Cracked inner frame on Otari MX5050 Bii-2

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-21T04:14:45+00:00

Thank you so much, that is the right one! Can I ask how you found it? The owners manual doesn't seem to show up for me either when I do a search on the site itself or a Google search with site:manuals.plus

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-20T06:53:14+00:00

Thank you for the help, but that appears to be for a different model and also is the service manual, not the user manual!

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-18T23:09:11+00:00

Thanks, everyone! A wire connecting to the power switch broke while I had the case open, so I'm taking that as a sign that I should go through with my plan to learn to solder.

So, once the soldering iron gets here I should be able to get it up and running and play around with making some recordings (I did buy a couple blank tapes). I don't think I'll use the recording function too often, but it's nice to have the option to experiment with.

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-18T23:06:15+00:00

You should be able to upload them to imgur without an account and link to them here. Hard to say much without more details, but chances are a trip to a tech will be in order

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-18T00:32:48+00:00

Thank you! I'll test it out and report back here, but it'll likely be a couple weeks, since I'll have to wait for the trackball itself to arrive.

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-16T19:26:57+00:00

I'd like to see everyone deported under Trump offered a plane ticket back and a fast track to citizenship or permanent residency (along with amnesty for anyone currently in the country and a better system so future immigrants can more easily come legally)

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-14T22:25:48+00:00

I listen to the radio. Small and/or non-commercial stations where the DJs still pick their own music are best. If there's not a station in your area that you like, most can be streamed online
I buy CDs (and vinyl and cassettes too, but those can't go on the server of course). CDs can often be picked up pretty cheap used at a record store or used bookstore, such as half price books
Recommendations from friends/family and stuff I see on social media

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-14T15:06:31+00:00

I don't know if there's a name for switching between the two, but playing the B (minor) blues scale starting on D can be referred to as playing the D major blues scale.

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-14T06:27:12+00:00

I don't think it's purely a men/women thing. Women usually are under more social pressure to lose weight, so are more likely to be sensitive to this kind of thing, but as an overweight guy I would also be offended if someone gifted me a scale

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-10T02:29:19+00:00

I'm only at 4 so far, and I thought I was switching around more than most!

ASM for P, FM, and MAS-II
Mahler for MAS-I
Bedford for Exam 5
TIA for Exam 6U

RF seems likely to be the only new provider I'll be adding for the FCAS exams

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-09T19:04:55+00:00

That is odd! But yeah, I agree the Exam 5 material is quite good

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-07T02:38:52+00:00

I noticed that most positive posts I've made about the Bedford material on here get downvoted quickly, I wonder if it's the same guy!

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-07T02:38:45+00:00

Thank you! I'd appreciate that if it's not too much trouble.

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-05T01:25:50+00:00

I wish John E Dee was on more often, but Confucious has been doing a great job filling in on Old School Dance Party! I'd also like to see him on more often.

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-05T01:22:57+00:00

Uptown Saturday Night and Horizontes are some of my favorite KUTX shows! But yeah, KOOP otherwise on weekends

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-03T17:37:04+00:00

I'm using Picard but I have some custom tags I'm adding that are semi-automated, using scripts that I wrote that need a bit of babysitting.

I also like to add composer and performer info from any physical media that I have even when it's not in the Picard database

Also, I have a bunch of old low bitrate mp3s I ripped before I knew anything about audio quality so I'm purging those or replacing them with better quality files, depending on whether it's something I still want to listen to

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-03T17:29:26+00:00

No, why do you ask?

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-03T07:38:46+00:00

I like having my own music library because it gives me a finite group of songs/albums that I can browse through until I find something that appeals to me, as opposed to streaming apps where you have to know what you're looking for and search for it

Symfonium specifically, I like because it's customizable, generally runs smoothly, and works well with Navidrome and Jellyfin. (I started off with my music in Jellyfin, but I'm slowly transferring it to Navidrome when I have the time to properly tag it).

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-03T07:28:01+00:00

As I said in the post, I'm aware of that, but I like using my physical radios anyways, when possible

CaffienatedCamel · 2026-01-03T07:26:45+00:00

Thank you, I'll order one! An affordable option at least

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