RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Communards - Don't leave me this way . A good song completely ruined by sweep impersonations ( sooty and sweep ) Marillion - Kayleigh Wet Wer wet - love is all around . Wasn't that song no.1. In the charts for absolutely ages? . I know it's not the original either

Nearly forgot about another : Respect . Diana Ross? Very shouty . " re re re " " ooh ooh " Sounds like one shouty woman , and the rest agreeing with her .

Regarding Ilok , I purchased the moogerfooger plugins from a third party website . All good , until I had issues with Ilok. However , I got lucky as out of the blue Moog sent an email to a link that means I don't have to use Ilok anymore . Hurrah! I don't think my 2017 iMac will go as far as Sonoma , so in theory I shouldn't have much to worry about in the ltd software stuff I have . That said , there is another update tonight apparently on Ventura . I've just restarted the iMac now . Crapple seem to be doing updates almost weekly now , on my iPhone and iPad . They are like bored hyperactive children with no boundaries. The hassle that the updates were causing me , were mainly Reason who were slow to catch up . Hopefully , this update won't upset it again ..

Normally when someone says " trust me " ..you know they cannot be trusted . However, on this occasion trust me , sally is awful.😬

Frank cannon ...a Quinn Martin production . ( sorry can't do you tube clips ) Regarding Northern Exposure ; it's one of those series that I missed the start , and watched infrequently on channel 4 back in the day I was thinking of getting the dvd . Does it hold up now ? It's been quite a while since it aired . Yes, the theme tune is brilliant .

Regarding jukeboxes in pubs : myself and a few friends used to play a game for our amusement . We gave ourselves the task of finding what we thought was the worst song in the jukebox , and put in some coins and play it . "Sally " by Gracie Fields was the winner . The start of that song brings manic depression beating the like of morrissey ,and joy Division. Of course we never stuck around , after it came on . We just went to another pub 😬 As for Springsteen , can't stand his music but am impressed that he does/ did 3 hr sets for the fans . My ex boss idolised him . I just called it Budweiser music , which annoyed him . 🙂 I did play dancing in the park in a blues covers band , and surprisingly didn't mind it .

100% pony ? 🐴

Madness - my girl's mad at me

My boy lollipop 🤮

U2 - New Year's Day Bob Geldof - I don't like Mondays john Lennon - imagine Dire straits - walk on by Rolling Stones -Angie

Sorry, but hated it as a child ...and well nothing has changed . 😬

Not sure if this should be in the effects section 🤔 Anyway , I have the Waldorf Streichfett and the Waldorf Rocket . I'm not sure if I really need the 2 Pole . The main reason I think about the 2 Pole, is that you can plug a guitar or bass into it . Probably with an expression pedal . It has been discontinued yonks ago . The downside to this unit unlike the others , is that there is no midi or usb socket . Would like to hear your thoughts if you have one , or used one . 🙂

Thankfully haven't heard the Beyoncé song . The Cher one was that autotuned thing iirc. I just got the latest rammstein album and there is an autotuned track on that . Didn't think they'd do anything like that

Led zeppelin - Dazed and confused ..that awful video with page wearing the dated psychedelic shirt. , and that f&%#ing violin bow. Someone should have stuck it up his jacksy . Led Zeppelin - Kashmir Walking on sunshine - cheesy song found in Hollywood films Faith no more - falling to pieces .. juvenile rapping spoils it . Preferred Chuck mosely on record anyway . Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl Simoly Red - Holding back the ears . That poor rabbit . Well, anything by them really . Bryan Adams - anything I do for you Spice girls - Wannabe Smashimg pumpkins - anything I've heard by them . The vocals sound like an angry poodle . Dancing in the street - all versions I've heard of an awful song

In the old days of Basschat , there were a few rude comments made about peoples gear that was being sold . Thankfully the mods sorted that out , and Basschat is a good place to sell stuff . I do feel for you, but times are very tough due to cost of living etc and I hope things improve for you . Have you tried eBay ? I think that if you started out at a lower price say £77 for example , and see what gives . Regarding farcebook , hardly used it so ditched it . It was on Basschat many moons ago, that I heard about the negative issues about selling on it so I never listed anything . Ignore the negative comments , and don't take them to heart. The " people" on there don't know you , and they probably have posted similar comments on other peoples posts just to amuse theirselves . Glwts

Sorry to hear this . How annoying ! Quality control seems to be lacking these days . I have a moog grandmother , my first synth purchased a few months after its release . About 18 months ago, the pitch wheel became loose and ineffective . My local and close friend who has quite a few old synths from the '80s fixed it for me . Moog were very helpful in telling me how to repair it . Then a couple of weeks ago, I noticed the input washer at the back fell off ! Thankfully I found it , as it never left my flat. It was made of plastic , not metal of course . When moog released the 'dark' version of the Grandmother, the pitch wheel looked different . I saw it up close in Absolute Music . I'd say they had a lot of issues with that . One other thing I find annoying , is the very very tiny usb sockets on some keyboards and effects pedals like the Arturia Keystep etc. Plus those awful power supplies like on the moog Grandmother . Anyway , I hope things get sorted , and that you do continue your synth journey . Third time lucky and all that .

Did you get the Toro in the end?

Great stuff ! Pics of course when your Argon arrives. ( or thereabouts 🙂) I wonder if inmusic may takeover Modal 🤔. They have a lot of name brands under their umbrella. That's another story , so I'll leave it there .

Orchestral man hoovers in the park , numan league , manures live aid , Matt goss's hairpiece

No big deal really . You're still doing music at home . I'm happy experimenting with synths ,and pickup a bass once in a while , while trying to improve my recording techniques on GarageBand . Enjoy your new direction

Any news on the refund ?

Sorry to hear this Ray . A lot of stuff is slow moving ,due to cost of living crisis etc . I have sold a few basses and things on Basschat ,with no issues at all . Selling things like vinyl records though, I found fleabay the best . I don't do farcebook, or bumtree, and haven't really heard any positives about selling stuff on those platforms . Others may not concour , but it's just my experiences. I had 2 basses for sale last year on Basschat . When I decided to hold onto them , I then got a couple of enquiries . The only thing I'd be wary of on Basschat , is if there is an enquiry from someone that's had hardly any posts . That' could be me very extra careful though . Best of luck,on your journey also .