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@AndyTravis Drums are powerful and sound great and work well with the dark backing that also has a touch of tension. Nice.

@upside downer "UFO, are you friend or foe?" That's a strong line. Nice guitar / bass arrangement.

@Leonard Smalls That bass line - is a great bass line.

Ha ha. You're welcome. Thank you. It was a lucky choice this month. I am a bit of a one trick production pony. I like sound design, and dubstep only uses one chord so no song writing involved. I look forward to future challenges using less familiar tools and more notes.

You sexy thing - Just saying.

Chaise Long - Wet Leg (back to front - sorry)

You're so Vein - Carley Simon

@Chiliwailer Jammin' with E.T I like the mood of this and the unpredictable but always resolving chords. I found it soothing and dreamy. @Baloney Balderdash Syd Barrett's spectacles The honesty of the performance in this track comes over well. I like it's unique personal style.

Satisfaction - Stones

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Nice. Very tidy, You are a bass User again.

Very impressive. Dripping in high quality. I like green although it's not a popular colour on the shelf. This is a really nice green. It has enough tones and contrast to bear the lively colour. Marvellous

Have you tried blowing on it, or rapidly firing the mains switch to help purge the ROM? Or what about using a higher voltage power supply to 'kick start' it? te he I'm done now. Right. I agree. Sounds Feecked. Poo.

Well, that would be the test. A signal into input 2 is expected to monitor through CH B. In this case the output is unexpectedly low where it is expected to be similar to CH A Have you tried switching it off and on again?

Hi. It says that Ch B can be added to Ch A using the A+B button and selecting A/B It says you can use a second instrument on Ch B through input 2 but it doesn't say you can monitor input 1 on Ch B So with the instrument in input 1 you can have Ch A, and Ch A+B That's what I'm working out from the manual?

amongst Us Inspired as we all are by alien music, I created this short piece in Canis Minor, building sounds on synths that portray typical sounds heard during alien encounters, including deep low bass. All dynamics have been removed to capture and portray the natural sound, feel and anxiety of being probed in a busy alien space craft hospital.

I've also heard about studies around the world investigating claims that the demand over the years for lightweight bass guitars could be the reason that some people do not develop a psoas minor back muscle. Use it or lose it, someone used to say, I think?

I've been playing the guitar for many years but never has anyone ever called me a guitarist or anything remotely referencing musical talent. They say things like; 'Are you still into your music?'. No refence to ability, or hint of appreciation. Proof me thinks. I do have lots and lots of plectrums that are too thin for some reason. Anyway, my bass weighs 12kg (26.5 pounds), or 60000 carat, and has over 7kg of neck dive weight alone. Beat that.

Wow. Morning already? Time really flies when I stare at the tendons in my forearms.

Legend has it that the Palmaris Longus was gifted to early bass players by the Bass Gods themselves. This elusive tendon—missing in about 14% of the population—is said to be the secret behind the legendary groove of players like Jaco Pastorius and Bootsy Collins. Without it, your slap technique will always sound like you’re patting a wet sponge, and your fingerstyle tone will lack what scientists refer to as "thumpaliciousness." In fact, ancient bass scrolls declare: “He who lacks the tendon of groove shall never truly funk.” So, before you invest in another boutique pedal or vintage amp, check your wrist. If you don’t see that magical tendon pop up when you touch your thumb to your pinky and flex your wrist, well... you know where you're at.

Hello. It's a good setup. Welcome.

Hi. Les Dawson knew how to play the funny wrong note and there are also some beautiful wrong notes. They're called add9, but they are often add2 but still called add9. add2 is much easier to understand. Start with C major C, E, G. Now count up the C major scale and stop at the 2nd note, so 1=C, 2=D stop. D. add the 2nd note in the C major scale to the C major chord and we have C, D, E, G. Inspiring and smoothy vibes. Where does the 9th come from. If you count up the C major scale to the next D, it's in 9th place. That's all I'm prepared to say about that. It's a friendly vibe in major, and beautiful in minor. Try this. It feels odd at first but you might grow to like it. Playing the bass and singing, swap between these two harmonies. Sing = D, Bass = C Sing = C, Bass = G♯ The first harmony could be major or minor. Using what we know from bass having the power to change chords, if we stack all the notes in, we can find the relative minor of the add9 by lowering the bass 3 semitones for major, or 4 for minor. Mind blowing, but beautiful. - find the relative minor of the add9, and know what you're talking about. Power to the bass player.

I've been round the loop and back with plugins and FX. Installed tons of VST's and spent months experimenting, but now have very few. I work in reverse too. Used to tweak to find something interesting. Now I imagine the result and design how to achieve it, and often end up somewhere interesting in between.

Absolutely. It will be really useful. Perhaps it's that I've done so much tweaking over the decades, I'm all tweaked out for now.

This bloke Paul had the job of filling his boots. He must have very large ones?