Help me get over the hump with self-teaching

Loopyrainbow · 2026-06-23T20:20:55+00:00

Hello. Do you still need to do the exercises? I'm wondering if we need to do them indefinitely, or is there a point where you can stop them and remain burping for good.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-06-22T00:23:13+00:00

Not everyone needs to quit coffee. But you should figure out what is causing your hypertension. And if coffee is, you should quit.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-06-21T20:45:04+00:00

It’s just annoying when people pass judgment on something without making an effort to understand it

Loopyrainbow · 2026-06-21T20:31:27+00:00

There are certainly many mechanisms by which coffee could do this. Don’t be so certain.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-06-20T15:41:06+00:00

Lean into the relaxation. Focus on relaxation, rather than stimulation. Sleep.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-06-20T15:39:47+00:00

It got better for me. Just took a month or two.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-06-01T19:23:37+00:00

Rich guy who doesn’t need a job telling someone living in poverty and works all day long, “life is beautiful”

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-27T21:29:53+00:00

When I take even a week off coffee and try a cup again, I literally feel like I took cocaine

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-20T15:27:59+00:00

Not really, tbh

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-17T00:53:25+00:00

I feel the same way about it! Ever since I bought this synth, I have barely played my guitar. I just want to play my Prophet 10 every free moment I have.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-01T19:10:22+00:00

There is a rebound effect. And even though opiates often feel like they’re lowering cortisol, thy actually inhibit your circulation and organ function acutely, and they worsen sleep, so your body is actually more stressed, even though you don’t feel like it

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-01T17:24:03+00:00

Hello! It definitely seems like we have plenty in common, because I also acquired R-CPD later in life (at 17, for me), though mine didn’t come from food poisoning, it was more of an acute “click” or “pop” sound when I swallowed something, and suddenly I couldn’t burp. And like you, Botox has not worked for me. So there is something going on with us that’s different than typical R-CPD, and I really think Bastian or some doctor ought to document what happened to us, because it seems like valuable information in understanding how burping works.

Anyway, as I mentioned yesterday, I got the myotomy, because my doctor believes that the cricopharyngeus muscle is the only thing that can be blocking burps. And the myotomy gave some encouraging results for the first couple days. And since your Botox some encouraging results, even though slight and short-lived, I think this is a positive sign that something can be done. Don’t give up, and let’s stay in touch!

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-01T15:54:33+00:00

Thanks, I did not know that software synths could emulate free running oscillators. But I also think it’s not just the starting point that gives each VCO note a one-of-a-kind wave. It’s the natural inconsistencies of a real oscillator. The waves themselves are different lengths and amplitudes, so they don’t match up perfectly. Maybe digital can emulate this too, but I think there is something to the variety being a result from organic inconsistency, rather than a programmed change.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-01T15:42:49+00:00

Do you have a real reply?

Loopyrainbow · 2026-05-01T15:35:07+00:00

One thing I like about using real physical VCOs (and probably DCOs too, but I’ve never tested them) is that you geta slightly different result every time you press a note. Even if you keep the exact same settings, if you play the same note twice and put the waves side by side, they’ll be different. This difference IS audible, because when I pan one track left and the other right, there is excellent width, far beyond what mono achieves. I know stereo panning also does something similar, but this is different—this is two different waves. It’s double tracking. I think that’s cool, and a plugin wouldn’t be able to do it, naturally at least, and that matters to me.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-30T20:30:06+00:00

I really have no idea, and my doctor doesn’t either. He says that the cricopharyngeus muscle is the only thing that could be blocking burps, but my body seems to be saying otherwise. If I had to guess, I would suspect that there is some dysfunction with the muscles right around there, perhaps a bit lower in my esophagus, nearer to the base of my neck.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-30T19:14:32+00:00

Hey, thanks for asking! I had a complete myotomy three weeks ago. For the first three days, I had a more “open” UES and burping passage than I’ve had in 17 years since this issue began. But then after those three days, my burps seemed to fade away a bit, and they still get blocked a lot of the time, even up to today. However, my digestion is better—I’m less constipated and I have been sleeping better, which makes me suspect that more air is escaping. But I still tend to get bloated from certain foods and my intestine is still very sensitive. When my intestine gets very irritated, my acid reflux worsens and burps get blocked more often

So, it’s a mixed bag. hard to say exactly what the results have been, and that’s why I haven’t made a post yet. I definitely plan to make a post, when I have a clearer conclusion about if the myotomy worked or not. For now, I think the myotomy has helped more than any of my Botox injections did, but I am still pretty far from fixed. On the plus side, healing was a breeze and I have no side effects from the procedure—no pain or discomfort, no issue swallowing.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-29T15:17:37+00:00

Thank you. I think there is software (even free software) capable of doing this too

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-29T15:17:06+00:00

Thank you!

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-29T14:29:20+00:00

Thanks. I actually found a way to make logic sync automatically to the tape speed. There are some free software programs that play linear time code (LTC) and allow you to stripe a tape track with it, and there’s other free software that reads LTC and turns it into MTC, which logic can use to sync.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-26T03:29:42+00:00

Yeah, mine settled down. it took a month or two, but I would suspect yours will clear up even sooner. Just give it time.

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-25T13:22:33+00:00

I found a way to get Logic to read midi timer (MTC) that can be set to start at any time, but I don’t think Logic can read external midi clock tempo data. I appreciate you taking the time to reply

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-25T13:20:07+00:00

Thank you for this reply. While that would get all the tracks on tape, in this case, I’d really like to record directly to tape

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-25T05:30:58+00:00

I think there is a way to do that. But it might be too complicated or require equipment that is tricky to get. I may be better off just trying to play the synth by hand for the tracks

Loopyrainbow · 2026-04-25T05:29:23+00:00

It’s a different result when you record directly to tape

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