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1,402 2017-12-05 01:29:30
Re: NOVEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHALLENGE THEME (94 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Neo your a very talented music man. I enjoy your videos and your warm family setting.
Thanks ![]()
1,403 2017-12-04 08:37:55
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I know macs and and pc's that one has to be the oldest working mac I have seen in a long time. If memory serves correctly this one had only large floppies.
The Mac in the first pic is a Mac Plus, this one came standard with a 3.5" drive, but I had a secondary (external) drive, plus a massive HD20, 20 Megabyte external hard disk ...
The Mac with the 8 track connected to it (and the fellow from South Park on the monitor) is a 6200, which has a 3.5" drive, and an internal 600Mb drive - it's had a variety of external HD's attached over the years as backups. The photo of this one was actually the last time it worked, the day after this, it wouldn't turn on, probably leaky capacitors in the PSU, as was common for those era Macs - I was donated a 7200 by a friend and managed to transfer the rest of the files over ...
I also bought a Mac Cube, because I've always liked them, and retro-fitted it with a G4 Stealth card, there is a modern day one being sold here: http://alexhixon.com/projects/jamport/index.html

Cheers
Richard
1,404 2017-12-04 08:00:03
Re: Joy! (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm still seeing a few spam topics, but not as many as I have seen i the past ... !!!
1,405 2017-12-04 06:31:33
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here is a very short blast on the guitar from me to all you chordies.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmEyIJyp7E
Those drawings were pretty impressive; I'm still at the "stick figure" stage
The song was pretty good, but I think one of the strings wasn't quite in tune ... so it must be true that it happens to the best of us ...
Cheers
Richard
1,406 2017-12-04 06:26:01
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here you go. Christmas for Cowboys: https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/ch … oys-cfsotm
That was really good - I can't remember ever hearing that song, although my Mum was a big John Denver fan. When she passed away I got all her old records, so I may even have it in my collection and not know it. Really suited your voice!!!
Cheers
Richard
1,407 2017-12-04 06:22:55
Re: DECEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS (57 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I forgot my wife and I recorded this a while (years) ago - "Santa Baby", until the child interrupts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayq38hihA5k
Enjoy!!
Cheers
1,408 2017-12-04 06:01:43
Re: SUGGESTIONS: JANUARY 2018 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Songs starting with J:
Jealous guy (John Lennon)
Jessies Girl (Rick Springfield)
Jailhouse Rock (Elvis)
Joy to the world (Hoyt Axton)
Just like a Woman (Bob Dylan)
Just what I needed (Cars)
Songs starting with D:
Daniel (Elton John)
Daydream Believer (Monkees)
Dedicated follower of fashion (Kinks)
Desperado (Eagles)
Dirty Work (Steely Dan)
Dock of the bay (Otis Redding)
Don't you want me, baby (Human League)
Down Under (Men at work)
Dream Lover (Bobby Darin)
Duck Song (Bryant Ogden)
Singer or band with the letter K:
Kinks - Lola, Dedicated follower of fashion, et al ...
Leo Kottke - Louise
Carole King - Will you still love me tomorrow ...
Paul Kelly - Before too long, How to make gravy, To her door ...
Singer or band with the letter R:
Rolling Stones - too many to mention ...
Romantics - What I like about you, possibly others
Cliff RIchard - Living Doll, Summer Holiday, Young Ones
Gene Raskins - Those were the days.
Kenny Rogers (both R and K!!) - Coward of the county, Lucille
Linda Ronstandt - You're no good.
Lionel Richie - Hello
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti, Lucille
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild side, Dirty Boulevard
R.E.M. - Everybody hurts, Orange Crush, Man on the moon ...
Xavier Rudd - Choices, Solace ...
Just to get the ball rolling ...
Cheers
Richard
1,409 2017-12-04 05:07:35
Re: NOVEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHALLENGE THEME (94 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
A late entry (?) Jambalaya:
I crushed my thumb in a microphone stand, damn it hurts, so playing my wife's Uke with a pick ... I must admit I didn't know this song until we did it at our jam session last week, which is why I didn't try it before, but it's pretty easy to do (2 chords!!)
Enjoy!!
1,410 2017-12-04 01:40:25
Re: TUBE AMPS (18 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
- Neo depending on how old it is you may want to consider the tube upgrade also, In the words of one of the Roy Blankenship (famous amp customizer' in N. Hollywood,) "Just cause its old it does not mean is valuable or good, parts get old and NEED to be replaced" this is a great vid, you may want to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3XDNmiIvo&t=512s
It's this one: http://hughes-and-kettner.com/products/ … r-18-head/
Not sure of the age, I got it second hand a couple of years ago now, but I haven't really been using it that much ...
1,411 2017-12-04 01:25:04
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
and i'd also appreciate knowing where you got that red/black 6-string or is it available only in Perth
Oops, sorry, missed this one, the guitar is a Denver, Model EF240BR:
http://neophytte.mine.nu/photo/2011-10-04-Denver/
I wasn't sure if they still existed, but it appears they do:
http://denver-guitars.com/steel_string/
Mine is old, got it in the early 90's, and it was the best sounding guitar at the local music shop ...
Cheers
Richard
1,412 2017-12-04 01:14:03
Topic: Fiction love (part 2) - an original song (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
The slowed down, lounge music type version of 'fiction love':
http://neophytte1.mine.nu:81/audio/mp3/ … 202%29.mp3
Enjoy
1,413 2017-12-04 01:12:44
Topic: fiction love - an original song (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
This was recorded by the band I was in (we were going to enter it into a contest, but the band
broke up around that time, so was released under the duo):
http://neophytte1.mine.nu:81/audio/mp3/ … 201%29.mp3
Enjoy ...
1,414 2017-12-04 01:10:39
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Dumb question, but "in one of my duo's.......": what does that mean (keeping in mind I'm a "Yank")? Were you two musicians at the time? I loved the tune, by the way and I'm glad it's a part of an album. Can one hear it in it's entiriety on you tube, or might you be selling it on Amazon or elsewhere? Well done, and i'd also appreciate knowing where you got that red/black 6-string or is it available only in Perth.
No such thing as a dumb question!! Yes, it was the two of us who remained after the band split up; we worked on this tune and a few others that the band was going to release, although we never performed in public under this band name (however we did a couple of gigs with acoustic guitars):

Here is the artwork from the album:


Here are the songs:
1. U R
2. fiction love (part 1)
3. Honesty (as if!)
4. You Done It
5. Liar
6. Take You Away
7. Matthew
8. fiction love (part 2)
9. Honesty (radio mix)
10. Liar (radio mix)
11. eskimo joe
12. Philosophy as an Art
13. Insane (live)
Enjoy!!
1,415 2017-12-04 00:55:35
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Found some more pics of the studio, this was an early version, probably when I first started recording (maybe 1995?):

Slightly later, at my own place, still mixing to tape!!:

This was a couple of years ago, getting the analogue tape mixes into Logic on the Mac:

Cheers
1,416 2017-12-03 14:34:09
Re: Often change tuning key? (11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
neophytte wrote:Depending on your guitar, look up Tronical tuners ...
https://www.tronicaltune.com/tuners?front=1
Cheers
I went to the site, neo and it looks cool, but is the site supposed to let you hear the tunings as they change?
I don't think so - TBH I usually browse with my speakers off, as the pop-up videos on random site really annoy me ... especially when a few open at once ...
1,417 2017-12-03 14:16:07
Re: TUBE AMPS (18 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Sounds like you've done a lot of research into it, I still run stock tubes in my HK18 ...
1,418 2017-12-03 14:07:43
Re: Which guitar would you recommend for a beginner? (15 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I'd recommend the one you feel most comfortable with ... both financially, and in your hands, as there is nothing worse than having a guitar you don't want to play ...
Makes and models don't really come into play when it feels "right" (although I do like the Ibanez range!!) ...
Cheers
1,419 2017-12-03 14:03:10
Re: December Letter To My Chordie Friends (24 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
TIGLJK wrote:Is that Perth Western Australia ?
Correct!!
1,420 2017-12-02 13:29:12
Re: December Letter To My Chordie Friends (24 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Neo up where you are in Western OZ will be real hot ?
39 C tomorrow ... summer has arrived ... !!
1,421 2017-12-02 13:25:51
Re: December Letter To My Chordie Friends (24 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Is that Perth Western Australia ?
Correct!!
1,422 2017-12-01 12:50:45
Re: December Letter To My Chordie Friends (24 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Summer over here too!! Merry Xmas right back at you ...
1,423 2017-12-01 12:07:36
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks, there are some other random bands I've been in on this page https://www.facebook.com/richard.mortim … amp;type=3
It's a public album so I'm hoping it all works [crosses fingers] ...
1,424 2017-12-01 08:46:43
Re: Liar - an original song (12 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks, we used a Tascam 488 hooked up to a sync box , which ran an old program from Opcode called EZVision - that ran the MIDI code for the Roland Canvas SC-55 sound module and controlled most of the drums and the bass and a few sound FX's from the module ... my friend (Phil) played guitar on this track, as he's the better player, and I programmed, played keyboards and sang.
This is a pic of me when we were working on the album:

And this is us in the band (Phil is on the left, I'm on the right, keyboard and drummer in between):

I've got a better pic of the studio setup somewhere, if I can find it, I'll post it up ...
Cheers
Richard
1,425 2017-12-01 03:51:56
Re: NOVEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHALLENGE THEME (94 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
neophytte wrote:Leaving on a Jet Plane
Enjoy!!
nice..i really like it !
Thanks ... !! I've got a bunch of others on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P … AXRF1_b1zV