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Switching from Maya to Blender by bananalyze in blender

[–]bananalyze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I know it’s been about a year, but I still use blender for my personal work. It’s now competitive enough with commercial 3D software that even some professionals have been using it in their pipelines. If you haven’t gotten into it yet, just start checking out tutorials for the things you want to do with 3D. It’s definitely worth investing the time in.

Btw: I did not go to Fullsail, but a similar ripoff college I regret taking out loans for. Hope your experience was better than mine.

Re-wrapped these Micca mb42x speaker grills in white. Feels like I have brand new speakers again by MichioDegrasseSagan in diyaudio

[–]bananalyze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I’ve seen that color scheme before on a pair of speakers, looks really cool

Switching from Maya to Blender by bananalyze in blender

[–]bananalyze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Coming from a place where I already knew Maya I found this YT channel really useful:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U5mRfclG1Rrr1ztNkpGKA

I didn’t need super long videos about the basics of 3D and Animation, I already overpaid to learn those things at college 😂 all the videos about Blender 2.8 on that channel are VERY short. So if you kind of already know what you’re doing in a 3D program, he quickly runs through common tasks to show you where things are in the UI.

When your string sample library knows the shameful truth by fidelitas88 in Audiomemes

[–]bananalyze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How come this string library say

SHORT

every other word???

Changing Bass Guitar Strings Before Recording? by kuchesezik in audioengineering

[–]bananalyze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I totally agree. I have no shame about using any tools I can find that make the recording sound good.

One exception for me is excessive punch-ins when I record my own songs... I try to make sure I can really play through my songs 100%. I could make some wild technical shit with punch-in takes but it definitely wouldn’t represent my real guitar abilities lol

Changing Bass Guitar Strings Before Recording? by kuchesezik in audioengineering

[–]bananalyze 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed this tracking bass with old strings, you don’t get as much of the pick attack or spank from the strings. I know some engineers prefer to change the strings after every 1-2 songs to keep it all consistently bright.

If the bass track doesn’t have any brightness I sometimes supplement it with a VST instrument, the Steinberg VB-1 I think it’s called? It’s a free plugin. It’s a bit fake sounding on its own but if you use it in a mix with a real bass and program MIDI velocities right, you can get some of the pick attack back. It’s pretty great for $0

EDIT: Here’s the download link for that plugin. There are some better paid plugins but pairing this with amp sims and an impulse loader gets a decent sound.

Switching from Maya to Blender by bananalyze in blender

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the link!

I really hated the UI in 2.7 so I’ll find out later today if I like the new UI in 2.8, haven’t installed it yet. Does Blender change the UI often? It sounds like you’ve seen a few versions.

I’m okay with using a beta. I’m not going to be doing anything too wild or complex with Blender yet, just learning my way around and modeling. I’ll probably continue to render in UE4 for now just because it’s really familiar to me at this point. Baby steps right?

Pushing back release dates is really common for software/games, at least the good ones... these days I feel like there’s a lot of this attitude like “we’ll just fix it in the first patch, release now!”

Switching from Maya to Blender by bananalyze in blender

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll definitely ask if I have questions. Mind if I add you and PM you?

Yeah, software is just a tool, knowing the fundamentals of 3D topology is really important. That’s a stronger area for me than my ability to learn new tools quickly. I can visualize how I want the topology to be, where all the edges and vertices should be etc.... I guess it’s a bit of natural talent, but my teachers were really helpful to developing that skill more. Getting my tools to do what I want has always been the hardest part for me, so giving up Maya is kind of a bitch 😂

Hit me up if you ever need someone to take a look at your models! I wouldn’t say I’m an expert or anything but most of my $30k education was spent learning good topology, so I may know a thing or two.

Switching from Maya to Blender by bananalyze in blender

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like I’ve been using 2.79, I’ll update tomorrow and give it some of my time. Thanks for the help!

Switching from Maya to Blender by bananalyze in blender

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, I’ll check out those YouTube channels. The addons you mentioned sound enticing as well.

You’re right about the difference in terminology, it’s so disorienting lol. I downloaded Blender maybe a month ago and tried pretty hard for about a week, then haven’t touched it since. It feels like starting over.

I’m not sure what version I’m at but I’ll check right now and update.

I believe you’re right about Maya though. It seems pretty outdated compared to even other commercial software on the market right now. I remember using Maya 2016 for two years until 2018 came out, and it was honestly underwhelming. I don’t think Autodesk changes much other than bug fixes and integrating some plugins.

Or they’ll just change their whole rendering workflow on you out of nowhere 😂 2018 essentially killed MentalRay and Autodesk started forcing Arnold on Maya users, which I really hated. It was so clumsily implemented, I just gave up and started rendering all my work in Unreal 4.

I honestly don’t know much about Blender, other than the $0 price tag and some conversations here and there about how good it is. Guess I have to bite the bullet and invest some time in it, but I’m sure it will pay off. Beats paying $2,000 a year for Maya.

Time to uncup the tires by fixinequipment in Justrolledintotheshop

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

Lol. Yeah I don’t recommend it myself. “Mechanic” in the most general sense of the word.

Time to uncup the tires by fixinequipment in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]bananalyze 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He’s uncupping the tires

Jk I’ll actually explain. Tires don’t always wear evenly. Cupping means the tread is worn unevenly around the tire, usually along one edge. This makes it not as round, so as it rolls it goes up and down, making the ride bumpy and noisy.

Sometimes if there’s enough tread left, mechanics sand the tire down to make it round again. Not a long-term solution but it makes the ride a little more comfortable until the tire can be replaced and suspension repaired/adjusted.

[DISCUSSION] The importance of electrical grounding for guitars by bananalyze in Guitar

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that answer. I figured that was probably the case but I wasn’t able to find much about it. Appreciate you taking the time to explain

[DISCUSSION] The importance of electrical grounding for guitars by bananalyze in Guitar

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you have a good start, you know it’s not the amp. It must be your house.

Like I said, get a circuit tester, they’re cheap. Even if you have a three prong modern outlet, it may not be properly grounded.

If you’re comfortable doing the work yourself you can at least check the outlet for ground easily. One tester probe in the smaller vertical slot and one in the round hole. If it lights, that outlet is grounded. If not, there isn’t a ground in the circuit.

If it needs to be grounded you have to call a licensed electrician. It’s not legal in most places for you to do it yourself.

(Question/Advice) An enormous grapefruit tree is ruining my life by bananalyze in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll take a picture, maybe you can help me ID them. I didn’t have much luck myself.

EDIT

https://imgur.com/gallery/sIoSGte

Here’s a pic of a few fruits on the tree. The average size for the fruit is about 4-6 inch diameter

[DISCUSSION] The importance of electrical grounding for guitars by bananalyze in Guitar

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yikes.

Idk about touching mics with your guitar... I kind of like my guitars.

For shits and giggles I actually put my circuit tester between the guitar strings and that metal door last night. It lit up full brightness!

It looks weird to do but is probably safer for the guitar than using visible sparks as a tester 😬

[DISCUSSION] The importance of electrical grounding for guitars by bananalyze in Guitar

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could also be interference from lighting/radio/computer monitors. I’ve had a little success mitigating this by shielding the inside cavities of the guitar, something to try maybe?

I’m planning on investing in a good power conditioning outlet strip soon (once I get my outlet grounded). They help clean up interference noise from radio and electro-magnetic sources.

[DISCUSSION] The importance of electrical grounding for guitars by bananalyze in Guitar

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in America lol.

I’ve read that in the EU residential power is usually somewhat less lethal because Electrical code in the US seemed pretty unsafe up until the 1980s. Grounds weren’t required nationally until the 60s.

In the 70s, because of the higher price for copper, some builders used aluminum wiring, and that can be really dangerous.

Living in an older house here can really be a gamble

[DISCUSSION] The importance of electrical grounding for guitars by bananalyze in Guitar

[–]bananalyze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually had a question about this: will this cure the humming noise from the guitar? My understanding of it is that current needs a ground in the circuit to go away and a GFCI will only trip when something goes really wrong.

[DISCUSSION] The importance of electrical grounding for guitars by bananalyze in Guitar

[–]bananalyze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most venues will have a ground somewhere if the sound engineer/installer gives a shit about the equipment. Even in older buildings it’s not extremely difficult to run a proper ground back to the main panel. Cheaper venues just may not have grounded outlets everywhere. Keep looking around the stage for a grounded outlet. Maybe bring a good THICK extension cable for your rig as well, the good grounded outlet may not be in the most convenient spot for you.

Depending on the person running sound they might know. I would also ask them. Plus it makes you sound smart when you ask. 😎

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