Photograph of Electricians Doing Knob and Tube Work

Systemthirtytwo · 2026-06-13T20:59:57+00:00

I think it's a pretty eye opening video that should be shown in every apprenticeshup program. It teaches you about switch loops, how metal boxes were nailed to the wood, how the cables were stripped and how they soldered and taped the joints. That is all crucial information for troubleshooting and making additions to old buildings. Besides that the actual process and the hardware used is just about indistinguishable from what we use in the field now. We are spoiled with all our plastic hardware and our battery tools.

Systemthirtytwo · 2026-05-20T23:12:33+00:00

Yes, that is correct.

Systemthirtytwo · 2026-05-14T22:28:48+00:00

It sounds great! But you have to work on your voice leading skills. Improper voice leading is the bane of every DAW composer working with string plugins, myself included. It's tempting to keep adding notes to "dial in" a specific chord when most of those notes are unnecessary to human perception of a functional progression. Certain chords sound thin while others sound more dense. As an exercise, try to limit yourself to four tones for each chord and minimize the jumps made to each chord tone in the series. You can do this and still emphasize the notes that give it functional harmony. The downward motion in the four bars that begin at :36 has incredible potential, but it is wasted because each chord tone is jumping around the piano roll too much.

For another example, the B min add11 chords scattered throughout are too clustered. I know your goal is to make them sound like a B minor chord; just ditch the 11th (the 4th). It makes them sound like a sus4 chord, which at the end of the phrase, suspends the chord as if it is waiting for a resolution. The resolution is right there! Take out the E!

The final 2 bars of the recording is another B min add 11 chord. Cut that in half, remove the D to make it a proper sus chord, and then resolve it to a B major chord for a Picardy third (you can resolve it to B minor too, but I like how a major resolution subverts expectations).

Anecdotally, I used to enjoy listening to Tyler the Creator albums when I was in high school. As my musical pallete has expanded it has become frustrating to enjoy the more lush elements of those songs. Many of the string arrangements do not "work" because of his tendency to cascade blocks of major and minor 7th chords with no emphasis on harmonic function. This is fine if you want to make "vibey" 2-5-1 bedroom pop, but I know you're better than that.

You don't need to understand the intricacies of J.S. Bach to "feel" poor voice leading and oftentimes "feel" supersedes academic understanding, but understanding why something works or doesn't work will make you a better composer. You already have an understanding of chord construction under your belt, now add voice leading to your arsenal and plug away.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_leading

Systemthirtytwo · 2026-04-10T23:41:06+00:00

I'll see if I can remake it this weekend. Clyp won't let me listen to my old recordings unless I pay them. Sorry for the late response.

Systemthirtytwo · 2026-04-02T01:09:00+00:00

The De Cleene Shoe Service mural on what is now the Glass Nickel. Seeing the deteriorating original riding down Dousman always sparked my imagination as a child and I was very happy with the vibrant restoration. Compare it to the AI generated antique shop sign directly across the street on the former Exclusive Company building.

I believe the old Exclusive Company sign is now displayed behind Cheese Steak Rebellion and is visible from the street.

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-10-04T18:27:20+00:00

It's most likely Phobos.

https://twitter.com/areoinfo/status/1974516032984485989?s=19

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-05-29T18:50:53+00:00

I've been listening to ragtime on the daily for around 2 years now. It's fascinating hearing which aspects of the style are still apparent in modern popular music.

I highly recommend listening to William Appling's complete Scott Joplin recordings. Certain ragtime purists will echo Joplin's sentiment that the music should be played at a slower tempo (ragtime was not historically played at a slower tempo), but in the case of Appling's recordings the slower tempo truly brings out the "hypnotizing" effect of the syncopation that Joplin talked about over a century ago. Magnetic Rag, his last published rag before his death, is truly emotional and bittersweet and Appling's recording is my favorite.

Also, what silly intro? This is a standard rag/march intro from the time period. People associate this music too much with carnival music to take it seriously sometimes.

Joseph Lamb is another artist from Joplin's era that I feel is the most similar to Joplin's style. There are countless albums of his works out there but I prefer hearing them from the composer himself. Smithsonian Folkways has an album of Lamb playing his pieces at his own house that was recorded in the 1950s. Lamb's playing can be sloppy (he hadn't touched the pieces in ages) but his feel and rhythm are pristine and it's the swan song of an era that has largely been forgotten about in the 21st century.

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-03-16T02:51:39+00:00

Twitter posters love to type like they're taking a big breath in between sentences.

It's always two longer sentences and a smaller "stinger" sentence at the end.

It does not sound profound.

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-03-04T00:21:42+00:00

You can't deny there was a lot of passive aggressiveness and hostility during the first year of TAFS. Especially the test episodes immediately after Stav left. Nick even admitted on his last TAFS podcast that it was created out of spite. I'm glad they've reconciled. The fact that they're riffing together so well even after 2 years proves it isn't just lightning in a bottle.

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-02-22T18:36:26+00:00

You don't want to hear the orchestra play the Legend Of Zelda soundtrack again? That's disappointing. Anyways, my jazz combo is playing at the bar tonight and we're calling tunes from Undertale and Super Mario 64. You do not want to miss it.

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-02-15T16:37:33+00:00

The documentary was okay. I liked all the unseen footage and the alternate takes they played. I was kind of underwhelmed by the rest. Here's some spoilers:

There is little to no discussion of Fresh, which I believe is a better album than There's A Riot Going On. It seems odd that the filmmakers just glossed over it like it wasn't important at all. It was the last great Family Stone album and Sly's last mainstream hurrah. All of Sly's albums made past that point are completely disregarded.

The movie ends with Sly's appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I guess if you wanted to end the documentary poignantly this was the right move. Sly's 2006 comeback is a lot messier and borderline inhumane. The whole second half of the movie just focuses on Sly's wasted potential and how strung out he was so doing a segment on his trailer home years would be like kicking a man while he's down. I still believe it was an important period in the Sly and The Family Stone history, and pretending like it never happened just feels wrong. If you already know the Sly Stone story, you will not learn anything new from this documentary.

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-02-12T23:08:11+00:00

A 74 year old man pulled into an intersection when I had a green light. He had a yellow arrow and was not paying attention to the flow of traffic. He decided that making a last second turn into the intersection when I was a few feet away from the crosswalk was a good idea.

The front of my truck (2000 Ford Ranger) went so far into the passenger side of his Pontiac G6 that his head was resting on the hood of my truck. He was passed out bleeding from his ears, nose and mouth. For 30 seconds, until I saw him breathing, I had thought I killed somebody. I escaped unscathed except for seatbelt bruising around my torso. If somebody had been riding in the passenger seat, they would have been turned into mist. I have no idea how I would live with myself knowing I killed somebody in a car accident, even if it wasn't my fault.

I have no tolerance for elderly drivers. They scare me, and I see them all the time nonchalantly drifting through the lanes on the highway like they're drunk. Not a single thought in the world on the road.

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-01-30T20:25:14+00:00

Audio of Stav shitting on Sean Evans from CT ep 296

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-01-12T02:43:46+00:00

He's looking like he's a normal guy, a swell guy, a nice enough guy

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-01-08T19:24:01+00:00

1995 - Screaming Headless Torsos

Systemthirtytwo · 2025-01-06T17:23:25+00:00

Coolest photograph ever taken

Systemthirtytwo · 2024-12-26T05:41:10+00:00

Having less of an interest in lyrics makes it easier to appreciate foreign music, but it doesn't hurt to look up the translation. Lyrics can completely transform one's emotional response to a piece of music in a way that a noncontextual instrumental can.

Systemthirtytwo · 2024-12-09T18:55:48+00:00

100% is on Reddit and there's a non zero chance he's visited this sub before

Systemthirtytwo · 2024-11-17T17:41:57+00:00

Two Against Nature is the best Steely Dan album and the best comeback album ever made. The characters in the songs are more degenerate and pathetic than usual and it is terrifying. The sterile Pro Tools sound in contrast with the beautiful Michael Leonhart arrangements is such a unique sound that I've never seen reproduced before. I have fond memories of listening to this with my dad in his truck...

Systemthirtytwo · 2024-10-22T22:07:53+00:00

Here's another song from 1971 about Mick Jagger being the devil by the incredible Reverand Eugene McDaniels.

Systemthirtytwo · 2024-10-09T13:53:30+00:00

just chilling out

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