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Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? #658496 06/02/21 07:35 AM Off-Topic
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OP Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,741 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	Sometimes I just have to turn my computer off so I can play my guitar and not be distracted by music software. Most all my hobbies involve the use of a computer. Even when I am offshore fishing. I am beginning to realize that I don't own this stuff, it owns me...lol Billy “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658505 06/02/21 08:25 AM Off-Topic
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Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658516 06/02/21 10:00 AM Off-Topic
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OP Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,741 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	You will be OK Eddie...just 13 more treatments and a little Prozac!!...lol Having nothing to do with nothing here was a word the google speech to text was able to understand. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious...pretty masin stuff. Billy “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658520 06/02/21 10:36 AM Off-Topic
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,950 Wauconda	Originally Posted By: Planobilly Sometimes I just have to turn my computer off so I can play my guitar and not be distracted by music software. Most all my hobbies involve the use of a computer. Even when I am offshore fishing. I am beginning to realize that I don't own this stuff, it owns me...lol Billy +1 Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Nuff Said.JPG (39.17 KB, 71 downloads) Last edited by MusicStudent; 06/02/21 10:37 AM. Retired to Make Music - No Plan B My SoundCloud Preview My Current Project .

Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658551 06/02/21 12:56 PM Off-Topic
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Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658556 06/02/21 01:10 PM Off-Topic
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OP Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,741 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	If you want to see out of control, here is the lines of g code I had to write to drill 16 holes. % G00 G40 G49 G20 G90 N5 G20 (inches) N10 M6 T1 (Change Tool1) N15 M3 (Start Spindle) N20 M7 (Flood Coolant On) N25 G0Z0.500 N30 G0X0.000Y0.000Z0.500 N35 G0Z0.500 N40 G0X0.000Y0.000 (Hole1) N45 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N50 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N55 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N60 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N65 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N70 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N75 G0Z0.500 N80 G0X0.000Y0.500 (Hole2) N85 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N90 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N95 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N100 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N105 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N110 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N115 G0Z0.500 N120 G0X0.000Y1.000 (Hole3) N125 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N130 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N135 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N140 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N145 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N150 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N155 G0Z0.500 N160 G0X0.000Y1.500 (Hole4) N165 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N170 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N175 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N180 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N185 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N190 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N195 G0Z0.500 N200 G0X0.000Y2.000 (Hole5) N205 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N210 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N215 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N220 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N225 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N230 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N235 G0Z0.500 N240 G0X0.000Y2.500 (Hole6) N245 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N250 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N255 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N260 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N265 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N270 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N275 G0Z0.500 N280 G0X0.000Y3.000 (Hole7) N285 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N290 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N295 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N300 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N305 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N310 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N315 G0Z0.500 N320 G0X0.500Y.000 (Hole8) N325 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N330 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N335 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N340 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N345 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N350 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N355 G0Z0.500 N360 G0X0.500Y0.500 (Hole9) N365 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N370 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N375 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N380 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N385 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N390 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N395 G0Z0.500 N400 G0X0.500Y1.000 (Hole10) N405 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N410 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N415 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N420 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N425 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N430 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N435 G0Z0.500 N440 G0X0.500Y1.500 (Hole11) N445 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N450 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N455 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N460 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N465 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N470 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N475 G0Z0.500 N480 G0X0.500Y2.000 (Hole12) N485 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N490 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N495 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N500 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N505 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N510 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N515 G0Z0.500 N520 G0X0.500Y2.500 (Hole13) N525 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N530 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N535 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N540 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N545 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N550 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N555G0Z0.500 N560 G0X0.500Y3.000 (Hole14) N565 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N570 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N575 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N580 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N585 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N590 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N595 G0Z0.500 n596 g00 X1.000 Y3.000 (HOLE 15) N600 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N605 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N615 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N620 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N625 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N630 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N635 G0Z0.500 N640 G01 x1.000 Y 2.500 F30 (HOLE 16) N45 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1) N50 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1) N55 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N60 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2) N65 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2) N70 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean) N75 G0Z0.500 % Now that is working I am going to ride my bike then play some piano along with a BIAB demo!! Oh, by the way I got the little amp order from Radio Shack. So I guess they have come back from the dead for the third time. Billy Billy “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658558 06/02/21 01:13 PM Off-Topic
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Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658595 06/02/21 02:48 PM Off-Topic
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Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658597 06/02/21 02:53 PM Off-Topic
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OP Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,741 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	Here is my latest project. I want it to play Beethoven's fifth while spraying the field. If the neighbors don't like that I will have it play Time by Pink Floyd...lol Perhaps I will do a flying ad for BIAB...that would be cool. Billy “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Do you ever feel like you have so much music software and other stuff that it is out of control? Planobilly #658815 06/03/21 02:14 PM Off-Topic
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Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,724 USA	Originally Posted By: Planobilly Sometimes I just have to turn my computer off so I can play my guitar and not be distracted by music software. Most all my hobbies involve the use of a computer. Even when I am offshore fishing. I am beginning to realize that I don't own this stuff, it owns me...lol Billy Nahhhh, not really. Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

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