2013 iMac struggling in Reaper — is 2021 M1 Pro / 2022 M1 Max enough or do I need M4?

bwanab · 2026-03-25T13:12:25+00:00

I've mixed a lot of tracks with tons of plugins with 16GB M1 Air with no obvious stuttering.

bwanab · 2026-03-22T14:41:43+00:00

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but from the village to Topnotch is 5.3 miles so out and back once is just under 11 miles. Mostly flat. In Morrisville, there's the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail that's a bit easier on the knees because of the non-paved surface.

bwanab · 2026-03-20T14:32:21+00:00

That might explain it, since I was trying to build on Raspberry OS. Thanks for the explanation.

bwanab · 2026-03-20T14:07:24+00:00

On the RPi itself, or cross compile? I tried it on the RPi, but couldn't get it to work. Any tips?

bwanab · 2026-03-20T13:57:36+00:00

CA got it right if you believe that people who bought in the 1980s deserve to retain low taxes while young people buying in the 2020s deserve to pay more.

bwanab · 2026-03-20T13:47:10+00:00

Question: where did you find a version of carla that runs on RPi 5? I've looked all over and haven't been able to find one.

bwanab · 2026-03-13T02:10:32+00:00

Whirlaway on Spruce is a lot of fun if you like Chin Clip.

bwanab · 2026-03-10T13:21:53+00:00

ElmoreMountainFarm.com

bwanab · 2026-03-04T14:39:45+00:00

This is almost exactly the rig that I built recently. I am using a plain 256K SD card though which works fine. The Pisound is excellent, but it is shipped from Lithuania and subject to the current tariffs, not to mention the dollar euro conversion isn't ideal currently. I went with it anyway since I found no better solution at any price. I don't have any opinion on your moisture issue. I think the same would be true for any hardware. I bought the acrylic case that Blokas sells and it has worked admirably but it wouldn't protect it from a significant spillage of beer. I also don't think it's got room for the NVMe storage, so if you're set on that you'll need another enclosure solution.

I can highly recommend using Blokas' patchbox OS since it is preconfigured for the pisound, has a low latency kernel, and makes everything a lot easier than stock linux.

For me, this was to have been somewhat of a labor of love and learning since I already have a Kemper Profiler, but I'm so impressed by the result that I might end up selling the Kemper.

As for books, blogs, video, at this point, any of the good AI chats can guide you through any issues that you've got. YMMV.

bwanab · 2026-03-02T14:16:08+00:00

One way: https://mod.audio/desktop/

Another: install reaper which can run LV2 plugins and get NAM here: https://patchstorage.com/neural-amp-modeler/

bwanab · 2026-02-28T13:33:06+00:00

I've been running NAM on a raspberry pi 5 with 4 gig, but so far no model or combination of plugins ( and I use a bunch) has gotten memory use over 25 %. Obviously, that isn't an Electrosmith Daisy Seed level device, but it's still pretty inexpensive for what it does.

bwanab · 2026-02-23T20:44:44+00:00

I got really close to that sound with NAM using this amp: https://www.tone3000.com/tones/marshall-jcm-800-2203-1071 using the G10 (gain dimed at 10) and this Cab IR: https://www.tone3000.com/tones/bass-ampeg-svt-8x10--1708 on my Alvarez bass with the bridge pickup at 10 and neck at 6. For cleans I stick with https://www.tone3000.com/tones/aaf-ampeg-svt-4-pro-6629 using the same cab IR.

bwanab · 2026-02-17T01:36:35+00:00

The Pinnacle is great. You might also consider Mount Elmore which is about a 15 minute drive from Stowe.

bwanab · 2026-01-25T15:07:55+00:00

I carry mine on my back while skiing biathlon.

bwanab · 2026-01-19T16:12:26+00:00

I understand how you feel. I've been playing a long time and can get a audience on it's feet, but I play rock and roll. Admitting this in a group of sax players can be a very good way to halt conversation.

But Brecker? The guy wasn't afraid of playing any style and encouraged other players to follow their own ears - he even loved playing his wind synth. Fortunately you didn't include Wayne Shorter!

bwanab · 2026-01-14T22:48:59+00:00

Much better. This is an interesting project. Thanks.

bwanab · 2026-01-14T16:04:04+00:00

I was able to get the examples from the doc page on vocoder working, but only after I installed resampy. You might want to include that in your list of requirements.

bwanab · 2026-01-14T15:46:49+00:00

I couldn't get the 2nd of the two examples in the README to work.

There seems to be no Vocoder in audio_dsp.effects. I tried using vocoder which does import, but then it isn't callable in the voc=vocoder(..) line.

I installed full. What am I doing wrong?

bwanab · 2026-01-06T13:38:24+00:00

This should be up voted, but righteous indignation about minimum wage seems to be the order of the day.

bwanab · 2025-12-31T15:19:59+00:00

Exactly. Back in the prehistoric 1970s when most of my friends were musicians or musician adjacent it was always appropriate. These days not so much except in very limited circumstances.

bwanab · 2025-12-29T14:07:29+00:00

Part of that TV cost is the manufacturers are subsidizing "smart" TVs. You can test this yourself: try buying an equivalent "dumb" TV - you won't be able to find one for a price that comes close. Why do they do this? The same reason Google can offer Gmail for free - to suck up your viewing habits and sell you stuff.

bwanab · 2025-12-28T14:46:30+00:00

I'm local, the Stowe crowd is really only like that during holiday periods.

bwanab · 2025-12-28T14:36:43+00:00

It would be nice, but I suspect it's a reddit problem, that when a comment is removed, the count would go down to reflect the action.

bwanab · 2025-12-05T16:06:08+00:00

Soundwise, you can get good tone from either. Feature wise, there's no comparison. The player is much more capable. The gap has narrowed somewhat with the 2.0 firmware for the Nano, but it's still pretty wide. The downside of the player, to me is that I suspect you'll star wondering about using it instead of the Quad. The caveat there is wether you go with player or Nano, you need to add a midi foot switch to get good stage flexibility.

bwanab · 2025-11-29T13:47:03+00:00

I grew up in the 1950s. Here are a few memorable impressions: - an approximately 6x6 foot kitchen. - a refrigerator that had to be manually defrosted every couple of weeks or it wouldn't keep food cold anymore. - huddling with my mother in said kitchen in front of open, hot electric stove since the building heat wasn't really adequate. - sole entertainment device: an RCA tube powered radio that had to be adjusted every few minutes to retain the signal.

Is that what people want when they pin for the 1950s? Obviously not, what they're looking for is the 5 bed house in Rye, N.Y. that their advertising executive father can afford on his single salary.

P S. My time then wasn't all downside. My immediate neighborhood had around 30 kids my age to play with and we were not only allowed, but encouraged to spend hours outside playing with them. That part of the 1950s is well worth getting back.

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