back at any time there is usually an update reasonably quickly to stamp out any of their nonsense.

^^^^^

Just a follow-up to my above 'Spitfire Audio' post.

I downloaded the library, and it came in at just under 6 gigs.

It does sound very nice, but beware...The articulations are very limited and only consist of two variations on the instruments - Just Longs and shorts.

The rest of the articulations are in demo mode with just one playable note.

I have quite a substantial amount of SA libraries, so of course, I'm not part of the target audience. 

But sound wise, like I said, it does sound nice and authentic and may well be of use to many.

Another very nice freebie for the 'Free Kontakt Player'. This one is from Spitfire Audio.

It also includes a mini-course on writing for Orchestra.

This is the blurb from Spitfire:

Start your scoring journey.

Discover the sounds of our bestselling orchestra, now available in a free, easy-to-use package.

We’ve handpicked the essential orchestral sounds and articulations you need to start creating rich, cinematic music - all inside our free, user-friendly plugin.

Featuring 44 carefully curated instruments and ensembles including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, harp, piano, and more — SSO Discover makes it easy for anyone to bring the sound of an orchestra into their tracks, whether you’re producing beats or composing your first score. 

Available to our email subscribers. 

Link:

Spitfire Symphony Orchestra: Discover – Spitfire Audio

7 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

Looks good, but requires the latest version of Kontakt, at 99€ for update. I'll wait until after Christmas before being able to try out Glade. Patience, then. 

Ah, okay...

You could download and use the free player though (a serial number is supplied). You can run both versions side by side because they use separate executable files.

Kontakt.exe for the full version, Kontakt Player.exe for the free version, they don’t overwrite each other:

'Sample Library Review' have released a video recapping all the best freebies from this year.

Something for everyone...

This one is rather good from Audio Imperia, called 'Glade'.

It's a combination of orchestral and world/ethnic sounds & percussion.

You are given a serial number, so it works in the free Kontakt player.

It comes in two versions:

1) Four gig download with two mic positions.

2) Twelve gig download with four mic positions.

Link and details:

Glade | Audio Imperia

Jimmy Earl...

If you want to step back intime (the 80's), this Steve Winwood concert, 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' is worth a watch.

Great band, excellent vocals, polished sounds and the standard attire of the day on show:

11 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

1 - Elvis, no doubt at all.

7 - Rolling Stones (Gretsch bass drum, so...)

8 - The late Toby Keith

9 - I'd plump for Earl King ??? (pretty certain it's not BB King; he never played Strats...)

Toby Keith was great (his music still is).

I'm pretty sure he was born with a hat on!!

1 hour ago, binky_bass said:

I'm willing to bet he'll be let off with nothing more than a slap on the wrist... probably in the form of a warning and a £50 victims surcharge fee. This country is a joke for bringing anyone to any form of real justice. 

Yeah, I was tending to think that way as well, but back on page #37 there are a list of charges that look very serious, plus the case is being delt with in the Crown court.

As a poster remarked above, "Fingers crossed"...

A nice little freebie for the Kontakt player (and full version).

Slower Fragment – e-instruments

Yep, very enjoyable...

Well played all round and a nice arrangement.

Rodner Padilla is a very accomplished Bassist. The 'C4 Trío' he is involved with is a nice listen as well:

Some lovely Bass work on this Lalo Schifrin TRACK:

2 hours ago, Beedster said:

I used to have strong feelings about/against it, but firstly it's what shops such as Bass Direct/Bass Bros do and we don't have a problem with that. Secondly (and more importantly) we never know what a person is dealing with in life, quite a few members have lost their jobs recently, or have other financial problems (divorce/increased cost of living etc), and while I've historically tended to flip basses for a loss here, if I were in a difficult situation financially and struggling to pay the bills/put food on the table, I'd have no problem doing it for a profit. I hope it doesn't come to that, and I suspect I'd probably still make it clear where the bass came from.

 

Basschat is a strong community the members of which are 99.99% of the time highly supportive of each other, even to the point of happily donating gear and even money to other members with problems. Perhaps part of that charitable ethos is also to allow other members to make a few quid buying and selling? 

 

 

My take as well.

The Musician Man basses were popular, and from about '87 onwards, the five-string version joined in on the fun.

Another recording of AJ back in his four string days (with a lovely rich tone).

This live video may be the early days of 'smooth jazz', but still, both AJ and Steve Gadd are really in the pocket. In fact, the whole band are:

All available online:

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

By the way, did Ray Russell understand the joke about the English accents and especially the one on/in EastEnders, because his personal one is just as awful?!? 🤦🏻

I think it passed him by. "A separate programme called, Following Eastenders".

As it happens, Ray Russell is a decent chap and quite humorous in his own right when he's not interviewing.

He's an old school UK session Guitarist with a terrific body of TV and film credits behind him, along with all those major artist pop and rock sessions he played on

Probably most have seen this interview with AJ, but if not, it's worth 30 minutes of your time.

He joins in with Simon Phillips for the second part of the interview and he was certainly a very fascinating character:

Blimey, he needs those big boots to find his way around that big pedal board...

16 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

Well, I gave it four minutes. 

 Four minutes. Blimey, how did you manage that long? Drugs?