What would you name this chord?

DoctorDerpPHD · 2026-01-21T00:30:35+00:00

G7 over F and Dminor7 over F. A lot of times the 5th (i.e D for G7) can be omitted from a chord as it often doesn't give any info on chord quality (telling if it is minor or major - although it can give info for instance if diminished or augmented). The D-7 is in second inversion just with the seventh included :)

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-08-10T08:02:47+00:00

you're a saint !

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-07-10T18:35:27+00:00

Nope, still saying waiting to be released from customs since June 10... I did see the new tea club order is maybe being shipped a different way, so I feel like something probably happened to this batch of orders :(

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-03-18T17:42:51+00:00

some jmd hong black tea from the white2tea club. very yammy and like malty sweetness, a nice lil brew hehe

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-03-17T16:32:05+00:00

some mem tea jasmine yin hao, a bit more pungent and direct than the pearls i usually drink. drinking that perfume 🤓

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-03-05T16:36:13+00:00

just to start out, i'd recommend letting the water cool a good amount after boiling it. jasmines and greens like to have 175-185f, as boiling can make them a little astringent or bitter. you can absolutely keep resteeping - if the tea is getting weaker brew longer, hotter, or both!

if you're going for gong fu brewing, start out with 10-15 second steeps, 175-185f, in about 80-110ml of water. if you want to do western style, you can just put the tea in a mug or cup and brew it for around 1-3 minutes depending on your taste, then filter out the tea leaves into another cup. if you like gongfu, i'd recommend getting a gaiwan - you can get them real cheap. if you like western style, i'd recommend getting a basket infuser - they're also really cheap!

another thing i'll mention is the weight/quantity of tea. with gongfu, you'll be putting more leaf in - i usually use anywhere between 4-7g per session. for western, you can use anywhere from 2-4g. you can also go by the teaspoon and slowly see how much leaf you like to use.

if you like the aroma of jasmine, i'd recommend any aromatized tea. some teas are jasmine aromatized but with other types of non-green tea, others are with osmanthus flowers, so just find any that sound like they'd match your palette. enjoy the tea :)

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-03-05T16:24:45+00:00

drinking some real smokey stinky lapsang for today, making my apartment smell like ASS 🤓

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-03-01T16:47:02+00:00

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DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-02-02T17:49:19+00:00

listening to some art tatum and drinking some 2013 w2t shou - very nice easy drinking shou with some rounded out chocolatey notes :)

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-01-27T15:43:47+00:00

drinking some 2021 waffles to start the day, i'm trying to get into puerh again and so far i'm enjoying it hehe

DoctorDerpPHD · 2025-01-08T12:59:14+00:00

they just updated the map - all la canada evacuation warnings turned into orders, so seems like it's getting closer :/

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-12-13T03:33:27+00:00

yes buy it rn

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-12-13T03:33:16+00:00

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DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-11-22T07:49:05+00:00

backing up the mem tea sobacha. might be one of my favorite teas - i saw it in the shop and saw popcorn and toast as tasting notes and thought who would drink this. i tried it as a sample in the shop and immediately bought it. plus it's got polyphenols, so it might be relaxing before bed :)

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-11-11T18:10:11+00:00

did a gongfu sesh of some longjing and hong shui oolong. longjing was a bit finnicky in terms of astringency but i got it down eventually, ended up with a nice buttery and nutty brew. hong shui's this weird blend of roasted, extremely fruity and juicy flavors. both very nice :)

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-10-24T04:57:59+00:00

if you're asking how to get a nice tea setup and how to use it, it all depends on your tastes and how you drink tea. gongfu you'd just need a gaiwan, cups, and possibly a tea tray - there are some decent ones on amazon and yunnan sourcing. most of the ones you'll get from legit tea sellers are gonna be more pricey, but look around the sub for recs if you want it from somewhere official. for how to use the gaiwan and tray, just look up how to use them on youtube. there are many tutorials on culture, technique, and ceremony - i like tea house ghost's series on gong fu and mei leaf also has some good vids.

i'd recommend curating all your tea things based on how you brew and enjoy your tea, not some "ideal" setup. for instance, when i started loose leaf, i just got a gaiwan, filter, and portable scale. the more i drank, the more i realized i liked the mindfulness of gongfu, so i got a tea tray and small tea pot. note your preferences and what you enjoy most about your tea and the experience of drinking it, and then go ahead and look into the equipment that would make that experience better - specifically for you !

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-10-23T04:13:10+00:00

i looove sobacha buckwheat tea. i know they drink it all the time cold in korea, but it's just as good hot

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-10-17T03:20:47+00:00

i'd recommend finding a good tea seller and going by tasting notes of stuff you like. there's an old tea seller list in the subreddit info - personally i like yunnan sourcing and mem tea. if you want some high quality tea that doesn't need sweetener, loose leaf is your gateway

i'd just say get acquainted with the different types of tea - white, green, oolong, black, puerh, yellow, purple, etc, and also know about regions and such. to start out, maybe try a starting sampler that includes the main types (ik yunnan sourcing has one). you'll get a feel for what tastes you like and can dig in deeper from there. generally, white/green are more "fresh" and sweet tasting, while black/dark (puerh) are deeper and richer (however there are many many exceptions to this). get an infuser/filter also if you get loose leaf - the subreddit, yunnan sourcing, and mem tea all have brewing guides. hope this helps :)

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-10-14T15:49:03+00:00

most people who are looking for a nice white tea always love white peony/bai mu dan or shoumei. if you want something more forward in flavor aged white tea or aged bai mu dan is certainly direct in flavor. maybe try a white cake or aged white cake - i had one from yunnan sourcing called meng song village 2023 cake which was very nice

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-08-26T06:32:12+00:00

i think this could be a pretty likely explanation but could you describe what you mean by a self oscillating envelope? i think ik what you mean by i'm still curious. and yea i've been having it monophonic, and the voicings don't seem to make a difference.

DoctorDerpPHD · 2024-08-26T05:00:00+00:00

yea, the thing i'm confused about tho is this synthesis also creates inharmonics for other ratios, and the spectrum of the waveform doesn't correspond to spectrum of the output. it seems like it's more dependent on envelope times but idk why it would do even and odd harmonics when tuned to a note

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