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  1. Well, I got a zoom b1x four and what can I say beyond "now I can't feel the fingertips on my right hand" it sure does give one the confidence to dig in. The octaver is a nice thing and there's a lot of bleepy bloop in that box AND it connects to linux just fine.

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    2. caitlin

      caitlin

      Yup, all I did was plug it in to see if linux saw it, used the computer to select octaver so i didn't have to find it by scrolling and then i played sledgehammer on repeat for about 20 mins

      a trip through the inbuilt patches one by one and then put it to bed because 'dinner' and 'going to the cinema' and stuff.

      I generally can't stand messing about with tiny menus and button combi-presses which is one reason I went for a computerable doodle. I think that's going to be a really big help.

      the explosion thing is stupid, what is that even for? :P

    3. stewblack

      stewblack

      Ha ha - I have no idea unless you play Hellraiser by Sweet which ends with a bang. The ToneLib software is very good, better than Zoom's own in my opinion.

    4. caitlin

      caitlin

      interesting, I do have a mac in my wee studio for running logic on, because no way am I dealing with linux real time audio and flipping jack on a laptop but I don't expect to use zoom's software on it.

  2. What's the deal with 18V preamps, that just seems a total annoyance :/

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    2. Muppet

      Muppet

      Fender use 18v circuits for their active basses. Never had any problems withe the two that I have..

    3. threedaymonk

      threedaymonk

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      But I'm thinking that if ONE of the two batteries gets a bit meh, it's going to drag voltages all over the place, and it has all the scope for mix loading the two cell packs and asking for them to leak.

      A 9V battery is already 6 cells in series wrapped in foil, so you can't really escape that!

    4. caitlin

      caitlin

      Yeh, that's a fair point, and it's not like it's a 40C drain on the things, so I'm being a bit precious, I just KNOW I'll end up with one too few batteries at the crucial moment.

      Nothing for it, I'll have to go high end and get a bass with a rechargeable lipo in it which will deffo never burn my house down.

  3. What's up with the bass on KT Tunstall's one day from her acoustic extravaganza? Sounds great, but what a snarl?

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    2. gjones

      gjones

      It was recorded in a weekend, mostly live, up in Skye.

      It sounds very organic and spontaneous.

      It consists of the older stuff that she'd written before she got her record contract.

      I think it's her best album.

    3. caitlin

      caitlin

      I think it grooves so hard it's practically sweaty. Her band is soooooo much better live than recorded though.

    4. JapanAxe

      JapanAxe

      Mrs Axe's favourite KTT album. Yep, that is properly snarly. Maybe it was close mic'ed?

  4. YASSSSSS I just 'finished' (pending finding all my mistakes) transcribing Love Is by Alannah Myles. It's a better bass part than that boring old Black Velvet anyway. Now I have to get back to the flight of the cosmic hippo which is a bit, uh, harder. 5 strings is the best. :)

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    2. caitlin

      caitlin

      well now, how would that help me develop my ear?

    3. caitlin

      caitlin

      also what are you on about? isn't this some speech to text rubbish? Don't you want to point people at melodyne for pulling the tones out of things?

    4. caitlin

      caitlin

      The hippo is seriously kicking my donkey :/ I'm sure I'm having fun, but actually I'm taking a break. If I can get ONE bar transcribed today I will be happy.

  5. 5 string fretless is the BEST. I am so glad I got his HB monstrosity.

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    2. alyctes

      alyctes

      Which monstrosity is it?

    3. caitlin

      caitlin

      the unlined fretless thingy, deluxe 2005 fl whatever it is. bit rough in places but sounds fine and seems well set up and stable.

    4. alyctes

      alyctes

      Cool.  Thanks :)

  6. I knew the tab for 'are you in' (inkybus) was crap and I was fully struggling with the shift into the middle 8. But the tab had lead me to learn it *unsyncopated* but I figured it out and now it's all groovy. Screw you, tab.

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    2. Supernaut

      Supernaut

      Amazing tone on that song. A 70s Jazz with fresh Slinkys into a REDDI - that's it! 

    3. Sibob

      Sibob

      Always ignore tab and trust your ears. The more you trust your ears, the better they get!

    4. gapiro

      gapiro

      also darn you for now making me listen to that entire album. its so good

       

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