I hear Pete Townsend is a master of this technique!

welcome Onenumberseven to Chordie

Phill

hi rog, having read your post i thought i'd give reaper a try, i've had it on my PC for a while, but couldn't do anything with it. so i tried it again as i've now become more conversant with my USB interface (scarlett) and found that there is a few choices when you start it up the first time. i know that input 1&2 are for mics, 3&4 are audio sources and there are others for midi etc. these will be different for other interfaces.

so go to the start menu

click reaper which should give you a drop down

go to "show audio config"

then set bit rate, audio ins and outs etc

this is what i did and i had no problem getting a track in from my MD.

hope this helps, if i can clarify for you give us a call

phill

ah! tips and tricks?

most important is that you sing in a key that is comfortable for your voice.

practice scales and keep your throat lubricated, (i like beer my-self) water can help in extreme cases, but not milk as that makes your saliva all thick. sorry to be so crude.

i've often found that a good sherry or brandy will help loosen and soothe the throat and voice box, gargle and take it down as far as you can before retching, then swallow (i recommend that bit)

i was recommended some stuff called Sandersons, it was a throat de-sensitiser an could only be obtained at a pharmacist or chemist. and it tastes like nothing you'd ever want in your mouth, but it works.

hope i've given you some advice that might help.

phill

i've had a tax rebate too, but i'm not going to get much of a guitar for £17......congrats, hope you and your new acquisition have a long and happy life together.

the strongest drug i have ever taken is paracetamol, therefore the "Sunday joint" was just that, a nice piece of British beef (as opposed to European horse meat) a big thing in the UK at the moment

it's quite simple really as most BH songs are. it's in the key of "A"

the verse is D-A-E-A|-D-A-E-A

then the "changing all those changes" part goes to E......A, then back to D-A-E-A

for my-self, i can only say that if i like the sound of a guitar played by someone else then i might go try it out. then it's down to how it feels in my hands. the last two guitars i bought were just like that, once i picked them up i knew i would buy them. it's like when you know you've met your soul mate, love at first sight? who knows?

as a brit, i guess i'm an outsider to that. but i do sympathize with the viet-nam vets. we've all seen movies about vets coming home to find their jobs have gone and being treated as out-siders. it's disgusting and disgraceful, and your government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing, even encouraging this garbage. it makes you wonder if there is any glory in serving your country? you only have to see reports of british soldiers coming home from afghanistan crippled or maimed and how they are treated by our government. at the end of the day you have to ask yourself why they send our lads to die in someone else's fight? is it really for humanitarian issues? or just for the oil and other minerals that might be buried underground?

yeah Top, my wife has one of those "dishwashing" thingies....it's called Phill

I actually thought about superglue but I wasn't sure if it might cause blood poisoning? but if you guys have survived it then it must be OK...?

superglue is also good for strengthening nails if you're finger picking! I sliced a couple of nails last week while cutting the Sunday joint, dab of glue and wallah...I cut my middle finger, so it cant be rested like your pinky might.