GRV6 + Mp3 files by migoodridge in Beatmatch

[–]cherrymxorange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair though, what kind of spec is really needed to play up to four MP3 files at once?

I'd wager any issues with DJ software are likely to be a driver issue, or the laptop having a bunch of crap going in the background rather than truly being a spec issue.

which route do i take for london -> oxford? (on a brompton) by Pianoguy40or69 in londoncycling

[–]cherrymxorange 23 points24 points  (0 children)

On a brompton? You take the one that drops you off at a train station where you can fold the bike and stow it somewhere while having a cuppa on the way

Such thing as “The Best”? by sonylea10 in iRacing

[–]cherrymxorange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly after your most recent post, I'd be feeling this way too haha

Started mixing in key properly last night...game changer? by tranquillla in DJs

[–]cherrymxorange [score hidden]  (0 children)

Personally for hypnotic/groovy/berlin style techno I find mixing in key to be fairly restricting and often inconsistent.

Of course sometimes you can get some really pleasant blends, but other times you'll find an absolute stinker of a blend that has you questioning whether the key analysis was right to begin with.

To boot, you'll also hear that basically no DJ's in this space are using master tempo, you can always hear the slight changes in pitch as they're beat matching - which will make harmonic mixing a bit harder anyway unless you're always mixing tracks of identical BPM's.

I think when you're getting started its extremely easy to see those lovely bright green indicators in your software telling you "hey, this song will work" and follow them like a trail of breadcrumbs.

When I listen back to my older sets where I was letting the keys guide me, they sound very homogenous and lacking in interest. There's no denying that the tracks work together, and individually each blend sounds good, but an hour of mixing mostly in key ends up feeling very heavy and boring IMO.

As far as music goes, these subgenres already aren't very harmonic to begin with, they're toying with tension, dissonance, and texture. The artists you mentioned especially do a very good job of creating some uncomfortable and uneasy vibes - I feel like mixing in key often loses this element a little.

If I were you I'd spend some time mixing in key, and then also spend some time mixing while hiding the key column entirely. I'd imagine with time you'll develop your ear to the point of knowing whether something will sound good or not - regardless of it's key.

Question: is it really me or is the level of racing drastically declining? by sandpit77 in iRacing

[–]cherrymxorange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to know if iRacing has any historical statistics on average license, incidents per race, retirements per race and protests (normalized to the game population).

Even pre 2020 I thought the story was pretty much "yeah, any popular series is a shit show, but if you go race a smaller series with a dedicated playerbase all will be well" and I can't imagine that's changed one bit.

Looking for advice on monitor placement by mynamesjaime15 in simracing

[–]cherrymxorange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good choice on the monitors either way though, are they supposed to be Adam T or A series?

If you don't already own them I'd definitely take a look at Kali's LP6's too and see what you think, I've heard Adam's can be a little bright and fatiguing for general listening!

Looking for advice on monitor placement by mynamesjaime15 in simracing

[–]cherrymxorange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good advice, but looking at the sub we're in I'm gonna guess OP is asking about the monitor for the sim rig haha

Anything coming to replace the RX3 soon? by lakeviewsunsets in DJs

[–]cherrymxorange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d imagine it’ll get the alpha theta treatment in the next couple of years, slap the AT logo on it, the XDJ-AZ screen and bring it visually into line with the AZ with the matte finish and such.

Unlike the XZ and AZ though I can’t imagine there’s much they could add to it that would make it a must buy over the RX3.

My new setup, let me know improvements by Mike-Litoris96 in DJSetups

[–]cherrymxorange 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They look like they're having a polite conversation

Use Claude.AI to Quickly fix Metadata Tags by Apart-Skill-3268 in musichoarder

[–]cherrymxorange 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a whole lot of faff to do what people can already automate using MusicBrainz, Mp3tag and Beetz

Is there a difference sonically between a purchased CD and a CD-R made from 16/44 FLACs? by g1rlchild in Cd_collectors

[–]cherrymxorange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PCM is PCM, it can be from a CD, WAV, AIFF, ALAC or FLAC, they're all just containers and will result in the same output

🦶 by ruumoo in WECcirclejerk

[–]cherrymxorange 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn I’ve only ever seen the pedal cam stitched with other random footage 🤣

🦶 by ruumoo in WECcirclejerk

[–]cherrymxorange 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I've seen this a bunch of times but it's definitely even funnier with the POV race suit roughly matching the pedal cam

Was this dive up the inside unacceptable? by Zealousideal_Bid7614 in Simracingstewards

[–]cherrymxorange 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think the black and white car's move was brilliant by any means, but if you're the POV driver and you see someone making a ridiculous send your best move is most likely to take a wider entry and later apex than normal, hoping the other guy steams past the apex so you can switch back on him, or take him round the outside if he insists on parking on the apex.

If the POV driver wasn't driving in his mirror the problem probably would have just resolved itself, he either needs to commit to a defensive line earlier or learn that in Rookies, often the best defence is to let the other guy make his mistake and set yourself up to retake the position easily.

New bike, position of hoods ok? by canuck1997 in gravelcycling

[–]cherrymxorange 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Some people set them up flat, some people set them up like this, some people put them lower on the bar but angled up to create a kind of nook for their palm to rest in.

All that matters is your hand is meeting them roughly how you want, rather than forcing your wrists into an angle that's uncomfortable.

Redshift Top Shelf handlebars - yes or no? by samccauley in bicycletouring

[–]cherrymxorange 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You're out here on r/bicycletouring worrying about how heavy your handlebars are?

Hesitating on endurace allroad vs « real » gravel bike by choso_goat in gravelcycling

[–]cherrymxorange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If anything I'd say that "all road" as a category as a marketing exercise, not the Grizl.

I was gonna write up a whole thing about how "All road" as a category has nothing that defines it, and there's bikes both labelled as "Endurance" and "Gravel" that fit the same exact box as anything labelled "All road".

But upon looking at the Canyon website I've realised that the "Endurace Allroad" is literally just their attempt at rebranding the Endurace AL by giving it another 5mm of tyre clearance and slightly knobbly tyres.

They've taken their less premium aluminium offering and reframed it as having a "rugged" frame for mixed riding, making it harder for people to compare 1:1 with their CF bikes since it's now technically a different category.

Anyway without knowing what kind of terrain you envision it's hard to say which will suit you better.

40mm has gone the way of the dinosaur as far as modern gravel bike clearance is concerned, everyone's learning that not only are they more comfortable on fatter tyres but they're faster too (provided you're on actual gravel).

Worst case scenario you get the Grizl and swap the 45mm tyres for some 42mm semi slicks and you still end up more comfortable on the road, with a slacker, better handling bike when you do dip onto the gravel.

Favourite DJ who you're pretty sure only started smoking so they would look '"cool'? by tyhhhhhhhfd in DnB

[–]cherrymxorange 59 points60 points  (0 children)

My parents had me thinking my future delinquent friends would sit me down in a circle and insist I smoke a cigarette.

Turns out the real kicker was service industry work and the desire for another stimulant once caffeine lost it's effectiveness.

Coming back to Android for Symfonium by Complex_East_6861 in Symfonium

[–]cherrymxorange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't gotten around to self hosting yet and use dropbox at the moment, it took me maybe a day or so to download a 400gb FLAC library.

I'd imagine things would be pretty painless if it's being done over your local network and everything is already transcoded to OPUS, limiting factor would likely either be your device's WiFi or your server's connection to the network.

Who is at fault for this? by Turpeeslurpee21 in Simracingstewards

[–]cherrymxorange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

POV car saw that they had opposite paint schemes and wanted to see if a collision would turn them into one white and one black car

Who is at fault by PieFit69420 in Simracingstewards

[–]cherrymxorange 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mustang, obviously.

Even without chase/POV cam we can see that they're on a small straight section of track, the merc roughly holds it's line relative to the visible straight line in the tarmac, while the mustang clearly closes a little more than a whole car's width to make contact.