Eight

/facepalm

I was going to ask the same question. I'd heard of people using the bottom four strings from a pack of 5 for a 35" scale. But apparently it can bend the neck?

When I [eventually] get my new bass, I wanted to use my existing one in C tuning. But really don't know how best to get there.

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='404357' date='Feb 9 2009, 02:57 PM']Whether you like it or not, just try and look trendy [/quote]
A trendy melodic metal band!?! What has the world come to!!!

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='403128' date='Feb 8 2009, 12:09 AM']Highly recommended even if he has a penchant for dodgy tunes from Musicals [/quote]
Hahahahahah. Pot and kettle there.

~

Cheers guys. Much appreciated.

[quote name='saibuster' post='403088' date='Feb 7 2009, 10:21 PM']I like the idea of a suit any time but the guys said its been done before. But maybe a zombie suite is actually a good idea![/quote]
Think through anything you're interested in; any books you liked; any paintings or movies etc. etc.

I once saw a ska punk band play in suits and mexican wrestling masks. The music was good (not great) but people really got into seeing those guys jump around in those crazy outfits.

Interesting one.

You could certainly employ an image consultant - Google - but I doubt it'll be cheap.

Some bands have a kind of "theme" to their image as opposed to simply wearing the genre uniform. Allows them to be a bit more flexible. Might be worth considering; but you need to think carefully and come up with something good for it not to appear lame.

Battered, ripped, muddy old suits? Like you'd just been dug up? Lol. I dunno.

Top quality guy is Wayne.

Very friendly and easy to deal with; and he's not afraid of the parcel tape - took me twenty minutes to get the box open.

I'm buzzing. Cheers.

Of course they're sound; they're Geordies.

[quote]Bass is cr*p really.[/quote]
Shame on you.

[quote name='Fraktal' post='401711' date='Feb 6 2009, 04:30 AM']Sounds to me like almost any PC, even singlecores, could run it, according to their own info.[/quote]
IME In the real world, no.

I have a spare Windows pc - 1.4Ghz cpu, 512MB ram, Windows XP (clean install with only a virus scanner) and tried Amplitube a little while ago. It runs, but doesn't really leave many resources left for the actual ASIO (audio card protocol) communication. Basically, I could use the tuner but couldn't play anything without a 2 second latency. And I do know how to configure latency etc. and build a workable DAW. There just wasn't enough processor cycles and memory in that machine to do it all.

My main DAW is a modest Athlon XP 3000+ build. 2GB ram, SATA hard disks and an optimised Windows XP SP2. Doesn't connect to the internet so no firewalls, no virus scanners, performance set for background tasks etc. It runs Amplitube perfectly - with loads of effects etc. inside Sonar (sequencer) projects with multiple tracks and other VSTs etc.

So you don't need much power; just a little more than they're claiming.

Ah cool. You're going to tell me its not a very good bass? In fact, if you can tell me that it makes trumpet noises when plugged in then that will really help me out.

You know, I'm not a superficial person; and I've been taking my time to find the right bass to upgrade to....

...but yeah, I am pretty f**king excited about those bats.

What he said.

A synth works by generating sound waves with a fully controllable shape . As opposed to natural instruments which give off a sound wave depending on their natural properties (materials, size, force e.g. of plucking etc.)

All the knobs etc. on a synth are used to shape the waveform to give different tones/qualities etc.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='398936' date='Feb 3 2009, 02:05 PM']So when you get to the point where you have found something that holds your attention (for decades), it is inevitable that you want to share your enthusiasm. More controversially, you get to recognise that many of the so called greats, like Harris and Lee (or Flea or whoever), are not so unassailable as you thought they were when you heard them as a young player - if I can play Phantom of the Opera, it can't have been as hard as I once thought. So, because you went through this process, you are inclined to think you 'know' a truth that is not evident to those who liked the first thing they heard and stuck with it.[/quote]
Well when you put it all like that, its pretty hard to argue with.

I can see how someone like you (bags of experience, motivation etc.) would progress (for want of a better term) to playing jazz. And I can now understand that its hard to explain those thoughts without sounding a little condescending even when you only try to do what everyone else does i.e. be enthusiastic about music they love.

Thanks for posting Bilbo; I *think* I've learnt something there. Still don't like jazz though

[quote name='artisan' post='399018' date='Feb 3 2009, 03:08 PM']stop fannying about & just buy it
you know you want too.[/quote]
Arrrggghhh - don't encourage me. I'm desperately trying to hang on til pay day at the end of the month - getting it now would be irresponsible...

... I can see me buying this within the week.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='398936' date='Feb 3 2009, 02:05 PM']That has as much to do with jazz as small cars and aftershave.[/quote]
Yeah sorry 'bout that - couldn't resist another attempt at humour.

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='398895' date='Feb 3 2009, 01:26 PM']Cheers guys, I'll see if I can try out the Zoom RT-123 and Alesis SR18.[/quote]
I saw a Zoom RT in the for sale: misc section earlier today. *fumbles around* - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40000"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40000[/url]

Must confess I knew about their Sampletrak but hadn't seen the RhythmTrak. The Alesis SR18 looks like a good little box as well mind. I'm impressed that they seem to have the functions you're after - and will be a hell of a lot cheaper than my suggestion.

[quote name='dougal' post='398863' date='Feb 3 2009, 01:08 PM']Anyone who's curious could do worse than watch "Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns" to learn about the origins of the genre:[/quote]
DVD subtitles + mute = win all round. Just kidding.

I do like The Jazz Singer (Neil Diamond version) if that makes up for my joke.

[quote name='RussFM' post='398875' date='Feb 3 2009, 01:13 PM']Sure, I'll take you debit cards off you, I'll PM you my address [/quote]
LMAO. I was asking for that one I suppose.

Schecter Damien 4. Satin black with black pearl 'Bats'. [b]Black Pearl 'Bats'!!![/b]

Must have it!
Must have it!
Must have it!
Must have it!
Must have it!
Must have it!
Must have it!
Must have it!

Hi mate,

Did you get the chance to try the Traben? What did you think?

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='398259' date='Feb 2 2009, 08:03 PM']I had a ZOOM RT-123 or similar (not sure of the name?).[/quote]
Zoom always seem to make the weird stuff that fits into gaps in the market.

Looks good; I fancy something like that myself.

Some drum machines have step-sequencers etc. built in, but I don't think you'd be able to program in a set length for the track. It'd loop a rhythm until you stop it.

Edit: Hence needing something a bit more advanced.

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='398246' date='Feb 2 2009, 07:57 PM']It dosen't need to be able to produce it's own beats, I'm perfectly happy with the default ones (as long as you can edit and save them!)[/quote]
I don't get you.The MPC has some sounds stored in, but the main idea is you load your own samples into the box (or record them onto the box from other sources). You're not synthesising beats, just sequencing them.

Then you sequence i.e. program in sequences of those beats into rhythms etc. Above that, you can create "songs" out of sequences etc. etc.

Edit: finding a drum machine which can do all of that will be hard. I've never seen one; not saying they don't exist though.

It sounds like you'd be looking more towards an Akai MPC type device. In fact, the MPC is pretty much the de-facto standard for that kind of beat sequencing on hardware.

[url="http://www.akaipro.com/mpc500"]http://www.akaipro.com/mpc500[/url]

Great machines; not cheap though. (£399 for the 500 version)

[quote name='PauBass' post='396040' date='Jan 31 2009, 11:35 AM']You need to download all the 8 parts before trying to extract them.[/quote]
Get Linux. Xarc can extract files from the parts you have downloaded. i.e. I have parts 1 - 4 and got the tracks out of that even though 5 - 8 are still downloading.

Had quite a laugh with them so far. Open in Audacity, mute most of the tracks and jam away. Must have played Livin' On A Prayer a hundred times yesterday - or tried to at least. Bit harder than it looks.

Erm... if it meant wearing my bass up around my chin, I think I'd quit the band and play something else.