...And a further idea to mix and match my pedal plans.
See, I could link various pedals together, including the hihat. Or simply have three independent foot controls, two drum and one hihat.
Another idea I like is having a second beater play my old tabla or something. _
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I'll get things straight when the bits are together. And already making a mammoth saving of around £50, and then for potential options they don't sell! Like the harmonica/mike holder I made from some junk.
And though there are even free emulators which are pretty good, my whim for a sitar has returned. Especially as I spy relatively inexpensive electrics:
And of course, a spread of samples and the MIDI axe have their cheap appeal. I nearly forgot why I bought it until I rediscovered how instantly natural the string samples are with it again.
(And on top of that, I took samples of the root twangs of my violin strings. Interesting cross between a Chinese and Indiany kind of a sound. And when I strum it sounds like a banjo.
No wonder the highbrow tell you not to twang it - it's so much bloody fun.)
Good news for sweatshop fans but it does put me off using 'normal' MIDI cables in my Sound Blaster, which I'd assume is a bit more reliable. I certainly know it is with pitchbend. (And the USBs don't pick up my Amiga, unless from the Microdeal box.)
Maybe just the thing to spend a bit of Christmas money on. 1981 was the only time broadcast quality versions were released, so I may have another copy of this rarity.
They don't stay on Youtube long, either.
Re: Reaping the Ebay harvest
Posted: 25/12/2013 - 19:32
by Commie_User
Y'know, with enough of those capture cards you could have your own cheap multitrack recorder. The quality's perfectly fine. Just make sure your sequencer can accept multiple units in a non-ASIO setup.
Whoa.
And if anyone does have some nice Christmas money, you can blow it straight on Ebay. I idled around after dinner....
It even has the RCA A/V out. If you want a backup NES, you probably can't go wrong. That is, if you want to play Famicom games specifically.
Re: Reaping the Ebay harvest
Posted: 26/12/2013 - 11:31
by Vosla
You know, Commie_User...
One day, they will find you, buried and mummified under an immense heap of your collected stuff, wrapped in wires, adorned with joysticks, crowned with a MIDI keyboard and they will call you the Tutanchamun of the Retro Age.
Re: Reaping the Ebay harvest
Posted: 26/12/2013 - 18:34
by Commie_User
Well I certainly hope so, Vosla.
Either that or finally sell to other maniacal collectors when old Commie bits get ever more scarce. Might even see small wars over 'em, with any luck.
Re: Reaping the Ebay harvest
Posted: 27/12/2013 - 14:46
by Commie_User
Though with all that photo imaging I've been doing, I'm shocked and appalled at my lack of Koala pad.....
...Yeah and I have it. $9, plus the slightly more hefty $40 for Bizarre Sitar and I've saved around £150 over the real one. And all I need do is plug in the MIDI axe and use a MIDI controller.
So I save again downloading Bome Mouse Keyboard instead. OK, you need a spare PC for the chaining but yeah, we're maniacs. We have spare computers up to our eyeballs. And I like to vary the different proggies at once, so a chain is good.
It doesn't have Cantabile 1.2's MIDI channel changer, but my ST has and hey, what's another machine in the loop? Especially when Bome lets you run it without paying, allows gamepad control so my PS1 controller can sit on the P80 and can also let me play keyboard on the keyboard, overlay style.
That's what I like to see. And about time I budgeted.
So to reward that bit of maturity, I think I'll have Ghostbusters for the Mega Drive.
