lurksalot

Well done indeed , superb piece , well done to everyone else as well.

Well done to all involved in the project , it sounds awesome

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1430165805' post='2758622'] When you guys order a pint you don't tip the bartender? Blue [/quote] Occasionally if they do something that is above and beyond , but generally no.

Our singist doesn't really warm up at all , he has a superb singing voice and has had coaching which brought it on loads , but 2 gigs in a weekend seems him knackered , granted, we do too many songs , but he could take a lot more care of his voice, 5 minutes of lips trems and few lah lah lah's doesn't really count . We do try and plan the set a bit with a few of the less demanding vocals in the first few numbers though , tuneful, but not balls out stuff.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1429983896' post='2756968'] For me it's not so much the voice but the crap lyrics that I can't stand. For a long time I listened almost exclusively to J-Pop/J-Rock, where the lyrics were probably just as awful as those I'd been trying to get away from, but being in a language I mostly didn't understand, I was able to appreciate the singing as just another instrument without the distraction of cringing at the embarrassing words. [/quote] I too can find lyrics annoying and sometimes cringeworthy , but that is just as subjective as a dislike of a vocalists tone and often boils down to the genre

Many thanks, on both counts, hopefully we'll have you back on board for next month

Wow , lowdown's track is just awesome , a beautiful piece that works brilliantly with the theme, I think you can get a picture ready for next months challenge Garry I will hang on to my photo for now

Hope you get sorted Douglas, I shall miss the reviews , but getting yourself to good health would have a slightly higher priority I suppose

Our last gig rhythm guitar asked if we we too loud, too quiet , too talented with a few giggles but not much else , so he picked on a guy who was nodding his head and made him the 'sound' guy . Anyway as it was a lunch time gig with lots of young kids, the client asked us to turn down a bit , so the 'sound' guy got the blame for the rest of the afternoon , It was funny and helped make the show.

In answer to the OP , and not intended to be smart in any way , but you don't have to put up with it at all . Just avoid the warehouse/stadium type gigs , you have a much better chance of hearing clarity in the proper theatre size gigs . If it is the music you want to hear then the stadiums seem poor all the time , but if the overall experience is a must, then I guess it is a compromise.

Welcome to the forum Fingers I am not familiar with the Boss micro BR , but in general the trick is to work out if the 'track' actually exists as the individual parts or whether it adds the parts together and combines them. If it just exists as one 'track' then I fear you are stymied on that one , though someone more knowledgeable will probably be along shortly with some more accurate analysis.

fair play dude , that sounds like a result The lunchtime party was a great afternoon , we were asked to keep the volume well down so could hardly hear myself over the drums , but everyone enjoyed it, the kids were ace , and we gave out loads of cards , so a few parties might come off it , though we were offered 1 and had to decline as the date is already committed , so I suggested that rather than do a shared 50th party with his wife , do a shared 51st party next year and book early , I think we might get some joy from that source he still likes the idea of a party we let the youngsters on 'stage' and play tambourines and dance along and at the end 2 four year olds dueted 'Let it go' from frozen when we were breaking down. we let them do it because we said we might try it , and er forgot , they sang it all the way through with no backing and it was sooooo cute , it brought the house down with the best cheer of the day . client was chuffed and handed more cards out for us

WE played a fairly new venue for us , a pub in Mold , not exactly heaving but very enthusiastic, our sound seemed to be really crisp , and everything had its place , lead guitar had some new toys and used them quite sparingly , so when he needed them they worked brilliantly . booked 2 more dates for later in the year , so another result Off to do a lunchtime party/ pub gig later , I am not sure how this will go , loads of kids I am sure , but as long as they get rocking on the dance floor , we will party

Great story

Welcome to the forum , get yourself stuck in we are a reasonably friendly bunch

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1428383325' post='2740691'] Very good. It scared me a little bit. Well done. [/quote] many thanks

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1428358355' post='2740620'] I used a 2i2 for a while they are great bits of kit. I'm glad you found something that works. It makes all the difference, having the right gear. [/quote] Cheers , but it is spot on though , I have a habit of make do and mend , and sometimes it just gets in the way , don't get me wrong I will often find a way of doing something in an unorthadox way , but if you haven't used kit that just works, then I found I was just kidding myself and going backwards at the same time ! Back to the matter in hand , I have a folk song for you , the lyrics are printed with the description as my Russian is a touch rusty , it probably needed a Peter Ustinov VST to do them justice , but nevertheless I give you https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/from-russia I hope you enjoy

It frustrated the hell out of me , but being a bit daft I persevered with it , worst mistake ( or at least one of them) I made . I then bought the little 2i2 and my recording life has been transformed , it just works , it still amazes me how simple the process has become , the composing and playing now take the time knowing that I can record it relatively straight-forwardly.

[quote name='Bleat' timestamp='1428142416' post='2738388'] Mine is going exceptionally well.... in my head. I just need to find a way of switching off the *epic music removal filter* located somewhere between my brain and hands now... have checked and it's definitely not an effects pedal. James [/quote] [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1428177851' post='2738922'] This. [/quote] Now I don't have that problem , I produce absolute masterpieces, time after time , full of epic music, effects and atmosphere. Of course , when my masterpieces hit your 'epic music removal filter ' they probably sound like heaps of crap , but then , its your filter , mine is just fine

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1428181133' post='2738960'] Now I have to say, I'm coming to love windows 8 'plug & play'. Downloaded Audacity, connected a Zoom B2.1U to the laptop et voila, recording capability without faffing. It just worked. [/quote] I started with a zoom b2.1u , it does work , but I recall latency and monitoring issues made it a bit of a pain and vocals/ mics through it were patchy and the playback was odd , and the recording levels and the.................... I was on XP mind, but it got me started

Well , a bit of googling and I found myself a choir , I am not sure I can teach it the words but I will have a play with it

I am struggling at the moment . Very untypically for me, I have the idea in my head and I can hear it , I have 'lyrics' written , but I really need a Russian male 300 voice choir VST if anyone knows one, preferably a free one On the plus side , I now know a hell of a lot more about Napoleons exploits and European political geography around 1812 , it did seem very complicated for a tea-time kerfuffle . oohh , the teatime kerfuffle shuffle , , no , no ............Hmmmmm

I have just bought one of Paul's designed T shirts, and while technically from an online store, Paul was very helpful in making the design available for me. On Saturday evening, I enquired about a design he had done , but could not find to buy, he said he would ask about it it for me. An hour later the store had hosted the design , I bought it , and it arrived on the Tuesday . That'll do for me

come on in the waters lovely , plenty of room here , you are most welcome to put something together and join in the fun.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1427959361' post='2736212'] Just out of interest, is it within the rules to take a relatively well-known classical piece (played badly by me!) and muse on it? [/quote] I think you are ok with the classical piece , but Muse , surely not , there must be a plug-in for that