Strat Harry
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nice set bigsby, sometimes we were struggling to differentiate what was original and what you covered. quality work.
good stuff from the catfish people an' all (what little i saw of them)
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Having just switched from using a laptop back to a desktop machine in the "studio", I'm painfully aware of how much noise all the fans generate. I'm using the stock intel core2duo cooler, cheapo generic psu with an 80mm fan, 120mm case fan and just added a gfx card with yet another fan on it. The base noise level is really distracting when mixing/monitoring (even the noise from the birds outside really pisses me off), so I'm looking at trying to eliminate some of the noise.
I'm going to switch to a psu with a 120 or 140mm fan, and buy a 3rd party cooler. I was just wondering if anyone here has had any real success at making a machine less noisy, or upgraded to components with bigger fans and noticed a difference?
Anyone using water cooling? Seems quite affordable these days, but all the cheap systems seem to involve using a fan on the radiator, which makes buying a good heatsink for half the price seem more attractive. Any thoughts?
not cheap, but you could get a fanless AT psu for about 50 quid. no fan, no noise obviously, (if neil just said all that stuff above i didnt get a chance to read it cos the wife just called me for my dinner - and she sounds angry) i can get more data for you on the fanless psu's if you are interested.
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ok, we have established why all these chicks were hanging about at the back of jumping jacks, but surely they cant all think stilettos, dayglo tights, lycra hotpants and a vest suit them?
unless it compulsory, thus enabling the bouncers to know who to turf out a 10pm..?
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so i'm driving through the city centre this evening and cant help but notice there are hundreds of 13 to 16 year old girls kicking around the back of jumping jacks/ charlies wearing lycra hot pants, dayglo leggings, vests and stiletto's, well i'm old and farty and well out of touch, but what the hell is that all about? scooch? emo?
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Here are my top 3 favourites from last night:
I know the spain entry was crap, but does anybody know why the audience were booing at the end, there were plenty of other crap songs that didnt get jeered.
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Dont really see the problem
I don't really see the point...
if you want to sit in your front room, have a few bears and laugh with your mates playing the game, fine. i think it is pretty much accepted that these games have very little correlation with the actual song so why go to all the lengths to let and audience watch you doing this stuff?
how about a live video feed of someone waiting for a bus, or visiting a library etc etc?
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Having mucked around with the Korg MicroKorg and potentially having the most fun i've ever endured, i've grown quite keen on buying one.
I've rummaged around here to see if there's any on sale already. I found one, but it's SOLD.
So, by any chance, is anyone looking to sell one of these sexy machines?
(Or any synth of similar standard to the MicroKorg)
I will be selling an SH-201 and/ or my XioSynth49 soon, just as soon as a transfer the sounds to my new synth. The 201 is a cracker, many quality sounds and easy to control. If you are interested there is a lot of data on rolands site, not to mention a few people on youtube.com. Let me know if interested.
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Not only can she not sing in tune any more she can't even lip sync in time to her own song.
YouTube - Madonna: Hung Up [Live, Roseland - New York]
Edit - though apparenty she slipped in a Pantera riff at 4.30 - I wouldn't know, not being a Pantera fan, perhaps someone could confirm.
oh lord, that is just plain awful.
I guess what I object to most is the use of the trappings/ gestures of a "guitar god" while being less than average (the hendrixesque poses etc), the punters in audience probably wouldn't know the difference anyway(between madaonna and hendrix).
It's all very contrived.
The hook in the song is an abba rip off so it was never going to turn into anything good, let's face it.
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Just played in the Tunnels tonight. What a lovely venue, and fantastic sound! It's the first time I've visited / played in Aberdeen and had a great time... oh, and this is my first post on Aberdeen-music.com, so hello!
Tom Kerswill
myspace.com/tomkerswill
Got to add, the tunnels does a lot for the local music scene on a lot of different levels, anytime i've played there the sound has been pretty damn good. When ive been on the other side of the stage i'd also say i'd seen some quality acts i might never have seen if it wasn't for a venue like the tunnels.
btw Tom, i cought your act and would gladly chalk that up as another one of the quality acts to which i refer.
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Nah, load is impedance. Think of it as a higher "burden" on the circuit because,as it name implies, it impedes the current.
that doesn't make sense, a crappy knackered battery at say 1.3 volts will barely drop its own voltage if it sees, say a 1 megaohm load, a big load impedance drawing f'all current, a small load. power dissipated at load is barely 2 u watts
conversely, a perfectly healthy power supply set to 1.5 volts will either current limit or crash and burn if faced with a 0.00001 ohm load (essentially short circuit). power dissipated at load is 225 k watts (assuming the power supply could handle it)
the greater load is the smaller impedance, agreed?
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I take it you meant lower. No, don't think I have but that's probably because most amps can't handle 2 ohms loads.
surely a 2 ohm load is a higher load than a 4 ohm load, as the 2 ohm load draws more current? ie you need a higher compliance source to drive a smaller resistance
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I think the 4 ohm max is more to do with possible damage to the amplifier if you attach a higher load than damage to the speakers.
ian:
have you ever seen a higher load than 4 ohms on a cab, ie 2 ohms? i haven't.
i do agree with you though, the 4 ohm rating is to protect the amp, not the speakers.
graham:
quick way to blow an amp, attach no load at all ie no speaker and you will probably cook your output transformer... or do it slowly by connecting a 16 ohm amp output to, say, a 4 ohm speaker (load)
do you or dont you? i think it will be ok, may sound brighter/ toppy, i am guessing though, give me a sec, i'll see what i can find.
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im looking at an ampeg bass combo on amp on ebay which has an extra output on the back for another speaker cab. the back pannel on the amp says the max load is 4 ohms. the speaker cab i have just now (ashdown 4x10) is rated at 8 ohms. does that mean its not possible to use the cab with the combo? if its not possible would it just not be able to power the cab or would it damage it?
yep, ideally you want to match the impedances, if you cant match, the 4ohm output impedance rating on the amp means it can drive the current required that a 4 ohm speaker would draw. in your case the impedance you are driving is larger (8 ohms) meaning it will not draw so much current, ie should be ok.
i'm not familiar with ashdown cabs, by any chance does it have a small selector switch on the rear? this might give you an option of 4, 8, 16 ohms.
the other point, can you tell me what the impedances of the four speakers are?
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Hi,
Urgently need to talk to someone from Eskimo Blonde. Could someone PM me a mobile no or e-mail address?
Cheers
Andy
did you get my message andy?
i sent you a number
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Anyone know who is playing this Monday?
LIARS DICE , PRYON , THE PESCHEDELIC MUSHROOM MONKEYS , THE REPROBATES
you can usually get all this info on
The Tunnels Aberdeen, independent music venue & restaurant
a veritable fountain of knowledge...
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Nice work, not my stuff, but easy to appreciate nonetheless, girlremix; quality.
Not into the posting unfinished work comment though, lets face it all work is unfinished. As a muso you have to come to a point where you say, yep i'll put this in the public domain, at that point it is "finished"
Anyway i am sounding overly negative here, in short i'd buy those sounds.
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I use it every now and then to kill time at work, procrastinate in lectures, settle arguements with a quick Wikipedia check, etc. 5 a month for unlimited usage, nae bad.
who you with for five bux? (not that i'm about to jump ship for two bux a month)
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Having a bit of an argument regarding surfing on mobiles.
Basically, are you using your mobile to access the web more nowadays, and, if so, do you use it to purchase online?
Cheers.
I use it a fair bit. during dead time, ie airports, waiting rooms etc i'll go to a few sites, including this one. costs me 7 quid a month for "unlimited" access.
my phone is nothing special but is pretty much useable (sony ericsson k800i)
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Slightly concerning that you time your guitar solos...
You do of course appreciate the implications of your last thread; timing your guitar breaks is just plain weird but slipping a phallic object down the strides is unremarkable...
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TURRRRRRRRBO!!!
not a turbo... you are going to have to go back to the 80's for a turbocharged F1 ferrari
(126c3)
how anal was that?
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You'll just have to come along to find out!
(But basically it involves me throwing in some twang on my Gretsch and Laith playing some extended guitar breaks. I also murder a mandolin as part of the finale.
)Extended guitar breaks?? pah! my longest break is 45 seconds long, barely worth slipping a cucumber down the pants!
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The video is about 20 secs long, i could punt you a copy if you like. (386K - .3Gpp) ~ quality isnt great
Btw just caught we are the dinasaurs on originalfm... quality.
stolen cymbals wanted
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that will be an RD-300 then?