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Going Home — Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)

Great advice, and the money doesn't stop hemorrhaging for at least 18 years if you choose the Huggins.

Our NYE gig was from 7-10PM at a very fancy country club - tuxedo required, big bucks for one night. It was an hour drive away, and we got home at about 12:10 AM, before the crazies hit the road. I hadn't had a tux gig since before COVID. I remember the days when I wore one often, but most gigs are more relaxed now.

Fun Fun Fun — Beach Boys

They don't call TV "The Boob Tube" for only one reason.

Played a New Year's Eve gig on the 31st. A great way to end an old year. Played a New Year's Day gig on the 1st. A great way to start a new one. Every year is filled with tragedy and glee. I hope your new year is filled with glee.

Frampton did some great guitar playing with Humble Pie, before most non-musicians knew his name. But award shows are bogus anyway. More politics than talent.

Fool (If You Think It's Over) — Chris Rea

I like his early compositions like this one, dark and moody. Later, he got too bright and commercial for me. I can't blame him, I play pop music instead of jazz for a living, because I want to eat and pay the mortgage.

OK, what I found is there is too much latency, even for just noodling around. Need to go to plan B. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

Just another face in the crowd - #29 in the series.

I heard bits of this on the radio when driving, so I need to hear the whole thing.

Money, (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (and dozens of covers) Notes ♫

Thanks. I thought of that, but was looking for something easier. I don't really want more software on my gigging computer, but it just might come down to that. Notes ♫

Sometimes we have to setup for a gig early. They might be having dinner or something. I figure I can take the laptop anywhere their Wi-Fi reaches, play some YouTube videos, and play along with the nano keyboard. Mostly for ear training instead of wasting an hour. A few other things. The sound doesn't have to be great, as long as I can hear the notes, and select a patch that is listenable above the streaming music, I'm good. If no Wi-Fi, I have hundreds of mp3s that I can use if we take a break. Songs I've never learned. I thought I could play one on the Windows Media player, and noodle around on the nano to hear chords or anticipate melody line intervals. Just for ear training, which I feel one can never get too much of. A MIDI Mapper type app seems like a good idea.

Shut Your Mouth — Garbage

When I load Band-in-a-Box or a DAW, one of the choices is always the MS Wavetable Synth. I'd just like to know how to access that from a MIDI controller. I'm beginning to think it's not possible.

In my DAW or Sequencer or Band-in-a-Box I can access the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth, but I don't know how to access it directly, without going through another app. I've googled and googled, but I'm not getting any clues.

Carry On My Wayward Son — Kansas

Good point!

I have a Korg Nano Key controller. How do I use it to play the built-in synth in Windows? It's MIDI via USB and I can plug it into Windows, and use it to put input into any MIDI app, and then that app will play it in the Windows software synth. (Win 11) But I haven't figured out if there is any way to just access that synth without opening another app. I don't even know if it's possible to directly play that windows synth. Anybody have a clue? Thanks.