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(2 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Thanks Topdown!!!! cool

Didn't know it was as simple as inserting the colour you wanted after seeing #FF0000 for red.

I guess there's going to be a flood of colourful language now!!! big_smile

Oh, I'm so funny, why aren't I appreciated more big_smile

Seriously tho', are all the other colours just their names?

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Are RED and BLUE the only text colours available?

I checked on the PunBB site but could find nothing.

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(4 replies, posted in Song requests)

Hey Jpwest87 and Welcome to Chordie!

The place to post requests for chords/tabs is the Song Request section of the forum where you start a new thread with the details of what you're looking for. Most people will post a response to your new thread request rather than E-mail you.

I looked but couldn't find it and do not know the song.

Stick around, you may know some songs other people want and the crowd here are top hole! cool

Hey Crevs!

Listened to Oasis and Manics - Fantastic stuff, you're really setting a benchmark for beginners!!! (in a good way!) cool

You have both natural rhythm and vox (I specialise in vox!!!)

Try doing Cast No Shadow with the capo up one or two frets - if you can sing across your range at the same volume without forcing and feel no strain on/in your throat you know you're onto a good thing! This is only gilding the lily tho' - you are seriously good!!!

                        cool

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Hey Russel!

Second listen as I write. I can relate!

Superbly written! Superbly performed! Superbly recorded! (LOVE the warm sound on the lows and the jangle on the highs of your guitar and just enough 'verb on your vox and perfectly mixed together! (What condenser did you use for guitar and vox?))

AND, you son of a ........................ gun, you put a lump in my throat!!!!!

Seasick Steve didn't get there 'til late in his life and I think there is no difference in the quality of your outputs! - you're already a STAR! cool

(end of 3rd listen)

                                 cool as Mustard!

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(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hey Jets60!

A gentle, nostalgic sigh of a lyric, nice!

That D Aug looks nasty! I'm going to try it for that! In my head, now, it looks like it sounds like a good chord sequence. I'll get back!

Meantime -  cool

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Hey Daddycool!

One of your best! cool

In the third verse I felt I was on an Apaloosa riding through Montana - and I've never been there! big_smile

Good on yer! cool

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Sorry Zurf, forgot:

http://www.music123.com/Behringer-Behri … 8.Music123

and $799:99.

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Very sensible if that's what you want.

I take it you will effectively want a PA to use on your stage and external gigs that will be added to to become a recording studio/rig.

That being the case, I would strongly urge you to NOT get a powered mixer for a number of reasons.

1: Powered mixers are designed exclusively for live use. Facilities for recording are limited to say the least and for live use you will quickly desire more. Recording facilities are usually limited to a Phono (hi fi connector) out if that.

2: If you are recording why have a buillt-in amp that you aren't using? You will be monitoring Mic signals via headphones and playing back over your studio monitors - the amp is redundant unless playing live/rehursing.

3: Half the money spent will be on the amplifier - you are getting one thing that does two jobs imperfectly (unless you spend more than you've mentioned) and what if one breaks? You will have a mixer that won't amplifie the signal or an amplifier that has nothing to amplify.

If you are going to build up quality seperstes as you go try this:

http://images.miretail.com/products/full/Behringer/633834327666298257.jpg

Same people, same place, $799 for some quality (give pro results, will last - durability and feature usage) kit. If not this rig, then I would go similar because:

1: Powered monitors give better performance price ratio. Amps matched to speakers matched to enclosure = quality sound.

2: When you're recording they will be switched off - less 'leccy bills!

3: If the Powered PA speakers or the mixer breaks you will still have half your rig working to beg, borrow or hire for the gig, etc!

4: Stand Alone Analogue mixers have features that may seem useless at first but if you want something that will last you 10 + years in feature useablity it's worth it. (The above mixer may look complicated but it breaks down into simple stages such that you WILL be able to use it out of the box.

5: I have a very good mixer amp and it serves me ONLY because I can use my big mixer for big jobs and send the outputs from that into the mixer amp. If I had the same money I would buy the rig in this post, pocket a helluva lot of change (£300 - £500) and know that I had (almost x10) the same sound quality as studio - you'd have both the same!

There are other Mixers (Mackie are possibly superior to Behringer because of their chassis strength, are virtually identical in features/performance and cost twice as much as Behringer!!!) just as there are other makers of powered PA speakers with varying quality and price points. I cannot urge you strongly enough to go this route.

The Mixer featured in this post has things like Direct Outs, Insert Points, Dual Swept Mid EQs, 6 Auxilliary Sends, 4 Group Buses, Talkback Mic Input, 80Hz High Pass Filters, 10Hz - 50KHz Frequency Response.

The mixer from the other rig I recommended is similarly spec'ed (not quite as comprehensive) but loads there and will mean you don't have to buy a soundcard, this one you'll have to - no USB out!
But If we're talking similar money for now, I'd go with the second.

I know that Zurf + 5 or 10 years will be so grateful for this advice!

Check your E-mail; I'll send you some recordings to see if I know what I'm on about!

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(27 replies, posted in Recording)

Zurf wrote:

Well that's looking pretty good then.  It's in budget, even including shipping, and will interfaces with a computer whenever I get around to buying a Mac.

You don't need a Mac, it will interface with a PC! smile I won't ask if you've got one of these, I've read your posts! big_smile

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Welcome to Chordie Doctormartin! smile

Had a look for this couldn't find anything. Not necessary to post twice, there's a good crowd here who will respond if they can help - and sometimes if they can't!

Stick around, mate! cool

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Hey ShadyWilbury!

Checked out your site. Your guitar playing is excellent. Really good combination of guitar sound and playing on "When I See!"

In the Edit View of Audition is an effect called time stretch. As well as speeding up or slowing down the tempo while keeping the pitch the same, this effect will adjust the pitch while maintaining the tempo.

So yes, you can make your guitar sound like a bass!

Also Audition will host VST instruments (Synths, Samplers, etc) which are contolled with MIDI. So you can make Bass sounds in three ways.

Does Audition come with any bundled Soft Synths and/or Soft Samplers? If not you should be able to download some freewares from the net.

Logic IS Mac! But before Apple bought it it was for both Mac and PC. I don't know if there are any forums for the die hard PC Logic users. Can you get a PC copy with the appropriate drivers to run on the new PCs? I don't know.

Hey ShadyWilbury!

Didn't say "Hey!" on my first. My apologies.

Check your E-mail!

Gans pup bollonjeth oll da! smile

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I'd never even heard of Audition until this post, but the theory between using one audio software and another should be the same.

Use a pitch shifting/changing plug-in as an insert on the relavent track; adjust until happy.

Make a HARD COPY of the audio file and in the sample edit facility change the pitch of the sample. The hard copy is in case you bugger up the sample and need to start again - when you start messing with samples undo ceases to work properly and you can never get back to what you started with, hence HARD COPY!

I have tried to access info on the plug-ins that come with this 'ware, but can find nothing. I don't know what this 'ware calls things, but the priciples are sound.

Hope this helps.

PS: Real Audio Software is called LOGIC!!! big_smile

Hey Zurf! Forget what I said about recommendations for your recording/PA rig on the recording thread, check out the mixer you should get on the No Words thread. A snip at £60,000 and when you've bought one of those how do you intend to pay for mine?

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