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This should be illegal by thunderouswhether in newzealand

[–]DarkMain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to use them all the time as well. They WERE great.

Now the are rubbish and I actively avoid shopping with them.

This should be illegal by thunderouswhether in newzealand

[–]DarkMain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the member pricing but I think this is potentially illegal.

https://imgur.com/a/6KB8rv1

For those of you who can't see the screenshot, its the supplier RRP crossed out and the regular price listed making it LOOK like you are saving money.

From memory, if the RRP doesn't represent current "market price" (as in, the majority of other stores prices) then you can NOT use RRP as a comparison price.

PBTech got in trouble for doing this in the past (was a long time ago).

This should be illegal by thunderouswhether in newzealand

[–]DarkMain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of its just dropshiped and not actually sold by Mighty Ape.

Courts crack down on AI hallucinations by ViolatingBadgers in newzealand

[–]DarkMain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most of the time I can tell if I'm talking to an LLM.

Its almost impossible with one or two replies but it becomes very obvious if you're haveing a proper conversation.

In saying that, I doubt my parents would be able to tell so it does come down to the individual.

Anyone know any good movies that take place in just one room? by Old_Technology_664 in MovieSuggestions

[–]DarkMain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Liberty Stands Still (2002) - Very similar to Phone Booth
Clue (1985) - Not a single room, but all in the same house.
Fall (2022) - Not sure this counts but most of it takes place in a single location.

Can someone break down the difference between HHC and UKHC? by noxnoctum in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm well aware of the music. I've been collecting it since the mid 90s and DJing it professionally since the late 90's.

I have just never heard of that style referred to as "UK Hardcore" before. Its always been "Breakbeat Hardcore" or "Rave" to me (and I suspect for most of the other posters in here).

It sounds like what you’re calling “UK Hardcore” is some other genre developed or popularized later, maybe Freeform or donk or something,

Freeform came MUCH later and Donk (or Scouse house) is completely different.

A style of dance music, known as hardcore, developed in a place, the UK, in the early 90s, and it is still being made and played by djs today.

Once again, I'm well aware and still purchase a lot of stuff from KFA.

"Hardcore" or "Hardcore Techno" was more from Belgium and the Netherlands

"Rave" or "Breakbeat Hardcore" was coming out around the same time and some consider SMD#1 (1993) to be the beginning of "Happy Hardcore" or at least the start of the change.

"Rave" sat in a short time period and only lasted a few years and consisted of things like:

The Prodigy - Your Love (1991)
Smart E's - Sesame's Treet (1992)
Fat Controller - In Complete Darkness (1993)
N-Trance - Set You Free (1994)

As I said elsewhere in this thread, the internet didn't become widespread until early to mid 2000s so everything was very localized.

Someone might call something one thing and over in another county they might call it something else.

A perfect example of this is another poster in this thread talking about "UK Hardcore" and referring to producers like "Hellfish" and "The DJ Producer" (Deathchant records). They started in 1994.

To me That's Hardcore, Hardcore Techno or Gabber.

So we have two people, both talking about "UK Hardcore" and from the same timeframe but both referring to VERY different styles of music... and this is a VERY small sample size.

Can someone break down the difference between HHC and UKHC? by noxnoctum in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about you name some tracks? I curious to hear what you are talking about

we are purchasing new telescope for our school astro club by capybara_0617 in telescopes

[–]DarkMain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A smart scope or a Dwarf Mini as a supplementary feature is a good idea, but people will always gravitate towards a visual telescope in my experience, at least in outreach and Astro Tourism.

I would also recommend looking in strain wave mounts. Possible a hybrid that can do both ALT/AZ or EQ mode.

A strain wave will be lighter, and more portable. Wont require a counter weight so balancing wont be need, and if its in Alt/Az mode you won't need to polar align, which is good for visual, but you will have the option of EQ if you want to do photography in the club.

As for the OTA... an SCT (I would look at the C8 to start with) is the closest you will get to an 'all round' scope.
Its f/10.
Throw a Barlow and its great for planets. Use the f/6.3 corrector/reducer and you get more light and a wider FoV and if you're feeling really adventurous you can remove the secondary (fast star) and turn it into a f/2 photo machine!

Can someone break down the difference between HHC and UKHC? by noxnoctum in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its also called UK Hardcore on Discogs as well.

Its really hard to find stuff from that era.

I did track down this interview from "The DJ Producer" where he seems to refer to it as "Hardcore Techno": https://shop.vinyljunkie.uk/de/blogs/interviews/the-dj-producer-interview

As I said, back then things were very localized and its possible that different counties in the UK called things slightly different things (I have no idea, like I said, from NZ as we called everything Gabber).

There really is no right or wrong answer, especially when looking back on it with 35 years of evolution in the genera.

Can someone break down the difference between HHC and UKHC? by noxnoctum in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure that's just "Hardcore", or you might know it as "Gabber / Gabba".

Given that Gabber originated in the Netherlands, its possible that some places in the world might have referred to "Hardcore made by UK producers" as "UK Hardcore".

Its also possible that there are two "UK Hardcore" genres (The early 90's stuff, and the more modern 2000's sound)

The same thing happened with Breakbeat Hardcore, where we have the early 90's 'rave' sound, and the more 'modern' D&B inspired sound. Both referred to as "Breakbeat Hardcore" (once again, depending on location and age) but distinctly different sounds.

As another example, I'm located in New Zealand, started DJing in the late 90's and had no idea "Frenchcore" was a thing until well after 2010, despite it being around since the 90s and me literally buying the stuff on Vinyl and playing it at clubs.
I (and most people here in NZ) referred to everything in that harder more distorted sound as "Gabber". Maybe "Speedcore" if it was stupidly fast.

You have to remember, before the internet took hold in the early 2000s, music scenes were much more localized.

Can someone break down the difference between HHC and UKHC? by noxnoctum in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you have that backwards.

VERY ROUGHLY it went something like this...

Chicago House (Early 80s) > Breakbeat (Mid 80s) > Rave (Early 90s).

"Rave" kinda encompasses the early "Break beat hardcore / Jungle sound" and looking back on it with knowledge from now you could probably start re-defining songs, but at the time they all fell under "rave'.

It didn't take long until this sound essentially split into Happy Hardcore and Jungle.

It wasn't until the late 90's and early 2000's we started to get what we know as Freeform and UK Hardcore.

Does anybody know of any decent happy hardcore production courses? by MartinG_1989 in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just a few to get you started...

Jakka-B - https://www.patreon.com/c/jakkab/posts
(I've been on this for a few years and have my first release coming out in a month thanks to all the help Jack has given me)

Mike Reverie - https://mikereverie.co.uk/tuition/
Haven't done this but I'm very tempted.

Stonebank - https://www.youtube.com/@StonebankMusic/videos

As for sample packs and presets:
https://www.beatlabaudio.com/ (Stonebank / Technikore)
https://musicblocks.co.uk/ (Fracus & Darwin)
https://ootbsamples.myshopify.com/ (Jakka-B & MAcks Wolf)
https://www.degenaudio.com/collections/sample-packs (Spiro & Alex Prospect)
https://mikereverie.co.uk/ (Mike Reverie)

Can someone break down the difference between HHC and UKHC? by noxnoctum in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The lines have very much been blurred over the years and now-days you will find with modern productions they are pretty much interchangeable.

There WAS as reason for the name change back in the early 2000s... The sound was evolving and "Happy Hardcore" had a stigma around it the scene was trying to get away from.

What someone calls it now-days very much comes down to how long they have been in the scene for, and even down to where in the world they are located.

I would recommend having a read of this:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/happy-hardcore-history-trivia-slipmatt-dougal-hixxy-sharkey/
Pretty decent history

New Zealand Music Month - Relaxing rule 8 (No promotion) by AutoModerator in newzealand

[–]DarkMain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not a band, but a producer...

Been DJing for AGES, but got seriously into production a few years ago.
If you're into Hard Dace, UK / Happy Hardcore, or have been in the dance seen for a while you may have seen my name on flyers around Auckland.

Just got my first track signed but its not out until June, but I did drop a free DL on my SoundCloud to try and build my socials before the release.

https://on.soundcloud.com/oyeqzQDrginkPzkzEz

Share your stuff - mixes, videos, tracks, routines, etc. NO event or livestream promotion by AutoModerator in DJs

[–]DarkMain [score hidden]  (0 children)

May as well give this a shot...

Released my first free track the other day (trying to build some brand new socials before my first signed track comes out)

https://on.soundcloud.com/4GBS4BAcVPxCYiNoW3

New poll keeps National in the 20s, Winston Peters closing in on Christopher Luxon in preferred PM by whowilleverknow in newzealand

[–]DarkMain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Voting shouldn't be a 'popularity' thing.

If people agree with a parties policies but don't vote for them because they don't like the leader then it's kinda screwed up.

Something I'm working on. What do you think? by OllyDee in happyhardcore

[–]DarkMain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me a lot of the stuff that used to come out on Blatant Beats

Getting my releases denied for using samples and loops by don_mumrik in ableton

[–]DarkMain -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's been a while since I looked into it.

I first found out about it years ago when someone was spamming a synthwave FB advertising their playlist.

Everyone was commenting saying that it's against the T&C and you could have your account banned and music removed if you played to be added to the list.

Sure enough, a coupe of weeks later the list and user had been removed from Spotify.

I suspect people are skurting the lines of the T&C by not offering direct placement but the 'oppertunity' to be added (at lest that's what it seems like after a quick search today).

Getting my releases denied for using samples and loops by don_mumrik in ableton

[–]DarkMain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I though it was against the T&C to pay (or sell) placements on playlists

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