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[quote name='Hot Tub' post='424914' date='Mar 4 2009, 11:37 AM']Oooh, these soundcraft links are the poodle's plums! Exactly what I needed - thank you! [/quote] Thought you might like them - easy to download and keep as well. Check out rest of site - do some good downloads as ''idiots guides to mixing''. Even if you are not into it, might give a better understanding.........

[quote name='Tee' post='423182' date='Mar 2 2009, 01:37 PM']Ok so i will do some net research for one, but just in case people out there are in the know and can point me in a good direction. Basically i need a minimum, 4 channel mono mixer/maximum 8 channel, for putting my drum machine (stereo), bass and guitar (POD) through, so that i can monitor it all on headphones. It would be good to have two means of monitoring, ie for two people. So i'm thinking main output plus headphone socket. I was thinking like a little Mackie or the like with a few channel strips, basic eq etc, but it seems they are more expensive than i had anticipated. Any help appreciated. [/quote] I actually use a similar approach when practicing so I can put my GT6, head phones and IPOD backing track on at the same time - all through a small TAPCO mixer. If you want more of a performance mixer, go for the Mackie but it is a little expensive for what you need it for. Smaller Mackie is not smaller prices !! When doing live sound, I occasionally used a submixer. Behr was great value but I found it a little noisy and the EQ less sensitive, the Tapco was a better unit in my opinion with the controls being pretty much the same as the main Mackie desk I use. In addition, no external wall wart either. Agree with using Digital Village site dv247.com - usually good price and in stock.

[quote name='Hot Tub' post='424730' date='Mar 4 2009, 07:51 AM']So, XLR connectors then. Are they designed to work as a "stereo" connection (left/right/ground), or should one XLR connector only carry one channel. And what's the difference between balanced and unbalanced and in what applications should they be used? I'm not very bright. [/quote] attached links from the Soundcaft site worth a look: [url="http://www.soundcraft.com/download.asp?filename=pdf/palz/connections_lead1.pdf"]http://www.soundcraft.com/download.asp?fil...tions_lead1.pdf[/url] [url="http://www.soundcraft.com/download.asp?filename=pdf/palz/connections_lead2.pdf"]http://www.soundcraft.com/download.asp?fil...tions_lead2.pdf[/url]

Just sold some gear to 'Biggsy'. No issues, painless deal. Thanks mate and good luck with studio. Highly recommend this BCr.

[quote name='KASH' post='423321' date='Mar 2 2009, 03:37 PM']Thinking about getting one for my rack. I've checked the Samson PS10 and Furman MX-8, both quite cheap. Are they any good? Any recommendations on other models or brands? Not looking to spend a fortune though. Cheers![/quote] got three or four for sale - 2 ART and a few Behr, see link below: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=20370"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach...st&id=20370[/url] The ART have full protection while the Behr are dist only. All male/ female connections already made up and will throw them in. pm if interested

[quote name='William James Easton' post='422895' date='Mar 2 2009, 08:52 AM']Has anybody ever used guitarguitar for mail order? i've only just heard of them but no nothing about them. they have lots of choice and decent prices but has anybody had good/bad dealings with them?[/quote] Used Newcastle shop. No frills but run by highly experienced musos and lot of gear in such a small shop. Also stock entry level through to very high end instruments. I would have no issues going to them

[quote name='BTGAndy' post='421425' date='Feb 27 2009, 11:45 PM'][url="http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=01&id=PF-PRO"]Furman Power Factor Pro[/url] I have one of these on trial and I was wondering if anyone has had much experience with them or other power conditioners and had any interesting thoughts or opinions to share. I'll hopefully be able to draw my own conclusions when I finally get some plugs that work with it. The AC outlets are in the form of Female IEC sockets and nobody makes male IEC to female UK power socket cables. Is there any reason why I shouldn't make my own? I was planning on getting the stuff from Maplin tomorrow.[/quote] Furman are the daddy when it comes to this gear. Mine weren't at that level but still one of the best pieces of kit I bought for my racks. As well as providing protection, good indicators of what you are drawing when on site supply is going to fall down. Especially when a lot of venues only really use domestic 13amp ring main. Seen threads here where they are deemed to be a waste of time but I disagree. How many times have musos gigged in pubs and can hear the bar fridge clicking on through the pa......... seen programmed pedals fall down with this type of 'noise'. Nah, no reason why you can't make your own up cos they are not normally supplied and if you do buy them from MAPLIN are around £5 each but never the lengths you want. I used ART power dist/ cond units which are similar. Bought some 13-15 amp cable (kettle spec) and the bits from Maplin for a few quid each. Gave a very tidy loom in the back of the cab with only one 3 pin plug for each case set up - far tidier........see below........all of this powered with just three plugs and no lecky interference........ [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=20370"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach...st&id=20370[/url] Hope this helped............

[quote name='basswesty' post='420885' date='Feb 27 2009, 01:44 PM']Don't forget tonight if you're near Bolton...[/quote] Been along time since I done a gig down there but is the Bolton Sound House still running?

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='420292' date='Feb 26 2009, 06:28 PM']Anyone got or used one of these for double bass? [url="http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_STATIC_PAGE_EVENT&url=/musicians/index.jsp&src=musicians"]http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_...p;src=musicians[/url][/quote] see this [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34774&hl=bose"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34774&hl=bose[/url]

[quote name='mathewsanchez' post='415210' date='Feb 20 2009, 12:49 PM']I've been playing bass about four and a bit years now and for most of that time I have said 'you don't need to be able to read music to be a good musician', which I still kinda stick by. But alas with the possibility of going for a career in music; grades, sight reading and theory are seeming a better idea. So basically a few months ago I decided to take a grade 3 exam just to try it out and passed with destinction. I found it so easy that i decided to skip to grade 5 which i took a couple of weeks ago. Just a few minutes ago I got the result which is another destinction. Again I havn't really found it very challenging so I have decided to go for grade 8 next time. Obviously grade 8 will be more of a challenge and i'll take a lot longer to practice for it, but I hope to take the exam around the autumn 2009 exam period. So who else round here has done any grades? (I realise quite a few people on here will disagree with the formal approach to music but I still only play because I love doing it and I started off completely self taught)[/quote] Congrats on getting your grades. Did up to grade 5 guitar and started 6 but didn't finish it. Overall made a huge difference to my knowledge because I started exploring a lot of the theory behind it. I suppose it is not for everyone but it worked for me.

Sold some gear to Phil, smashing guy to deal with and good comms throughout. Was in his neck of the woods this week and arranged to meet up but unfortunately I was nearly an hour late. Many thanks for hanging around Phil. Deal in confidence with this guy.

Bit of a late feedack, sorry Ed!! Ed and his bandmate Graeme dropped by recently to pick up a pair of monitors. Great lads to deal with and I have no hesitation recommending Ed for any transaction.

Sold Ian gear on two separate occasions recently and a good guy to deal with. Good communications, payment always sent as promised. No hesitation recommending Ian for any transaction

Burpster, You have excelled yourself with this collection - loverlyyyyyy What we need is a pinned thread for bass porn - think you could arrange it?? Not just for PRS but all the luverly gear that is out there. Even better, a gallery section. Thoughts?

[quote name='Finbar' post='407182' date='Feb 12 2009, 12:19 AM']So I like to have my cab mic'd at gigs, but venues rarely have an appropriate microphone for the job really. With the rig I have planned, I'm going to want to be a little more insistent about the mic'ing situation, so I don't want to be met with 'we don't have enough mics for that' or anything else, so I'm really considering buying my own microphone for the job. Could also come in handy for home recording our stuff should we ever get to doing that. Soundguys will probably hate me. But what is the best type of mic to buy for this? I'll be running distortion and other effects through it, and I play a 7 string bass so there's quite a lot of highs going on, but I also don't want it to lose all the lows and make it sound tinny like some mics seem to do to the signal.[/quote] Actually sound guys will love you. Wish I had met more forward thinking musos!! Using DI from a bass rig is sometimes inconsistent and it is shame a lot of musos just see a mic as a back up. If the desk has enough spare channels, ask the soundman to both DI and mic. That way you can EQ the channels differently and decide what you want to put out front. Shure SM57 is fine for most instruments but go for the Shure pg52. Specifically designed for the kick drum and low sub levels of a bass stack. Just remember that one of the issues of using a mic on your rig as opposed to using DI is the potential for picking up rumble from the floor if you are on a small stage as well as other ''chatter'' from instruments around you. Other benefits though are the ability to alter the sound you are sending to the desk just through mic position ie where it is positioned relative to the speaker cone. Have fun with it and never be shy in telling the soundman what you would like !!

[quote name='mcgraham' post='406081' date='Feb 11 2009, 10:40 AM']Sure... once you send me an email address You forgot to put it in your PM. Mark[/quote] sorry, had a brain f*rt......pm sent thanks