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Lord of the Lost. Album of the year for me. Saw them in Bristol (UK) on Sunday just gone. Did not disappoint. :-)

Their best yet. Very strong album. If you like the last couple you will love love this. Easy Blind Buy. I think the covers they do are good and bad. There's no attempt to add any twists or change them in any way, so they are exact copies, which makes them a little pointless, BUT the...

Exactly. If the onboard one works OK then stick with it. Reduces complexity in your PC, less to go wrong etc. Keep the expansion card as a spare.

Get married, have kids, start your own business. That did it for me. No more music! I miss doing it, but it's so waaaaay down the priority list now. I miss the shows and the recording, but I don't miss the pressure you put yourself under to succeed, have people dig your stuff or that...

Definitely invest in a decent aftermarket cpu fan, and a 'silent' Power Supply. Shouldn't cost you more than 50-70GBP. As above really, once your PC is quiet it makes for such a better work environment.

Worth looking at the FreeNAS server OS. That's pretty expandable. the OS can be run from a flash drive, the processor requirements are low, and the OS is totally free. The downsides are that it is opensource - which has pros and cons - and it doesn't have as wide a userbase as other OS. We...

Have a look at task manager and see what your CPU is doing. See what processes are running etc. Disable any antivirus software. Disable any hardware in the BIOS that you're not using - don't just leave lots of unknown devises in Device Manager. You could always test the setup with the...

IMHO It's totally impossible for all band members to totally share 1 vision of how things should be and should be done. One or two in the band have to lead, and the rest have to tow the line. Same as in any other walk of life. Sounds simple, but you can't have five people pulling in different...

Used to have the producer station, and it is a nice bit of kit, BUT the monitor position is quite high, so although probably great for your spine, if you are short or your chair is low, it kills your neck. Small point, but for long sessions you need to be comfortable to concentrate... Then...

Got tbh, I've never seen a message in Windows that warns you to backup files due to impending drive failure. Unless you have a virus or some sort of real time monitoring. I know the licences are your priority, but either remove your drive and connect via USB to a good machine and use HD Tune...

Easus recovery is pretty good. They have a limited free version to see if you can get anything back. Data loss just sucks. Permanently worried about HDD failures. Heard once that your data doesn't exist unless it's in three different places. Not strictly true, but I understand the...

If you search for 'blackout curtains' you might find what you need. They tend to be heavy, dense material and lined as well - which really helps. Buy wide so when they are closed they don't look stretched... Good luck!

Sad news indeed, but I totally understand where Steve is coming from. Steve has lived and breathed PQ for a long time, and I know it will leave a massive gap in his life. Most people don't understand how much time, effort, luck, perseverance and sweat it takes to even put on a gig in a...

+1 for MSE. Non-intrusive, low overhead and seems to work well.

it's a thorny old problem for indie bands... Take a tour shirt for instance. By the time you've got the screens made for front and back print, decided on your split of mens/womens and the sizes, doing your own merch run is expensive. I'm a bit out of the loop these days, but each screen...