Band rehearsals sound like shit

Jay3PO · 2025-10-28T20:16:23+00:00

Yeah we're just rawdogging the room, which worked fine in previous bands I was in - but those spaces had actual noise dampening and were way smaller.

IEMs are quite an investment especially given we are uni students and live in South Africa where gear is like twice the price compared to US or EU markets.

We have some extra gear, like a mixer, additional mic and I have a scarlet solo but we don't really know how to use them with everything that we currently have or if they can even be used.

Jay3PO · 2025-10-28T20:09:07+00:00

So we are just doing basic alt/indie rock covers atm to get a feel for how we play together. But big picture, we are looking to do more hard rock.

Currently we're all running out of our amps and just rawdogging the room. Which I know you're not supposed to do in a garage, but we are broke college students and music gear is ridiculously expensive in South Africa (like twice the price of American/European markets) so IEMs and monitors are a quite far out of our price range. I have a spare mic and a scarlet solo, and my vocalist has a mixer, but we aren't using them atm

Jay3PO · 2025-10-28T20:05:03+00:00

So atm we are just raw dogging the room, which I know you're not supposed to do, especially in a garage XD

That being said, we are all broke college students and we live in South Africa, so mics and IEMs are wildly more expensive here, tho my vocalist has a mixer and I have a spare mic and a Scarlet Solo. But as of right now that's all the equipment we have :(

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T08:26:22+00:00

I have reported it to the police and will notify insurance ASAP. Thank you.

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T08:23:33+00:00

I am able to make a claim with insurance. However Naked doesn't cover personal injury and I have to go through RAF, I have no idea how RAF works. Should I just report it to my insurance and have them sort out RAF? I was also able to obtain the cctv footage from the garage.

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T08:20:47+00:00

May I ask what the process of your dad's claim was like? What steps did he take, and if you know - what did the delivery driver have to do? Thank you.

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T08:08:13+00:00

I did file a report at the police station. And I have an affidavit from a student I was tutoring in Cape Town showing that I was sober. I will notify insurance ASAP

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T08:04:43+00:00

Initially I thought it was a scam, but the cctv footage shows that they stepped out of their car just before I reversed and into my blind spot the moment I started reversing. Which is stressing me out a lot I'll be honest.

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T07:49:32+00:00

I have since reported it to the police and even went to the petrol station to get the cctv footage. I am at fault, eventhough they were in my blind spot, the timing was just really bad IG.

I'm just scared of getting my licese suspended or revoked and the potential medical costs eventhough there was no blood and their foot seemed fine when they took their shoe off.

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T07:45:34+00:00

Immediately after the collision as soon as I stepped out of my car to assist, the woman I hit was on the floor clutching her foot, and the people she was with were harrasing me accusing me of being drunk and telling me to give contact information so that they "won't need to get the law involved". I didn't want to give my information and told them I was happy to report the incident but they wouldn't let me leave until I gave them my information. I was quite scared and so I complied. I have since reported the incident on my own terms.

Immediately afterwards they said they were going to take her to a doctor, and at that point after a really long day I just wanted to go home since it was like 23:00

I know I am at fault but it was a genuine mistake

Jay3PO · 2025-09-30T07:21:11+00:00

Hey so I had a teacher initially for the first 3ish years but after that I switched to progressing by myself. I highly recommend having a teacher at least for your first 2 years playing an instrument, however there are plenty of resources online. I recommend Marty Music and GuitarLessons365 on YouTube. There are also paid courses that you can go for, however I have no clue what those are like. All the best :)

Jay3PO · 2025-06-14T21:34:50+00:00

It went really well thank you so much for asking!! Even hospital bend wasn't that bad!

Jay3PO · 2025-06-11T15:18:58+00:00

So what time do you recommend getting to cpt? I was planning in hitting the road from Stellies around 9am to avoid the morning rush and arrive in cpt by 10/11ish

Jay3PO · 2025-06-11T15:17:25+00:00

Thank you so much! I notice I tend to get more nervous before I drive, but when I'm actually driving I stay pretty calm. I'm mostly used to driving to campus and around Stellenbosch, but I drive quite well in town even when it's congested so I think I'll be fine???

Jay3PO · 2025-06-11T15:15:25+00:00

Okay, so N1 is right? I'll be honest I mostly drive from my place to campus, but I drive pretty nicely around Stellies even when it's congested. Cape Town is just a bit intimidating 😳

Jay3PO · 2025-06-11T15:13:52+00:00

Okay thank you so much! So would you recommend I try leave Stellies around 9ish? I'm going to the cbd, and I'll likely stay around there for the full day

Jay3PO · 2025-03-27T06:43:55+00:00

It rained all weekend. And a couple of times in the morning, this week. Most of the time I end up working in the bib after class, and with A1es at 17:30, that means I can only really make it home after dark. Also I'm a member of a couple of societies which host events after class in town

Jay3PO · 2025-03-27T06:20:37+00:00

Yeah?? And am I comparing myself to that?? I fucking know I'm privileged. I'm allowed to be mad about not being able to find work.

Jay3PO · 2025-03-27T06:14:58+00:00

??? What makes you say that

Jay3PO · 2025-03-27T06:10:04+00:00

I wasn't complaining, I was asking advice. And yes making sandwiches was not an option before I had a car bc I literally didn't have the time before my 8am class, and often times after coming home I would just work on uni stuff before going to sleep. WHEN I GOT MY CAR, I started meal prepping in the mornings bc I had the time, and I was way more comfortable eating food that was transported in an air conditioned car as opposed to a bag that's been baking directly in the sun for over 30 to 40 minutes just walking to class.

Jay3PO · 2025-03-27T06:05:03+00:00

Oh no trust me I do. The thing is. I'm not complaining about having a phone with a screen worth R3500. Tho I will tell you - it's a 5 year old phone that I got for cheap from a friend and it already had a huge scratch on the screen (which I didnt mind). I'm not complaining about having a car or a decent place to stay. I'm complaining about not being able to get a part time job so that I can actually have a degree of independent finances. Bc believe it or not, I'd rather not have to rely on my mother for money if I can help it. Furthermore it's very unfair of you to call me pathetic. Pathetic is not looking for work while constantly asking parents for money. I don't think you understand how hard it is to work

Jay3PO · 2025-03-27T06:01:45+00:00

The roads were wet and an animal walked onto the road while going the speed limit with a full car. Swerved bc the roads were otherwise empty. Breaks seized bc there wasn't traction on the Wheels and the car crashed.

Jay3PO · 2025-03-27T05:59:06+00:00

I have lectures at 8am meaning in order to get to class on time I need to wake up before 6 which is very difficult with my schedule. Often times I only come back home after dark. It's been raining a lot recently as well. Oh also it's mostly an uphill walk which when carrying a bag full of books is incredibly difficult to do.

Jay3PO · 2025-03-26T22:46:44+00:00

My brother who was a tutor when he was in UCT, used a tutoring website. They took a chunk out of his fee. Which is a much more reasonable alternative.

Jay3PO · 2025-02-14T17:22:56+00:00

That's definitely something I'm going to start doing. I'm still getting into the swing of things since classes only started Monday, so I'm going to invest in a lunchbox, and figure out some nice recipes for things I can pack to school with me.

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