Any other musician cyclists?

[ThinAir]

I quite like abelton live for grooves mixing etc and sonar for creating complete songs

Ableton... The best thing ever. It does pretty much everything you need it to and more. Not familiar with Sonar, but I'm very much a fan of logic X as well.

What version of ableton are you running? Ever tried using ableton push?!

 

[Headgardener]

Don't play anything but I am the main sound engineer for my Church.
P.S. I am hoping to come into a bit of money soon and when I do I am going to attempt to learn to play an electric piano.

 

[palinurus]

What do so many cyclists seem to play bass? Is it the strong grip that comes from cycling or the general lankiness that seems to characterize both cyclists and bassists?

Cycling takes up a lot of time. Bass has four strings, ignore the two thinnest ones and you have two. Stay below the fifth fret and there's only, um, a few notes to learn.

 

[Born2die]

Ableton... The best thing ever. It does pretty much everything you need it to and more. Not familiar with Sonar, but I'm very much a fan of logic X as well.

What version of ableton are you running? Ever tried using ableton push?!

It's old school 7 I'm a single skint parent with a bike/music/gym habit my gear is a Kawai es4 piano, Yamaha kx6 controller keyboard all running through a cubase ci2 USB into my laptop it's basic but gets the job done.

Some very od stuff here http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=851491

 

[ThinAir]

We have the same habits. All good ones too!

 

[Born2die]

I have to agree I tend to do some triathlons and tough mudders when I get the chance.

 

[ThinAir]

I have to agree I tend to do some triathlons and tough mudders when I get the chance.

Gonna do my first tri next year. Rather nervous. Swimming and cycling is a doddle. Running. Not so much.

 

[Wayne Tully]

Gonna do my first tri next year. Rather nervous. Swimming and cycling is a doddle. Running. Not so much.

I'm the same although my problem is swimming, I'm a fast runner and a mediocre cyclist but an awful swimmer.

 

[Born2die]

Try to spend a lot of time just on your arms. Out a bouy or kick board between your legs and just freestyle with your arms. The tri swim stroke is really just a small flutter kick for balance. I tend to do 2 kicks for 3 arms. The upside is you get massive shoulders and back muscles then when you swim and run your legs are fresh. Also breath looking back to remain streamlined.

 

[ThinAir]

Try to spend a lot of time just on your arms. Out a bouy or kick board between your legs and just freestyle with your arms. The tri swim stroke is really just a small flutter kick for balance. I tend to do 2 kicks for 3 arms. The upside is you get massive shoulders and back muscles then when you swim and run your legs are fresh. Also breath looking back to remain streamlined.

Nice tips. Gonna try these. Cheers. We are a musical bunch tonight!

 

[Born2die]

We are. I was lucky the local tri club had a national coach down he gave us some great drills and ideas I tend to swim a mile every other day it takes me a rather slow 45 mins but some days I do arm drills as above mixed with 1 min lengths ie you have 1 min per length the faster you swim up the more rest you get etc its the running I'm crap at the cycling a soso and the swims not too bad at all the local biathlon I just did most breast stroked it.

 

[Amanda P]

Someone recently told me that if you can reach grade 8 in trombone you can go pro as there's a huge shortage!

Have you been reading my CV? That about sums me up!

 

[ComedyPilot]

Cycling takes up a lot of time. Bass has four strings, ignore the two thinnest ones and you have two. Stay below the fifth fret and there's only, um, a few notes to learn.

Here you go then...check out this 2 string bass:

 

[CJMac]

I'm a grade 8 trumpet/cornet player, currently playing in a jazz band, having been principal cornet in a brass band. I also played bass in a band too as a teenager! Cycling is my new passion though

 

[ThinAir]

Have some house... recorded about forty minutes ago.


August house session 2013