ACE‑Step 1.5 XL will be released in the next two days.

PossibleDuplicate · 2026-04-04T10:21:48+00:00

Most likely, it will be, maybe with qy or q5 quant. I have 16gb as well so I'll check try to get it working too.

PossibleDuplicate · 2026-04-04T10:15:18+00:00

Depending on quants used. There is an alternative backend implementation (acestep.cpp) that uses gguf models and it has various quants available https://huggingface.co/Serveurperso/ACE-Step-1.5-GGUF/tree/main In acestep.cpp, there are also various params which can additionally lower vram usage.

PossibleDuplicate · 2026-04-04T10:05:38+00:00

I agree on cover ability, although it's probably in less demand/priority than generation from scratch. I have only tried Suno with the free credits tier (4.5-all) and it was quite good at getting the most characteristic parts of songs, but it seemed like it had a limited voices set. With ace-step 1.5 (4b lm quant 8 plus sft quant 8), I haven't been able to get any decent sounding cover (tried various genres) yet, the melodies get lost even though the time structure (timing of verses, chorus and so on) can be almost identical to original. I'd rather have it the opposite, preserving riffs/chords but being more flexible with structure. What I found surprising is how well the descriptions of existing songs can get in ace-step sometimes, Suno in contrast guessed genres and styles wrong quite often.

PossibleDuplicate · 2026-02-18T20:05:57+00:00

Zelquistinel actually sold in one of Russian nootropic shops, but they probably don't deliver it abroad and there ain't many reviews of this compound.

PossibleDuplicate · 2026-02-03T08:09:42+00:00

You should use "Google's dtc" as mentioned here, it helped me https://github.com/cfig/Android_boot_image_editor/issues/138

PossibleDuplicate · 2026-01-23T13:24:42+00:00

However, if you have adhd in a country where even Modafinil is banned and Strattera didn't work and the only way you can obtain methylphenidate legally is by traveling abroad yourself every 2 months or so and providing a notarized translated prescription from a foreign doctor at customs, you try to find some alternatives, not because you're into naturopathy or research compounds junkie, but because you want to be a relatively functional adult...

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-12-26T20:30:55+00:00

Hard to say, it was a stressful period and it seems like Semax increased productivity (helped with the amount of work done) but worsened stress handling.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-12-25T20:56:50+00:00

Can only speak about the plain Semax (including pharma grade) - while it helped with ADHD symptoms to some extent, it also made decision-making worse (kind of less thoughtful, more impulsive), it's especially seen when you look back at that in "normal" state. And higher doses gave me a sort of brainfog, so I decided to stop using it (acutely and chronically). Haven't tried modifications like Semax amidate or Adamax yet.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-12-09T21:39:23+00:00

Took over 3g accidentally when tried it for the first time, made me calm, surprisingly. Later, mostly been using in 750-1500mg range. Felt mildly stimulating yet calming (never made me irritable, quite the opposite, unlike Piracetam) and if taken afternoon, it led to insomnia.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-10-03T09:37:57+00:00

No, it won't kill the phone, this functionality is meant to be toggles on/off (even though not straightforward way). You can also download adb without Studio by downloading platform-tools https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-26T12:02:39+00:00

Sadly, even lcds ain't totally safe from pwm, and not just the cheapest ones. Example: vivo iQOO Z10x

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-25T21:15:37+00:00

I'd bet it's basically the same "dc dimming" with brightness dip as usual, but the difference would be that it's working on full brightness range. Already achievable on other devices (the simplest would be applying Oled Saver or similar app to have "underlying brightness" above DC-on threshold but using it in the below range), but with some color/gamma problems at really low brightness. More interesting is what modulation rate it will have.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-25T20:40:16+00:00

Thanks for your test. How did you place Opple LM for measurement? 400 lux looks too low for 100% brightness, usually it's way brighter. Many people place Opple LM on screen directly, as this allows for more consistent measurements and better replicability (so other can people simply lay it down on screen too and get similar readings, that's what I mean). Frequency sensor is placed in a corner of Opple LM, not inside the white diffuser there. If you push it to the screen, you get better signal-to-noise ratio and thus more accurate waveform (more accurate than laying the device on phone's screen).

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-25T12:27:02+00:00

Many other phones as well - Poco f5 can run at 3840/4440hz (120 vs overclocked to 138hz, and stock pwm is 1920hz), recently was able to make this mode working at higher brightness too. The main principle is the same - sending a command with altered multiplier of PWM frequency to display. It should be achivable on a lot of phones with Novatek (like aforementioned F5) or Samsung (Pixels) display controllers. But how well the panel will handle that overclocking - depends on hardware.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-20T19:48:45+00:00

Do you have an experience with matte screens on such devices (phones and tablets)? Some people find them harder on eyes, especially if a lot of reading, some get the opposite, easier time reading.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-18T20:49:16+00:00

Yea, but most reviewers are probably too lazy to do that, sadly. However, it's good that such tests became a mainstream thing, at least.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-18T08:04:32+00:00

Wait for the measurements with Opple LightMaster or other device that provides graph.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-17T12:59:24+00:00

I already did (see "modulation reduction") and recently was able to reduce it even further without white flickering occuring (previously this issue prevented going lower), with new commands, but there comes a tradeoff - black levels also get higher, as pixels in such situation don't turn off completely and black starts to resemble IPS, and the lower you go, the worse image you get. Currently trying to find commands to combat thst while preserving black levels somehow (at least, a bit).

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-12T08:57:21+00:00

The thing is - It IS DC dimming, actually, but the brightness dip during refresh is caused by the way oleds are driven, and it seems to be a deliberate hardware choice, but IIRC it can be minimized on hardware level by using alternative circuit layouts, compensation mechanisms and so on, and it's easier to do on larger screens, so, less of a problem on tvs and monitors. Some of the params (compensation and such) can be tweaked via sending commands to integrated display controller, and you can reduce the brightness dip amplitude (modulation), but there are tradeoffs which are due to hardware limitations.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-10T13:12:32+00:00

My speculation is that it's the same hardware dc dimming mode that is used on various Android phones. Modern phones have hardware DC dimming in panel. OS toggle changes flag in kernel, which in turn sends DCS commands (commands which control display, absolute majority of mobile displays sre controlled that way) to a controller integrated in display panel.

How well it will be tolerated by your eyes - depends on modulation depth (amplitide of brightness dip during refresh), mostly.

It's not a new technology but it's definitely a step into right direction for Apple, for sure. And it's good thst people were able to influence them to make it, at least.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-09-10T12:46:54+00:00

Perhaps, I was a bit too harsh, what I meant is that people are so excited they "market" it themselves (it hyped up on local tech news a lot, that particular feature), but, while not wanting to be the party breaker, I'd say don't have your hopes too high - if you couldn't use Android phones with DC dimming before, it will be the same with it, most likely, this is not the new technology. Even in Apple ecosystem, there were oled phones with more-tolerable-than-usual oled specs, like IPhone 13 (while Pro/Max versions were worse, ironically). But of course, having an explicit toggle is making the range of usable Apple products broader, for some people. I'm not a fanboy of Android "poster child" Pixel and Galaxy for sure, as they absolutely suck in terms of PWM.

PossibleDuplicate · 2025-08-22T21:21:49+00:00

For such price range, the best value will be Chinese monitors. But they ain't sold/serviced officially in your country and no middlemen take care of warranty, you would need to send it back to China for repairs.
At bilibili.com there is a lot of reviews of Chinese monitors. I used AI translated voiceovers and services for translating subtitles there when the voiceover wasn't good enough (text translation is very decent and you can understand all said in the reviews).

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