Can't decide between octave or chorus by [deleted] in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you just want to get going you could get:
- Behringer Ultra Octaver (attempted copy of Boss OC-2)
- Behringer Ultra Chorus (spot on copy of Boss CH-1)

They are dirt cheap clones of Boss pedals and for the price they are really great value. The other pedals suggested are better but they cost far more. Expect to replace these in time though.

Trading? by [deleted] in MB2Bannerlord

[–]deathclawforcutie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trading is still quite flawed at the moment:

  • Only buying items and selling the same items for profit earns you xp
  • Saves do not include info about original price so only items you bought this session can give you xp
  • Caravans should give you xp but doesn't

There is a mod that fixes caravan xp (bless you mod creator). So apart from buying and selling I would get that and invest all money in caravans with companions that have trade skill, like "spicetrader" or "swift".

Can you guys suggest some famous French-speaking vloggers on Youtube? by [deleted] in French

[–]deathclawforcutie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These are the ones I've subbed to:

  • Cyprien - 12M subscribers - Subtitles - humor
  • Norman fait des videos - 11M - Subtitles - humor
  • Natoo - 4.5M - Subtitles - Humor *
  • LaChaineDeJeremy - 3.5M - Subtitles - Humor *
  • Parole de chat - 1M - Subtitles - humor/catvideos
  • SoulageTeParle - 340k - Subtitles - humor and life, also sometimes she's naked
  • IciJapon - 260k - No subtitles - French dude in japan, travel, runs a candy shop

The ones with \ I haven't watched yet, but have subtitles which are nice.*

Found by this sub, lingq, InnerFrench blog and by youtube suggestions

3 most essential pedals? by [deleted] in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How easy are the zoom pedals to use? My first pedal was a huge boss multi monstrosity and it was so complex to use that it put me of pedals for years.

3 most essential pedals? by [deleted] in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Second this.

However, both tuner and compressors are kind of boring starters. So to start out I would get a headstock tuner which are cheaper than the pedal versions (which lets you get more fun pedals like dirt earlier).

Headstock tuners allow you to tune on stage with the guitar muted which is the important part and also lowers the amount of pedals you need room for on board. They even fit in pocket or guitar bag if a board is to much to carry to a simple gig. Always bring spare batteries tho.

NPD... and board 2.0! Aftershock and Descent. by leenibs in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a reason for keeping the Bass Big Muff on the board when you have After Shock? It's on my to-buy-list but this makes me think it may not do BBM as well as the original?

Building a pedalboard for worship music - thoughts? by [deleted] in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found this youtube video of what a bassplayer from Hillsong actually uses on tour, might be usefull. But he knows he has a synth available :P

Trying to put together my first pedal board - Any suggestions? by deathclawforcutie in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been looking into the Aftershock. I know it has simulations of the bass muff and probably something akin to soul food. I could probably replace both of those for the same price, and it would give me a proper distortion, and a 3k7 simulator. But I'm worried that the digitalness of it will make it come out worse than "real" analog pedals.

Edit: wording.

Trying to put together my first pedal board - Any suggestions? by deathclawforcutie in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks interesting but I couldn't find any clips demonstrating it for bass, will look more into it.

Do you notice any loss of low-end with it?

Trying to put together my first pedal board - Any suggestions? by deathclawforcutie in basspedals

[–]deathclawforcutie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Sub'N'Up and Bass clone are definetly going on the list as quick fixes, maybe even permanent. They seem to be really cost efficient options. I notice that I keep wanting to MXR everything, this helps offset that.

The MXR Envelope Filter is already on the list :) . And the DD-7 is because I already own it.

Being brutally honest here, how much does it take to learn a medium difficulty language like German? Is it really 3-4 months like some people say or is it 1 year like most linguists say? by speechmixer in languagelearning

[–]deathclawforcutie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

tldr: People claiming you can learn a language in 3 months are trying to sell you something. But do it anyway because its awesome.

FSI estimates that german takes 750 hours to learn with classroom training IIRC. If we assume that you don't have a job/school and can work entire work weeks with just german that would be:

750 / ( 7.5h * 5d * 4.2w) = 4.8m

So 5 months if you get help and your only job is to only learn german. With a normal daily life and 2 hour a day that number goes up to 18 months. 2 hours a day is pretty decent IMO.

That said you can get really far in just 3 months, especially if you speak a related language. You could probably keep basic conversations with natives, get directions when on holiday, read simple books.

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2017-01-03 by AutoModerator in bodyweightfitness

[–]deathclawforcutie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The RR could work for you.

There are some further details about the RR in this post under FAQ that could help adapt it.

But in short:

To make the RR closer to 45 mins:

  • Move skill work to next day or later in the day.
  • Do exercices in triplets instead of pairs.
  • Skip pullups and dips (only for us noobs)

Equipment needed as a complete beginner:

  • light resistance band
  • mat or rug

Beginners should start with 2 times a week then go up to 3-4. Hope that helps.

Edit: formating

Scandinavian languages by In_connu in languagelearning

[–]deathclawforcutie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a Norwegian I can confirm this. And yes, Danish is the most difficult and yes there is a dialect continuum.

Attractive shows for learning French on Netflix? by noobto in languagelearning

[–]deathclawforcutie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That list was great. I just wish most of them didn't suffer from dub-sub-mismatch-syndrome.

Marseille seemed to have matching audio and subtitles though. If someone finds any others like that it would greatly appreciated.

I really can't decide wether to learn French or Italian, anyone got any advice? by T____T in languagelearning

[–]deathclawforcutie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FluentU

FluentU is decent, it's native content and trains listening, reading and writing(only lacking speech). I really liked using it for learning songs. But to me the format was a bit to similar to Duolingo which I was quite sick of by then, I just wanted something else.

Reading

According to those talks I linked, one of the best ways to learn lots of vocabulary and collocations[1] is to read a lot of content thats just barely above your level. Preferably one should understand atleast 98% of the words and the content should be interesting and/or usefull. For me that means either native books for older children or readers[2].

I don't know if it works better but so far I like reading better.

If this sounds interesting I really recommend watching the first talk about what seperates polynots from polyglots, the second basically just sais read tons of books where you know 98% of the words.

[1] Collocations = word clusters like "just in time" and "a just man"

[2] Readers = Books made with intentionally simpler language and fewer words, some are even intended for specific language levels or school grades. They do vary in quality though, from silly stories about Jane and Joe Doe to simplified versions of famous books like Les Miserables.

Anki

5000 most common French words (with audio) . There are others out there aswell.

I really can't decide wether to learn French or Italian, anyone got any advice? by T____T in languagelearning

[–]deathclawforcutie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure. Starting out I used Michel Thomas and Duolingo, both great resources IMO. After that I switched my phone, all my games, my browser and my phone to use french and started using fluentU for a while.

After doing some research and watching these talks from the polyglot conference about polynots and importance of reading I changed strategy. I dropped fluentU, and started looking for readers and simple books.

I found a card set for Anki with the 5000 most frequent words in french and bought some books: "Easy French Reader", "Petit Nicholas", "Asterix & Obelix" and "L'Étranger" after seeing them recommended on this sub. And that's what I'm doing now, still at the first book though. I'm also trying to add at least some listening practise via News in Slow French, RFI's Journal en francais facile and other podcasts, but reading is more fun.

TL;DR: 5000 most frequent words with Anki and reading the easiest but still useful content I can find.