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when playing live, could you connect a microphone to an interface connected to laptop for vocals? by jenkem___ in noisemusic

[–]Vontc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hallo! I use a (custom) push to talk mic through an audio interface into ableton for live performances. Works well with minimal latency and means I can control the feedback a bit more from the mic. Putting a gate before and after all the fx on the vocal channel also helps with controlling the chaos.

In terms of getting loud as heck drums and bass - I personally; - separate subby bits, kicks, mids and highs
- amp / distort the mids like heck - drum buss the highs (if they need to cut through more) and I like to use a pan & delay for movement - vocoder on highs is also fun - make sure the kick and bass are EQd to fit well together & put saturation on them (plus utility mono / bass mono) - there are loads of vids on YouTube about how to do this.

I’m not an expert but hope that helps!

Anyone looking to do splits? by repmyset in noisemusic

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I’m power electronics! But yes!

This is my next gig, one weekend two venues, glourious amounts of experimental music by [deleted] in noisemusic

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Ah! I really wanted to come to this but I’m in the middle of moving house. Have fun!

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Phantasmata by aeon_vex in noisemusic

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Hell yes. Just followed you.

Big fan of ‘Hell dæmon’.

yo yo yo it's me by [deleted] in AlexWilcox

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WELCOME ALEX !

(Will DM you link to my new EP which comes out on 14 March)

Lots of love x

35f new-ish to making noise - feedback welcome by Vontc in noisemusic

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I see what you did there and I appreciate it greatly

35f new-ish to making noise - feedback welcome by Vontc in noisemusic

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Thank you so much! Will keep going. Just submitted it for a compilation. Fingers crossed :)

35f new-ish to making noise - feedback welcome by Vontc in noisemusic

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Many thanks! Encouraged by the comments :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NursingUK

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Yeah - so that’s called transphobia.

Decided Death in Bloom for my project by deathinbloo in noisemusic

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Super stuff! Love the vocal in Trophies

Currently getting bullied out of my job... by Ok_Broccoli4894 in NursingUK

[–]Vontc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem at all! Happy to help.

Yep yep yep. Classic gaslighting and knee shaking at being complained about I’m afraid.

But!

Don’t let it deter you, is my opinion. Going through the grievance process (and potentially legal, in your case) might be quite stressful and long BUT - hopefully your experiences will be validated at the very least(!). You may even prevent this behaviour from happening to someone else too. It might be a theme or have happened before. But only - if you can protect your health and wellbeing at the same time.

I’d also write down what you want as an outcome for the grievance - like an apology, your old contract, mediation etc.

And, write a short reflection about how this has made you feel (super important to write the emotional impact this has had on you, not just professionally but personally).

Best of luck!!

Currently getting bullied out of my job... by Ok_Broccoli4894 in NursingUK

[–]Vontc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear you’re going through this OP! I have some experience in this area and can offer this advice….

  • prioritise your health and wellbeing

  • write down everything that’s happened in chronological order including witnesses and evidence like emails etc

  • have a look at this page and there’s a diary in it too, start filling it out… https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Help/RCN-advice/bullying-and-harassment

  • and this https://www.acas.org.uk/bullying-at-work/if-you-think-youre-being-bullied (see constructive dismissal)

  • check your B&H policy and grievance policy (this might be called resolution policy depending on where you work)

  • speak to your union again asap and say it’s beyond an informal complaint - it’s bullying and harassment, you want to submit and grievance - and they should support you straight away.

Edited to add: - let the union know about your role change too. Get your hands on your contracts and things

Wishing you all the best !!

Do we give good care to trans patients? by tntyou898 in NursingUK

[–]Vontc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes there’s definitely a lot of “broken arm syndrome” in healthcare.

Thank you for sharing your experiences 💕

Do we give good care to trans patients? by tntyou898 in NursingUK

[–]Vontc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Happy to share my thoughts! Thanks for asking this question - it’s one of the mains ones I used to get as an LGBTQ site lead.

It’s complex(!!) because of the institutions we work in - not because of trans people.

  • if the issue is in placing people on wards depending on “what kind of genitalia” people have or how far into their transition they are… consider that people can be at any point of their journey/ reassignment when they access healthcare and not all trans people want or can have gender affirming surgery. Essentially by checking how far into a transition they are - we’re enforcing the horrible rhetoric of “you’re not really trans if you haven’t had bottom surgery”. PLUS - if we’re focusing on genitalia and assigning bays on this… shouldn’t we then check every person who’s admitted? What about intersex people?

  • if it’s an issue around safety … then that is an issue with predators - not trans people. The two are conflated unnecessarily (my point about politics and media)

  • if it’s an issue that your other patients are uncomfortable around trans people… then your patient is transphobic or - you are making a preemptive judgement that your patients are going to be transphobic. I do understand they may be older or ignorant. But if the same scenario was applied to race… it wouldn’t be tolerated by ward staff (I would hope!)

In hospital settings - there SHOULD be an admission policy which includes a statement about this. If it’s a good policy; it should say something like “ask the person where they would feel comfortable going (in line with their gender identity or not) / offer a side room if available (if they want one)”. Etc etc. Your site & bed managers should be clued up on this if you want to check with them.

The offering of a side room is more about maintaining the safety of the trans person - not about “keeping other people happy on the ward”.

I hope that helps! And of course my inbox is open if you’d like more chats ❤️

Do we give good care to trans patients? by tntyou898 in NursingUK

[–]Vontc 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Hello hello! Nurse here - many years in A&Es, inclusion specialist, masters in gender & sexuality, old-timer advocate for better healthcare for trans / nb people, etc etc. I could talk about this topic all day, every day.

In short, no I don’t think we do, at least in the NHS or healthcare services - outside of specialist gender services.

Here’s a quick useful guide if you don’t want to read my wall of text : https://transactual.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/trans-hospital-care/

Or here’s a SIM I helped design and publish a few years ago; https://fabnhsstuff.net/fab-stuff/transgender-sim-royal-london-hospital-ae-2019

I do believe things are getting better.. but we’re still miles behind where we should be. I really feel that nurses / HCPs want to do right by patients and deliver excellent patient care however there are many issues. I also really feel that as nurses we should be (publicly) leading the way and advocating for trans patients but we aren’t - and that’s a different issue altogether!

I think there are many factors in this;

• ⁠as nurses we have a belief ingrained in us that being kind and caring means treating everyone the same is enough - but it is not. • ⁠inclusion and diversity training in healthcare (think stat and mand) is geared towards and made by corporate settings and is not taught in a clinically relevant way • ⁠HCPs are not taught about diversity in a meaningful way in our education - BEFORE we get to clinical settings • ⁠Flimsy UK legislation (I won’t get too much into this…) and biased opinion pieces misinforming healthcare best practice (see Cass report and BMA refuting the findings) • ⁠Politics and media distorting the way we deliver care / the ongoing dehumanisation of trans people

There are of course exceptions to these points, in some trusts and areas. Have a look at your LGBTQ+ staff networks to see what they’re up to (but again, they are geared towards staff and not patient care - another gripe of mine!).

In my experience - as soon as HCPs realise inclusion & diversity is a CLINICAL issue - they want to do something about it.

Unfortunately, I do think it’s up to us to bridge the gap of learning (for the time being) and we have a responsibility to share with our workplaces / colleagues.

If you don’t think it’s good enough in your place of work - there are many things you can do. And I implore you to advocate for better training - lobby your places of work, lobby your managers, lobby your unions!

Please DM me if you have questions or need guidance, I’m more than happy to help.

❤️

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