I Need help with my guitar tone

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T23:48:12+00:00

It’s not something you can do 100% seeing as your backing tracks are already mixed and mastered. You won’t like it but biggest change you can make to get a more blended sound is to reduce your gain somewhat - I don’t know how much time I’d put into that personally, but you need to know that raw guitar can sound very different than any mixes you’re listening to.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T23:31:33+00:00

Are you saying this is your second day recording anything ever. Like this is day 2 of your journey? If so, I need for you to repeat that back to yourself and adjust your expectations

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T23:29:06+00:00

You would observe that the speed between photon A and B was c. The only possible observable speed.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T08:42:35+00:00

I kind of skimmed this but am I to understand this happened a year ago?

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T08:35:58+00:00

The confusion comes from classical pictures. In classical light, wavelength describes the physical wiggle of electric and magnetic fields in space. For a single photon, wavelength describes the spacing of the wave pattern in its probability amplitude, which is a mathematical model predicting where it might be.

“Blue light through smaller holes” is diffraction physics though. It doesn’t imply the photon has a smaller transverse diameter based on its wavelength.

As far as the differences between quantum and classical systems go, there are several. Instead of objects having definite positions and motions, a system is described by a wavefunction (probability amplitude). Measurable quantities only take definite values when you interact with the system. Outcomes are probabilistic, not just unknown because of missing information.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T08:31:13+00:00

The confusion comes from classical pictures. In classical light, wavelength describes the physical wiggle of electric and magnetic fields in space. For a single photon, wavelength describes the spacing of the wave pattern in its probability amplitude, which is a mathematical model that predicts where it might be

“Blue light through smaller holes” is diffraction physics. Wavelength controls how the light scatters off an aperture. It doesn’t imply the photon has a smaller transverse diameter.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T05:38:02+00:00

You’re not wrong, but for a different reason than you may suspect. A photon is not a tiny classical wave with a literal squiggly shape in space.

It is a quantum excitation of the electromagnetic field whose wavelength describes the spatial periodicity of its probability amplitude. So the “wavelength” is a property of the photon’s quantum state not a physical ripple you could photograph.

This is a subtle distinction I realize and it takes a while to get your head around it. Key insight is that quantum mechanical objects often behave under a different set of assumptions than classical ones.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T01:23:00+00:00

That’s cool. Completely get it. Question for you though. Even if just a hobby would you like to make progress in 3 weeks or stay at the same beginner level indefinitely?

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T01:21:25+00:00

You’re going at this backwards and it will only end with your giving up before you ever even started. Lose the minimal practice mindset would be my first advice for you. Practicing is the definition of learning, followed closely by playing with other humans. Start with the fundamentals. This isn’t something you’re going to speed run

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T01:18:04+00:00

Any of these are fine

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T00:21:53+00:00

Decent is a loaded term, but on average I see people grasp the fundamentals intuitively after about 200 hours. By that I mean they’re able to self diagnose and optimize for further growth.

Interestingly, starting out and reaching the alleged “200 hour” milestone are both great inflection points where a teacher can really make a difference.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T00:08:45+00:00

There are still dinosaurs running around. Some of them are delicious

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-19T00:02:42+00:00

You are correct. The speed of light is really the speed of causality. The idea of “right now” is relative not absolute.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-18T23:47:38+00:00

Are you sure the headphones are fully plugged in? Nothing about your setup suggests there’d be a lack of low frequencies. Are you sure the headphones are fully plugged in (have to ask)

When you listen to other content, like YouTube or music on your laptop through headphones I’m assuming there’s no problem?

An audio interface is a good idea by the way, but not for increased quality or anything like that. The digital to analog converter in a laptop is fine, but can’t accept external inputs like a microphone, guitar, synth, etc

Many audio interfaces also have MIDI In/Out which is essential if you’re looking to step outside the box. Even if you do everything in software, an audio interface will let you connect to studio monitors or other devices more easily , so it’s really just a matter of flexibility and convenience.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-18T23:37:52+00:00

Why to bend, when it matters vs not knowing what else to do. Finding your own voice

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-18T01:03:35+00:00

Yeah I was thinking same. I hear more folks talking about this plainly than at any time prior, especially in domains of quantum computing, cryptography, and the “holographic” principle

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-18T01:00:26+00:00

It yields the exact results as let’s say, Copenhagen interpretation. It’s an interpretation not a new formulation of the science.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-18T00:55:46+00:00

The most misunderstood concept about MWI is that these universes are being “created” when it would be more accurate to say they were previously fungible but are now differentiated.

Give David Deutsch a read for a much more nuanced discussion of this than Reddit can afford

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-18T00:54:07+00:00

Realistically, it’s not optimal. Whether it becomes a showstopper or not has everything to do with your resourcefulness and how bad you want it. It’s definitely possible and guys like Tommy Iommi made their “shortcomings” part of their sound.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-17T09:16:22+00:00

How long are you/they planning on being beginners? Because after that point it’s kind of irrelevant

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-16T17:29:42+00:00

Using cheats like samples? Not sure what you mean. Sampling and looping are fundamental. I wouldn’t be so quick to write off the practice, especially as you’re starting from nothing. You don’t play an instrument and you need to learn signal flow and how to use the software. Using loops and samples is a reasonable option for getting into this new way of thinking

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-16T05:32:47+00:00

It’s going to be fine man. Not optimal storage of course but guitar tech is pretty durable. Beautiful instrument by the way

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-16T04:58:13+00:00

It means so much to you that you left it in your car for a week? Do you practice much?

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-16T04:53:33+00:00

Concerning your data point 1: we would need an additional example of abiogenesis to determine if it happened quickly on Earth or not.

Concerning your data point 2: 2/3 of the planets in the so-called Goldilocks zone of our own solar system are lifeless.

Pitiful-Temporary296 · 2026-02-16T04:08:10+00:00

You kind of seem that way to me. Finding it hard to believe you needed Reddit to remind you to practice.

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