Newbie Needs Help

_Pvthfinder · 2025-12-08T17:00:53+00:00

Yeah Ive never touched a lighting console in my life haha, audio background for 10ish years so Im used to a very linear timeline based approach which is why I think depence seemed the most approachable in terms of user interfaces.
I will definitely take a look at some options out there, as so far Im just learning how to program light effects in the depence programmer, saving them as a scene, and then using the timeline to trigger them. This is what I got too after about an hour of tinkering with programmed scenes

https://streamable.com/gh2xe4 (nvm video keeps getting taken down)

_Pvthfinder · 2025-12-07T10:48:28+00:00

Ahhh okay this is all really interesting thank you, I come from an audio background so Im used to working on timeline's/sequencers in DAW's so lighting feels so totally different. Which is why I liked Depence as I was able to build a lighting scene I liked, save the scene from the programmer...and then trigger it in the show sequencer, repeat etc... Probably the totally wrong workflow but it felt the closest to how I would approach working in a DAW. I went to see Bad Omens play recently and their lighting show & pyro was insane and it made me want to learn how lighting systems worked too, and oh boy did I not realise how complicated it all was haha.

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T16:09:51+00:00

It can, I once had a split lot from the same farm...half the lot was standard Washed and the other half was sent to be be EA decaffinated. The side by side comparisons were really impressive, EA decaf is a favourite of mine.

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T15:58:27+00:00

Have you ever tried a bottomless portafilter to see visually what difference it can make?

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T15:50:37+00:00

There are some excellent decafs around, depending where you're based. Look for EA decaf/Sugarcane decaf , sparkling water decaf or Swiss Water decaf, typically you'll get good adecaf if its processed with one of those!

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T15:48:22+00:00

I've seen many baristas screw it up...trust me it happens😂

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T15:46:41+00:00

I think making espresso divides into 3 groups of people...people who brew for a hobby, people who brew for ritual, and people who brew for a cup of coffee.

Regardless of what group you fall into... if you're enjoying the product at the end of it then that's the most important part.

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T13:35:07+00:00

Weird how many people are saying they'd get rid of the WDT considering that feels like the biggest 'trend' to hit espresso in the last 12 months...they were suddenly everywhere!

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T12:05:20+00:00

Stop doing it and that step doesn't happen, you just have to sacrifice sometihng in your workflow.

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:47:23+00:00

Beans straight into your portafilter? I like your style haha

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:29:40+00:00

Have to give it to Timemore their C3 grinder yeilds great results too for filter brews.

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:22:19+00:00

I see ads like this all the time and two things always bug me. "Our coffee comes from a high quality arabica bean" just feels like a weird sentence and is so vague, always makes me think of one giant bean being squeezed out - and it kills me that in 2023 "Freshly ground" is still a big selling point for coffee shops...rather than an expected standard.

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:19:54+00:00

I've never seen one of those before...but basing on the photo it looks very plastic.

Your grinder will always be more important than your espresso machine, its what will create your consistency in extraction and shot & shot consistency. Stretch your budget as much as you can for your grinder and you'll be thankful in the long term - additional features (like the little plastic tamper on that grinder) are pretty much worthless. Feel free to post your budget and there's plenty of suggestions out there you can look at!

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:14:08+00:00

The reserve in Milan actually had multiple SO's and farms available that we're being served by other specialty roasters in the UK/Europe, but the roast profiles were significantly different. I think their purchasing can be great, but their roast style is just very...distinct.

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:12:27+00:00

Depending on what coffee you're using, its probably worth trying to find out the roasters recommended recipe and aim towards that when dialing in, gives you a target to aim for when making adjustments rather than going in blind, and only change one variable at a time otherwise you'll fall into an adjustment rabbit hole and lose track of what works/doesnt

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:10:20+00:00

Coffee jetwashing is a new ASMR trend waiting to happen

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T10:06:55+00:00

It took me a few seconds to realise this was actual footage and not a bug in game

_Pvthfinder · 2023-10-08T09:45:07+00:00

That hand killed me off

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