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In my band 3 of the guys write songs and I am learning , The call appears to be a combination of commmitment , it is great fun to try new (covered ) songs to see what works but we have a reference to relate to , original written songs need a whole new level of input that falls down if 1 can't commit to it , we play covers the term 'original' has also been covered , as a player does it really matter ? if you didn't write it does it it matter who did ? How many of Kit's songs did you write Nige ? or how many of your songs does Kit sing ? does it matter and is there a difference? at what point is a song original and who gets to claim that ? as Dr Dave said earlier, they play an arrangement of a song , the differential is very minimal to me, and is a purely an arbitrary definition
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I bought a 'violin' type bass recently. mainly cos a) a hohner violin was my first bass it is really light weight and short scale that my 11 year old daughter could use it C) with a hollow body she could play it and hear it without amplification . she prefers my Spector legend 4 though I hope you get sorted soon .
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I have fallen into a bad trap that I have made for myself , I have written and mostly recorded................ a song , the daughters vocal doesn't really fit , and mine is totally sh1te , so I am trying some last ditch salvage solutions. I am really struck by how much is involved in doing this sort of stuff , it has given me a whole new appreciation of composition, recording and musical presentation .
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I cant see this sitting still , if there is no-one picking it up , I will come and get it on Sunday morning , I have a gig next Thursday that will be a craic , I will wait till Saturday to see if anyone else dibs in
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That sounds like a blast , and it would appear you have knocked a bit of confidence into the first lot , well done
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I really feel for you on this one , [b]you [/b]are stressing over the order in which you play the stuff your band can play , and you have the rug pulled from under you by members of the band not having the confidence of playing it . really bad, performing is ALL about getting up and doing it , your standard is irelevant , you will improve you have to start somewhere, and if members of the band are not prepared to start , its finished. you however, have had a learning curve to be proud of , share it with people who appreciate it and aren't afraid to stand up and be counted .
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[b]Dive Kildorf *[/b] * My mate is called Dave Kilduff but our drummer was a londoner and when he said his name it sounded as above
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To be honest I tend to take the praise or critique from most punters with a pinch of salt , but how I see it is that while they often [b]say[/b] that the band were great , what they actually [b]mean [/b]is that the band provided a great atmosphere for them to enjoy the evening, there are some who genuinely enjoy listening and there are some who are just arses.
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[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1363722174' post='2016611'] That sounds really cool! Look forward to seeing some pics of that. [/quote] Sure will , though we are having 'discussions' at the minute with regard the aesthetics v functionality arguement . I am sure that while a minimalist tidy and trendy look to the room will be superb , I don't think that it will lend itself to great room acoustics for accurate monitoring and neutral recording , but still , I might have to have a couple of boxes of trick foam in the garage to bring out when backs are turned
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I like reverb so big roomy drums are ok by me
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I am also lucky enough to have a music room , we are in the process of refurbishing it , we have bought a lot of brick faces and are 'tiling' a couple of walls to give it a blues club , cavern type feel , I will post some picks up when I get some work done
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I stopped gigging when the band I was in lacked the collective enthusiasm to do so , I left that band , and found another , I need to go back to the other thread now
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PARTY TIME we were booked by my best mates Mrs for his 50th and it was fantastic , his family are all big muso's and some play/gig and record so the pressure was on , but the night was superb , and with the promise of more parties it was a great night , an early finish of 11.15 meant that a bit of socialising after worked out well . we hope to organise a jam night for the next big birthday in the family , that will be the craic
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[quote name='OldG' timestamp='1363441352' post='2012757'] Heh, uploaded in around 15 mins on 40mb fibre - gave me just enough time to do the joint... [/quote] 40mb fibre , I got my own advice wrong anyway , after roasting the joint , I turned to veg, fondled my spuds , and made a mess with the gravy
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[quote name='OldG' timestamp='1363433584' post='2012628'] As the mixes are going to be transcoded by soundcloud I have rendered at 48/24... the file size is 98meg- is that too big? [/quote] Mine was that sort of size , so just peel the spuds , do the veg, roast a joint ( a cut of meat of your choice ) serve with gravy , consume , and your upload should be done , or just sit and watch the rugby in slow motion , either is good
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Weighed in, weighed in I used soundcloud set to private with an access list set up , it took a while to upload , but it seemed to work ok .
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I hope to be in , I have the track laid down , lyrics ready ,melody close, just waiting on the daughter to fine tune and sing them , then put a few twiddly bits , and hey ho , send me the prize I have been spending FFFAAAAAAARRRRRR to much time reading books and working , Oh, and faffing around on the Mix comp entry I have the Reaper bug and am gonna wear the thing out
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There must be someone in the W. midlands who can use it ?
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Brilliant Si , I will get started on it as soon as I can .
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[quote name='AnalogBomb' timestamp='1362870201' post='2005762'] Well I feel better now! I do love to admire kit and also play daily - I think it was Gary Moore who said 'if you walk into a room where you keep your guitars and don't pick one up to play, then maybe it's not for you' - or something like that! [/quote] I am very lucky as I have a room that has space for my music stuff, we even had the lads double bass drummed pearl power kit at one point , good , but very noisey, times . I even played them (badly) for a while, but sh*t , we had a full band set up in the back room. you just have to enjoy it while you have the opportunity.
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My old man would 'go off, pop' but he was an east end boy , and my rig is small and loud , and my neon bling has gone now , but it is ready to play with a flick of a couple of switches .
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Its Ok I checked my account and it is a one off payment not a 'subscription' all is OK . The wording on the receipt got me interested as the product type stated ' subscription : yearly ' but I guess that is how you have described the payment , and not the application of the Paypal subscription repeat pay method . scare over , sorry to have put you out.
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Ped , just a quicky , but worth mentioning as it caused a ruck of headaches on another forum I used to use , at it might be me , but.. Have we actually signed up for a renewing subscription that will come out every year? It currently doesn't bother me if I have , but , if someone gets taken by surprise this time next year it will cause mayhem if it causes umbrage and they request a refund etc etc It is definately worth knocking the subscription idea on the head and making sure those signed up get it altered , then generate an auto renewal reminder , it will help keep it cleaner .
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[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1362683147' post='2003379'] For my surf band, I looked up all the drum tutors and then emailed them all asking if they had a pupil looking for something different. The one we found has proved to be a real gem. [/quote] What a great idea, I guess it would work for players of other instruments and even singers . ( Before the wise arses chirp in, I didn't mean ask all the drum tutors for a guitarist or singer )
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I have not actually sold anything here , but have given stuff away on the recycle, but I have signed up just in case