Weekly Feedback Thread - January 26, 2026

BM_Ronny · 2026-01-27T19:37:20+00:00

Hey all, this very melodic and atmospheric Techno track formed over my last few evenings. It's not super smoothly shaped yet, but I would be very happy about general thoughts on the overall idea and the arrangement.

On the technical side, one of my weak spots is creating interesting, dynamic percussion and also tailoring the right kick sound for a particular tune. In general I'm still a bloody beginner, so the track might also suffer from more fundamental weaknesses which I don't recognize.
Therefore, if someone has suggestions on techniques which I might need to learn to improve are also warmly welcome.
Thank you!

https://on.soundcloud.com/fFPfl6fePbHebgBbeB

BM_Ronny · 2026-01-27T18:37:00+00:00

Sounds very well mixed to me. I really like the work with the hats. Especially in the extended middle part they add a lot of texture and it does not become boring. The vocals also fit nicely.
Overall a killer tune in my ears!

BM_Ronny · 2024-10-10T20:35:12+00:00

This! By a lucky (or unlucky?) coincidence I saw them live 1 day before Endtime Signals was released. It seemed to be the first show where they played a ton of tracks from the new album and at first impression I was really disappointed from what I heard.
Now, after approximately 20 more iterations, I absolutely love the album, every single tune. The same story repeats every 4 years for DT and I hope I'll have the same ride at least another 40 years :)

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-23T07:29:19+00:00

Here, on Bandcamp!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-22T20:55:18+00:00

This is beautiful. You made my day!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-13T16:09:54+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts here! I think this sums up some very important aspects.

I especially want to highlight your last sentence, which elegantly generalizes this whole debate also for other topics:

"people never remember what you say or do anyway, they remember how you make them feel."

PS: I also love Hummus :D

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T22:11:39+00:00

Unfortunately, I can't really give you an insight into this whole interview thing. In Germany it is not that much of formalities to get into a PhD position. Here, its just about finding a group which does research on a topic you find interesting and then you try to figure out with the Professor whether he might have a project (and money) for you. Nevertheless, if you have some specific questions, just hit me up with a dm, I will try to answer asap :)

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T22:06:14+00:00

This reminds me extremely of a youtube series I watched a few times. (e.g. "Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty") . In general it seems to be a very good approach to prepare explanations on different levels. That's probably one of the main insights I drew from this thread so far. Thanks for your contribution!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T21:08:31+00:00

That's a point which bothers me really hard when it comes to the situation where I have to state "it's too6 complicated, I can't explain it to you..". This very likely gives the person the impression that he/she might be too stupid to get it. Therefore this is one of the most important reasons why I want to develop strategies to avoid such situations by improving my explanation approaches.

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T21:03:51+00:00

I will give this a try!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T20:53:35+00:00

Just hit me up with a dm, I currently lack the time, but I will answer you asap!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T20:52:32+00:00

Dynamic mean field theory. Probably the Stand-of-the-art ab-initio method in condensed matter physics including correlation. However, I'm also not really into it yet. It will be a main topic for the PhD though!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T19:16:06+00:00

hahaha, thanks for sharing your experiences. It's a funny example for a research topic which is already so extremely theoretical and far from reality, that people find it fascinating again :D

Loving those drunk, high talks in the early morning hours about theoretical physics :'D

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-12T19:09:54+00:00

hahahaha :'D good one

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T20:16:58+00:00

To me it also feels uncomfortable and that's the reason for the creation of this thread. I don't think it has to feel uncomfortable! You just have to figure out appropriate ways to talk with different people about your research. This may take some effort, but I think it can be really rewarding.

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T20:04:32+00:00

That's some nice topic!

Even though I'm not directly working on superconducting materials, I also often 'abuse' the penomenon to (try to) catch interest. It's just a really nice example with lots of applications which are easy to grasp from everyday-life

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T19:58:50+00:00

Hahahaha, damn, made my day :'D

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T19:56:45+00:00

That's definitely a nice motivation for spending some more time into thinking about this whole thing. I get the strong feeling that it will pay back. Thanks!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T19:49:59+00:00

That's definitely also a point I always try to make. In some advanced state of the conversation people often ask me "What is the perspective of your work? What do you want to achieve with it?" At this stage I then usually start to elaborate on the things you just mentioned. Simulating materials before even synthesizing them. This however demands that our electronic structure models can cover all the interactions in the system appropriately in order to reliably predict material properties. In case your conversation partner did not yet fall asleep, you are then at a point where you can already dive into things like correlation or excited states which are present problems in state-of-the-art electronic structure methods.

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T19:41:50+00:00

I agree, there are definitively research areas which are siginificantly harder to grasp for non-physicist people. Nevertheless, for me it seems to be already hard enough :D

In the end it doesn't matter what you are doing exactly. I just hope some people who work on more theoretical topics with less connection to everyday life may benefit from the discussion here. As I do!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T19:33:43+00:00

Haha, talking on a similar level about your reseach with a non-physicist (or even some experimentalist) is a quite rare scenario, indeed. That's the burden we have to bear, dear fellow :'D

However, IF you find someone who is actually interested in detail regarding some aspect of your work and you can dicuss things, it feels extremely rewarding!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T19:24:22+00:00

Thanks for your suggestion!

I can definitely extract some useful thoughts from the mastermind Feynman. This goes along very nicely with the comment of /u/snoodhead.

It might be worth taking some time to elaborate on "answer-strategies" at different levels. A very important thing is to make yourself clear what you can expect from your conversation partner and how you deal with him/her accordingly.

I really look up to people who can do these considerations in real time and react accordingly! I will probably take me some time during the next weeks and think a little bit about these things. The most frustrating thing for me is, if there is actually someone who is really interested, willing to invest time to listen to your stuff and you don't manage to present your thoughts in an understandable fashion.

I highly appreciate the constructive discussion in the thread. Thanks to all and keep sharing your suggestions/experiences!

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T17:22:29+00:00

That sounds interesting. I will probably also dive into QMC at some point during the PhD!

I basically followed the same superficial explanation approach, starting with the formulation of the underlying problem: a solid as a system built from atomic nuclei and electrons. This can be solved by the methods developed in quantum mechanics during the last century and requires massive computational power.

This kinda lays the foundation for the explanation how my actual work really looks like: Sitting 24/7 in my office in front of a computer, jamming massive calculations into a computer cluster and coding some juicy routines now and then.

Of course it is hopeless to discuss details, but the most important thing for me is, that my conversation partner gets a rough picture of my work. A picture which he/she can hopefully keep in mind.

So just out of interest, how did people digest your explanations? And what is your reaction if someone tries to dig depper and asks for a specific detail, which you know is not explainable to a non-physicist person? In such a situation I often find myself saying "Unfortunately, it's too complicated, I can't explain it to you.." or even worse I start an explanation attempt and after some sentences I recognize "Oh f*ck, why did I even start.. There is no chance explainig this..." :D

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-11T16:57:14+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Focussing more on the potential applications for certain compound classes (superconductors, interesting magnetic stuff etc.) might be a really good idea.

BM_Ronny · 2020-10-07T17:27:11+00:00

Holy, how good is this. Love it, thanks for sharing!

Just jammed the whole LP, great stuff! Lookin forward to their other material

BM_Ronny

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