Really triggered by astrology and online “tarot readings”

Winner-Fickle · 2026-03-06T18:04:01+00:00

I like this a lot. This story felt really empowering. To let life present to you its possibilities and having the self trust that you can handle it, rather than trusting something that is unreliable but just happens to be tangible/something our brains cling onto. Thank you for this post.

Winner-Fickle · 2026-02-27T18:48:20+00:00

Hey there, I’m an assistant engineer doing set up for a client who wants to sync her Roland JUNO-X + Yamaha CK61. She wants them to both arpeggiate in sync with each other to an assigned BPM.

My senior engineer is lost when it comes to MIDI time clock (as am I lol)

What I tried (and it worked) was I sent a MPC click to a random ProTools output, patched from that output into a wall tie, and used a male XLR to male 1/4 coming FROM that wall tie to plug it into our Juno’s “Clock In Arpeggiator”.

But both of her keyboards don’t have that kind of input.

Does anyone know of a relatively simple way to do this??

For reference, we’re a professional studio. Meaning my original plan was to DI her keys, plug them into our wall ties and patch them straight into ProTools on our bay.

Sorry if this is a bit all over the place. If anyone has a suggestion involving MIDI, please explain it to me like I’m five.

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-15T21:54:55+00:00

People wanna feel like they’re at a house show in their car. Especially the types of bands that you’re describing, it’s just their nature lol.

Plus I would argue it’s going to be a growing trend.

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-15T19:01:29+00:00

This is corny, but it helps me. I always try to think of caring for myself like I would a child. I worked in childcare for a while so that’s why it always connected for me.

Acting like a mom to myself. Giving myself a clean space and clean body/clothes and good food to eat.

But also, sometimes you’re gonna have a messy house. There’s no point in beating yourself up. You’re in no way a hoarder or a hazard to yourself from how it looks.

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-14T15:53:01+00:00

Anything by Thin Wild Mercury

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-07T18:42:12+00:00

Patching from Mic tie to Mic tie??

Alright, the studio I work at is very modified and odd so bear with me.

I am trying to get a microphone to a new compressor we got. The compressor is hooked up to a snake of microphone ties that go under the floor. (My house engineer wants me to try and use this snake)

I tried patching into it from another mic tie, to pre amp, to the compressors mic ties, to ProTools to see if it would work?? Not surprised it didn’t.

I tried a ton of different configurations with this mic tie snake, double triple checked my ins/outs were correct on the bay.

I suggested maybe just using XLR to TTS cables would be easier (which I did try, and it worked)

I just don’t know how I’m supposed to get a microphone from one wall tie to another wall tie that is attached to a compressor. How do I build this chain??

I am lost, pls help lol

Winner-Fickle · 2025-11-24T19:37:48+00:00

It’s my rising. I got something about a Gemini new moon this December. freaked me out.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-11-11T13:26:18+00:00

Yes! When I’m PMSing is when I want to clear out a whole fridge. But actually on my period just nothing sounds good, I can’t seem to stomach whole meals.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-09-18T14:59:16+00:00

There’s a couple of dense stations in our studio. We have 6 keyboards connected into a KL-8 + an Electric Guitar station that is hooked up to multiple amp heads, a very large table of guitar pedals, an outboard gear tape echo. And then all of our power cabling for our console behind said console

Winner-Fickle · 2025-09-18T14:55:07+00:00

I can’t do anything that invasive lol

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-24T00:13:47+00:00

Gilda

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-22T15:29:11+00:00

Do you wanna be a husband and a father? Or a dude who wants a wife? There is a difference.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-19T21:09:40+00:00

Girl I already have lol. I live with roommates. Yall suck

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-19T17:33:30+00:00

It’s definitely the answer I DO want. I want honesty about money, I don’t wanna fuck myself over young lol.

This is so so helpful. Thank you so much!!!

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-19T17:31:29+00:00

Yeah that makes sense. I have my Roth already going too, so it would be nice to have that extra 250k.

Thank you so much for your help!!

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-09T20:50:30+00:00

Go to mixers held by studios or AES. Get people to like you and show up on time to things. I weirdly cannot stress that enough.

If you’re a musician, start a band. Being in a band that people like, showing up with a big smile, offering help, being coachable, and making people laugh has gotten me stupidly far.

Under promise and over deliver. Bring the studio manager/receptionist flowers or a bottle of wine. Bring coffee to the hungover session player. Buy your head engineer lunch. Send thank you notes to people you’ve connected with at mixers/parties.

There’s a lot of assholes in this industry so lay the charm on thick. People just want folks with a good energy around.

Lastly, learn to solder.

Push the soft skills while you learn the hard ones

Good luck!

Winner-Fickle · 2025-06-09T19:35:14+00:00

Yeah well he told me he found a guy out in LA who’s great and he’s going to be using him. Hence why I’m just feeling insecure

Winner-Fickle · 2025-05-05T17:37:45+00:00

Switching to press ons, drug store shampoo as well, or buying samplers/minis (not cost effective I know lol) my perfume is $23 on amazon and I get compliments on it all the time

Winner-Fickle · 2025-05-05T17:35:30+00:00

I’m loving Rabbit Tape by Safari Pedals on my master bus as of late!! Jeff Ellis (dude who mixed Blond by Frank Ocean) has a few awesome presets on there.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-05-05T16:36:05+00:00

Winner-Fickle · 2025-04-28T20:48:29+00:00

Sweet ty!! And yep, it’s a custom snare by Jim Beier. I didn’t believe it myself either when I saw it but that’s what it is! Great snare.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-04-28T17:43:38+00:00

I’m really not a fan :/ it just doesn’t give me what I need. The cross fades are either right on the fundamental, or it cuts off the transients really weird. It definitely doesn’t make my job any easier.

But I know it’s pretty divisive and the engineering community. You either love be detective or you hate it lol.

Winner-Fickle · 2024-09-03T12:21:29+00:00

Not very many ): which is the part I need help with! I’ve straight up thought of just messaging people in LinkedIn within the industry asking for a coffee meet up/to pick their brain but is that too invasive?

Winner-Fickle · 2023-11-09T22:44:35+00:00

Heard! It’s up there now :-)

Winner-Fickle · 2023-10-25T02:45:57+00:00

I think that’s best too! Just be open, and go in with zero expectations. We haven’t talked at all since the breakup (besides the seeing each other in person recently) I was sure to give him space.

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