lurksalot

I thought you were off to bed an hour ago I thought I would just remind everyone of the availability of a thread for the posting of pics before there are a dozen 'official' photo hosting opportunities

we need more pics

There is a thread that was created to be a photo journal of the the relay, that would be the best place to focus the images of its journey I would have thought .

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1372338512' post='2124491'] I occasionally listen to stuff that people post but 95% of the time it's just not music that appeals to me. What I see happening on the recording forum is just a lot of backslapping; it's little more than a mutual appreciation society IMO. On the odd occasion somebody does say something less than positive they are invariably greeted with a sneery "well let's hear some of your stuff" response, as if the only way you can possibly have an opinion about anything posted is if you write & record stuff yourself.[/quote] I think Skol answered this quite well , I have never seen any animosity in there and only ever people trying to each other develop their skills, maybe a bit of backslapping , but it helps individuals build their confidence in writing ,recording and production techniques, while sometimes the results don't quite work out to commercial production levels , I can start to appreciatte what goes into it and maybe pick up some ideas and skjills on the way . It is a great place , no less because of the selfless way that members who know their stuff very generously help to pass it on . [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1372338512' post='2124491'] To start having a go at the members who aren't interested & are happy just to play a bit of bass & talk about their gear, favourite players etc. seems a little unfair to me and is an attitude unlikely to attract many "casual observers" into the recording section IMO. [/quote] I do get a little nervous when it becomes a point of order that members should be made to feel that it is their duty to spend their time in the section , but I do think the odd bit of encouragement to help them find their own way is very welcome. 49 votes as at this post is a brilliant response so thanks to all .

well done Donald , has it moved on now then ?

I haven't written anything for our band , but if I did , I would probably try to sketch out and rough record the entire arrangement. That said I reckon they would all then do a job of it and get it to a workable number. With this months composition entry , Ray our warbler played a bit loose with some of the lyrics , but it went well , one take , had fun doing it and as a result we will do something again. If it was a serious vision of a song , lyric and arrangement I am not sure how 'precious' it might become , I could imagine there might be times when a writer/performer knows exactly how the finished article should sound and be a tad dismissive of creative input. still , we will see what transpires , Rhythm guitar suggested using this months song as a soundcheck number after Ray played it to him

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1372204938' post='2122985'] Some great entries and hard to pick a winner for me, went for Lurks in the end as I love blues and I thought it suited the pic well. Skol's/Urb's was the usual awesome quality track, loved the production and mix, loved quite a few this month the standard is getting better each month. I got a vote and I think from the comment above it was from MB1 and I can die a happy man to be even mentioned in the same sentence as Barney and J.C.Clarke. Cheers MB1 [/quote] Cheers Stephen , I really appreciate it , it is brilliant the way a bit of encouragement by way of a vote and a kind word just helps the confidence and keeps you keen for the whole learning process . I still can't make my mind up yet I'll try again tonight .

great tag line Dad , and of course a great and worthy cause

I do have the odd issue with uploading and signing in occasionally , don't panic

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1364937787' post='2033128'] The SP cabs only have the max output of a half the speakers you are paying for, so pretty much disregard them. Tried a latest generation Bass terror 500 and they seem to have sorted the headroom thing. [/quote] Ah yes but in the overiding scheme of things SWMBO thinks the combo is pretty well......pretty , this means that I wont get the grief of having a rig set-up or my old fender b25 in the house . But I am a bit loathed to fork out on that basis alone , I realise the isobarik is not efficient, but somehow I have to work out if it is efficient enough.

I have uploaded a new mix, so many apologies to the kind souls who commented on the original , they were much appreciatted but i think the new one is blended together better .

Cheers OldG , I found the tool and have pretty much done the chopping and stitching , now to find some sounds to make it work .

I am new to this stuff , and I guess the recordist was too , but I think I can learn much more from what needs sorting out on these kind of stems, for my own skills in recording and mixing , by identifying the mistakes of others IYSWIM , not to say I would do much better myself , but the chance to get the feel of what you can and can't do with sounds , and the quality they need to be in the first place is a great experience. it focuses the reality starkly with the expectation.

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1371718353' post='2117220'] You could use the 'Comping' features of the DAW [they all do it in one way or another] great for this kind of stuff - Just another way for getting a good performance together out of existing material, before getting into the nitty gritty of the sound clean up. This way you are keeping the original Drummers input into the band in some kind of way - Rather than just outing him completely. Although not always possible of course....... Reaper [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFz9kSmNZ8Q[/media] Studio One [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWe37lJ2DB4[/media] You get the idea etc..... Garry [/quote] Cheers Garry , I think I will have to put a few phrases together how I like them then do a copy paste thing , I was hoping to split the actual tom hits from the track, I can ID them , but chopping each one out just seems a total pain , as I will also have to keep them in the right time space . I will have a look for the auto chop that Si has eluded to , or overdub , but I didn't want to do that .

aha , but I guess that mans I have to chop the entire drum track to seperate the toms , and that is the bit that sounds a bit daunting

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1371555605' post='2115375'] Wish I had time to do this one now OK for all those Reaper users out there, you can replace drums using the built in gate and any midi firing drum tool (or even Reasampler and a drum wav you like):- [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKumkYIDar8[/media] If you did this once for each drum in the kit you can get as medieval as you like to filter the drums before the gate and run off each new drum kit item to get totally clean drums to add back to what is there or replace it altogether.... [/quote] Wow , that has helped a few pennies drop Simon , I love it . That has given me a few processing ideas , what they come out is another thing altogether , but while the snare and kick have now come alive the timing is awkward for the Toms, but will give it a go.

Ok , I will do that , cheers guys

to be fair , we seem to sense when someone is losing it , a quick nod or a wave to each other at a critical time point or structure change and we are on it , we are in the habit of letting each other go off on one but then expect a clue as to when it is all about to go back into shape. we don't play anything overly complicated and they are all covers , there really shouldn't be room to get lost in a 3 and a half minute song

I only see alltruism and a great bass/music resource and thats all that matters to me , Ok I do spend a bit of time OT but , then the internet is sometimes wrong and needs putting right .

Cheers Paul , count me in ........ 1 and a 2 and a 3...........

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1371508505' post='2114933'] Thing is, the site isn't a shop. I think of it more as a free tourist attraction with a cafe on the side. Looking's free, but if you want a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake there's a charge which goes to help keep the whole thing standing. In the same way visitors (whether members or not) can read the forum, ask questions, look at ads. If they want to buy stuff via PM, they have to join up, still free. If they want to sell something, thereby gaining some kind of specific financial benefit, they get charged for buying access to the market. As for charging people to enter a shop whether they buy or not, well, I think it's stretching the analogy unless BC had been contemplating a blanket membership fee [/quote] A quality analogy , well done sir

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1371507827' post='2114918'] How do we know they're just trying to make the forum self-sufficient? How do we know they're not working on a business plan to develop a web resource, build its value and then sell it to the highest bidder for millions, splitting the money and retiring? I don't know either way and I don't really care - it's entirely up to them - but I wonder if people would view things differently when asked to help fund a 'community' resource or help fund early retirement for a couple of entrepreneurs? [/quote] While I can't argue your right to say it , it does come across a bit 'Daily Mail' ish, little churps like this may seem insightful in some ways , but does it really contribute to anything .

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1371507368' post='2114908'] We had our [b]TWO MILLIONTH[/b] post on Basschat today thanks to Ped and Kiwi putting their hands in their pockets so that the site could thrive over the last five years. [/quote] which was it , it surely deserves one of Peds Prizes £20 , paid straight away , not because I have stuff to sell, but as an appreciation of the resource I draw very strongly on , hey I get to sell or trade for free now , result ..... Hmmmm ....thinks trading could be fun on some stuff I have gathering both dust and an earfull from SWMBO

I have thought of that as it happens , I have remixed my own entry and was thinking I would re- submit it.