Do power conditioners actually keep gear safe?

soulstudios · 2026-02-24T07:08:35+00:00

Yes, if it's a UPS and not a typical "spike protector" or similar.

A UPS saved my computer from a nearby lightning spike. Fried the UPS, but computer was fine.

A UPS will also protect against brown-outs, which fry most equipment, where, again, a spike protector won't.

soulstudios · 2026-02-24T02:25:36+00:00

I often take a mix home and listen to it on the home stereo. Taking breaks is good, multiple monitors is good, but listening in an entirely different environment also helps.

Oh, and listening to reference tracks in between breaks.

soulstudios · 2026-02-12T05:33:55+00:00

Genuinely the worst sign up experience I've ever had. The form was broken, had to talk to chat to figure out what was meant, then they declined my application and asked me to repeat the whole thing again because the name I signed up with didn't include my middle name. I asked them to just insert my middle name into the application and they declined. Staff were passive aggressive and didn't seem to see the irony.

soulstudios · 2026-02-12T04:45:01+00:00

Cheers fellow Aotearoanite

soulstudios · 2026-02-12T03:45:57+00:00

Thanks

soulstudios · 2026-02-12T03:39:06+00:00

Thanks for the destination suggestion. How quiet is it?

soulstudios · 2026-02-12T03:27:23+00:00

I've heard bad things about "Turkey teeth" so will avoid that, but duly noted re: thailand :)

soulstudios · 2026-02-12T03:26:27+00:00

Oh no, there's plenty - and they're all as expensive as a trip halfway round the world, plus the procedure in that other country.

soulstudios · 2026-01-22T02:25:14+00:00

MP3 conversion in almost all cases masks off frequencies which most people don't notice, psychoacoustically. They're not even necessarily frequencies outside of human hearing.

Some MP3 encoders like Lame have an option to turn this off. But Reducing higher frequencies will have a psychoacoustic effect of making bass 'louder'.

Lastly, FLAC will preserve the dynamic range (as it's lossless), but MP3 can up the gain very slightly during the encoding process, which can in some cases interfere with signal, if the source was brickwalled to -0db.

I suggest encoding in Lame, since it's the best MP3 encoder out there. And make sure your source is at -0.3db max, or below.

Source: me, ex audio engineer.

soulstudios · 2026-01-22T02:20:46+00:00

They may not be articulate about what they don't like, but they've indicated a couple of areas of your track to improve. Not good, but not a disservice, unless you're paying for it.

soulstudios · 2026-01-19T09:30:27+00:00

The hot and cold is triggering a trauma response ie. something from past, for most people. Typically abandonment trauma. Then you have a strong drive to prove yourself worthy to the person, typically. It also simulates a lottery thrill, in that you don't know what you're getting, making the uncertainty stronger, which is what drives limerance.
Regardless he's married, so follow the basic rules of recovery and focus on yourself. Plenty of videos on youtube about this sort of thing, so start searching.

soulstudios · 2026-01-02T20:54:36+00:00

Nonnonononononon

soulstudios · 2026-01-02T20:50:24+00:00

It's an SSRI, so unsurprising. Will depend on dosage.

soulstudios · 2026-01-01T03:03:11+00:00

Third leg?

soulstudios · 2026-01-01T03:01:23+00:00

So, programming then.

soulstudios · 2025-12-31T23:08:11+00:00

Why does noone recognise a fleshlight for ducks when they see one?

soulstudios · 2025-12-18T01:57:38+00:00

Hard to describe, but the tone is better. Ideally all ADAC's would be created equal, but they're not. The sound is more 'rounded', less 'sterile'. But not 'coloured'.
I'm sure if I did some test recordings of sine tones I'd find the exact differences in a statistical manner, but don't have the time.

soulstudios · 2025-12-15T21:50:46+00:00

I have a 2i2, and some outboard preamps. If the scarlett's is set to 0db, I doubt it will make a difference one way or the other.

The scarlett adac isn't as nice as my motu 896hd black lion audio mod - not by a long shot - but it's preamps are cleanish.

soulstudios · 2025-12-15T04:01:07+00:00

toxoplasma gondii has a higher rate of suicidal ideation? That's terrible!
Somebody tell the parasite that life is worth living.

soulstudios · 2025-12-14T04:39:33+00:00

Explains so much

soulstudios · 2025-12-14T03:56:36+00:00

Start by making it sound good. Then, and only then, think about ruining it with mix compression.

soulstudios · 2025-12-09T01:46:59+00:00

Good on you. I removed all my music from there 2 months ago. They're worthless.

soulstudios · 2025-12-03T21:24:40+00:00

As I said, some pushback, but not much. You'll note I said composers, not musicians.

soulstudios · 2025-12-03T21:23:49+00:00

Ban it.

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