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Now I'm confused. What are you losing here? The USB on the PreSonus is connected to one of the four USB interfaces on the Pi 5 (or 4). So you still have three USB interfaces left on the Raspberry. The other interface on the Presonus is in use as it's doing the I/O to the Pi which is what it should be doing. @tauzero wants to use the Presonus interface What am I missing? Rob

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Havana is very, very nice. Lovely architecture, very friendly people. Well recommended. I reached Havana via Houston.

Fair point so I'll look a little earlier for dates in April as well and we'll ignore the last week of May

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OK. Let's speak off line and work out how to it technically as this may bore people 😊

Hi, I'm looking at doing the third annual NW and Scotland Bass Bash and Petting Zoo for 2026. This would be at the Clapham village hall in Clapham https://claphamcumnewbyvillagehall.org.uk/ We are on the NW tip of North Yorkshire, 20 mins from the M6. Parking is easy and we would have the whole hall again. Currently the following days are available, so I'm trying to work out which ones to do. I've moved this forward to avoid clashes with the Midlands Bass Bash Saturday April 4th 2026 Sunday April 5th 2026 Sunday April 18th 2026 Sunday April 19th 2026 Saturday April 25th 2026 Sunday April 26th 2026 Saturday May 9th 2026 Sunday May 10th 2026 Sunday May 17th 2026 If I can workout a poll, I'll do this to make it easier. Rob

That sounds sensible.

So if I build two cabs they're twice as good 😊?

I'll redo my quick cutting list so it's a little clearer and tidier. @Bassybert how do you want to incorporate a suggested cut list? I can send you it it in Fusion 360 or I can try and find something else. There are a number of ways to cut and if you have a long cutting guide rail, that's one way and a short cutting guide rail a different way. Or Should I just create a separate PDF with my ideas in? Not fussed either way. Rob

Wow. It's that bad with bassists in Wokingham you need door staff? Sort of "You can't come in here with that guitar, too many skinny strings" Didn't know that. Stay safe. Rob

Have fun all. Post pictures

I've just looked at the plans again as something was bothering me. I was wondering why the 274mm measurements on the sides and top and bottom aren't 276mm to make cutting easier. Changing that measurement to 276mm merely extends out the front pieces beyond the baffle by 2mm so it's 12mm rather than 10mm. It has no impact on the volume but it means all pieces can be cut from a strips of ply 276mm wide. I think it also saves at least one cut and possibly two. No more fiddling with a 2mm difference.There are a number of different ways to cut it out of a sheet 1440 x 660mm.My topology skills are limited so I couldn't work out all the permutations. Anything that simplifies things seems a good idea to me. I'm sure I have this wrong but where have I misunderstood? Thanks Rob

We went to the Wheatsheaf in Ingleton, a little bit smaller than the Barbican. Two Hoots were playing with @vsmith1 doing an excellent job on his rather nice Marcus Miller bass. A lot of fun with 60's, 70's and 80's covers. The only table available was right next to the ProSonus PA speaker. I can assure people that the PA does an excellent job and is very, very loud. Thankfully we brought ear plugs which made it all rather bearable. They played from 20:30 to nearly 23:00 with a short break. A good time was had by one and all. Well worth the free gig Rob

If i didn't have a Nux Mighty Plug and a Bighead headphone amp, I'd be looking at this. I still might have a look. Perhaps the phone app makes the interface usable. However given IK Multimedia haven't got the world's best UX team, that might be a forlorn hope. I suppose they could have contracted the work out? Rob

@Sté I was trying to understand the differences between a pair of consumer in ear headphones such as the Bose ones and IEM's such as the Thomann ones. The jack plug is the same, but is there any other difference? Everything I have read seems to indicate there is little difference, e.g. https://www.rtings.com/headphones/learn/earbuds-vs-iems and https://producelikeapro.com/blog/iem-vs-earbuds/ Which seems to indicate that its the seal against the ear canal as opposed to any difference in the technology. So passive noise cancellation vs active noise cancellation such as Air Pods. However I'm trying to check if I can. If no difference, I'll just get a pair of cheapish IEMS and use them Thanjs Rob

@Sté Thanks for this. So are IEM's the same as 'ordinary' in ear headphones? Rob

Hi I'm looking at the smallest setup for portable use, so using my NUX Mighty Plug Pro and a set of wired headphones. I have a pair of over ear headphones that are very good, Austrian Audio but are a bit bulky. As my iPhone no longer has a headphone socket AND my daughter appears to have lost my rather nice wired Bose headphones, I'm unsure what to get. Also does playing bass need specific ones? I've never used in ear monitors and am unsure if they are the same as wired ear plugs such as the Bose ones above. I can't see me needing IEM's for the foreseeable future, so any recommendations for in ears for practise purpises less than £100 would be very helpful. Rob

From the site, my bold emphasis "You may also need to choose which audio input and output channels you will use for guitar signals, once you have selected and configured an audio device. Many external USB audio devices that have two inputs provide the guitar signal on the right channel only, so you will set the audio input channels to “Right Only”. If your USB audio adapter has more than two input or output channels, you will be offered a list of channels to choose from."

I believe there was a California law proposed that would make the handling of stolen goods over a value of $950 a more serious crime than it currently is and that it allowed prosecutors to get a conviction even if the person had no idea. Not sure that's allowable. Theft under $950 is classed as a misdemeanor as opposed to a felony, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_California_Proposition_47 for more information. I am not a lawyer, I don't live in the USA and if you decide to go shoplifting, steal $951, get caught and end up in court, please do not come back to me Thanks Rob

How have you stolen my desk and all my stuff? At least it's now tidier than when I had it. Rob

We went to Lancaster Grand to see "The Stadium Rock Experience" in a 360 seat theatre. Not my definition of a stadium but what do I know. An eclectic six piece band called "Trigger" who play 70's, 80's, 90's rock anthems, so All Right Now, Free, Quo etc etc. The front man looks like he would rather be at home organising his vinyl record collection (thats a quote from their website BTW), more dad rock than anything else. A bit like Spinal Tap doing Bon Jovi and Queen and Quo etc. They don't take themselves too seriously and that's their saving grace. It's difficult to find a singer who can do GnR, Tina Turner, Bon Jovi and he doesn't try to. The musicianship was excellent, the bassist and drummer did just what they should do, the keyboard player had more sequins than Strictly Come Dancing, the female singer was very, very good, the male singer looked like me in a pair of tight leather trousers, not a good look TBH. The guitarist was superb. No idea who he was but he was brilliant. Did we think we had seen the bands when we left the theatre? No, did we have a good time? yes. Did people get up and dance? yes! Was it worth £20, definitely. A lot of tongue in cheek humour, they didn't take themselves too seriously, but played very well. The first five mins were hilarious as two out of their four mikes failed to work. Did they storm off, Like Axl Rose? No The bass player, Bob, kept the jokes going whilst the lead singer was desperately trying to fix the problem at the back of the stage. These things happen, it was just like Spinal Tap. Rob

Now thats makes me jealous....

Don't forget the Ampeg 8x10 cab and head as well