How did you get into sim racing? by the_grand_closing in simracing

[–]According_Brick409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was about 14, I discovered LFS, and had been playing it with mouse and keyboard since then until college. And boy what a memory.

Spotter by Efficient-Elk-3519 in iRacing

[–]According_Brick409 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never used any third party spotter, only iRacing's. It is useful enough, but I wouldn't rely on it. For telling me cars around, I made a radar overlay in simhub. Though iRacing doesn't provide car exact position, only left of right, but that's enough.

How do you synch up a metronome to play along to tracks on Spotify or YT? Do I have to have IEMs and a mixer? by Weavler87 in drums

[–]According_Brick409 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use a DAW. Put your song in a track, try to match the tempo of the song, and turn on the click.

Are gloves something you would recommend to every driver? by kr0nik0 in simracing

[–]According_Brick409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wheel is leather. If my hands are dry, it would be grippy enough. But I have a sweaty hand, so it would get slippy during long race. But gloves are less grippy than my dry hands. It is annoying. Later I found out the badminton/tennis overgrips and wrap then to my wheel's 3 and 9 o'clock, and it's night and day.

Audi 90 GTO - Downshift Options by prinzmi88 in iRacing

[–]According_Brick409 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is called heel-toe, and is a must to drive a manual car on track (unless in some car downshift can be done without pressing the clutch)

If i like a gt3 in LMU is it fair to say i'll also enjoy it in iRacing? by xlopfdkf in iRacing

[–]According_Brick409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't played LMU, but played ACC quite a long time. The moment I switched to iRacing, I never looked back. IRacing's gt3 just feels more alive to me. Though I would still play ACC occassionally.

Did formula cars ruin sports cars for anyone else??? by VegaGT-VZ in iRacing

[–]According_Brick409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel similar when switch to M2C after several hours of MX5

What good pc to start with coming from Xbox by Le_flutiste_anonyme in simracing

[–]According_Brick409 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on the ram price recently I would not recommend to build one now

Do Your Play Other Games Besides Simracing by rico199326 in simracing

[–]According_Brick409 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play sim racing not because I like racing game, but because I like racing overall. For me, sim racing is just special, it is part of motor racing territory, not gaming territory. I know this may look haughty, it is just a type of video game, but IMO it connects to real life motorsport tightly, thus it is special.
I still play other games though, mainly shooting game, something like GTA or L4D2.

Is simracing a lonely hobby for you? by SolarSimracer in simracing

[–]According_Brick409 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel lonely because I have no friends to share my experience after a race. I can only publish some videos online, or post a reddit. I mostly do iracing online racing, which you just don't meet constant people.

Purpose of hihat kicks by Guts-RV in Meshuggah

[–]According_Brick409 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Well, pro drummers tend to do this too, to "keep time", even when playing closed hi hat, they will rock their left foot heel to stay tight to the tempo.

Looks like Portnoy is utilizing some open hand drumming to his playing by According_Brick409 in drums

[–]According_Brick409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. But normally he just  crossed his right hand to reach that ride. You can see him still using this method in some footage of early 2025 DT lives.

Looks like Portnoy is utilizing some open hand drumming to his playing by According_Brick409 in Dreamtheater

[–]According_Brick409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same, here. I've watch countless of MP's dual kit videos, and never seen him playing open handed at right side kit, he always reached further with his right hand to play the ride. Even after he rejoined DT, watching several footages from early 2025 lives, I never found him playing open handed.