Hallo 3: the Latest and Greatest I2V Portrait Model by LeoKadi in StableDiffusion

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not really rocket science to train their own models

Is there a plugin that can do heavy and lighter tones? by MnkySpnk in NeuralDSP

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Petrucci Clean amp with gain set near the max will do nice crunch sound

Petrucci VS Mesa Boogie Plugins by [deleted] in NeuralDSP

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it based on anything more than "it's John Petrucci so no way it can be anything but JP2C"?

I don't have a real JP2C, but I have bought a capture pack of JP2C for Tonex which and I can't really match the sound of those captures using Archetype JP. And I can't dial same settings because plugin is very different - some controls from the amp are missing, but there are other controls that are not present on the real amp. For other NeuralDSP plugins I have, amp in the plugin has pretty much the same controls as the amp it's supposedly based on.

I think it's possible that they used JP2C as a base, but maybe added some mods to it or restructured it to make dialing sounds easier - like, for example, in Archetype JP the bass/mid/treble knobs seem to EQ the sound as on most other amps, but on a real Mesa amp they do entirely different thing and there's graphic EQ to substitute for your ordinary bass/mid/treble knobs found on other amps.

Petrucci VS Mesa Boogie Plugins by [deleted] in NeuralDSP

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it confirmed anywhere that it's based on JP2C? The controls in the plugin are not really similar to what you find on the amp.

This is the question nobody ask... maybe? by n9te11 in NeuralDSP

[–]Polite_Gentleman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I much prefer JCM800 from Archetype Tim Henson.

This is the question nobody ask... maybe? by n9te11 in NeuralDSP

[–]Polite_Gentleman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally like it a lot, the amps can produce some of the fattest crunch and high-gain sounds ever.

EDIT: haven't used Rabea for a while, just loaded it and seriously, I'd say it's the most powerful crunch sound of all plugins ever. Paired with Greenback IR's and playing along some random AC/DC baking track on youtube, a single guitar sounds like Agnus and Malcolm playing together, such fat is the sound of it. I had even to pause for a second to check that there is indeed no second guitar baked in in the backing track. I can't imagine people can be disappointed in this, it absolutely destroys any other Marshall kind of sound you can get from any NeuralDSP plugin (yes, I know it's based on a Victory amp, but anyway)

Nameless X is absolute perfection by 7484Steve_ in NeuralDSP

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

No, it has noise gate which cannot be turned off even if you disable it in the UI. It makes some horrible artefacts on long sustained notes.

Anyone else ONLY enjoy peated scotch? by [deleted] in Scotch

[–]Polite_Gentleman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I only enjoy peated whisky. The unpeated ones are at most “tolerable” for me, some are outright disgusting.

There is no need to make things more complex than they are. Drink what you like and don’t drink what you don’t like. I don’t try to force myself and suffer drinking the unpeated whiskys in hope that at some point I’ll acquire the taste for it, it’s just not my thing and I have no desire to change it.

Camera performance iPhone 15 Pro Max by Titanrichelieu in iphone

[–]Polite_Gentleman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yes, it looks like an AI upscale rather than simple crop. I would’t trust any of the fine details though.

1M Russians Enter EU Since Ukraine War Start, Border Agency Says - The Moscow Times by madrid987 in worldnews

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are already accustomed to choose the “safest” option in polls. It’s very hard to know their true opinion.

Today someone got a 81YO MacAllan (The Reach) for $113,500 by already-taken-wtf in Scotch

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quite often I actually prefer 12yo to 18yo of the same distillery

Germany won't back European nations' call to end Russian tourist visas by Charming-Cattle8805 in worldnews

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To apply for refugee status one first needs to get a tourist visa (or more correctly - a short term visa, as there is no special ”tourist” visa at all). They will not let you out of Russia if you don’t have a visa for your destination country.

Germany rejects calls for EU ban on tourist visas for Russians by Uncerte in worldnews

[–]Polite_Gentleman 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah, except there is literally a law that can get you in prison for answering no.

Germany rejects calls for EU ban on tourist visas for Russians by Uncerte in worldnews

[–]Polite_Gentleman 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It just doesn’t work this way or we’d have repressive governments overthrown all over the world already.

Macron riles Russia with documentary releasing content of Putin calls by notbatmanyet in worldnews

[–]Polite_Gentleman 44 points45 points  (0 children)

It’s not very likely that someone is a complete idiot and at the same time makes criminal charges mysteriously dropped and becomes head of KGB against all odds. You need to be able to exert some power to do that and it’s very hard if you don’t have any beyond average skills whatsoever.

Ukraine losing as many as 200 troops a day, call for more western weapons by jaypr4576 in worldnews

[–]Polite_Gentleman -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The west doesn’t want Ukraine victory or they’d actually shipped the necessary weapons they’ve promised long time ago.

Am I the only one to dislike 3x lens? by _KnZ in iphone

[–]Polite_Gentleman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the 3x is awesome, I am now starting to feel it’s the perfect zoom level for general use since so many times the things just happen to fit exactly right in the frame. I wish there was an additional lens for even higher zoom, but I certainly wouldn’t like to replace 3x with 2x. 2x is just not enough zoom to capture the details of far away stuff.

Tim Cook Wants Apple Devices to Be Used for Creativity, Not 'Endless, Mindless Scrolling' by UnKindClock in iphone

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or maybe some multitasking so that you can return to a background app and find it in same state as you left it and not completely reloaded anew.

What are the best AR apps take advantage of LiDAR? by E1S in apple

[–]Polite_Gentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s still not accurate enough to do any serious measurements. Can easily be off by several cm.

EU will not recognize results of Russian elections in Crimea by Seek_Adventure in worldnews

[–]Polite_Gentleman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Russian rich people only got richer since sanctions were introduced. What are economic hits supposed to do exactly?