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Great gig tonight, to a full pub, an old haunt of mine from years ago in the middle of town , we played a 50 minute first set with a bit of improv as we had them dancing from the second song so we adjusted to jam a couple of daft ones , it worked well . the first set was over by 10.20 and the LL suggested going back on at 11ish but we don't like the hanging around , if we are there we may as well play, so we were back on it at 10.40 and nailed it till midnight with everyone bouncing nearly all the way through. blooded 2 new ones , Boys are back in town and Dont stop beleiving , they both worked a treat even if they could do with a couple more run throughs . Sound wise we still have a bit of a loudness war with lead guitar , and while it was far too loud on stage , reports from the rear of the pub was it was a great sound overall , so hey , maybe he is right , but I still think it is too loud

Yes congratulations Bleat , you got one of my votes aswell , the bar has definitely been raised again , well done to everyone who entered and a big thanks to those who took the time to listen, vote and contribute in the thread. I know February is technically a short month , but getting an entry done early for the challenge really makes the month seem a long one

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1424940497' post='2702070'] I have heard of this very rare condition but a little further research reveals that it is easily rectified. For Gods sake man, pull yourself together and don't let any of our wives/girlfriends/partners know that this condition exists. [/quote] You don't think his good lady has hacked his BC account and is on a mission

Quality response to a great idea

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1424890781' post='2701652'] I think so. Aren't we supposed to see a correlation between the composition and the image? [/quote] I guess that is up to you , but I always look for one , especially as the image is the inspiration for the piece , but then interpretation of that is totally subjective.

I am really lucky , I get on well with our drummer and we seem to work well together . Rhythm guitar went to help out a mate of his who has a band that has been together for a year, they just wanted a few polishing tips, he took his axe with him and jammed a few songs. At rehearsal the other night he made a comment about how chuffed he is that we are such a tight outfit . Me and the drummist smiled and nodded at each other

well done indeed my friend , a great achievement

Many thanks Dad

I'm even having trouble cutting down to 3 choices

I could mosey along if the dates work out

brillliant that so many are coming in, well done all , I will catch up on my listening tommorrow, I hope Dad has started writing up the Plays of the day , or it will take till the middle of March to catch up

I don't think there is , but we could ask that a voter cast 3 or 4 votes ( depending on quantity of entrants I suppose) to see if that slimlines the chances of having an 8 way tie

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1424267715' post='2694535'] You'll probably not be surprised that my beautiful composition wasn't so much composed as completely improvised... But I won't do it again, honest! [/quote] I must admit , I have to record a fair bit of my noodling as I search for a tune / riff or melody for instance as I go along . The trouble with me is that I might think 'ooh that sounds alright' but if I stop playing and turn round to start recording the thing I will have already forgotten it

What Recording software are you using ? I dont know much about the Ableton stuff if you are going down that path . but I guess it is a task of telling the software to use the 2i2 as the input to the track to record from.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1422691291' post='2675628'] [url="http://www.basscentral.com/pdimages/2014/BLOWUPS%202014/Spector%20Euro%204%20LX%20Silver%20Burst%2011221%20blowup.php"]http://www.basscentr...21%20blowup.php[/url] WOW! [/quote] There is something sooooo darkly elegant about that , it is gorgeous

Bananarama were named after a mutual friend who used to ram a banana ...............

Oooooh , I have to muck about in the diary Pete , but I will try to get to this

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1423679272' post='2687892'] Saddo And of course Frankie including the twee bass intro (which my sister named her daughter after!) [/quote] Your sister called her daughter Twee Bass

I think the pay for a gig has come down a fair bit which often means that duo's, backing tapes , and acoustic sets are more common as it is less faff to a full 4/5 piece band set-up and a better pay day as there are less to share it with .

I can play gutiar reasonably , but I struggle with the guitar

Basically , the likes of EZ drummer have various drum beats , grooves an fills that you can choose to load in to your project , once loaded you can edit what gets played , the timing of it and the velocity( how hard it appears to be hit) , from within a midi chart , where you can draw in extra parts to play or erase parts you want out . it looks a bit odd to start with , but I am sure a 'midi editing 'search in you tube will throw up examples with whichever DAW you choose.

focusrite scarlett 2i2 user here aswell , Reaper user aswell , I don't use a lot of midi , but I have a midi/Usb cable that Reaper recognises . Though EZ drummer is midi I tend to edit existing grooves in reaper rather than compose from scratch , but I don't do complicated !! I started off on a laptop and had no real problems , a few clicky artifacts in the playback were a bit of a pain , but the head phone socket stopped working so I eventually got a proper PC . As I type this I just realised I could use the 2i2 as the Digital-Analogue converter , and still be listening to the lappy if I needed to

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1423442870' post='2684917'] 'Heavy' is, indeed, the operative word. Speaking of words, I liked the lyrics; I'm very choosy. [/quote] I saw what you did there Heavy , yes , but with a subtle nod to the smile on the front of the engine

[quote name='paul h' timestamp='1423179017' post='2682030'] My entry... [url="https://soundcloud.com/robotrobotrobotmusic/train-of-very-little-thought"]https://soundcloud.c...-little-thought[/url] Certainly not Dad standards but it will have to do. My weakness is always that I can never bring myself to put enough time into stuff. Anyhoo...second! [/quote] certainly drives along , you get the idea of the trains momentum great stuff [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1423238640' post='2682663'] Here we go... Somehow the train reminded of the nightmare truck attempting to kill Dennis Weaver in Speilberg's movie "Duel" - like it's relentless, unstoppable, out of control, just like this rather tuneful bit of piano "jazz". For your delectation and delight (or perhaps disappointment and disgust) I give you 2 minutes 35 seconds (but may feel much longer) of: [url="https://soundcloud.com/dredd-and-the-badass-weed/duel"]DUAL 2[/url] [/quote] Mad , i think that is the right word , yes mad , and incredible , that fits as well Ed to add , Unbeknown to me, Mr Smalls piece followed straight on on the soundcloud playlist from Paul h's track , Thinking to myself 'WTF is this one' it soon became clear..........

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1422848438' post='2677529'] I'll set the ball rolling, then, shall I..? [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/i-think-i-can"]I Think I Can...[/url] Enjoy. [/quote] Well, I think you did , excellent piece Douglas