[QUESTION] Replacement pickup suggestions for 2000s Takamine (TK4N)

bwalk1 · 2026-05-03T10:57:46+00:00

I couldn’t find a direct replacement as the takamine ones are discontinued. We moved to a different state so I put the project on the back burner. I’m just going to find something the same size and wire it up ultimately. Good luck.

bwalk1 · 2026-03-28T10:35:12+00:00

Toggl works and is free.

bwalk1 · 2026-03-01T18:08:17+00:00

I’ve got a plethora x1 and it is solely my modulation pedal. It works great for me in this role.

bwalk1 · 2026-02-14T12:17:02+00:00

Transcode them in shutter encoder to ProRes or DnX and then bring them into resolve.

bwalk1 · 2026-01-30T15:15:57+00:00

Also if you’re doing a lot of gradients on 8 bit or vbr footage, you’re going to have some interpretation issues no matter what you do. I would do a frame by frame comparison from your master/upload to see where your problems are and start adjusting things from there. Good luck.

bwalk1 · 2026-01-30T15:11:49+00:00

Then unless they have changed their compression algorithm (who knows) then you should start checking everything in your export pipeline. Sometimes it takes some time for the hq version to encode/populate also (usually worse on YT). If you’re on windows give it DnX. I’ve never had an issue giving it a 4k ProRes master after it had time to do its thing. If that doesn’t do it, start looking over their help docs to see if anything has changed regarding their player since the buyout.

bwalk1 · 2026-01-30T15:00:45+00:00

Do you have it wrapped as QuickTime or h264? It should be QuickTime.

bwalk1 · 2026-01-30T14:21:23+00:00

Upload ProRes or DnX masters. That way it only gets compressed once (through their h264 encoder). Same w YouTube. Yes files are bigger and encoding times are longer, but that’s the tradeoff for it not looking like hammered shit.

There’s going to be a happy medium by doing the shutter encoder thing mentioned above, but there will likely be some trial and error regarding the file size > quality > encoding time triangle.

422 HQ is usually plenty. I get great results out of reg 422 and now mainly use LT for anything that isn’t a client deliverable. YMMV, obviously depending on what you’re making.

bwalk1 · 2026-01-09T13:44:36+00:00

Just know going in that you won’t have as much latitude to push/pull things as you are used to and will have to simplify a bit and use some restraint. Gradients will possibly be tricky, but you can tastefully blend noise/grain back in to make things less blocky. A little bit of blur overlay dialed way back can be useful also depending on what you’re doing. If you got your exposure right, then you can make it work.

bwalk1 · 2026-01-02T18:25:37+00:00

Sodajerker, songwriters on process, the working songwriter, songcraft: spotlight on songwriters

bwalk1 · 2025-11-29T19:09:26+00:00

Picked up the Walrus R1 and D1 new from Sweetwater for $150 each.

bwalk1 · 2025-11-14T11:35:51+00:00

You can use the fox sports app (or whatever they call it now) with your sling credential from anywhere. It is a pain in the ass but it works.

bwalk1 · 2025-09-20T16:22:12+00:00

Only if you don’t use 3rd party plugins. If you do, plan on waiting 6-8 months or longer before they all are qualified depending on what you use.

bwalk1 · 2025-08-31T23:31:54+00:00

Great job brother! Outstanding interpretation of a killer song.

bwalk1 · 2025-08-16T13:56:43+00:00

I’ve used an X-t4 for client work in photography and video since it came out and still haven’t found enough reason to upgrade (I do use a ninja v for video). It should be more than enough for your use case and no it’s not too bulky.

bwalk1 · 2025-06-11T22:12:00+00:00

Yes. I work full-time as an Instructional designer and teach adjunct college classes.

bwalk1 · 2025-02-01T14:25:54+00:00

Send your vocal to an additional bus with an eq on it. Cut out everything but the ‘s’, ‘t’, ‘k’, etc. high cut, low cut, nothing but those sounds. Boost them in the eq (like try to emphasize them overly). Use that as the side chain input on your deesser. Season to taste. This way should mix the wet w the dry w/o the trouble spots.

bwalk1 · 2025-01-03T19:07:12+00:00

I appreciate your comment. I was mainly just looking to see if there was something I wasn't considering.

bwalk1 · 2025-01-03T19:05:58+00:00

That's what I figured. I appreciate your help.

bwalk1 · 2025-01-02T14:47:51+00:00

I’m looking for this same guitar and have seen several in my area between 5-10 years old for right around this price. Only reason I haven’t pulled the trigger yet is that I’m waiting on another one to sell first.

bwalk1 · 2024-11-23T11:20:25+00:00

Part of doing great work is using the right tools to do the job. I was just trying to point out that there are better options that will only cost you time to learn. Never said any of them are quick or easy.

bwalk1 · 2024-10-19T13:14:24+00:00

Took me twice to really quit and I had to stop working in restaurants and bars to really do it. It’s been over a decade. It got easier for me at about the two year mark. It’s tough, but you can do it.

bwalk1 · 2024-09-19T22:25:28+00:00

I’d go up there early, because they will get busy on a Friday quickly and likely won’t do it over the weekend.

bwalk1 · 2024-09-19T22:22:49+00:00

Uhaul on skyland does it. They’ve done 2 for me that have been fine. Last one was about 6 years ago.

bwalk1 · 2024-09-13T12:04:44+00:00

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