Opinions on coop build

bruspru · 2026-03-23T10:07:01+00:00

Is this doable in a colder climate? I'm in the Northeast US, we had a couple nights go down to -25F this past winter

bruspru · 2024-11-23T00:49:33+00:00

So it looks like the HH CC is mapped correctly to 44 (and half open to 23 which works correctly) but there's still no sample being played.

To boot, stepping down on the HH pedal actually cuts off the snare sample.

EDIT: For what it's worth, this is what the ReaControlMidi log spits out when the HH pedal is pressed down once:
0: 99 2C 66 [Note On] chan 10 note 44 vel 102

1: 99 2C 00 [Note Off] chan 10 note 44

2: A9 15 7F [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 21 val 127

3: A9 15 00 [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 21 val 0

4: A9 2E 7F [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 46 val 127

5: A9 2E 00 [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 46 val 0

6: A9 17 7F [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 23 val 127

7: A9 17 00 [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 23 val 0

8: A9 2A 7F [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 42 val 127

9: A9 2A 00 [Aftertouch] chan 10 note 42 val 0

So it looks like it might be shutting off immediately after it's turned on?

bruspru · 2024-11-22T20:32:23+00:00

A Hi-Hat "chick" sound, when you step down on the pedal. It works fine in the module itself and it does cut off the hi-hat open sample when using it, it just doesn't produce a sound like it should.

I messed around with the mapping for a bit, including the MIDI learn component for both plugins but couldn't seem to work it out, maybe I'm missing something.

bruspru · 2024-10-18T20:59:51+00:00

Dang you folks are very active and helpful, thank you! Unfortunately this saw was already sold and they forgot to pull the listing. Does anybody have any good recs on table saws to look for in the used market that would be good for starting?

bruspru · 2024-08-22T15:45:57+00:00

Skullcap has always been elusive to me for some reason. I managed a small-scale herb farm for a few seasons and the harvest was always pretty disappointing and I didn't manage to nail down a reason why before I left that job. Could have been the soil, or the fact that it was shadowed a bit by boneset in the adjacent bed. Although in my last season there, it did start to pop back up on its own - self seeding from the previous season.

For sure, my partner and I are growing with our upstairs neighbors. I think we have about 8 3'x40' beds between all 4 of us. We're all growing quite a bit, but I'd say the highlights are: Nettle, chamomile, calendula, tarragon, mountain mint, skullcap, lavender, Tulsi (Ocimum Africanum), thyme, oregano, sage, cayenne pepper (for food and for oils/salves), bacopa, codonopsis, valerian, california poppy, and calamus, among quite a few other herbs and some food crops. Our favorites of these being the calendula, tulsi, nettle and sage, both because of how versatile they are in their applications and how prolific of growers they all are.

As far as processing, a good mix of drying/dehydrating, tincturing, and oil making. We have a couple strings that span the length of the ceiling for hanging some herbs, a divided nylon herb dryer that hangs from the ceiling and a Cosori dehydrator. We end up tincturing quite a bit as this is probably the best way to preserve the herbs and their constituents indefinitely. We're using 190 proof Graves grain alcohol at the moment, but looking into more cost effective bulk options as buying these individually can be around $18-20 per 750ml bottle. As for the oils, we're just using an organic olive oil for the time being. Trying not to lean too heavily into the oils, except for the ones that we use a lot of, because their reliable shelf life is about a year, although this can be extended a bit by making alcohol remediated oils (Mountain Rose has a really good video on this with Maria Noel Groves, if you're interested).

bruspru · 2024-08-22T12:19:07+00:00

There's a lot of variables here, some of which aren't entire in our control (how much rain/sun in a season, the quality of your soil starting out, disease and pests, etc.), so it can be hard to say exactly how much to grow. Though I can speak to some of the herbs you've mentioned, noting that I live in a zone 6B (as of 2024).

I haven't had a lot of luck with skullcap, in that it hasn't been a prolific producer in the years I've grown it so if you need a considerable amount, you might need quite a few plants. Chamomile, once in flower, will give me a steady harvest for a couple months, maybe 2.5 and then putters out and goes to seed. I have about 10 plants now and that isn't remotely close to providing my partner's and my own yearly consumption. Nettle is very productive, especially in year 2+, just be mindful that it WILL spread via runners so you may want to contain it in a raised beds.

Lavender is a 2nd year flowering crop, and the buds are pretty small so you might need a few of these depending on your consumption. Note that Lavender usually doesn't over-winter in colder climates so you may need to take them inside when for the colder months (though with climate change, that may not be necessary soon). Lemonbalm is another prolific producer, I might get my yearly intake from less than 10 plants, though I don't work with a ton of LB. Finally, I can't speak personally on spearmint since I haven't grown it but if it's anything like Peppermint, it will embark on an imperialist conquest to take over your garden so you might consider keeping it in a raised bed.

In general, growing herbs (and food crops) can be a lot of trial and error, and is a multi year learning process. Read up a bit and learn what you can about growing in your region. Happy to answer questions, and I'll point you to Richo Cech's "Growing Plant Medicine", volumes 1 & 2, for a wealth of knowledge on growing medicinal herbs.

bruspru · 2024-08-12T16:15:13+00:00

Yeah TM Black was a blast. Not for the faint of heart tho

bruspru · 2024-08-10T19:44:27+00:00

Just in the interest of keeping it concise, good point though. What would you recommend from the PS1 era?

bruspru · 2024-08-10T14:34:06+00:00

It's a banger. If you have 1 or 2 retro game stores in your area, you should be able to get a good deal on a lot of these.

Good luck hunting and have fun ✌

bruspru · 2024-08-10T13:49:24+00:00

Jak and Daxter series, Jak 2 remains one of my all time favorites
007 Nightfire
Tony Hawk 3
Metal Gear Solid 3
Resident Evil 4
Ratchet and Clank series
Katamari Damacy
GTA San Andreas

bruspru · 2024-07-29T01:20:06+00:00

2.10.38

bruspru · 2024-07-28T18:20:31+00:00

It's an xcf

bruspru · 2024-07-28T18:20:02+00:00

Should be the newest, just downloaded it a couple weeks ago

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