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I don’t think any of those are ‘consensus’?! You’ll probably find that each of those points has a 50/50 split on here! Si

Have seen a few of the performances, so here's my arseho......I mean opinion: Florence: Just awful, shouty and not in a good way. Taylor swift: Limp, loads of vocals on track despite 4 BV's, one dance move, disingenuous crowd banter. Billy Ocean: Three songs that I love, good band, but he had a habit of singing one song awfully, then one excellently, then one awfully, then one excellently....you get the idea. Christine & The Queens: Genuinely excellent, fantastic singer, really interesting to watch, a few really nice simple tunes with great melodies. Paloma Faith: Another meh from me......she's kinda interesting, but doesn't quite get over the line for me. Decent band though. 30 Seconds To Mars - WTF? Rock band, turns up with drum kit, another guy on keys and sometimes bass, then EVERYTHING else on track (all guitars, BVs etc). Total poop (despite some big songs). First Aid Kit - Decent country rock, strong vocals, great band. Thumbs up. Beck - Despite only knowing one song (I know right....my bad), and not having Mr Meldal-Johnsen anymore, really enjoyed it, slightly odd 'covers' section to introduce the band, but whatever. Great set, great band. Si

One is black (Bootay) and one is white (Larry), just the white one pictured Si

Woodwork done apparently! Fretwork, sanding and finish next! Si

I wouldn't get to caught up with the on-board effects. Just record clean and add everything later in the DAW using VST's etc. If you're talking guitar/bass effects, then if you have them available, use separate pedals in-line with the interface input. That way you're not restricted by the Zoom sample rate effects issue. Si

Hi all, If you’re London based and fancy a night out, an artist I play for has her EP launch at Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho on Sunday 8th July. More info and tickets here if you’re interested: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/jocee The album we released last year, Just Love, is on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7kHdvRF4nKlSkcY1jFl590?si=1fczvk7rTmyL1ERuTcFByA The new EP will be on there after the 8th July presumably. Cheers Si

Slightly confused about your requirements, E to D makes sense, but do you mean you want A to go UP to B? Or down to G? Either way, there's loads, but my personal favourite is the Line6 M5 (or any of the M series, but they get pretty large if you only want one effect). I set up 4 different patches that shifted my whole bass down a semi-tone each time, so a patch each for Eb, D, Db, C tuning etc. I even did a whole gig with the whole bass down to D (D, G, C, F), with me playing a position up obviously, and no-one noticed the tone as sounding overly processed in any way. Si

True, although I'm assuming someone called that solo, rather than Norm just choosing to rinse the ending of the song. Who know's though, if the former, you tend to do what your boss says. Si

Lol, I didn't get that far, but having listened again.....it's still better than the vocal. I possibly overstated my enthusiasm in light of the horrendous performance from Mr Kimball, I'd like to substitute my superlative for 'fantastic', although concede he's not a great soloist compared to many. But in all seriousness, when did we start judging bassists on their ability to solo? You heard Rocco Prestia 'solo'? No-one would argue that he's not incredible Si

Yup, certainly looks it! Incredible player (i’m focusing on the positives). Si

Yup very true, although it's always worth balancing between that significant increase in CPU usage and project size vs latency, which might be completely side-stepped by direct monitoring (depending on your tracking needs). But year, lots of different ways, all have pros and cons and very much depend on what you're trying to achieve Si

Yup, same! Si

Hey, I work for Novation, so am clearly biased. Will leave others here to make suggestions, although do let me know if you have any other questions about the Launchkey 49 mentioned above by someone else Cheers Si // Focusrite & Novation Media Relations

I would personally suggest trying your setup with a midi controller connected over USB, see how you get on, I predict you won’t have any issues. Don’t get too caught up with Din Vs USB at this point. Si

I’d tend to agree, although this was more of a consideration when computers had one or two ports, pretty common to have 4 or more nowadays. Si

For transparency, I work for Novation & Focusrite and am only chipping in with that hat on as our gear has been mentioned. I’m not personally aware of any lesser latency performance of our midi controllers on PC compared to Mac, that said it’s been a LONG time since i’ve used a PC, long time Mac user. Its worth noting that our Launchkey MK2 doesn’t have a 5pin din connector, largely because we worked on the premise that it simply wasn’t needed. Remember that if you run din through an interface, you’re still connecting to your PC via USB. There may be something in how midi is implemented in the 2i2 driver compared to the Windows driver, however that is a step above my knowledge. I could have our UK based tech support give you a call if you want to ask about it PC midi performance Vs Mac with the Launchkeys, or of course call them at your convenience on: 01494 462246 If there’s anything else I can answer, please let me know. Si // Focusrite & Novation Media Relations

Moved Si

You might have slightly better luck if you move this to the 'Recording' forum, let me know and I can shift it if you want. Cheers Si

Very much so, but I think his books are closed (could be wrong about that). Pretty active on Instagram, and I assume Facebook, so maybe try messaging through there. Si