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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425467781' post='2707561'] Chief? Squire? Bud? Son? Guv? ...Silly Bollocks? [/quote] Assuming the three and a half hour slacker is male of course. Otherwise we are getting into, Darling, Lovey, Hun (assuming she is German), Babe, Norma.

For any Kontakt users, there is a free six gig library for download at the link below. Great for all things Electronic, lots of very big sounds. Unfortunately It is for the full version only (not the free player). Been playing with it, a lot of really good sounds and a 150 multi patches! Enjoy. http://vstbuzz.com/freebies/shortnoise/

I must admit, Douglas crash landing onto an offering from Leonard, is a Basschat moment I Iook forward to each month. Congrats to both of you for the entertainment.

Voted. Good stuff folks.

Well, we might as well have a Stevie love in....lol... http://youtu.be/Moh71FwhL-Q

Boogie on Reggae Woman. Part Time Lover. Living for the City. Don't you worry 'bout a thing. Another Star. I ain't gonna Stand for It. Do I Do.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1424298160' post='2694999'] However, if anyone has not heard Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony then you owe it to yourself to put some time aside and sit through it. It is the bomb. [/quote] Fantastic piece. Not to be attempted by a Dog and Duck band though. The tab would be a nightmare to follow.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1424285057' post='2694780'] It'll allow you to vote for as many entries as you like (one vote maximum per entry), so we should get a better spread of results - and hopefully a closer finish. [/quote] Yep, it should be a closer finish. In fact, If every voter votes for every entry.......it should be a massive draw. Edit - Lurks beat me by three minutes.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1424034738' post='2691883'] I'd rather be caught w*****g than listening to Pink Floyd [/quote] Oh man, you just made me laugh out loud...lol...very funny.

One in a shop in Holland (4 stg). So they must be hitting the streets. http://www.connectionbult.com/wp/?page_id=548#!/Marcus-Miller-V7-Bass-by-Sire/p/47041076/category=3988188

[quote name='natjag' timestamp='1423841193' post='2689618'] There is a good shop in Hilversum, which is a one train (and a few stops) from Amsterdam. http://www.connectionbult.com/wp/ [/quote] A Sire Marcus Miller sig Bass.€429.00 http://www.connectionbult.com/wp/?page_id=548#!/Marcus-Miller-V7-Bass-by-Sire/p/47041076/category=3988188 Full spec here from the makers site, well worth checking out. 18 volt pre-amp Jazz style Bass. http://www.sire-guitarsmall.com/index.php/bass-guitars/v7/sire-bass-guitar-v7.html

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1423821548' post='2689323'] [font=Helvetica][size=3][size=4]Ah Garry, you’re taking the fun out of it! [/size][/size][/font] [/quote] Funny enough, one of my boys is running Logic V5.xx (Emagic) on an old pc with windows XP, and he keeps telling me it's more fun - The Midi timing on it is great.

In Bilbo's case, Cubase, you can just 'Freeze' the Instrument/Midi track. This will just output as Audio (no need to export then import the bounced track), but you won't be able to edit the Midi track while frozen. All it does is disengage the VSTi, and take the load of the CPU, and unload any RAM associated with the Samples. If you need to edit the Midi track, just unfreeze, edit, then Freeze again. When you have the notes and expressions just how you want, then bounce down to Audio. In Cubase, this will save you having different Audio file versions of the same track building up, in the pool with the various edits. Here's the thing though. With an i7 Quad core, and a load of RAM, all the bore fest, that I have written above...... is a thing of the past......

A couple for me really. Frank Sinatra 'Live at the Sands' with County Basie and his Orchestra, and Quincy Jones conducting. Tower of Power 'Back to Oakland'.

[quote name='anaxcrosswords' timestamp='1423585334' post='2686660'] Aw. I thought I was telling a guitarist joke [/quote] It made me chuckle. Carry on.

^^ Ray McKinley.

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1423516572' post='2685891'] Haha! Cheers for the approval Ok, give me some time to work this out, plus I won't be playing bass or guitar for at least 8 weeks after the surgery. (Just one handed drum and keyboard work for me, Pet Shop Boys anyone?) However when that time is up, I'll be more than happy to repay the forum by embarrassing myself to the masses with a contribution! [/quote] I'm a Cubase user (since the Atari days.....lol..)so any problems, pop back here and I am happy to nod you in the right direction. One thing with Cubase A1, it automatically recognises the UR22 on start up, so it's easy Peasy to get up and running. Good luck with it all.

The appeal to musicians, certainly blowers, was the band/arrangements side of it, the arrangements were very well done. And of course his use of younger musicians was a great stepping stone for some.

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1423514699' post='2685852'] Thank you, looking good! I like that I can have a MIDI option, just in case I ever need it. The specs look spot on too, and Cubase AI may be enough for me. Have you used Cubase AI? Any cons to having that over the full version, or Reaper? Cheers! [/quote] Sorry, I was editing when you posted. A link for the Cubase A1 spec above. Of course, Reaper is the full version, Cubase A1 has limited track count, 32 Audio and 48 Midi, (ample for most) Has a bunch of very usable soft Synths and Drums (+loops) included, not sure Reaper has. There is also a good selection of FX. (saves hunting around for freebies straight away, or indeed paying out). Plus it has the notation midi editor as well as PRV. Upgrade path to the bigger versions is good as well. A ton of YouTube tutorial vids out there and a subscription to the Steinberg YouTube tutorial channel is worth while. But in reality, a DAW is a DAW. Apart from things like video support or a notation midi editor, Synth selections etc, they pretty much all do the same.

The Steinberg UR22 Audio & Midi interface.(comes with a cut down version of Cubase, if you need a DAW) Good Pre-Amps that are good sounding. Solid ASIO and with low latency, and zero latency hardware monitoring. You won't find a bad review anywhere. [url="https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_serie/modelle/ur22.html"]https://www.steinber...delle/ur22.html[/url] The cut down Cubase spec. [url="https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/steinberg_yamaha/cubase_ai_7.html"]https://www.steinber...ubase_ai_7.html[/url] £99 with free delivery. [url="https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_serie/modelle/ur22.html"]https://www.steinber...delle/ur22.html[/url]

Make sure you take your Bass.

Some pretty funny stories around regarding BR, and of course the dressing room and coach tapes fuel it all. Watched him a few times in the 70/80's and always a great band with him, amazing in fact. There are so many great vids worth checking out on YouTube. The West Side Story medley was terrific Big Band Arranging. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keKrzgskvtw And for sheer power, the Trumpets are stonking, especially when Trpt 1 goes up the octave after the Alto solo. Buddy swinging really hard with another great arrangement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBSTXaBOuQ4

Not sure if this is any help. Phone number, Email and address. I think it's the same company, down at the Southend Estuary. http://www.schaller-electronic.com/hp541034/Estuary-Bass-Company.htm EDIT : The phone number is on a website, so not giving away private details.

[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1423248398' post='2682850'] Easiest way to play Sir Duke is by keeping your wrist fixed at your start point, and play the lot using only one octave....The whole thing is done using a tight pattern, and your hand never moves up or down. Some how it looks even more amazing than flying up and down the neck, as even though it is only using one octave, in a band environment, it sounds no different, apart from all the bottom end DOESN'T drop out in the high register parts.. Try it...7 notes and no hand movement whatsoever.. [/quote] Should your user name not be 'johnnysomenotes'?....lol...

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1423171329' post='2681866'] However, to not play them on a fretless would be a crime against music and would sound quite hideous, [/quote] And of course, for the Fretless Bassist that is Intonation challenged, that is also a crime against music.