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Quality workmanship around the neck joint there.
prowla posted a topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
It looks interesting from a distance, but on closer inspection... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRADES-WELCOME-Explorer-Bass-Guitar-4-String/383602930023 -
hey, hey, hey...
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Nice wood you've got there, sir!
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I've got 3 faker projects on the go: This one is going to just be a fairly generic Ric-a-like. This one's going to be brass everywhere. And this one's got an extra string.
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The only thing good about that bass is it's not mine!
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His other bass is kinda cool... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-explorer-Bass-Guitar/124239355141
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The FI is a different generation (ha-ha!) of synth, IMHO.
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I've got a mains powered handheld Dremel and I've never thought I made a mistake buying it. The only issue I have is in finding bits for it. I'm about to do some routing for a bridge, but I'm not sure the Dremel is going to be appropriate for that.
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Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release.
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Always making waves, eh...
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It's kindof a Stick on a wonk. -
Trace Elliot - some missing knobs!!!!
prowla replied to Mudpup's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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Trace Elliot - some missing knobs!!!!
prowla replied to Mudpup's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
Technically it is correct - there are some missing knobs... ...and it is advertised as "For parts or not working". -
New Bass restoration project Day! And diary
prowla replied to uk_lefty's topic in Repairs and Technical
That's a cracking neck! (...gets coat...) -
Yes - I work in IT and am always having to think about whether the 1st item in an array or character of a string is at "0" or "1"; from my 80s C programming, it should (of course) be 0, but you can never be sure and there's always someone out to get you!
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Yes - I would agree that most folks wouldn't connect a MIDI controller to the FI, and so would never encounter any issue. In my case, I just wanted something to allow me to enter the channel number without embellishment - what a foolish notion! I really didn't want another programmable unit to configure as I've just plain got too many of them in my life - just wanted something simple! If I were to go for a programmable controller, I might consider a Keith McMillen SoftStep, as I already have a 12-Step and a QNexus; of course, now I have to confirm it does the 0-127/1-128 convention as required...
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Yes, the PK-5A has a Prog button and the pedals C-whatever are 09, with A being Enter. Neither the pedals nor the Minitaur display the channel, so there's no visual issue there.
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I haven't tried it with my Minitaur, because it would have no function there; I have a PK-5A bass pedal unit for that and the Minitaur lives in a rack unit which is all set in place.
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Echo that, and I hope that nothing I have said here (other than in expressing thanks) could be construed as directed against you personally! 🙂
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Yes - Andras; that was specifically relating to your correction (noted) that the FB site is not the manufacturer's support site, but rather an enthusiast's site, and he posted there as a company representative.
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I have raised the issue with Tech21 also; they may not be going to respond out of business hours. The unit itself is a sealed unit and I don't know if it is programmable; it's presented as a black box. I suspect any fix they come up with would be in the release of a new product, rather than an update to the existing one. Maybe I'm just unlucky in having chosen a product which introduces this interoperability issue; hence my suggestion of mentioning in the manual. Whether you should phrase it as "as it should", or in more neutral terms is something to consider; the MIDIBUDDY MP128 unit I have states this in its manual: That seems fairly neutral. As to the code space; yes, I appreciate that; hence I have made an enhancement request (not a demand!). 🙂 Of course, companies will choose and prioritise what should be included in development(s).
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Excuse me - from the manufacturer's representative, then. And there you have it - the "not my problem" position. The arguments as to whether it is "right" or "wrong" are not the point; the real-world fact is that companies produce kit with different interpretation. And some companies have a setting so they will support either. The question is whether the respective companies consider it important enough to address. A product which can handle both conventions is plainly more flexible and compatible with other units.
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Assuming that "deal with it" doesn't just mean go away and shut up, I have: Made (constructive) recommendations that the manual be updated to highlight the issue. Requested that the product might be enhanced to add support for both forms of PC number formats: 0-127/1-128. I do understand the underlying numbers and, for what it's worth, appreciate that 0-127 is "correct" from a programming point of view, as it is 7 bits of data. However, we are in a world where some companies have taken it upon themselves to say that people can't handle having the 1st item be number zero, and so-on, so they've chosen to present them as 1, etc. As a mitigation against that, some companies allow a 0-127/1-128 option, for instance another MIDI switch I have, the MIDIBUDDY MP128 has a DIP switch on the back panel. (But unfortunately, I wanted something more compact.) I think that requesting a feature enhancement that the FI firmware has a similar capability is perfectly reasonable. If every piece of kit, including controllers, modules, software had such a switch, then it would become a non-issue. Of course, in DAWs and suchlike, it may not be important, as you'll probably label them anyway by the song or some description of the sound. And that also applies to a programmable hardware switch unit, where you have a text display. Unfortunately, the hardware switcher is a non-programmable sealed unit, so it can't be changed. However, the FI firmware presumably could.
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@Quatschmacher Yes, I hadn't realised that you were working on a volunteer basis and I do appreciate the effort you put in. However, you did say: And on the manufacturers support page I got the response: Which are what prompted me to say: and: Of course, none of those comments are directed at anybody personally, but at the words posted.
