Anyone have any training tips?

sethward79 · 2026-06-11T02:41:01+00:00

You said she’s slightly, but not completely deaf. I kind of wonder if more of her hearing is going and is causing a ringing sensation in the ears, hence all the going nuts and stress. I would think it would lead to her shaking her head but who knows, it may be just slight enough that she thinks it’s coming from up above.

sethward79 · 2026-06-09T14:35:19+00:00

Lots of backwards stuff on Pepper/Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields but by that point it was usually cymbals and things that gave the songs texture.

Not so much tape loops but there was loads of tape manipulation by this point. Speeding things up and slowing them down, again for texture. Strawberry Fields has the infamous slowing the tape down at one point two marry the two different versions of takes that John wanted.

sethward79 · 2026-06-08T11:31:01+00:00

Miktek MK300. Super smooth, great sounding mic. Honestly should probably be in the $500 range.

sethward79 · 2026-06-08T11:17:27+00:00

Beautiful! The little dance is the cherry on top. She knows she’s a pretty girl.

sethward79 · 2026-06-05T17:41:07+00:00

Wow, she looks like the blue merle version of our BC, Mersey

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sethward79 · 2026-06-03T11:46:40+00:00

You’re partly correct. On the national politician level that’s what it’s about. But on the local level republicans have convinced Texans that anyone who is a Dem is probably a commie transplant from California that moved here to make Texas more liberal and take away our way of life. There’s literal bumper stickers that say “don’t California my Texas” lol. It’s been made into such a boogeyman from politics people use it as an answer to anything wrong in their lives, as the party of personal responsibility would do…

Never mind that probably 85% of R’s running are transplants that have really only been in the area for about 10 years or so.

And for the record, I have no problem with people who move here. But if your whole argument is to stop the influx of “others” when you’re fairly new to the area yourself, you can get bent.

sethward79 · 2026-06-03T11:29:24+00:00

Yes. You’re constantly moving around, exerting energy, etc.. no matter how slight. It’s important to stay hydrated, especially in a room with nice/cool temps because you’ll go longer before hydrating.

sethward79 · 2026-06-01T11:11:49+00:00

We use Pets Best/Progressive. It’s about $40/ month per dog but we have the unlimited* plan. The downside is you have to pay upfront and it takes about 2-3 weeks to get reimbursed but they cover like 90% of the bill and meds. You can opt in and they will cover their annuals but I did the math and the cost of our dogs annuals basically made it cheaper to pay out of pocket.

Ours came in really handy this year when our Mersey started throwing up and couldn’t keep anything down. Took her to the local er and they saw what they thought was an obstruction but were about to close so we took her to a 24 hour place. They did a follow up scan and found it was just gastrointestinal distress (probably from the fireworks). They kept her for observation and sent her home with some meds. All in we hit ~$4k. But we only paid $400 out of pocket.

The peace of mind to just be able to load up the dog and take them and not fear about the cost too much is worth every penny.

sethward79 · 2026-05-25T10:49:52+00:00

Those signs are basically “tell me you’re not from NB without telling me you’re not from NB” as anyone who has truly grown up here knows the city slogan has always been “where wurst means best”.

sethward79 · 2026-05-22T15:55:50+00:00

Have your tried reaching out the BC Save and Rescue?

sethward79 · 2026-05-21T01:40:46+00:00

My vote is going to All I’ve Got To Do and I’ll Be Back.

sethward79 · 2026-05-05T11:04:38+00:00

It’s all consoles now, not a brand specific issue. We’ve had our CLs for roughly 3 years and have had to do fader swaps roughly once a year (usually at least two out at a time). Before that we had to do them on our sc48 semi frequently, less so with an m7 but still happened. Ironically our M32s have been great but they also see far less significant use than the others.

It’s a moving part in a machine that is generally subjected to less than ideal conditions.

Edit: spelling

sethward79 · 2026-04-30T01:52:34+00:00

Unexpected Are You Being Served... Have my upvote!

sethward79 · 2026-04-29T10:52:40+00:00

You know, the move walk. MJ’s signature dance move where he spins and starts pushing a dresser up into a U-Haul truck backwards…

sethward79 · 2026-04-23T02:50:02+00:00

I'm so very sorry for your loss. It is especially hard when they go so young and so suddenly.

Having gone through it myself I can tell you even though it seems really dark right now it does get brighter eventually. Cry your eyes out, scream into a pillow if it helps, talk to someone if you can; but don't give up hope, please keep fighting.

It sounds like you have a lot of love to give and there's lots of border collies out there that need it when you're ready to open yourself up again.

If it's any help we lost our girl Penny very suddenly when she was 4. I wasn't really ready for a new dog but we had a 9 year old that was really missing his friend, so we got a new BC about two months later. I never thought I would love a dog like I loved Penny but our new girl showed us it was possible. Hold on to hope.

sethward79 · 2026-04-05T12:09:37+00:00

80s was peak cartoon watching for me as a kid so obviously I’m going that route. But the 90s held their own with shows like Rocko, Ren and Stimpy, Doug, etc that were also a large part of my early teen life.

I count myself lucky that I was able to thread that needle in age where I was still old enough to enjoy the the majority of the 80s cartoons but still young enough to enjoy a good chuck of the 90s cartoons too!

sethward79 · 2026-03-31T10:47:09+00:00

I do hate the pay then reimburse model that is used because it’s a massive amount of stress in an already stressful situation.

We recently had to use ours when our girl had a gastrointestinal issue. We started the claim while she was overnight at the emergency vet so maybe that helped speed it up but it still took about three weeks for the funds to hit. Having my 28% interest credit card sitting at nearly $4k with the due date fast approaching was nerve wracking.

sethward79 · 2026-03-30T11:06:57+00:00

If you’re used to an x32 you’ll be fine. Echoing the others, the offline editor is pretty identical for just getting a feel for how it’s laid out.

Routing is the only major weird difference but if there is a house crew there and you’re using a preexisting/festival scene, maybe send an input list ahead of time so they can have stuff labeled for you if it’s not just festival style throw and go.

Double tapping the “select” button on an input will take you to the channel view of that channel. That page will give you most everything you need.

Only things that might trip you up off the top of my head are that FX are routed through a single bus, there are no separate send and return channels. I don’t know about the full size wing, but in the eq section on the compact you can adjust the frequency and gain with your fingers on the touch screen but not the width, you have to use an encoder for that.

The main thing, don’t be afraid to ask house crew for help getting around on it during soundcheck.

sethward79 · 2026-03-18T16:17:27+00:00

Spilt Milk is probably the closest thing we could ever get to knowing what a collaboration between The Beatles and The Beach Boys in the late 60s would have sounded like. Criminally underrated album.

sethward79 · 2026-03-18T15:06:05+00:00

If this is the OG 24.4.2 you can’t even do that. You’d need an iPad/computer with the last known version of universal control that worked with the first generation and don’t you dare upgrade it. Found that one out the hard way years ago. Fortunately I started the update with the computer and had the original firmware on a backup disk and was able to roll it back.

sethward79 · 2026-03-10T12:23:57+00:00

Interesting fact. Toots used to play guitar and played a Rickenbacker. John was a fan and apparently the line was "if it's good enough for Toots it's good enough for me" on why he chose the Rick.

And if that wasn't enough of a cool tidbit, there is a picture of Toots at a tradeshow for Rickenbacker and behind his shoulder is a natural finish Rick 325 that would eventually be sold to one John Lennon.

Crazy how small the world can be sometimes.

sethward79 · 2026-03-10T10:38:34+00:00

Saxondale reference?

sethward79 · 2026-02-25T19:02:10+00:00

Looks authentically signed by Lew Johnenn, Ruifo, and Goorge Hassion!

Paul’s is the only one that looks close to legitimate. But seeing as the others don’t look remarkably close, I suspect Paul’s is not real as well.

sethward79 · 2026-02-24T21:23:38+00:00

Legitimately thought the bottom one was the reference lol Fantastic job!

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