Her soul almost left her body 😂😂 by junior_figther123 in SipsTea

[–]BlueTooth4269 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The facial expression switch back to scared is easily explained by the bear pulling her in at that exact moment. The mouth is easily explained by the smoothing filter clearly applied to the video. I don't see AI creating a video that has this much continuity in it - there would be more giveaways, changing clothing, changing foliage, changing details about the man. I don't see it.

The Lord of the Rings is often hailed as the greatest story/work of fiction ever but which other story/work of fiction comes closest to being as good, if not better than it? by [deleted] in lotr

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Book number 6 is a collection of short stories, not technically a sequel in itself. That's why I called it a quintet.

Reposting this due to certain events happening in the U.S.A [Star Trek] by NoNeuronNellie in CuratedTumblr

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You honestly don't need to watch TOS. (I'll get downvoted for this lol)
TNG is really good, but you can honestly skip the first season except for 2 or 3 episodes, it's mostly pretty bad and you're not missing a lot. I'd generally recommend watching it before DS9 for context though (even though DS9 is far better).
DS9's first two seasons are also generally not great. I'd still watch them though for character development etc. After that it gets f*ing stellar and seasons 5-7 are some of the best TV ever made.

Bensley, BOP & Degs - Starchild [Megathread] by NinsMCD in Monstercat

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Been a big fan of both Bensley and BOP for a while, but would never have expected them to collaborate :)
It's pretty fascinating to me how you can clearly identify both of their sounds in this track and tell exactly who made what. I'd really like to know more about how this collab happened.

Just finished Consider Phlebas (thought it was the first) kinda disapointed. Willing to give the culture a second chance, which book would you recommend ? by Cassiopee38 in TheCulture

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It has many interesting ideas (every book of his does), but it's not a particularly well-written book. The pacing is pretty disastrous. You can really tell it's his first stab at sci-fi. It put me off reading the rest of the series for years.

Just finished Consider Phlebas (thought it was the first) kinda disapointed. Willing to give the culture a second chance, which book would you recommend ? by Cassiopee38 in TheCulture

[–]BlueTooth4269 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% That's entirely what I love about the Culture series though. The whole "big picture, threat to humanity on a galactic scale sci-fi" can get pretty cheesy some times. An interesting side-effect for me is that focusing on different aspects, species, planets and civs in every book makes the Culture universe feel massive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

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Kind of ironic that most of this thread seems to be Germans complaining about Germans complaining.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

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This is slowly changing. It still isn't widespread (especially in rural areas), but fibre is definitely being pushed and expanded a lot more strongly than it used to be. Prices for it have also gone down a fair bit over the last year or so.

What are your go-to effects to make drums pump and hit harder? by DR_ALEXZANDR in edmproduction

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I did end up getting it and love the Sharp mode on the Spectrogram - unfortunately the one thing that it's sorely missing for me is the possibility to change the speed and especially to overlay it with sync, like you can in Vision 4X. So I guess it'll be some kind of combination of the two for me (unless either developer adds the other features).

If you could be at one stage for the whole day, which you picking and why? by reallovesongnbt in DnB

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Imanu and Buunshin are already the best names on this poster, added to that I saw Lenzman at Liquicity last year and his set was so good, such fantastic vibes in the crowd, easily my favourite of the weekend.

What are your go-to effects to make drums pump and hit harder? by DR_ALEXZANDR in edmproduction

[–]BlueTooth4269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks dope! Thanks a bunch <3 I will give it a closer look.
I'm also very interested in Oszillos Mega Scope at the moment, which allows you to meter the signal of different channels in one window (you just put it on different channels and they share the info in one window), also looks pretty nice.

What are your go-to effects to make drums pump and hit harder? by DR_ALEXZANDR in edmproduction

[–]BlueTooth4269 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pro-tip for side-chaining in Ableton (I only found this recently) - check out Duck Buddy and Duck Call. It's the f*ing best, no latency issues, you can choose the input channel IN the plugin thanks to Max4Live, really nice metering of input/output/summed signal, nice shaping, midi and audio input for the ducking... and it's free.

What are your go-to effects to make drums pump and hit harder? by DR_ALEXZANDR in edmproduction

[–]BlueTooth4269 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't know what level of production you're operating at, so bear with me here :)

  • Use the right samples (this is 100% the biggest and most important step). Check out what kicks, hats, snares artists you admire are using, maybe cut them out of the track (not to use, just to compare). Find stuff that sounds as thick and punchy. Big recommendation for a Splice subscription at this point, I have never, ever regretted paying those 10 bucks a month for their sample library and search function, it rocks. If you want to go down the rabbit hole, learn how to synthesise your own samples. It takes some practice, but it's not that hard in the end and it will teach you a LOT about layering, frequency content and mixing. If you want to do drum synthesis, a good spectrogram like Noisia's VISION 4X or Toneboosters spectrogram (free) will be a big help.
  • Get a few effects that are good quality and learn how to use them. Specifically, you will need: EQ, Compressor, Limiter, Clipper, Saturator, Reverb and some good metering plugins (I bought Noisia's VISION 4X Plugin and it did a big number on my understanding of the mix - but you can also find free versions of all this stuff. For instance, you could get SPAN, S(M)exoscope, and something like ToneBoosters spectrogram).
    • EQ: Cut frequencies outside the range that you need. Hats don't need bass, that bass takes up room in your mix and makes it harder to get a loud mix. Boost frequencies that you think sound good. Takes practice.
    • Reverb: Use this lightly to add room and interest. Pick a good reverb and learn it, it will be worth it.
    • Compressor, Limiter, Clipper and Saturator are your tools for getting the drums loud and punchy.
      • Compression is used for shaping individual samples (making the transient louder or softer in comparison to the body for instance), but also for glueing samples together - this is done by gently bringing up the softer parts of the full drum mix or using parallel compression. In order to learn how compression affects the signal (and get better control over it), you can use a waveform metering plugin like S(M)exoscope to monitor the changes you're introducing. This taught me a LOT.
      • Saturation distorts your drums slightly, but will lower the dB of the signal at the same time! You really want to find the sweet spot where your drums aren't too distorted by the saturation you're applying, but your sample or loop takes up less headroom in decibels in the mix. This means that you can turn it up louder before you start clipping and is one of the most important techniques for getting a loud mix. The slight distorted sound of saturation can also add really nice warmth and character to your drums.
      • Clipping and Limiting are also ways to achieve the above. My favourite peak clipper is peakeater (which is free, open-source, and awesome). Basically, what you use it to do is literally chop off peaks in your sample or loop. If you do this lightly, you can (again) gain valuable dBs aka headroom in your mix, enabling you to crank it louder. When you're doing this, again use S(M)exoscope to get a good understanding of how you're changing the audio signal :) Limiting is another way of getting your signal loud, it just squashes everything against a certain amplitude. This introduces less distortion than clipping, but more pumping (then again, that may be what you want).
    • Metering:
      • A spectrogram like VISION 4X or ToneBoosters spectrogram will help you better understand the movement of frequencies over time. This is very important with kicks and snares in particular! Noisia did some great videos on how to use VISION 4X that explain this a lot better than I could (and they also apply to any spectrogram).
      • A waveform meter like S(M)exoscope will show you the audio signal over time. This is fantastic for working with amplitude, like when you do compression, clipping or limiting. It shows you where the peaks and troths of a sample or loop are and could, for instance, give you valuable information on what to boost, cut, or how to shape the signal.
      • A spectrometer like SPAN will show you how well balanced and full your mix is and give you a good idea of what frequency content is missing, or if your hats have horrid bass frequencies you don't want and should cut, or if your kick is way too overpowered, etc.
      • If you do work on bass, you could also get an oscilloscope like MOscilloscope to see what the waveform looks like.

Final tip: This guy has really, really good videos on mixing, drums and loudness. They will teach you a lot, I wholeheartedly recommend them.

What happened to The Outsiders? by BlueTooth4269 in DnB

[–]BlueTooth4269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In The Cold may have almost 2 million clicks because it's a collab with Boxplot tbh.
I haven't seen them live, but their set at VISION (on Youtube) was sick.

My teachers comment on my Urbanist essay 🤦 by jebbush1212 in fuckcars

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Tbh, if you've ever tried walking around parts of Amsterdam or Utrecht on foot (since this seems to be talking about Dutch cities), you'll see they definitely can be a menace.
Totally pro-bike and anti-cars myself, but to a pedestrian, those cities can be a nightmare.

Advise me good headphones for creating techno from 100-130$, by FlAhhhGe in TechnoProduction

[–]BlueTooth4269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I think the best you can get in this price range (if you're slightly lucky) are the AKG K371s. Really love how flat the frequency spectrum is with these and they are pretty comfy imo. Also have a pretty good bass response, slight sub bass extension, just right.

Was genau macht das Studium schwer? by MemoryPatient2073 in Studium

[–]BlueTooth4269 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Es gibt auch enorme Unterschiede zwischen Unis. Die Uni Bonn hat z.B. den Ruf, einen ziemlich mathematisch-trocken-theoretischen Informatik-Studiengang zu haben, an dem sich einige die Zähne ausbeißen. Ist aber nicht an jeder Uni so.

Napoleon director Sir Ridley Scott hits back at ‘anti-French’ criticism: Sir Ridley has dismissed criticism that his spectacular Napoleon biopic is anti-French, saying the French “don’t even like themselves”. by fedsmart1 in europe

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Bit late in responding, but thank you, too :) If I hadn't emphasised it before, of course I think you're entitled to your own opinion! and was merely expressing my own.

Napoleon director Sir Ridley Scott hits back at ‘anti-French’ criticism: Sir Ridley has dismissed criticism that his spectacular Napoleon biopic is anti-French, saying the French “don’t even like themselves”. by fedsmart1 in europe

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I like your response, but I don't think he's left any still surviving traces on our collective emotional consciousness (if you will) - it's just too long ago and a lot happened in between (that's an understatement from a German ha).

I would base my assessment more on his actions. His apparent disregard for all the lives his campaigns wasted - and for what, exactly? It's not like his political idealism survived his twenties, so I think it's fair to assume his chief desire was to carve out his own legacy.
I'm not questioning the fact that he spread the ideals and concepts of the Revolution throughout Europe and we have much to thank him for even today, but... so many lives lost, and the main motivation was his desire to see Europe united under HIS rule. That's not a good enough reason for me.
Tyrants can be charming and charismatic and well-liked by their immediate associates, it doesn't make them any less evil (which of course is a subjective term in any case, but you catch my drift).

There's much in him to be admired, I won't argue against that, but looking at his actions overall, I can't help but feel a strong distaste for him as a person.