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Never had the chance to see him live... But have plenty of Recordings of him... And his playing always makes me smile... Just seems easy and relaxed... Yep good one. Garry

Check out the Upright player.....on 'Dont Stop...' Looks like he has turned up on the wrong gig..! Garry

Will be missed.... There's a Bass Player who really knew where 'one' was. A real lesson in Latin Groove playing...Fantastic. Garry

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='161736' date='Mar 22 2008, 11:29 AM']We play this one in my band, its a great song if you can pull the bassline back behind the beat far enough and there's plenty of room for some tasty high speed fills at the end of sections. I think Jermaine Jackson played bass for the Jackson 5 but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.[/quote] John Robinson [Stonking drummer on hundreds of those Disco tunes , including the above mentioned] Says that one of Louis Js greatest gifts....along with his feel for music. Was to play right 'on it' But was relaxed. And Quincy Jones said , 'The pair of them played right on it...' 'Not in front , not behind...' 'And thats what i want' And i suppose if you listen to all Those MJ tunes... They were very metronomic...but in a great way..with tons of feel , and technique , but relaxed. And of course that was all down to the quality of those amazing players that Quincy Jones used. Garry

Mr 'Thunder Thumbs' just about cleaned up in the 70's.... A certain Quincy...Just loved him.. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Johnson_%28bassist%29"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Johnson_%28bassist%29[/url] Garry

I read a Interview with Gunnerson..[Somewhere] He used Nearly always his Jazz Bazz on the ABBA stuff... Apart from the later days.... When a Musicman got an outing... Garry

Also check out the live Chic Cd... Bonus interview tracks with Nile Rodgers and BE i think.. Right up to the night when he died... I believe he collapsed during a number... Got up and carried on playing.. Then finally went during th night..... I think we should have our own Disco Section.... Another A++ for Freddie Washington.. One of my all time fav's.. Garry

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='161123' date='Mar 20 2008, 09:35 PM']BTW, Steve Turner played with my band a few weeks back at the Dorchester. He mentioned that he knows you. [/quote] Yep Steve... Not seen him for a while... Good player that lad.. Not sure why he was wasting his time with Kylie though.. Garry

Hi Steve.... Are you sure the guy is straight up...? Check out the Ebay Pictures again...... Looks Like the Bass is on a a bed at Wormwood scrubs Good one mate... Only ever tried a Cutlass once..[Swifty's] And it was stonking... I am surpised he did not spot that one.. Garry

So when's the meet up gonna be..? Garry

Nash.. It really is worth getting to grips with Reaper... Its right up there with the best of them for production work. Infact it does a few things some of the biggy Daws cant manage. And is a lot more stable , without all the bugs. So dont be put off with the Cubase / protools/Logic snobbary..! Good luck with it. Garry

[quote name='nash' post='134686' date='Feb 5 2008, 10:14 PM']well i dont know how to use it even with the user guide.[/quote] Have you tried the on-line video tutorials at the web site...? They are pretty good for getting you started. Garry

T-Racks was/is great... But if you are going to pay for the software.... Ozone is a well respected Piece of Kit.. All in one Mastering Package , with Pro results. [url="http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/"]http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/[/url] There is also a downloadable PDF , With a Fantastic Insight in Mastering , Well worth a look. But at the end of the day , you still need a pair of ears Cant beat a well experianced engineer. Garry

[quote name='nash' post='133973' date='Feb 4 2008, 11:05 PM']i think the instruments is an ad-on. i want a program where you can write a drum pattern and use the sounds from cakewalk instruments[/quote] Like i said above , try the link above for Reaper... Its just what you need , by the sound of it...FREE You are asked to buy a licence for commercial use.... But its not a Demo , and does not time out. So you can write as many Drum tracks as you want.Using Cakewalk Instruments. Garry

Not sure what you really mean... But Cakewalk / Sonar is midi writing software.. Or it was when i was using it about 15 minutes ago.... What do you mean by Cakewalk Instruments..? Do you have a Version of Cakewalk...? Or the addon pack called ..Cakewalk Instruments? If you are after a Midi/audio sequencer , and dont have Cakewalk/Sonar. This is the best freebie out there. [url="http://reaper.fm/"]http://reaper.fm/[/url] Garry

This Link [url="http://www.kaosaudio.com/kjaerhus-classic-master-limiter-free/"]http://www.kaosaudio.com/kjaerhus-classic-...r-limiter-free/[/url] I presume you have Audio software.... Or it's down to a Mastering house.. Garry

You need some sort of mastering limiter. Depends on your budget really. But this link has a freebie...[other freebies to] And a lot of music mags praise the Warm sounds from these plugs . Nothing to loose....FREE.. Garry

[quote name='OldGit' post='130702' date='Jan 30 2008, 02:43 PM']Yeah then you could hoover up and practice whilst she's out gigging ...[/quote] Or clean up on the gig front..! Garry

If you could get a luthier to design a Bass that doubles as a Hoover.... You could be onto something big. Garry

Was in a lift in a hotel in Edinburgh... [Early 90's] with a couple of Musicians and.... A very pissed Sarah Ferguson and her minder... She asked if we were having a have a drinks party...? The Minder said 'You are going nowhere with these f*****g nob's ' She said ...'F*****g , oh yes i remember that..!' I am sure it's off with head , now i have let that one out of the bag. Garry