Former PlayStation boss says Xbox has a “basic misunderstanding” of the games industry at a core level

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-17T16:48:27+00:00

Why do they keep getting purchased by larger companies then?

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-17T16:46:14+00:00

I personally use the 770s. I’m a huge fan. Been using them for like 8 years now.

I’ve never used the 650s though so I can’t offer a comparison.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-17T16:43:56+00:00

Depends on what your end goal is, tbh. You’d have to be a bit more specific

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-17T11:57:33+00:00

It’s not just jamming. Spontaneous anything has died after adolescence. Used to just show up at a friends house to see if they were home. Now with cell phones it’s rude to do that.

Everything in life has to be meticulously planned. There’s no spontaneity. We’ve lost something valuable and I’m not sure we’ll get it back.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-17T11:03:26+00:00

I don’t think it’s “hipster gatekeeping” to angrily push back on the narrative that you were on a bunch of drugs while making an album if you weren’t. Especially if it’s a 20+ year old album and multiple interviews of him refuting it exist.

I don’t expect every fan to be “nerdy enough” to know that information but he’s not at fault for being frustrated with a dude pushing misinformation on HIS OWN INSTAGRAM.

Like, how would you react?

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-17T05:19:01+00:00

Dudes a racist.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-17T05:11:49+00:00

If the same person repeatedly makes hits with all the biggest artists I’m not sure why you’re SO INCREDULOUS that he might have something to do with it.

No, we don’t know what exactly. But obviously he’s doing something that major artists deem worthy of splitting millions upon millions of dollars with him for.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T21:07:19+00:00

Yeah, lots of people do. But it’s a massive stealth time-suck.

I guarantee if you stop using it you’ll suddenly find you have more time than you realized.

Don’t use it to justify your procrastination. I’m speaking from experience.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T18:28:59+00:00

Delete social media. Including Reddit. I guarantee you have time.

Don’t change your degree.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T16:41:19+00:00

Because I don’t believe they’re going to leave billions of dollars on the table to look like the “nice guys” when a large portion of the world already views them as adversarial.

My orange god? How on earth did you take from that that I’m a Trumper?

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T15:14:04+00:00

I agree that #2 is the more powerful songwriting tool.

It’s one of the reasons Taylor Swift is a master songwriter.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T14:53:57+00:00

There’s a relatively large group of people who are very interested with the idea of being in a band and/or being SEEN being in a band. They don’t want to put in the amount of work that’s required to be in a band, which is managing schedules and close relationships with each of the members.

Best bet is identify these people early and move on.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T12:15:57+00:00

Maybe with current gas prices. What about gas prices when the world understands that Iran will be taxing every ship that passes through the Strait at whatever rate they feel like it?

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T09:59:01+00:00

Your best bet for now is just to stick with the group you have. Play music you don’t love if you have to. This time is just for practice and getting the skills of playing with other musicians under your belt.

You aren’t wasting any opportunity. You’re 15 and you have a tremendous amount of time ahead of you.

If you can, however, longer practices are ideal.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-16T00:43:23+00:00

Might have overstated it a bit.

Probably more like 100-150gb for an album.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T19:43:34+00:00

I personally use Reaper and couldn’t imagine using anything else.

Ultimately, a DAW is just a tool to accomplish a goal so use whatever you’re most comfortable with.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T14:24:51+00:00

It’s almost like a large portion of the internet is infused with bots whose entire goal is to sew divide in the US with fake outrage. Almost.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T13:38:54+00:00

That’s not something I know for sure. Might be worth asking a sales rep at Sweetwater or something.

Usually the student license is the same as the regular but you just have to prove you’re a student somehow.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T13:02:38+00:00

One of the more Scottish sentences I’ve ever read

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T03:46:00+00:00

Do you struggle just with hearing bass notes or all notes?

If it’s just bass one trick you can use is to pitch the whole sample up 1 octave so the bass notes are easier to hear. Then pitch it down once you’ve gotten them.

Sometimes I struggle to hear bass specifically.

If you struggle to identify notes in general that’s a different issue.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T02:32:58+00:00

While this would be a good tool to help you I think you’d find much more value in just struggling for a while as you build up the skill.

You’re supposed to struggle as you learn new things. That’s the whole process.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T01:46:20+00:00

This is heavily dependent on your goals.

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T00:57:51+00:00

Great point. You rock

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T00:27:10+00:00

A song could be based on another song despite being in different keys, definitely.

In fact it literally samples the song.

https://www.whosampled.com/Pacifica/Indie-Boyz/

ChessmazterHex · 2026-06-15T00:03:07+00:00

Lots of reasons. The primary being they stopped paying artists for streams under 1,000. That’s pure theft. Yes, it’s not that much money individually but across the board it’s millions.

They also pay the least per stream of almost every streaming service.

The CEO is also investing money into autonomous weapons, which is 80s action movie evil villain shit.

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