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    Retired replied to the thread Violin sound..
    Hi, Thanks for adding the information @Steenamaroo I'm a lot wiser now and learning all the time. YouTube videos often conflict in...
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    Retired reacted to Steenamaroo's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    Rosin on a bow is like chalk on a pool/snooker cue. You need it when you need it, when you don't have enough the instrument tells you...
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    Retired replied to the thread Violin sound..
    Hi, Thanks @Slouching Raymond I'm sure you're right; I've not used Audacity for ages but will start using it again when I move the gear...
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    Retired reacted to Slouching Raymond's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    There's Reaper, but all the DAWs each have a learning curve to get over. I plumped for Cubase (cheap but not free), which is now the...
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    Retired replied to the thread Violin sound..
    Hi, Since I first noticed on YouTube a video showing a violin being played that sounded like an organ I'm hooked @Slouching Raymond and...
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    Retired reacted to rob aylestone's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    I suspect the build up of rosin is fundamental to the purpose, layer on layer, carefully applied year on year. My own experience is you...
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    Retired reacted to Slouching Raymond's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    On cleaning the bow, I've never cleaned my cello bow. I don't really know what I'm doing, but I just rub the rosin on it before playing...
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    Retired replied to the thread Violin sound..
    Hi, Thanks for your help @TalismanRich You mean this; It's now sold to me. :-) £143.87 with postage. I didn't bother with offers...
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    Retired reacted to TalismanRich's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    BTW, I just looked on Ebay UK, and there are a couple of B9 pedals in the £130 range. One was in Enfield, another in London.
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    Retired reacted to TalismanRich's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    Colin, I've got a B9 pedal. It can make some reasonably good organ sounds. The problem is trying to mimic a keyboard player's...
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    Retired replied to the thread Violin sound..
    Hi, I've just played the Yamaha at the settings on the picture you kindly posted @Slouching Raymond It sounds really harsh; possibly...
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    Retired replied to the thread Violin sound..
    Hi, What a useful idea/suggestion @rob aylestone it's a possibilty; I do frequently apply PIRASTRO Goldflex rosin; touching the rosin...
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    Retired reacted to rob aylestone's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    On the string front? I wonder if the rosin on the bow has gone a bit dry and non-sticky? The smoother strings, especially thicker ones...
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    Retired reacted to Slouching Raymond's post in the thread Violin sound. with Like Like.
    It won't play for me on my Linux computer, but here is a POG2 church organ youtube clip. Note the POG2 settings.
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    Retired replied to the thread Violin sound..
    Hi, Thanks so much for taking the time to add the information @Slouching Raymond I've played the video finding it interesting and...
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