KimyReizeger

Hardly surprising that Brewdog are adopting the kind of tactics we previously assumed were employed solely by tatty Las Vegas casinos.

Aww. I so wished one of the rags used the term 'romp' in their headline. 'Rooftop Romp' would've been even better. I so wished I worked for the Sun so I could use the word 'Romp' more often.

Is this like a Latin sentence translated into English or something?

This is the Evolution UC-33E:

Trying to make a bit of space at home. City centre pick-up. Evolution MK449-C MIDI keyboard 80 49 touch sensitive keys 9 assignable sliders 8 assignable rotary knobs 10 assignable buttons USB powered Evolution UC-33E USB MIDI controller 70 24 fully-assignable rotary knobs 9 full-size assignable faders with light indicators 14 assignable buttons LCD display shows controller assignments USB powered Maudio keystation MIDI keyboard 88es 45 88-note velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted action pitch bend and modulation wheels USB powered Only the Evolution keyboard comes with an instruction manual. However, all are easy to use. You can contact me on here or email kimyreizeger@hotmail.co.uk

It's important to build up strength in the fingers, so be prepared to just sit and run over patterns very slowly to begin with. Speed has to come gradually. This kind of thing might be a bit too much for some, but I can listen to it all day!

Oh, the memories..

I'm on the verge of abandoning Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. It's all a little dull and introspective. However, really enjoyed After Dark.

Sounds like a good gig.

I saw one in the British Heart Foundation furniture and electrical shop on Union Street. It was 120 and seemed in reasonable nick.

Agreed, it highlights the fact that people previously seen as being above the law are utterly subject to it. Of course the Pope won't be arrested, however, such a challenge to an authoritarian power structure can only be a good thing. Publicity stunt yes, but for a positive cause.

Beware. Once you get started with Ableton you may not sleep for a few days

The Yamaha may have a MIDI port which can be connected to your soundcard's equivalent port. You may need to ficker around in Ableton's 'preferences - MIDI settings', and make sure the computer recognises the keyboard. MIDI ports look like this: If not, the best option is to pick up a cheap USB controller keyboard, which would be much less hassle in many respects. For example, syncing something like an arpeggiator with a USB keyboard is much easier than with the aforementioned MIDI port method of older keyboards. I couldn't tell you why that's the case but I've a memory of buggering around for ages with MIDI cables and still having the keyboard running out-of-sync with Ableton's internal time. USB controllers: usb controller keyboard - Google Product Search

Stick the output from your soundcard into the 8 track. Arm the track as above, then press record - play. You may wish to turn the metronome on too (top left-ish) Let me know if I've misunderstood the questions.

If you're talking about a controller 'piano keyboard': CTRL + M brings up a mode whereby you can assign different functions to the faders / knobs / wheels / keys on your keyboard. Once in this mode (you'll know because everything that is alterable goes blue) you just click on whichever function of your soft synth it is that you wish to control externally then move whichever knob on your keyboard it is you wish to control that function. However, if what you actually mean is, the computer keyboard: and you just want to play notes with that, then you need to click the 'arm' button for whichever track you're using. It has a circle on it, goes red when you press it and is right beside the solo and mute buttons, of which every track you create has. You should then be able to use the middle line of keys on your keyboard (A to L) to play notes on your synth or sampler. Z and X change the octave.

If we're doing Dons players, Mark McGhee cruised past me in a very large and polished Bentley sort of thing on Wednesday morning. I also recently saw Sone Aluko and a couple of players I didn't recognise getting into a sparkling Range Rover outside the Sports Village and being berated by an elderly Aberdonian for the club's recent poor form. Fantastic.

Archibald Simpsons should be avoided for ales anyway. The Globe too has several times proved disappointing in this respect.

No, we're in agreement To suggest qualifications are essential is like saying You can only teach after being taught how to teach by someone else, who in turn had to be taught how to teach yada yada Attitude and personality equally important as ability and knowledge in teaching.

The whole business about teachers and ability is one big aside to the actual topic. Obviously BB doesn't have a qualification to teach effortless mastery. Rather, he knows the subject well and has experience using the techniques. These are the same grounds upon which university lecturers and countless guitar tutors base their teaching.

Yes, I understand the point. I don't understand how it relates to BitchesBrew and effortless mastery though. It's right you bring up happy students. They're a much better indicator of a good teacher than qualifications.

You can only teach after being taught how to teach by someone else, who in turn had to be taught how to teach by someone else who was also taught how to teach by someone else... Does this long line of 'teaching wisdom' stretch back to Adam or something?

Let the man speak for himself: someone who I think can teach me, would be more likely to be someone who has earned a qualification proving that they can teach. So are you guys saying BitchesBrew should get a qualification in music psychology before teaching techniques merely discovered in books? Like I said, I've been teaching guitar without qualifications so I can't possibly agree with this sentiment. Besides, do you think that you - a self proclaimed 'bad teacher' - could, with a qualification, go on to teach people about short stories? Of course not. There's no point in arguing about BitchesBrew's teaching ability because we don't know anything of it, and it isn't disproved through lack of formal qualification. Rather, stick to discussion of his content, which I believe looks interesting, unusual and fun.

Seems a balanced point in my eyes.

Well, as a guitar teacher who has never been near a qualification, I obviously can't agree. Anyone who has knowledge can feasibly pass it down. The notion of qualifications as essential, is absurd. Lecturers don't need qualifications to teach in universities, rather, solid knowledge of their content.

No, but oddly enough you could go and teach someone about long-division.