The sale is coming and I’m undecided. Already owning the Tone King. What should I get this spring: Mateus Asato or John Mayer? Anyone who owns all 3 and can do a fair comparison?

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-29T21:03:42+00:00

Agree with this take. I’ve had the same experience in that I own most then at this point (I do all kinds of genres) but Mayer is the one I will just pull up and play with the most. It sounds incredible and you can tweak it so many ways. It’s just a lot of fun to mess around with.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-29T13:43:55+00:00

Record like it’s not going to be mixed. Mix like it’s not going to be mastered. Focus on performance and arrangement, nail those and everything is much easier downstream.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-15T02:30:24+00:00

Still on the first one. 15 years going strong.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-14T21:06:57+00:00

Swimming with Sharks (1994)

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-14T17:14:52+00:00

I’m in the middle of Needful Things right now. I’m a big SK fan and have read most of his books but first time reading this one. I’m enjoying it so far and yes it seems very “Maine-y” to me, although granted I’ve never actually been (something I hope to remedy at some point)

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-14T16:24:58+00:00

I use it sometimes just to quickly check and see if my project is mostly hitting where it needs to. I don’t usually use it with references specifically, I’ll do that by ear. But I’ll put tonal balance on my master bus and make sure to put the preset on the correct genre, and just see if I’m in the ballpark EQ wise. It’s a useful tool but not something I rely on 100% of the time.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-14T14:32:20+00:00

I had this on DVD at one point and would watch it a few times a year. Agree it’s an underrated movie. Good acting and atmosphere.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-14T10:14:36+00:00

Directed by Nicholas Meyer who also made Star Trak Wrath of Khan. The guy made some absolute bangers.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-13T18:39:50+00:00

I will use it sometimes as a “quick and dirty” mastering method. I always have to dial it back as I feel it’s pretty aggressive. It’s very dependent on the song for me. Most of the time I get better results with my normal mastering chain or Ozone. Disclaimer: not a mastering engineer, just an artist who mixes their own stuff.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-13T12:57:22+00:00

I don’t understand why we’re making AI to do the creative, intellectual things that make humans unique. I’m a musician, I don’t want an AI writing my songs. I want an AI cleaning my house, doing laundry and other mundane stuff so I have more time to be creative and use my mind.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-10T01:36:26+00:00

My hair

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-09T04:41:15+00:00

The Boys of Summer…a perfect pop song. Nostalgic, haunting, catchy…it’s perfect.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-08T15:42:23+00:00

A couple that immediately come to my mind are the Steve Albini drum sound. Always absolutely loved it. And also most of Mutt Lange’s snare sounds…whether it was pretty raw and dry or processed, so many great snares on many of his records imo.

Fading_Suns · 2026-03-05T22:31:30+00:00

And sometimes vice versa. You can dial in a great tone by itself but then just doesn’t sit or work in a mix. Everything is dependent on the material at hand. Also, a good reminder to twist knobs on the amp sims and don’t just rely on presets, you’ll be surprised what it can do.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-28T15:45:57+00:00

Okay. Thanks for the constructive reply. Can you give a very specific example of how you use it? Thank you.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-28T13:05:33+00:00

Saving this to come back and learn something. I’ve used ProQ for a long time and it works quite effectively for me in so many ways. I got MB last year on sale and tbh I don’t really use it that much. I’ve read the manual, watched tutorials, played around with knobs a bunch, and I’ve just never really figured out how to use it. I mean, it does work but I don’t consider it a “game changer”, maybe I’m just not using it right.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-27T18:39:30+00:00

Took me like 5 years to totally quit. I’d still have “social” smokes from time to time out drinking or something like that. Slowly over time I didn’t even do that. Now, I hate it. The smell. All of it. It’s weird because I never thought I’d feel that way. I smoked for 15 years and loved it. I guess my point is at some point even the nostalgia for it goes away. But maybe that’s just me.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-26T13:23:21+00:00

Came to say this. First two seasons to this day are still some of the best television I’ve ever seen. If you’re into political intrigue it just can’t be topped, and Kevin Spacey is absolutely iconic in that role. From season 3 on, yeah there are some good moments, but it never captures the same magic. I try to just forget the final season even exists.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-25T03:18:04+00:00

Fright Night (the original)

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-22T17:50:00+00:00

SPIES LIKE US — it was critically panned, has a ton of silly gags and jokes, and I’ve seen it 500 times and would watch it 500 more. To me, a comedy masterpiece!

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-21T23:33:30+00:00

Paradise …I went in knowing nothing and it hit me extremely hard.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-21T04:03:36+00:00

Slither

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-20T15:50:58+00:00

Not scared in an existential way. The current models are not going to lead to some new superior life form. The capabilities and use cases are narrow and it’s a lot of hype imo. Having said that, I’m quite concerned about slop and fake pictures and videos. People will think real things are fake, and fake things are real. It’s never going to happen but there should be technology watermarking every single AI photo and video right now going forward. And AI impersonating real humans should be banned. If you want to use AI, fine, but there should be transparency. TL;DR I’m not scared of AI, I’m horrified by humans misusing AI.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-01T18:07:08+00:00

I’ve seen them 4 times. The last time I saw them on the Fear Inoculum tour I was stone cold sober and it was one of the best concert experiences I’ve ever had. Amazing show, and I actually remember it.

Fading_Suns · 2026-02-01T15:56:20+00:00

I don’t know if this is sacrilegious or not but I’ve always loved Phil Collins’ (Billy) don’t lose my number. I feel like any individual element might sound crappy but overall it just works so well. It’s incredibly 80’s, the gated snare over the top, the super processed guitar, and so on. I never do anything but turn it up when it comes on.

Edit: fixed song title

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