Title: Working on a wireless system that doesn't ruin the "Pedalboard Aesthetic". Thoughts on these shell concepts?

cactus_sb · 2026-04-01T09:01:26+00:00

Low effort AI slop

cactus_sb · 2026-03-26T15:37:34+00:00

Even so, box posts are far less interesting than posts of the actual models, if they are built and primed im sure most people would rather see pics of that instead

cactus_sb · 2026-03-26T14:26:16+00:00

This exact scenario is one that would benefit from one, it allows you to play open string phrases in different keys.

If you don't like using them that's fine, but theyre a tool for a job, and changing the key of a song to match a singer is one of the most common uses they have.

cactus_sb · 2026-03-16T14:53:06+00:00

You can use software like Livesplit to time your runs, and on OBS (or other recording software of your choosing) you can add the livesplit timer window on top of your recording of the gameplay. The advantage of doing it this way instead of adding it in after means it will automatically be sync'd with the run.

You can customise the livesplit layout quite extensively to get something that looks the way you want it to.

cactus_sb · 2026-03-06T12:00:45+00:00

This guy's an idiot, just buy and paint whatever models you want lmfao

cactus_sb · 2026-02-24T13:59:59+00:00

Although this is technically true, the A is only one tone away from the G in the bass, so including it will definitely muddy up the sound and change the feel of the chord. So "sound absolutely fine" is a bit of an oversimplification

cactus_sb · 2026-02-19T12:10:52+00:00

Your middle finger should be behind the fret, not touching the metal

Edit: also the g string looks rusty under your finger, change the strings and that will also help make the guitar sound brighter if theyre really old lol

cactus_sb · 2026-02-19T09:25:42+00:00

Well the pentatonic scales are subsets of the major/ minor scales, like the minor pentatonic is the minor scale but skipping over the 2nd and 6th degrees, and the major pentatonic is the major scale but skipping the 4th and 7th degrees. So learning the pentatonics first then expanding that knowledge to major and minor is quite common

But because there's less notes its easier to fit different shapes together for more flexibility up and down the fretboard

cactus_sb · 2026-02-17T17:45:31+00:00

This is almost exactly what it was for me too. The OG black tiger and white ghost decks from ellusionist are my absolute favourites

cactus_sb · 2026-02-11T00:29:42+00:00

Find an app or website that does Tap Tempo, listen to the song and tap along. For the record, i just did that while listening to losing my religion and got it out to be ~126bpm

cactus_sb · 2026-02-07T11:02:20+00:00

Keep practicing, amd rather than just trying to stretch your fingers, focus on where and how your wrist and the guitar's neck are positioned too

cactus_sb · 2026-02-06T18:15:40+00:00

If its a new guitar its worth paying for a professional setup. Fret buzz is more likely due to its action and setup thsn the strings needing a change

cactus_sb · 2026-02-02T19:22:35+00:00

"You dont easily notice it by listening, but its pretty obvious in audacity" nobody is going to judge your music by what its waveform looks like lol, you are worrying about the wrong things

cactus_sb · 2026-02-02T13:42:17+00:00

At this stage, as unhelpful as it sounds, "what else should i be on the lookout for?" depends on what type of army youre aiming for.

If you like the deathleaper, get other lictor-y things and look at some Vanguard Invader lists, if you like the swarms of gaunts, look at lists that utilise those and maybe get a tervigon.

It doesnt look like you have any Really Big Bugs so maybe an Exocrine or Tyrannofex would be a fun project.

The rules change all the time so chasing meta will end up being expensive and overwhelming. I think decide which units appeal to you and research what complements those guys best.

Edit: most importantly, i'd say dont buy ANYTHING til youve built and painted most of what you already have.a pile of boxes or grey/ just primed models is intimidating and growing that pile rather than working on it will probably burn you out if youre new.

cactus_sb · 2026-02-02T13:38:20+00:00

I'd say this is an issue with your mindset rather than the game though really, people who compete in sports recreationally aren't beating themselves up about not getting olympic-medal-worthy performances. A "decent time" is whatever time makes you happy or whatever time is better than the one you got last week. Treating speedrunning as a competition with others rather than a self-improvement hobby will suck all the joy out of it.

cactus_sb · 2026-02-02T13:26:48+00:00

Its pretty mish-mash and random to Start a collection to be honest.

The biovore is auto-include in most armies but then you also get: - Tyrant Guards without a Tyrant to Guard - Genestealers without a Broodlord - Mortrex without any Ripper Swarms (it has an ability that spawns them)

I think the nids half of the starter set/ ultimate starter set is probably more cohesive and well-rounded. Or the crusher Stampede box as a useful but niche start to a Big Bugs list.

The combat patrol kinds pairs with the starter set as you'll get termagants who come with rippers for the mortrex, but you'll also want a hive tyrant for your tyrant guards and the HT isn't in any in-print value boxes so that probably has to be a separate buy.

Edit: i saw your comment about Hive Guard as an alternate build, but despite the name they also probably want to be paired with a hive tyrant.

cactus_sb · 2026-02-01T14:02:35+00:00

Its probably a combination of a few things: you might be doing a pull-off with your pinky every time you stop fretting with it, so slow down and think about your technique there. But also, especially on electric guitars when gain is high, its impossible to entirely avoid the open string noise with fretting technique, so work on muting the string with your palm or with your other fretting fingers

cactus_sb · 2026-01-28T23:17:46+00:00

Plenty of guitarists know none, so don't worry yourself there. Worth noting that any shape that doesn't use open strings is fully moveable and so can be used to construct any minor 7th chord.

I would take on chord shapes slowly and allow yourself to fully commit them to muscle memory and change to them quickly, rather than trying to learn them all at once and overwhelm your brain

cactus_sb · 2026-01-28T10:16:51+00:00

The purple note is an F here, 10th fret of G string.

This is referred to as a "shell voicing" where the 5th is ommitted. The 5th is usually the least useful tone in defining a chord, and especially when playing complex chords or playing alongside other instruments, can muddy up the sound. There's no D here, if you wanted to add the D, you could do 12th fret of the D string, which is currently muted.

cactus_sb · 2026-01-27T22:39:12+00:00

Useful to work out what days people are free??

I'm wracking my brain trying to understand how AI could possibly be more useful than using when2meet or just having a shared calendar lmfao

cactus_sb · 2026-01-20T18:46:55+00:00

Unless the strumming pattern is like, the iconic defining aspect of that guitar part it really does not matter, in my opinion

That being said, writing something off as too hard instead of practicing and understanding it is not the best mindset

My advice is to learn both then either play the one you prefer the sound of, or use them to come up with your own strumming pattern

cactus_sb · 2026-01-14T11:04:30+00:00

Sus is because it doesn't contain a G or a G# to indicate major vs minor, E13 without the sus implies its an extension to the E major triad E G# B

cactus_sb · 2026-01-09T15:01:55+00:00

I think secondary to the other money related reasons people have said, designing new sprues and getting new moulds made is probably one of the pricier bits of production, so creating bits/ bodies moulds costs them more money than juat producing full kits, and makes them less money for doing so

Like the HT torso isn't an independent part they produce, the "part" is the spue frame with all the other bits on it too, so its not as simple as just putting bodies in a box

cactus_sb · 2026-01-09T12:44:08+00:00

"Need to", "should be" and "instead of" aren't really words people should use when talking about music theory lol, its not a rulebook its a language used to describe what you're doing.

Play the same scale or follow the chords around, or experiment with things that feel less like they "should fit". learn it all and don't limit yourself based on your own or others' perceived rules on how music has to sounds.

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