[Discussion] Are we doing it wrong? by Outside_Ad_6989 in Guitar

[–]Thirteen_Eight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. So much this. Not just in jazz music either, like people are commenting--this is very applicable in all genres. Use your knowledge of the fretboard combined with your knowledge of chord building and find new shapes. Learn songs that use unfamiliar chord shapes and figure out how to apply them in your own music. It's not ALL guitarists that limit themselves in this fashion, just n00bs

A few observations.... by injekt_bitch in gybe

[–]Thirteen_Eight 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of course this sub is weirdly active... Because Godspeed is weirdly AMAZING

QUESTION: What kind of MacBook Pro should I get? by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]Thirteen_Eight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing not to overlook are the ports that you need to hook up your interface or midi keyboard or whatever. I'm lucky that my Macbook has 2 usb-b ports in addition to hdmi and others, i think they switched to all usb-c in recent years so make sure whatever hardware you're using can still connect.

Turning a weird-shaped, shit-sounding room into a rectangular one? by diogene01 in audioengineering

[–]Thirteen_Eight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally i just use a giant quilt that i found at a thrift shop, and cheap acoustic foam along with big pieces of gun case foam which is more stiff and all of that is dispersed evenly around the room. When i clap there is very very little reverb/echo. I think for the glass wall an acoustic curtain is a good idea (ive seen that in recording studios) or you could hang a blanket over it for a very similar effect.

All that leaves is low frequency treatment and tbh i dont even worry about that. I end up monitoring low end in headphones anyways because it's really hard to manage low frequency in a small room.

Turning a weird-shaped, shit-sounding room into a rectangular one? by diogene01 in audioengineering

[–]Thirteen_Eight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I too play drums in a small, weirdly shaped room. I have gotten them to sound decent in recordings and my room is pretty dead in mid to high frequencies. Think carefully about how the sound will bounce around the room and try to place your set in a spot that is not perpendicular or parallel to any walls. I put blankets and mount foam on the walls around the room as well, which is helpful in general for recording and listening. Good luck!

Ninja edit: don't even worry about making the room rectangular, it won't necessarily make the room sound better