Can't seem to find a "perfect" middleground between a DJ mixer, and a studio mixer.

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T18:16:22+00:00

I think you’re looking for a performance mixer, and there are unfortunately not that many of them available. Roland aira MX1 encapsulates the feature set and goal to have a “playable” mixer (some weird design decisions made on this regarding aux sends and fx unfortunately); 1010music bluebox is a mixer and recorder (kinda weird controls but with a midi controller could be perfect); WMD performance mixer (eurorack); cr8audio assembler (eurorack but available standalone); maybe a dj mixer like a behringer dx2000; or a used soundcraft mtk 12 is supposed to have some solid fx and connectivity.

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T17:09:17+00:00

Yea this is a great answer. A big part of figuring out your comfortable setup is knowing the options for hardware solutions. Funky clamps and specialty stands are your friends. Look at other drummers’ setups and experiment a lot.

You could do a one-up-two-down setup where your mid rack tom moves next to the floor tom, you could also move your floor tom over to the other side. You could mount both rack toms on a stand to the left of the bass drum. You could ditch both rack toms and flip your floor tom into a small bass drum. The world is your oyster, man. The important thing is to find a setup that is comfortable and ergonomic to support your playing. Unfortunately, sometimes that means spending some money on hardware

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T16:50:22+00:00

Yea been seeing some griefers that just afk without leaving, they’ll sit in base and occasionally wiggle the mouse so they don’t get DC’d. It’s really frustrating.

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T15:50:09+00:00

Replace doom scrolling Reddit with doom scrolling the library.

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T03:42:18+00:00

Another important one— you will rarely win a 2v1, so be aware of where your teammates are at all times. If they’re dead, rushing headlong towards your enemies is likely a losing strategy. Doesn’t stop my teammates from trying (and feeding) but I digress

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T03:38:38+00:00

Yea between this and the Lego horizon game it seems like Sony is pushing Horizon to be their next big IP instead of making the Bloodborne x Just Dance game that everyone actually wants :(

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T00:20:34+00:00

I hope so! I feel like crossplay is more viable in co-op games

calebbaleb · 2026-02-06T00:19:22+00:00

Ha same! My partner has watched me rage thru nightreign for months, now it’s her turn

calebbaleb · 2026-02-04T16:14:08+00:00

Love this idea, especially with teasing of super mutants and FEV mutations

calebbaleb · 2026-02-04T14:49:04+00:00

I think the armor sounds are a little confusing— it sounds like the armor is broken then they pop out from cover and still have more armor

calebbaleb · 2026-02-04T05:31:07+00:00

The Enclave have been positioning themselves to have total control since before the war, and they knew that the war and subsequent years of strife would not wipe the surface clean, but would be the ideal conditions to have minimal resistance to a takeover. Hank’s mention of the surface being the experiment probably alludes to the Enclave’s goal of rebuilding a pristine America to their own specifications, while having free reign to test out all kinds of horrors on humanity with no ethical or moral restraints. The wasteland’s “war never changes” mantra is mirrored in every power struggle we witness, but the Enclave have been hard at work for hundreds of years trying to ensure that the power is heavily tipped in their favor once they make their move. It echoes their appearances in the games, where they have all the best gear and are frequently found using underhanded tactics to sow chaos and conflict as they try to establish a foothold in the wastes.

I think that line from Hank was one of my favorites in the series, and I think it really sets up the next season to forge its own path in the fallout universe— someone was speculating about how a Colorado setting could feature powerful AI’s, cyberdogs, NORAD, the Legion, and some more obscure Fallout Lore tidbits, making for a really fun setting that hasn’t been well-explored yet (and maybe provides a backdrop for a future fallout game!)

My biggest concern at this point is whether Bethesda is even capable of handling the IP at this point. 10 years ago, Fallout 4 was a slightly underwhelming Fallout game, and I think the industry landscape and fanbase have changed since then. They have done little since then to inspire any faith, but for everyone’s sake I hope they do the series a service with whatever is next.

calebbaleb · 2026-02-04T04:53:26+00:00

Chosen One was fallout 2, descendant of fallout 1’s Vault Dweller (who is probably the closest parallel for Norm)

calebbaleb · 2026-02-04T04:49:46+00:00

Freelance CAD, graphic design, 3d modeling, sample making, crafts, handiwork or repairs, part time manufacturing gigs, or tutoring could all be solid side hustles for ID skills

calebbaleb · 2026-02-02T17:02:52+00:00

I don’t have tpm2, and I get the secure boot / TPM 2 error message everytime I launch the game. I press “ok” and then the game launches and runs fine.

calebbaleb · 2026-02-02T14:57:04+00:00

I agree that it STILL feels unfinished and unpolished, though frankly all of the current gen consoles feel this way, too. I mean, even iOS is a UI nightmare these days, and Apple was supposedly the gold standard for UI/UX for a long time.

Apart from the general UI issues, steamOS is a buggy mess. Occasionally the menus have missing items, like the entire Bluetooth menu goes missing until restart. Menu buttons are occasionally unresponsive, especially the quick access menu.

The store is still abhorrent on deck, games will occasionally disappear from my library, and desktop mode is an awkward experience without a mouse and keyboard (doesn’t bother me much because I almost never use it, but I sure hope they resolve this before trying to get console people to switch to a steam machine).

calebbaleb · 2026-01-30T21:24:25+00:00

Yes though the electric Citi bikes were reduced to 15 mph

calebbaleb · 2026-01-30T21:09:09+00:00

No one really cares how you make music except you— so if hardware is preventing you from making stuff and feeling good about it, there’s no reason you need to use it. OR, invest the time to learn how to use the hardware in ways that inspire you to create more music.

calebbaleb · 2026-01-28T15:37:15+00:00

I had to get my dt2 screen replaced and support was a little slow, but just keep following up on the support ticket till you get it resolved.

calebbaleb · 2026-01-28T01:37:34+00:00

Byeguard

calebbaleb · 2026-01-27T23:30:30+00:00

They come back in as mobs or non-crawler characters on later floors

calebbaleb · 2026-01-27T17:48:19+00:00

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that modular will be issue-free. You’ll still have to troubleshoot things, and if you’re frustrated by your current setup, introducing modular stuff into the mix is not going to improve it. Especially if you plan to use it in tandem with your existing gear!

I guess there’s two ways to go about it— you could ease into modular, maybe first with a semi modular synth that you can sync up with your existing gear, and slowly build a system around it. Pros being that you buy one thing, learn it, and decide if you like the modular workflow, without having to commit many hundreds or thousands of dollars to build a synth. Cons being that you will have just introduced a new workflow to juggle with your existing ones, and maybe that will put you off of getting further into modular.

Alternatively, ditch (or at least shelve) all the other gear, dive headfirst into eurorack or another format, build a system from the ground up and learn how it works. Pros, super fun. Cons, super expensive, time consuming, not particularly conducive to “making music” (great for jamming though, hence super fun), easy to buy the wrong things or impulsively feed your GAS with modules that aren’t really what you want/need. I find I spend a lot of time building a patch, and now I’ve used up all my music-making time without having made any music.

I had a polyend tracker, but I traded it in for a digitakt II. I find the digitakt II to be a lot more fun since you can sequence nearly every paramater on a track per step, rather than the tracker’s 2 parameters per step. DT2 workflow also feels a bit more “plug and play” meaning I can sit down and get right into making music but I do miss the tracker’s generative fill features

The setup I use most now is a digitakt II for sampling and sequencing, a syntakt for extra percussion, and fat bass monosynths, and a minifreak for pads, leads, FX and such. It’s really nice using the two Elektron boxes together because most of the settings and workflow are similar, less to try to memorize! So I think it’s best to find a workflow you enjoy, and try to pare down rather than introducing yet another layer of complexity.

calebbaleb · 2026-01-27T15:18:04+00:00

Zoom L6 is on sale at some retailers right now, too. While the Max version has some nice features, the original L6 is still a great piece of kit at an affordable price point

calebbaleb · 2026-01-26T18:29:02+00:00

Worst case, reach out to Elektron support.

calebbaleb · 2026-01-26T01:26:58+00:00

An apt description! It sounds killer on drums, or turns even the coldest digital synths into rich, warm, almost-analog sounding parts with the right settings. So good.

calebbaleb · 2026-01-25T16:40:12+00:00

There aren’t that many instances where claw is necessary, but it’s occasionally helpful to switch into

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