Markay
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haha, don't worry it DOES sound good and one thing I like very much, is the way he has set the brake to the centre of the mod wheel, fast to Mod wheel full and slow to mod wheel off... VERY useable!
Amazing, an undiscovered feature that has been the default on the ancient Win 10, and prehistoric, Win 7 and the irrelevent MacOS versions finally finds acceptance now its available as an APP. Can't wait for your next reveal.
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Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
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Now a days, some people are using cassette tapes, for tape loops.
Only because the then unwanted artifacts of wow and flutter are now considered to be a special feature of analogue. Just like vinyl lovers figure that snap, crackle and pop surface noise adds a musical dimension that is missing from digital.
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Well if I have had the jab by the time you get to the State Theatre I'll be there.
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Interesting that you say anything mono is "lo fi", who knew, have to up my game to "hi fi" stereo next time I play live.
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Good to know you are out and about again Paul in a zero local transmission environment. I keep checking the Glasshouse posters when in Port Macquarie but no indication of your touring yet.
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Well as others have mentioned PT is almost all modelled, so as it is loading executable code into memory why not have it on your main internal drive? I dont get the suggestion that an external drive to a local machine has its own IP address. If the external drive is a NAS then yes it will have a subnet addy. Don't think that is an issue here. Contact Moddart for help., they provide excellent timely support.
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In my real world MainStage consumes 4% of system resources. The rest is gobbled up by individual AU's. MainStages main value for me is the on screen grapbics available in perform mode. Gig Peformer does not come near MainStage in this respect. Graphic support requires resources. So no on screen info equals lower resource use. Doh. Gig Performers value proposition is we give you less for more $$. Only on KC could this be considered a good thing.
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IIRC Ry Cooder's album Chicken Skin Music was one of the first Albums to be released on CD and remastered as a DDD CD. The harsh sound of this CD killed my ardour for digital gear for many a year. Now I am 100% digital but it didn't get off to a good start, particularly as one whose ears were groomed on a warm valve analogue sound with all its sonic short comings.
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Well 2020 turned out to be the worst year of my life for COVID 19 and other reasons. I enter 2021 without celebration, as a recent outbreak has resulted in all NYE gatherings being cancelled and a very limited fireworks display that can only be viewed on TV.
But I go into 2021 composing more music to fit with lyrics written by an originals band that I was invited to join with a couple of songs in the can and other things are working out better than I had any right to expect.
So best wishes to everyone here for a better, brighter and safe 2021.
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5g is "last mile" technology. It all feeds in to a fibre backhaul. Consumer network speed is focussed on download speed, not upload. Minimum latency for live performance requires synchronised upload and download speed's and is then subject to network congestion once it hits the fibre network. So live performance will remain hit or miss. Nothing better yet than sending the backing track, laying it down, uploading it and producing it in a DAW. Virtual, tight, in the pocket jams remain a dream that 5g is not going to turn into a reality
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I The Yamaha YC5 Rock Piano is my primary for my band playing, and the Steinway is lovely as well when you need a fuller, richer sound.
+++, the YC5 cuts through for me live, particularly in a guitar heavy mix. Plus the infinite and immediate volume sensistivity makes it easy for me to "sit in the mix" at any venue.
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Or higher depends on the originals I have been""playing" with recently, ce la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
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Worked for me but only with the correct after touch. Select lower trigger.
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How many social workers does it take to change a light globe? One but the light globe has got to want to change
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One, and 2,000 standing at the back of the gig saying I can do that.
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Happy birthday Dave, stay safe and enjoy.
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Condolences Ron, heart breaking event in difficult times.
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I have Mirage Speakers from the legacy line. The concept is like Bose speakers as they are Bi-polar (almost omni-polar). Size 45 3/8"H x 11 1/2"H x 9 1/2"D, weight 71 pounds each. They have matching speakers on the front and back so the sound comes out of the front and as well out of the back. The back reflects off the ceiling and walls and returns in a slight delay over the front, giving them natural reverb, almost a "live" sound. They are sort of odd ball in terms of sound delivery, but trust me, not only do they sound absolutely awesome but they sound nothing like studio monitors of any kind. Studio monitors could never deliver the sound that these deliver. Not only are they dependent on positioning in the room but are effected by the room itself. I have a cathedral ceiling in my family room (about 25 feet high at the peak). When turned up the sound is all around the room hitting me from multiple directions. I could never get that with the front firing studio monitors.
The issue I have is that speaker placement is crucial, positioning of the speakers does influence the sound. My wife likes to move them so that they are aesthetically positioned in the room; I rearrange them so that they are harmonically pleasing. So the speakers are constantly being repositioned.
Well a kindred soul here. I have Mirage bi polars as the main LR main speakers in my big room surround sound system. No subs, driven by a quality amp they can break glass and seperate concrete from rio. Nothing beats them for a live in room concert experience particularly when you want to relive the dream in pandemic times. But were I remixing a live performance of a cover band I would use the Rogers I mentioned above as my reference monitors.
It doesnt matter how far you delve into the tech of speaker design, the fact no one mentions in these discussions is that as we age we end up with our own unique EQ, be that influenced by tinnitus, age or sitting to too close the cymbals for too long. Buy what sounds good to you.
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Well 30 years ago I bought a pair of highly regarded "audiophile" speakers secondhand, Rogers Studio 1A's. They were built to the specs the BBC's specified for manufacturers who wanted to supply the BBC with large bookshelf monitors for use in BBC studios. KEF and B&W also made them for this purpose.
So they were highly regarded for home hifi and studio use. I suspect that as music digitised and studios became smaller audiophile and studio requirements diverged. Small monitors with good near field imaging became more important than larger speakers that needed larger rooms to breath.
To the OP why not consider some second hand quality speakers from the 80's 9r 90's? There are still plenty around at realitively cheap prices.
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I'm no scientist. But after Australia fires last year and other big fires climate change can't be helping.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/weather/california-wildfires-climate-change/index.html
Experts pointed to poor forest management in Australia as well. There are recent governmental policies that prohibit prescribed burns and other proactive land management, combined with an especially dry season this made for a disaster waiting to happen. This will happen with or without climate change, a phrase that seems to be applied to any variance in weather we deem negative.
The same thing caused the wildfires in Brazil: recent government policies prohibited prescribed burns, the creation of fire-breaks, and other land management and the result was predictable after enough natural kindling had built up over years.
Proper land management and forest policies can vastly outweigh any changes the climate is throwing at us. Arson and human error also need to be addressed more effectively.
Well in Australia we had an established practice for 60,000 years of selective burning of the bush each year based on our first peoples knowledge of wind and weather patterns. Over the last 200 years as the bush was converted to grazing and pasture that practice was discontinued and for the past 40 years there have a vociferous group who argue nature should be left alone and not interferred with by man. Now there is renewed engagement of our first people to manage the bush going forward.
As for the climate change impact , yes we have always had bush fires, but the incidence of bushfire weather conditions is increasing. Better bush management may limit the ferocity of these fires, but it will not stop them starting.
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Having lived through this in December and January here my condolences to those affected by these fires. The scary thing is the additional measures firefighters battlimg these fires and those evacuated have to take in the middle of a pandemic to stay safe. These are already being discussed here as we head into our fire season.
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Geo blocked, would have enjoyed seeing this. Probably because CBS have bought our Channel 10 free to air network and want control all CBS content that is is seen in Aus. Money talks.
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"Paralyzed by fear" is an accurate characterization of some of my music friends, unfortunately. For them, it's not just about taking reasonable precautions, it's gone much further. The media-driven pandemic porn has badly frightened them, and no amount of reassurance with observed facts or logic are going to be of help. You can see the fear in their eyes. It's sad, really.
Being a child of the early 60's, this reminds me of the abject fear some people had of imminent nuclear destruction by the USSR. Bomb shelters were built, we kids practiced duck-and-cover drills, anti-radiation kits were popular, and more. One could argue whether or not the fear was justified, or just a byproduct of the times. Either way, it was seriously dysfunctional.
A dude who wasn't paralysed by fear "A 30-year-old patient died after attending a 'Covid party', believing the virus to be a hoax, a Texas medical official has said." Rock on bro.
Happy Birthday dB
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