Jack

Well thankfully I was responding to Baloney talking about being a home user. Yes and again I do appreciate the benefits of all of that, I even understand most of it. However, again, I don't know that any of that is something that only Microsoft can give you and also, none of this was in the original discussion. I responded after several posts from home users and non-IT professionals (as far as we know!) talking about how much Windows sucks for them. Specifically, I responded to someone saying that Linux was an inconvenience. I didn't even mention the wider MS ecosystem until you did! Me saying "linux can be much more user friendly than windows" and you saying "but how we possibly start to introduce a data risk management strategy across our 10,000 strong user base whilst still ensuring high availability without Purview?" are kind of two different points. God, no. I take my security very seriously. I have just managed that without an annoying ping every 37 seconds that I need to perform a scan or that such and such a program wants to make changes to my pc.

I got the impression that you did which is why I was careful to state that, whilst I play an IT person on TV, I'm not actually an IT person. I'm a teacher. I will surely bow to your more significant expertise but, and I mean this sincerely, HOW are they the glue that's holding all of this together? I totally agree that device and OS are mattering less and less, which is a bloomin' great thing as now we can finally ditch Windows!

I think you think that's a pro, when it's actually a con. I'm a digital learning consultant by trade. Whilst I'm not technically an IT professional I am IT-adjacent and I fully appreciate the benefits of integration and management for an organisation. Active directory, single sign on and centralised MFA are all very useful tools to name just 3 and I do appreciate that my job would be extremely different without Teams. I might actually have to go into the office. Like, in town. My work provides a Thinkpad, it's a great piece of hardware and the Windows stuff doesn't bother me because I don't have to manage it. But I did have to wait 4 days last week for someone to reinstall Adobe Creative Cloud because a mandatory Windows update had broken CC, which meant that I couldn't actually use any of the Adobe apps that were already installed and working fine on my PC. But, the apps rely on CC... This is an Adobe problem for sure but if I hadn't been forced to upgrade and if all of the updaters actually talked to each other then we wouldn't have had this problem. Like, I dunno. sudo apt-get upgrade? However, firstly all of those management things are possible on Linux too. Hell, our Windows servers are all virtualised anyway, running on Linux machines for stability. And secondly, none of that matters for a home user. Home users want to turn a computer on, have it work, and do something. They don't need an AI assistant, adverts, integration with xbox, adverts, candy crush, adverts, a million free trials, adverts, forced updates, adverts, an army of widgets vying for attention, adverts, everything starting on startup, adverts, antivirus software, or adverts. And if they do, they can install them. The one thing that seems as though it would be really useful to low IT capital personal users is Office 365, particularly having files saved in the cloud. But nobody seems to understand how that works!

Speak as you find. They are an award-winning, successful business with what must be millions of satisfied customers. Whomever dealt with me 15 or so years ago has probably moved on from the job. Me and my brothers have a weekly gaming night on a Wednesday that started during the pandemic. Middle brother spent about £850 on a 4070ti super a few weeks ago. From Overclockers. Because, as a family, we know that Scan can be dishonest at times.

I have been Windows-free (aside from the occasional gaming pc) since 2007. I boot up my gaming rig once a week or so to play and it's just horrible. There was a time when Linux was an inconvenience compared to Windows, I was there, but those days are long gone. Modern distros like Mint and Ubuntu are user friendly in ways that leave Windows in the dust. What Windows has going for it is momentum: one knows how to do something on Windows almost by muscle memory, so Linux seems harder. It's not.

Scan Computers. Sold me a faulty power supply, no problem there things happen and there's no way a retailer is going to unbox and check everything they get in. However, when I tired to return it they claimed that I'd broken it and that I should have purchased their 'scansure' insurance that protects against installation damage. Wouldn't budge. In the end I got my money back from the credit card people rather than the shop. I am the 'computer guy' in my circle of friends and family, and I tell this story every time I can. I know I have funneled quite literally tens of thousands of pounds away from Scan and towards Overclockers, Palicomp Aria (rip) and the like. Not that it seems to have hurt them, but you shouldn't rip people off. 3. I got a brand new (and at the time top of the line) Nokia N96 in about 2008 when I was at uni. It hardly ever worked, went back and forwards in for repair and I didn't have it for 5 of my first 7 months. No courtesy phone either, despite paying what was a top-tier price at the time. The final straw was when I was a designated first aider on an open day and one of the parents on one of our tours had a heart attack on campus. The tour guide called me, lots, my phone didn't react. Later on that night I got about 17 missed calls. This was outdoors, in the middle of Newcastle, and my phone was reporting full signal. I told 3 I was done and I was cancelling my contract. They said I couldn't. I said (over the course of weeks and many emails) that they were charging me for something they weren't providing. When this got nowhere I just cancelled my direct debit, which started the letters, bailiff threats, credit score threats, the works. Eventually someone called saying they were taking me to court, I gleefully accepted and asked them to please send times and dates. 4 months of no contact except regular letters (from 3, not any government body) that my court case was coming up. Three days before the supposed court date the head of UK operations called me, refunded me all my money and said I could keep the handset. Technically this one ended ok and 3 did the right thing in the end, but it took me about a year and a half of stress so I'm never going there again.

They're not angry, they're just shouting because they're deaf.

There's a video somewhere with Metallica's sound man where he says they've been experimenting with an app that would let audience members choose their own mix. James's iems, front of house, the recording mix, etc. I'm a digital learning person in my day job, my immediate thought was it would be great to add in some audio description or commentary on a mix for visually impaired people.

Explains how a lot of people end up in those seats.

Ideally yes but then also the unintended cyberpunk aesthetic of the routing showing through as well.

Like most people on this thread it seems, I have a weekday tuner and a Sunday Best tuner. In my bass drawer there's a Korg Pitchblack Custom (PB-CS) that is accurate to some unholy amount that gets used for intonation and setup. Everywhere else gets the tuner built in to the Shure GLXD wireless units. Because it came free with the wireless and I'll be damned if I'm carrying an extra pedal for no reason.

It does allow partial scene savings actually, although I'm already terrified I'll forget something. I've only been using this desk for like 8 years....

Thanks cat. The issue is that it's going to be painted in stripes to match the pride flag, so it would have to be exact and multi coloured. I might just have to keep a look out for something without a pickguard. Although to be fair I wouldn't mind the wear, if any happened.

Hi all, I have a notion to refinish a bass for a specific project, however a couple of the ones I've been looking at have pickguards that can't really be removed due to visible routing. Is it possible to paint normal pickguard plastic? If not, has anyone had any successful experience making a pickguard of of something that can be painted? Wood for instance? Thanks, Jack

That's a pretty cracking idea actually. However, would that mean that any tweaks that were done on the 'faders down' scene wouldn't carry across once we went back to the 'faders up'? Because the whole point is we might want to make changes to IEM mixes or something.

That is sadly not the case. Can you confirm that definitely works for you? In other bands where we've used wedges that's exactly what I've always done, everything apart from the music in a mute group and then pressed that to mute everything at once. However, that also mutes those channels in the wedges.

Hey guys, Quick question. I want to be able to mute most of the signals (but crucially not the set break music on channel 17/18) to the mains but the mains only. Most of the band are on IEMs and might want to widdle/tune/test a new guitar etc during a set break. However, I don't want the audience to hear this. Is putting everything apart from the backing tracks in a DCA and then using that mute the way forward here? Is there a neater way? I can't just press the 'mute LR' button as that will stop the break music. I can't seem to do it on either the channel sends or the aux taps (screenshots below)

Saturday (so not quite last night, sorry) was the very first ever gig for my new project Pop Punk Prty. It was, in my estimation, a little too early to be 'out there' and we all felt very unrehearsed. However, it was better than I expected! If we play like that on our 5th gig I'll be annoyed, but for a first gig I'll take it. Rig was my trusty (and suitably pastel green) SB-2 into my HX Stomp. Everyone on IEMs apart from me (I have soundman duties) so I've got one of my QSC wedges. To complete the rig there's genuine 00's baggy jeans that were sourced by my wonderful friends at Tender Hooligan. Gosh I'm fat.

Or Phil Jones bass. Super clean tone, extreme lows and to be blunt the resale value sucks so buy second hand to get a fillet mignon rig for beefburger money. Edit - There's a GSS combo/cab rig in the classifieds in London for £20 over your budget. I can't think of a better solution for you.

The modded one may have actually been the one that is now mine? There aren't too many about and mine has a distinctive blank bit in the grain next to the lower horn. I have owned this bass twice (once with an extra pickup and once without) but I'm neither the person who added it or removed it. It was a better thumb rest, but I hated the look. I'm thinking about getting a thumb rest printed to go from the pickup along to the neck.

Overhang, schmoverhang. Get overhang it! Some of that is the perspcetive of looking down on the rigs. ... some.

Ooooooh, this is better than the old one. That's my morning gone.

Honestly in terms of fit, finish and general quality it's one of the nicest basses I've had. Lovely thing. The neck is narrow/average across the width but quite deep front to back, which is exactly what I like. Honestly though the sound is a bit of a let down. The pickup is too close to the bridge (and I've got two Stingrays and a g&l with bridge humbuckers so this is normally something that I like) but I find that if you rest your thumb there it's too weedy. I'm trying to learn floating thumb but I'll probably buy a thumb rest as the sound is perfect if you pick closer to the neck. Thanks man, they're lovely up close. With steel strings, active emgs and that finish it's the ideal bass for my hard/party rock band. I don't get to play it much in the indie band...

I'm fortunate enough to have a Euro and a Korea, both of which are fantastic. Whilst I've never been in a metal band I am a metalhead in my personal life. From my two I'd go for the Pulse. Sounds amazing and certainly looks the part.