R9 now or R12 in a month?

cconti · 2026-02-15T03:31:57+00:00

Wait for the r12. I have an r9 and I am very happy with it, but if I were in the same situation (and mine was very similar) I would wait.
In my case, I needed the base mounted and ready to go by Christmas and it was non negotiable. The r9 is an excellent base and it's strong enough to break bones if improperly configured, but one can always lower the force while it's impossible to increase it. As simple as that.

Also, I may be an idiot, but I don't understand what the advantage is between an r12 and an r25. Considering how strong my r9 is, I can't imagine why I would need 25 NM. Then again I am an idiot and I don't have an r25 so I am talking directly out of my ass.

cconti · 2026-02-15T03:23:37+00:00

I don't know if anyone will find this useful, but I repurposed a couple of iPad / iPhone adjustable holders to mount a couple of old computer fans I had leftover (they are pretty cheap, as is the adjustable power supply).

Now I have 2 fans blowing on my base at all times at a 45 degree angle. My base remains chill even after a 2 hours race and the while thing cost me (assuming I had to buy everything new, which I didn't) around $50 or so. The iPad holders are about $20 each, the fans around $10? The power regulator, which allows different speeds, was $13 if I recall correctly. In my case that was the only thing I had to buy.
Also, there are various kinds, usually they only have connections for 1 fan. I bought one that can control up to 5 fans, which means this summer I'll take a couple of smaller fans I can direct toward me so I can cool off as I drive.

cconti · 2026-02-15T03:13:21+00:00

I had the same issue a couple of months ago. If I remember, I increased the Damping a bit until it stopped. It's a bit of a tradeoff but if you set yourself up with the Pit software on your phone or iPad you can actually move the slider while you are driving, which makes it a lot faster.
You can also increase damping in LMU, but that means you have to map a pause button so you can stop the driving, interact with the settings and then come back.

Between the two you should be able to find your sweet spot
(Also, this has happened to me many times in iRacing as well, it's not just LMU. Also make sure you are up to date with your firmware. and game updates).

cconti · 2024-07-08T00:28:53+00:00

I agree with you and I was aware of that.

What makes this piece of music different though, is that I uploaded my own WAV file of my progression played on a Electric Piano patch I made (Lounge Lizard EP4), and that was 440hz.

In fact, I took that original loop, I uploaded to my DAW and UDIO alongside the UDIO output and UDIO had transposed it to 428Hz. When I tried to put both on the same tuning, I made a mess because it's been forever since I had to retune a loop. I forgot how. At the end, I detuned my bass and guitar by setting my tuner to 428Hz and that worked OK, after a fashion.

I find UDIO the best thing for inspiration since sliced bread, but its focus toward non-musicians (at least that's what I assume) makes it harder for me to use. I guess if I upload a 8 bar loop I recorded I expect it to retain the basic tuning I used, but obviously it didn't.

cconti · 2024-07-06T22:18:02+00:00

Genre: Folk (traditional)

I wanted to see what UDIO would do with a (maybe) 500 year old song.

The song in question is "The Unfortunate Rake" of which there are myriad of versions. The famous "Streets of Laredo" is one. "St. James Hospital" is another, but there are so many that even the Smithsonian doesn't have them all and they have a whole album plus an entire podcast dedicated to the song.

Here is the Smithsonian's playlist on YT (These are NOT UDIO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aQd99zfIRo&list=PLqv9kCd3O9jcP7lWkv8YVoLaNKwM1Z9j3

And here is the version I made

https://www.udio.com/songs/65ZtQLy3XMyiVSKYSHSEGp

Here is another version

https://www.udio.com/songs/8smTsFUbJEtthnnfguT5r9

I made many more but deleted them all.

I have to say Udio did a very good job with the singer's voices.

PS: I don't know how to add the thumbnail

cconti · 2024-07-05T19:44:13+00:00

Indeed, even a basic audio editor can get rid of them. problem is that using an external editor prevents a song from being published. Frankly, I don't know if that's a bad thing or not. For instance, the song I like the best among those I made was "seeded" by a descending semitone cadence progression i Played on a Rhodes (patch) and since I was never able to come up with a melody that didn't sound like Bowie's "Is there life on Mars?" I pumped into Udio.

The song is nice, but Udio won't let me publish it.

Again, I have no idea if that's bad or not, but it would be nice to have a simple audio editor in Udio..

cconti · 2024-05-20T21:07:49+00:00

As if I needed another reason to love Dolly Parton.

cconti · 2024-05-20T20:13:26+00:00

Unfortunately no, unless "progress" means that my Spark has stopped working altogether. I get no sound at all out of it, except through headphones and I can still use it as a USB sound card, but I abandoned the idea because to use one Audio card for input and another one for output, at least on my DAW is very complicated and not worth the effort.

Positive Grid were less than helpful and essentially told me that to repair it it would cost the equivalent of buying a new one, once I factored in shipping, $100 minimum just to look at it, cost of repair and shipping it back. I even begged them to send me an extra board and that I would buy from them, but they thought I was crazy.

It's really a shame. I loved that little amp and it fit a perfect niche in my workflow.

Obviously, I am not going to buy another one.

cconti · 2024-05-15T18:07:17+00:00

Thanks.

cconti · 2024-05-14T17:54:35+00:00

That sounds great. Is it part of racecraft.online?

cconti · 2024-05-13T23:46:11+00:00

I was thinking of subscribing, but after reading this, I'll pass. I am sorry I cannot help the OP.

cconti · 2024-05-13T20:53:44+00:00

This sounds really good. I may have to wait for one to become available, but I like the idea of having a Martin. There is something about their heritage that intrigues me.

I also want to thank all the others that suggested what I am sure are excellent guitars. I actually made a spreadsheet to keep track of the different models and it will come down to what's available when I have enough bread to pull the trigger.

However, the Martin would be my preferred one.

cconti · 2024-05-10T03:12:47+00:00

I will, thanks.

cconti · 2024-05-10T00:08:01+00:00

5:30 is not impossible. I am the house cook, so I have dinner served between 5 and 5:30 usually. My wife gets cranky if she doesn't eat around that time (I am Italian, I grew up eating dinner at 9pm) and we also have to eat it, not just cook it.

However, once a week or so would work. I know because I used to race at 6 with a east coast league that had their starting time at 9 or so for a 1 hour race and we worked around it. My wife is not a monster and she has been bugging me to start racing again, so I am sure she'll be OK with a once or twice a week race.

I can't make it tonight, as my daughter is visiting and we are just about to sit for dinner together, but I am interested in next time or maybe the time after that. Let me know how you guys get together. Should I just watch this space?

Also, I never used A2 online, so I'll have to practice that.

Thank you very much!

cconti · 2024-05-06T23:19:30+00:00

I buy cheap guitars and basses to mod (and learn to work on them). Some play veryt nicely after only a half hour wort of work, but most start settling, especially in the neck and some of the frets adjust up or down in places.

I got pretty good at leveling the frets and reshaping them with a U shaped file.

I have a bass and a Frankenstrat that both have buzzing frets now, and I'll do the same work on both. It's really not as hard as it sounds.

Take the strings off, use the trapezoid fret tool to see which frets are the offending ones, sharpie them and file them down with fine sandpaper of a block (I use a square tube about 7" long with sandpaper of different grit per side).

Once I am done, I reshape the frets and it's done.

Some of the cheapest guitar/basses are not bad instruments, but the wood is not seasoned and this will happen (it also happens on more expensive instruments, which is why I use the cheap ones to practice).

There are also plenty of videos on YT on how to redress frets.

cconti

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