TimR

I'm led to believe that all the manufactured food we are sold is produced by 5 worldwide companies. Tbh - It would be better to boycott all of them and eat non manufactured food.

Elsewhere then. 🤣 As in not at Linux HQ.

You can buy inline USB-midi interfaces from Amazon for a fiver. MIDI isn't going away, they're still selling it. I'm talking about hardware that no-one produces any more. Linux is supported by a load of public domain developers who make money elsewhere. I'm sure there are people using 20 year old hardware, but as you say, are waiting for it to die. No one should be complaining when it does and they have to pay a lot of money to replace everything, update everything, and learn a new software and hardware interface. Hopefully not the morning they're planning on using it in anger.

November 2019, there was an issue with GPS satelites that required all GPS enabled products to be updated or lose a lot of functionality, namely future updates and access to iCloud. "If you have an iPhone 5, 4, or a cellular-enabled iPad mini, iPad 2 or a third-generation iPad" I suggest anyone who has this issue boycot the US government who own the GPS network and stop using any GPS products or anything that relies on them. 🤣

I'm pretty sure tech has to be supported for 5 years after it comes off the market. If you look at the MSWindows 8 it was released in 2012, end of life was 2016 and end of mainstream support 2018, end of extended support 2023. Any hardware predating 2012 by would have been supported for up to 20 years. I'd be interested to know how many people are using the same hardware 11 years on,et alone 20 years. If you run a company with many products, you have to make a point where you stop developing products you don't sell anymore. Assuming the old hardware is compatible with the latest computer hardware. My phone is starting to give me issues. Just seen its 3 years old and the OS is end of life.

It's not 'a few hours' and if the product is discontinued why would they spend any time supporting it? If an OS update stops something working and it's discontinued you must have had it for a fair few years, time to upgrade to a better, newer interface. This is the same with all computer based electronics. If you're spending a lot of money, buy something that is supported by the latest OS, not just by the OS you're currently running.

I listed an item on Reverb. Within 3 hours I'd had 3 messages from different people whose friend's 'App wasn't working', asking me to email them on a Gmail email. I ignored them.

The drummer has left one of the bands I'm in as he's moved away. I have had a drummer ready to replace him since December but we haven't practiced yet. We are all a bit busy at the moment. I might try and organise something in March. But I'm just the bass player...

You might be better using your PC on board soundboard an stereo line-in. You'll have problems using a mic input and a line input for the stereo signal. Assuming the Focus is a mono line in. If its a stereo then use that for both channels.

That would mean both of you inspecting the instrument with a magnifying glass and taking photos of any existing damage. I don't think I'd be interested in doing any work for a customer like that. It's down to anyone who has your property in their care to take good care of it and notify you if its been damaged in any way.

Or get B&Q to colour match it. And paint your music room to match...

We need photographs.

Operating voltage of a PP3 is 7.4 volts. Strange but true. If it drops below that it won't work. It's late and I could go into internal resitance and multimeters with infinite resistance. But if it measures 7.4v it's good. Some electronics will tolerate a 'dead' battery better than others.

Just here to add. The original Ibanez pickups are DXP and DXJ. Think they're Ibanez manufactured but very little information on them. So, yes, EMGs are mods.

I think with the Beatles, you had to be there to experience it. For me it's very much 'meh', but I was born the day they had one of their last number ones. A lot of my friends in their late 70s it was the sound track of their teenage years. They go mental when it comes on at discos (or weddings). Together with the Stones, Cliff Richard, Elvis, and a lots of other artists they were unique and sowed the seeds of modern pop.

I'd put that in the Quotes thread but would probably only end up with a warning. 🤣

Sounds like the drummer and guitarist have it worked out. 1 aux for their IEM mix, one for the monitors. I wouldn't overthink it. It's a step up from a 4 chanel mixer with one aux. And not much money.

Was it previously owned by Paul McCartney?

It's just a lead to the desk so they can hear the bass in their mix. Otherwise it would be a microphone with even more complications.

@Boodang yes. I mean expensive OR complicated. ie if you try and do it cheap it'll be complicated. I'm guessing by the time you've bought an XR and an iPad you're well into a £1000+, then there's the IEMs for each member of the band. Everyone will need them if there are no monitors. So that's 5 sets. Compare this to an analogue mixer and 2 powered monitors and you're not going to get anywhere near £1000. Then it gets complicated taking thrus to additional mixers.

I've got a bass in the loft. Only because I'd hate to chuck it in the skip. When I'm famous it'll be worth millions.

Sewms to be Barbara Dickson first call bassist. Fretless and other on Albums: Words Unspoken To Each and Everyone My Own Line Time is Going Faster My Own Adventure.

It's made of plywood and sat in a loft for 50 years? I'd be surprised any of it was flat.

Moving head lights for a pub band aren't the kind of moving heads you have in a theatre.