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No one talks about me like this.....thank god no one knows who I am then

Three CD's (I clear them out quite often) Happy spring compilation: The Cat Empire, The beautiful girls, Quaanum (that kind of thing) Porcupine tree: Deadwing Rob Zombie: Hellbilly delux

About 3 months (early Metallica covers) But I put in loads of work to meet this first gig date

If you like the funkier stuff check out my mates old band. Capri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ayOLPN0M5w&feature=share&list=UUMxA9IHDKv9Z-x5nuvOdajg

Have a blast you guys deserve it

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1365604237' post='2041693'] PS: just got your PM! All very do-able mate. I'll draft some step-by-step instructions for you ASAP - either after work tonight or tomorrow [/quote] Your ace mate

lol No my mate unfortunately wont let me play with his toys as I'd get too distracted. He will be my erm sound guru & all round advisor. All I have to do is tell him what I want......I'm very giddy as I have been bursting to work with him for years, and because I'm coming up with all the concepts & writing all the music myself he's excited about what will come out my nut. I've already started writing lyrics & building ideas that I am very giddy about.

I hope a versatile bass player can do both. I'm originally a thrash bass player now learning to do covers that have a lots of different grove depending on the song, I'm finding it's out of my comfort zone but that's why I decided to do it. So far so good, it's definitely developing me as a player

lol Or at least use these on line tutorials, that might be less nasty

Cheers Sir Discreet & cheers to all who have given advice here it's all good stuff. I'm hoping that I will get to grips with it. I can see it's a great thing to learn but my giddy aunt innit in-depth ? I was making some ace sounds with it last night but then when I decided to sequence a track ......erm.....it actually took me about 10 mins to realise where the sequencer was.....then the rest of the fruitless night trying to work out how you actually sequence the pretty noises I'd made. I was puzzled to say the least Reason won the first round but i will be back to kick it's but crack

lol no chance I can afford a mac. I have looked, priced up & laughed at that idea. Wish I did but if I had that kind of cash the priority would be a car as mine is fubar (One of the reasons for the none existent budget)

Charic kow the cut of my jibb lol

cheers dude I'm creating a study booklet now.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1365587549' post='2041335'] What is it you actually want to do? Use the computer like a multi-track tape machine and mixing desk, or as a composition tool? [/quote] Hi mate I wanted to make drum tracks, play over them on bass while recording them on my 4-track. Once I have done this maybe import the drum & bass mix that I have recorded & add things to it via Reason again. I hope i'm making some sense here ?

[quote name='danthevan' timestamp='1365584919' post='2041278'] Don't give up. It does take a while to work out all the lingo used in these programs and once you have done a couple of tracks it is relatively easy to do stuff. Hard bit is making sure what sounds good in your ears also works with other peoples ears. Decent(ish) pair of monitors is a must. PC speakers and cans (well, my setup anyway) are awful. Sound good on what your mixing them on, but then play it on something else and sounds rubbish. [/quote] I do have some old wharfdale speakers that will kind of do the basic job......As I say it's just a basic studio to mix down some rough Ideas So I can play them to my mate & we can then do something more professional. [quote name='charic' timestamp='1365585132' post='2041285'] Fire away fumpinator! [/quote] Right then ....here we go ! First off I thought the best way of learning to use the software/kit I have, would be to do a cover version of a song. My way of thinking is that if I go through the process of actually doing a full tune then I will learn all the different process' that you will use......if this makes sense ? My idea was to do the drums first then add my own live bass line, then build up the song learning as I went. So last night I installed it & chose a song at random that was simple & basic. So I chose The Black Keys-Lonely boy. I was putting the drums together & then.....well how the hell do I sequence the different drum patterns ? As a matter of fact how do I get any loops, sounds.....well anything onto the sequencer ? I can make great loops but cannot even work out how to create a sequenced track.....I'm just lost

Cheers mate will have a look at this, As soon as I opened Reason I realised that I'd bitten off I can chew.......gulp !

Nige If you come up to a place like York/Manchester I will be there in a shot mate with many friends in tow !!!! I'd love to come down to that London place & see the band as I am a huge fan mate, unfortunately being a dad & other commitments make stuff like this almost impossible at times......I hope you all have an amazing night !!!

Well.....where do I start ? Since spring last year I have been building an outdoor studio to use as a kind of hobby room/recording studio. I'm very happy to say it's now close to completion so I am looking at putting toys in it to make music with, if you think of it like I'm more making a rough sketch than a highly polished track, the reason for this is that I have free studio time any time I want it so I am planning to make rough sketches in my shack & then go to my mates studio & make something good......if that makes sense ? As I'm still spending cash hand over fist to finish off the building, I have got myself an old version of Reason (Old because I have a crap PC & low budget). All I really want to do is put together some basic tracks to record on my trusty 4 track that sounds ok & shows what I'm trying to achieve. So last night like a space explorer I installed Reason....... ..........I have no idea what I am doing. I was hoping that I could make some drum loops etc & then sequence them together like the old E-jay packages but this is way too deep for my tiny little mind ! So I looked on-line for beginners guides, but unfortunately most seem to not be for the version I have or they automatically assume that I have knowledge of pooter music software. So what I really need to know is this : Is there any good music software that is easy to use (Well easier than Reason) ? And if so what type of controller will I need ?

THere is a dude who covers "Would" by Alice in chains with one that's pretty sweet but yeh. I agree unless your doing something good with it, don't bother.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1365201106' post='2036811'] i already am [/quote] Stop being so smug lol....behave yourself.

Bought a mixer from Pete, very smooth transaction. Good guy to deal with & I am more than happy to deal with him again. Top BC'er. And more importantly a nice fella Fumps.

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To the OP. Mate I joined my first band after a month of buying my first bass, I honestly didn't have a clue what I was doing & told the band this, the lead guitarist (very talented guitarist) was patient & helped me along, I became very dedicated & worked very hard to keep up but it worked. Live live fearlessly mate, it was the best thing i ever did.