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  1. 7 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said:

    Coltrane was one of the greatest sax players of the 20th century. I prefer Stan Getz myself. Not that I don't appreciate 'Trane's genius, it's just that I liked Stan's sense of melody better.

    I never had any trouble with the neck on my VI, it was an earlier model, I believe I bought it in 1960 give or take a year. It was $600 new. The tone was great, keywork excellent, intonation was good for it's day, but poor by today's standards.

    I traded it in for a VII which had improved intonation, but the tone was less flexible, so I traded in that one for an H.Couf Superba which IMO blew the Selmers out of the water. Better tone and better intonation. It was one of my all time favorite saxes. My new favorite is a Yamaha. I bought it for a back-up horn, but liked it so much I moved my custom MacSax to secondary position.

    I'm not monogamous when it comes to sax.

     

    Bought it in 1960!!!  I'm impressed you're still even interested in sax at your age!

  2. 18 minutes ago, Royal Yaksman said:

    I think the only reason your drummer trap didn't work is because you also needed to put a sign on the front lawn that read:

    "Drummers I respect you as musicians. I will also allow you to write songs and even try my best to play to whatever weird rhythm/timing/groove that has taken your fancy on any given week. This is not just BS so I can finish my EP and later dump you for someone much better, or replace all your hits with much, much better recorded samples. Though please note this is a world of give and take and that being said, would it kill you to shower?!!"

    I wouldn't be able to write that without convulsing in laughter.  Maybe I'll leave a box out with cheap pizza in it next... 😀

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  3. While I agree, most of us don't have ready access to a "real" drummer (I tried keeping an unused couch near a fridge of cheap beer to see if I could trap one though...😀).

    I definitely will use any robot willing to make the initial drum track so I can get on with things, however the plan is always to eventually replace the track with a real drummer later.  If you've heard my work-in-progress song Berry Jam, you can tell I tried to play the drums myself (but had only been playing for two weeks, they were V-Drums and it showed!).  Not sure if that helped the creative process or distracts.  The drums still make me cringe!  LOL.

    All of that said, I can't see myself paying that much to have REAL drums and not find someone to play them.  Who needs 999 bpm anyway?

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  4. 4 hours ago, Mesh said:

    Update: I tried using the Wetordry sandpaper and it didn't work. Then I tried my old Line6 Toneport DI box and got the same problem with only the left channel working. I also switched the cable on my Ultrasone 750 H-phones.....same result (only left channel). So, it's NOT my Focusrite box that causing this and seems to be within the right channel on the headphones.

    Will try to open it up and see if something needs to be soldiered. I love these headphones (even though they're discontinued) and would hate to replace them....hopefully, there's a fix for it:( 

    Start a new sub-genre of mono-only music? 😉😀

    Ok, on to the next "real" answer.  You should be able to unscrew the shield around the TRS.  Look to see if maybe the cable to the right channel (typically the ring) has broken.  Then you can get it soldered back on (or take it somewhere to have them do it).  Worst case, take it to an electronics repair place and have them replace the entire cable.

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    My issue with some of my older headphones isn't cable related, but the earpiece covers have all aged and are crumbling.  I wore one set and ended up with dozens of small black pieces stuck to my head afterwards - *bleh!*  On some you can actually order replacement ear cushions and covers but mine, like yours, are discontinued so good luck with that!

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