Pet Peeves

[mickO)))]

I was thinking about the credit union but I will need to look into it a bit more. I want to get back into the habit of using cash as much as possible and I don't know how easy it will be to have access to cash if CU is my bank as well. I have the savings account and it is a pain in the bollox to get cash out weird opening times, always massive queues and only one place to go. That is also the reason why it is good for saving money because you only go through the headache of getting money out of the savings account if you really need it.

[Necro Red]

Credit union are really good to deal with too  if yer getting a loan etc. Bank of Ireland is a pain to deal with I find. Was in town one day and went in to ask a question. Had to wait fucking ages for someone to appear. When someone did they had to get the manager because they couldn't help me. The manager then says to call banking 365 on the phones provided there in the bank.......unbelievable. I told them their service was shocking bad, yer man even agreed with me which is mad ha ha.

[Carnage]

I see AIB have reversed the decision in the face of widespread outrage. Temporary reprieve I'm sure, but a welcome one for now.

[astfgyl]

Yeah that was a weird one with AIB. Seems like a bit of market research and thankfully they've gotten the answer they've got.

For now.

[Eoin McLove]

I picked up some recording gear as it's high time I got back into making music again, but fuck me I'm too retarded when it comes to computers to be able to figure it out. I'm using Ableton Live 11 and I'm not sure if it's a complicated one or an easy one but I'm struggling... once I figure it out I'll be laughing. Give me ten years.

[astfgyl]

Reaper is supposed to be pretty straightforward and full featured. Ochoill is always telling me to get on it but after learning FL studio and cool edit back in the day I didn't really ever have the heart to learn a new one. Did download Ableton years ago but only looked at it once. Best of luck

[astfgyl]

Was in steamboat music in Limerick yesterday and they have the second hand discs mixed in with the new ones so no scraping the bottom of the bargain bin for me. A minor complaint though because they exist at least and most music shops can't claim that anymore

[Ollkiller]

Yeah Reaper is dead easy to use for home and studio recording. A lifelong subscription is around 70 euro but you can still use it for free as long as you want.

[Eoin McLove]

I'll battle on with Ableton for now and see how I go.

[astfgyl]

I wouldn't blame you tbh. Sure once you get good at one of them there's very little point changing unless you meet some specific hurdle along the way

[ochoill]

I picked up some recording gear as it's high time I got back into making music again, but fuck me I'm too retarded when it comes to computers to be able to figure it out. I'm using Ableton Live 11 and I'm not sure if it's a complicated one or an easy one but I'm struggling... once I figure it out I'll be laughing. Give me ten years.

Reaper is worth having a nosey at, it's disgracefully simple to start out with, free, and has a wealth of support online should you get stuck.  Bit lumpy for MIDI stuff starting out, for programming drums etc, but grand once you get used to it.  Worth having a look at MT Power Kit too if you need an easy drum machine with a load of loops built in to jam along with.

[mickO)))]

Yeah that was a weird one with AIB. Seems like a bit of market research and thankfully they've gotten the answer they've got.

For now.

As I am sure you know it is all part of the push for the Global digital currency. Another one of those conspiracy theories that is now becoming a reality. Every bank here is going to go the same route it is only a matter of when they will do it. At least for now they will have to go back to the drawing board and figure out a different way of getting people to accept it so the issue won't arise again for a while.

Credit union are really good to deal with too  if yer getting a loan etc. Bank of Ireland is a pain to deal with I find. Was in town one day and went in to ask a question. Had to wait fucking ages for someone to appear. When someone did they had to get the manager because they couldn't help me. The manager then says to call banking 365 on the phones provided there in the bank.......unbelievable. I told them their service was shocking bad, yer man even agreed with me which is mad ha ha.

I got my loan for college from the CU without any issues and got another loan from them last December which was approved with very little input from me.

Over the next few weeks I am going to look into the CU bank a/c and see what the pros and cons of moving to them will be.

[Trev]

I've been looking at moving more stuff over to the Credit Union. Doing an extension on the gaf at the minute and had to send AIB my whole life story for a loan, CU just wanted a few months payslips and had the cash by the end of the week

But because I've a mortgage with AIB I've free banking for staying with them. Pros and cons for all of them I suppose

[Necro Red]

Having to accept there will most likely be no customer service or cash like there used to be. You can even see it in shops with self service tills. People serving people could be a thing of the past?

[Caomhaoin]

They need to refine those machines, such a pain in the arse. You usually have to call John over to help you out or apply discounts.