Hi Again And Some Advice Please Options

[liveOASISforever]

PHILL66 got hold of the Ibanez picks and he is in the uk. Ill ask where he got them. I think you can just get them on AMAZON.com in the UK. I got mine on amazon here in the US.

If you can't find them, VPICKS makes some great picks.

My signature Vpick (switchblade buffed) is a great choice. The buffed edge made string traverse a breeze.
https://v-picks.com/shop/ols/products/the-switchblade

here is the black hole
https://v-picks.com/shop/ols/products/the-blackhole

A had forgot that I had a v pick screamer. Being enjoying using it over the last few days. Going to order up some new picks and experiment with them.

cheers Todd

That link I gave show that they are indeed in stock.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07NDW2...=UTF8&psc=1

Yeah its showing that they are in stock with me. Going to order some up. Cheers Phil

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[Todd Simpson]

The SCREAMER is a nice thick pointy pick Should hold you over until your order comes in. I don't know why they are showing me as sold out of ibanez picks. Maybe because I"m out of country?

A had forgot that I had a v pick screamer. Being enjoying using it over the last few days. Going to order up some new picks and experiment with them.

cheers Todd



Yeah its showing that they are in stock with me. Going to order some up. Cheers Phil

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Just a update on my PC build. Thats it being paid for and and Utopia computers are going to start the build.

I did mention about a motherboard that supports thunderbolt but there is none in stock so I have went without it.

I have being used to the iMac with built in speakers which I enjoy watching videos and listening to music on.I am going to buy a new monitor that most likely wont have built in speakers. Any suggestions on what speakers to go for.

Here is the parts being used for my pc build.

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This post has been edited by liveOASISforever: Jan 21 2021, 07:46 PM

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Just a update on my PC build. Thats it being paid for and and Utopia computers are going to start the build.

I did mention about a motherboard that supports thunderbolt but there is none in stock so I have went without it.

I have being used to the iMac with built in speakers which I enjoy watching videos and listening to music on.I am going to buy a new monitor that most likely wont have built in speakers. Any suggestions on what speakers to go for.

Here is the parts being used for my pc build.

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Looks very nice

My overall suggestion for pc speakers are try avoiding a subbass speaker and go for the typical LR 2 speaker config. if possible. The bigger the 2 speakers are the better.

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these https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LP8...-studio-monitor if your looking for monitors for recording purposes.
If you are after gaming or music listening speakers these would tend to make sounds dull, so I would ask their purpose

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Looks very nice

My overall suggestion for pc speakers are try avoiding a subbass speaker and go for the typical LR 2 speaker config. if possible. The bigger the 2 speakers are the better.

Thanks Mertay

Being used to the iMac with built in speakers, wireless keyboard and mouse. Now having to think about what to get for my new setup and having good cable management. Messy cables will drive me crazy
Thanks for the advice once again.

these https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LP8...-studio-monitor if your looking for monitors for recording purposes.
If you are after gaming or music listening speakers these would tend to make sounds dull, so I would ask their purpose

I have Yamaha hs7 active monitor speakers.Am looking for speakers for listening to music through.

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The HS7 are great monitors. They are perfect for mixing, gaming, etc. At some point, you might consider the Yamaha HS8S Subwoofer as an add on since it's built to match the HS line and take care of lower frequency bits. You can get by just fine without it, but if money permits, it would give a fuller range to your audio system. Having a matched sub is a great option for home studios that don't make use of of a second set of larger monitors as you might find built in to the walls of a big facility.

Also, as far as Picks go, I recently bought the assortment pack of the DUNLOP FLOW pick as it's a bit wider than the Ibanez Picks and it's under ten bucks for an assortment back of them!! Just got them in.. I'll let you know how I like em. How do you like your IBANEZ picks?

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[liveOASISforever]

The HS7 are great monitors. They are perfect for mixing, gaming, etc. At some point, you might consider the Yamaha HS8S Subwoofer as an add on since it's built to match the HS line and take care of lower frequency bits. You can get by just fine without it, but if money permits, it would give a fuller range to your audio system. Having a matched sub is a great option for home studios that don't make use of of a second set of larger monitors as you might find built in to the walls of a big facility.

Also, as far as Picks go, I recently bought the assortment pack of the DUNLOP FLOW pick as it's a bit wider than the Ibanez Picks and it's under ten bucks for an assortment back of them!! Just got them in.. I'll let you know how I like em. How do you like your IBANEZ picks?

Yeah they are good monitors.Had them setup when I was using Bias fx but my iMac kept freezing with it. Now using a Boss Katana 50 with the tone studio but also have freezing issues. Am still working on your quick licks. Just waiting to get my new pc and hopefully get set up recording better quality videos and sound.

I like the looks of those picks. When I bought the Ibanez RG521 I also got some Rabea and Andy James picks. Have being getting on really well with them. The guitar needed some new strings so ordered them along with the Ibanez picks the other day.I will keep you updated when I get them and try them out

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What application are you running when your rig freezes up? If it's an imac running logic or reaper it should be very stable? My macs almost never freeze up. If you disconnect your audio interface does it still freeze up? What year / spec is your imac btw? My macbook pro is a 2012 and it's solid as a rock.

Yeah they are good monitors.Had them setup when I was using Bias fx but my iMac kept freezing with it. Now using a Boss Katana 50 with the tone studio but also have freezing issues. Am still working on your quick licks. Just waiting to get my new pc and hopefully get set up recording better quality videos and sound.

I like the looks of those picks. When I bought the Ibanez RG521 I also got some Rabea and Andy James picks. Have being getting on really well with them. The guitar needed some new strings so ordered them along with the Ibanez picks the other day.I will keep you updated when I get them and try them out

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What application are you running when your rig freezes up? If it's an imac running logic or reaper it should be very stable? My macs almost never freeze up. If you disconnect your audio interface does it still freeze up? What year / spec is your imac btw? My macbook pro is a 2012 and it's solid as a rock.

The only things I have running is internet browser and my Boss tone studio. I dont have anything connected to it either.

spec is

iMac 2011
processor 2.5GHz intel core i5
memory 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
graphics AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512MB

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The prob might be the ram? 4gb isn't that much and the apple operating system takes up a good bit then with two applications on top it could get unstable. If you run just the tone studio does it freeze up? I have had several imacs and I always tried ot upgrade the ram in them since it was cheap and an easy fix. You can stick a 16 gb stick in the machine and things should smooth out. But if you have another machine on the way the problem won't matter.

The only things I have running is internet browser and my Boss tone studio. I dont have anything connected to it either.

spec is

iMac 2011
processor 2.5GHz intel core i5
memory 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
graphics AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512MB

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The only things I have running is internet browser and my Boss tone studio. I dont have anything connected to it either.

spec is


memory 4GB 1333MHz DDR3

I think this is your dedicated graphics ram and not the computer ram, but I don't know why those spec are freezing up they should not.
If you have many pages open that might be the cause

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My guess is its a soundcard driver related problem, bias should need ram but the katana program shouldn't.

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The prob might be the ram? 4gb isn't that much and the apple operating system takes up a good bit then with two applications on top it could get unstable. If you run just the tone studio does it freeze up? I have had several imacs and I always tried ot upgrade the ram in them since it was cheap and an easy fix. You can stick a 16 gb stick in the machine and things should smooth out. But if you have another machine on the way the problem won't matter.

To be honest I only found out it was a 4GB RAM the last week. A thought it would of being 8GB RAM. My initial intention was to upgrade the RAM but then decided to get a new system. Had a holiday planned for Orlando Florida last September. We moved it to this September due to Covid but now decided to cancel it as it still looks like there will be issues.That freed up money that was put away for the holiday so thought it would be best used in getting a PC.

I think this is your dedicated graphics ram and not the computer ram, but I don't know why those spec are freezing up they should not.
If you have many pages open that might be the cause

I dont have much pages opened . Even if I have nothing open and go and try open up Safari it can take a while to do so. I get the spinning wheel and when the page come up it wont let me scroll down the page.

Shouldnt be to long before I get my new PC and the Imac will be going in the bin

My guess is its a soundcard driver related problem, bias should need ram but the katana program shouldn't.

Bias became completely unusable. With the tonestudio for the Katana it can take a while when I click on a patch to actually change to that patch. Also disconnects and when I try to reconnect to the tone studio it takes multiple attempts before it connects. Had the same issue with my Yamaha thr10 .

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Yeah well you're getting a very goodsystem anyway so don't worry about it save your patience on getting used to windows as that will be a process in itself, as windows users (me) can also get confused at times when using a mac.

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Yeah well you're getting a very goodsystem anyway so don't worry about it save your patience on getting used to windows as that will be a process in itself, as windows users (me) can also get confused at times when using a mac.

A have being watching Tips and tricks for windows 10 videos on YT

My dad struggles anytime he uses my iMac. He is use to Windows.

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