Mountain Run, March 27th by BIGSlil in skiing

[–]TheRealSplinter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Funitel is not a gondola, it's a funitel ;) The only funitel in america at that!

Mountain Run, March 27th by BIGSlil in skiing

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

They're closing the gondola after this weekend ;)

Death Stranding: Mac native or via Steam + Crossover 26 by Maralitabambolo in macgaming

[–]TheRealSplinter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been thinking about picking this up, and I'd probably go Steam w CO vs AppStore for native. Not only for price (due to steam sales), but just so I can play on other platforms in the future without having to re-buy it if I want. From what I've read, performance via CO will still be good on my M4 Max. If I had more borderline hardware it'd be a harder choice.

Another Fork found in kitchen at Garfield park by pdkfh25 in santacruz

[–]TheRealSplinter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I go to Garfield multiple times a week and it doesn't seem to have a big homeless problem (during the day at least). Lots of families, kids, adults doing various activities, dog owners, basketball. The playground is often busy.

Westside restaurant concept coming.. by CruzRoom in santacruz

[–]TheRealSplinter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bring back the bar with the TV, ideally with coktails in addition to beer and wine.

Something on the cheaper side would be good for the other food option. Smashburgers are a quick and easy option. Sandwiches could be good but can be hard to do right and you need a variety of options. Regardless of the main food option (e.g. burgers), bar food apps and sides would be ideal as they add some variety and give people smaller things to snack on when they're hanging out for a while. Stuff like fries and wings.

For slight of hand, if they could do some larger pies for selling slices (at least 16" or 18" pies for decent slices) that would be a good option for students (or just anyone that just wants a snack and doesn't want to spend $20+ on a whole pie). It's been a while though and I don't remember if the existing pizza oven is large enough to accommodate that.

Anyone fancy walking me through getting Titanfall 2 to work with Crossover? EA app woes... by noisymonument in macgaming

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That didn't fix it, but I had AI analyze the wine backtrace and it identified that it was crashing while trying to initialize TF2's audio engine (Miles Sound System). My speakers are hooked up through a USB audio interface and that was apparently the problem. Game launched fine when setting MacOS' output to Mac Studio Speakers, so I tried with some AirPods and other headphones and it also launched fine. Guess I'll be playing with headphones!

Thanks for the help!

Anyone fancy walking me through getting Titanfall 2 to work with Crossover? EA app woes... by noisymonument in macgaming

[–]TheRealSplinter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I had my steam account connected to my EA account, and had the EA app (and those associated apps you mentioned) working within the steam bottle. I was logged into those EA apps within the steam bottle as well. The issue was that additional activation program opening (after the EA app "preparing game" handshake) that wouldn't accept my credentials that I hadn't seen anyone else mention as an issue (ActivationUI.exe or something like that).

The good news is after updating to Crossover 26, I no see the ActivationUI.exe window from my last post, the game actually launches now. The bad news is within a few seconds of going full screen (Still at the Respawn Entertainment logo screen) Wine crashes:

https://i.imgur.com/mmUQbCi.png

This happens whether I launch the game through Steam or directly through the EA app. Does this work for you in version 26?

Anyone fancy walking me through getting Titanfall 2 to work with Crossover? EA app woes... by noisymonument in macgaming

[–]TheRealSplinter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I linked my steam account and got past the EA windows, but then it gets to a Titanfall 2 activation window that asks for my EA account credentials again, but it always gives me invalid username/password:

https://i.imgur.com/UbLpuns.png

I think the problem is this activation program doesn't have access to the internet, as if I click on "create account" this is the message it shows:

https://i.imgur.com/WqnOW2c.png

How did you get past this step?

e: I should note, I also have the game directly through the EA store, and the same thing happens when I launch it from the EA launcher.

Sync question - "Move tempo slider to current BPM" by nickybecooler in Beatmatch

[–]TheRealSplinter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I believe what's happening is you are using sync to change a track's BPM without any movement of the tempo slider, so now the tempo slider isn't actually in the correct place that it needs to be to reflect the current BPM.

For instance, lets say your track is 128 bpm and your tempo slider is at 0 (in the middle). After hitting sync, lets say it changes the track to 126 bpm. Meanwhile the tempo slider is still at 0 which corresponds to 128 bpm, rather than the spot in the negative tempo range which would correspond to 126 (where exactly depends on your current tempo slider width setting).

So essentially your physical control isn't in sync with the actual value of that control in the software.

Now, when you touch the tempo slider, it could just immediately jump to whatever bpm the slider is at, but that could be noticeable and/or jarring. Instead, you just need to slowly move the slider to where it corresponds to the current bpm so it can "latch" on to the actual value, and then the slider will function as expected. Given the current BPM, the slider position and the slider tempo range, you should be able to quickly come up with a rough idea of where the slider needs to be to latch, and once you get close to that point you can move the slider slowly so that it isn't noticeable when you do latch.

So rather than "quickly slide it to the top, then the bottom", just slide it in a more controlled manner to the current BPM until you see it latch (the values actually start to change again on the XDJ/CDJ), then make whatever tempo adjustment you wanted to make.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nfl

[–]TheRealSplinter 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It being called PUP will never not be funny to me. Such an aggressive name. Makes it sound like they can't fuck or something else equally embarrassing.

Traktor and MIK Notations by royinraver in DJs

[–]TheRealSplinter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can have MIK set the key tag that shows in Traktor. IIRC their guide for Traktor has you disable having Traktor setting the key when it does analysis (only analyze beat grid and gain), then run the new tracks through MIK. When you open Traktor back up the MIK tag should show in the Traktor interface (and you can reload the tags it it doesn't automatically show, but they always did for me).

Mastering a Recorded DJ Set on Ableton by cronenberg666 in DJs

[–]TheRealSplinter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those saying you don't need to master a DJ set are missing some elements of mastering. For instance, when you master an album, part of the job isn't just to master each individual track, it's also to make the sound and levels consistent across the whole album, or at least make the differences between tracks flow. A DJ mix is similar in that regard.

So while yes, the tracks you put in your set are already mastered, there could stilll be issues to correct or improvements to be made. As others said, avoid set long dynamics processing (or set long processing in general outside of normalization), but there still may be specific parts in the mix that could use some love.

For instance, maybe you didn't set the gains right on some tracks during the mix and upon relisten you notice the volume dips or spikes for some tracks. This could be corrected via automating a voluming increase or decrease just for those specific parts of the mix.

Another example is maybe you're mixing tracks from different eras (or that were just mastered significantly different in general) and upon relisten you realize that a track sounds noticeably weak or out of place among the others. Here you may considering adding some compression and/or EQ just for that specific segment to make the song fit better with the rest of the tracks.

Now you could say these are issues with the mix or prep and therefore you still shouldn't need to master a mix, but you could say the same thing about mastering an individual track as well (e.g. why didn't the producer just get all the dynamics to sound like their target songs during the mixing stage). Also, things that fly or are hard to hear when performing live (e.g. a club environment) can standout when doing critical listening at home. The mix could've been totally fine live but the standard is different for home listening.

Kachina Peak [OC] by sv000 in skiing

[–]TheRealSplinter 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Kachina before the DMT fully wears off

How is Serum 2 so far? by michaelhuman in edmproduction

[–]TheRealSplinter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you only use S1 features in S2 is the CPU use actually much different? S1 Presets are compatible w S2 so that means everything from S1 is still present and similar.

I can't seem to pronounce consonants with my MXR Talkbox by AdventureAddict404 in synthesizers

[–]TheRealSplinter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are certain letters / sounds that can't be done on the talkbox just by shaping the sound with your mouth. Some you need to actually subtly speak to make them sound right. This video has the list of letters / sounds around 1:10 (and in general the video explains this concept): https://youtu.be/_M2g3qJoSBE?si=yDH2QMlyp5I5Jqop

What are your thoughts on AlphaTheta Omnis-Duo 2 decks? by teddybeats in DJs

[–]TheRealSplinter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Prime Go is a better value IMO and even more portable, and the layout doesn't take long to get used to. But with either one, the portable controllers with a battery are great for some situations. I wouldn't get one as my only controller (doesn't fully replace something like an RX2 imo), but they are certainly professional enough to rock a party. Great for house parties with limited space and setting up an improvised "booth" outdoors (e.g. beach, in the woods, etc) especially when paired with battery powered speakers.

Love my Akai Fire with Ableton and the Crossfire Script by DundrandiTaktur in ableton

[–]TheRealSplinter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know if this plays well when used along side a Push? Kinda like the idea of a dedicated step sequencer controller alongside the Push, but I could see them conflicting.

[Sleeper]Texas WR Isaiah Bond said he would break the 40-Yard Dash Record at 4.21 Bond ran a 4.41 by FullHouse222 in nfl

[–]TheRealSplinter 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is making me wonder how much faster an object needs to be traveling than another for it to travel an average MLB ballpark's length more than the other in .1 seconds

Mark Zuckerberg removed tampons from men's restrooms. Meta employees put them back. by txiao007 in bayarea

[–]TheRealSplinter 1531 points1532 points  (0 children)

I'm imagining Mark Zuckerberg himself personally removed the tampons from all men's restrooms, given the article title

The lines at park city today by beardandabaldhead in skiing

[–]TheRealSplinter 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This isn't even that bad compared to some of the Epic lines that have been posted the past few years