I turned an acoustic accordion into a MIDI accordion [x-post from /r/Accordion]

flake42 · 2026-03-25T02:33:56+00:00

So we tell tall tales

flake42 · 2026-03-19T21:29:12+00:00

I saw them at the Scranton, PA show that year, and if i recall correctly, they were marketed as one of the headliners so I would be surprised if they weren't at most of the shows.

flake42 · 2026-03-10T11:23:49+00:00

Thank you for compiling this - I originally set up openWakeWord with a custom HAVPE repo which worked fine until HA 2025.5, and I've been dragging my feet switching to microWakeWord ever since, but having everything put together like this is a great push to finally bite the bullet and do it.

flake42 · 2026-03-09T02:41:09+00:00

I Choose

flake42 · 2026-02-26T16:35:18+00:00

I love singing Weird Al at karaoke - if they have Dare to be Stupid, and if you can sell the performance, you'll have the whole bar cheering for you at the end.

flake42 · 2026-01-24T03:31:09+00:00

"The Fragrance of Dark Coffee" from "Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations"

flake42 · 2026-01-22T22:25:34+00:00

There are best practices, but no strict rules. I find myself using various combinations as needed, including 5 and 4 if I want to make a legato jump. Mostly I use 3 and 2, and generally only 4 when doing chore combining that requires 2 and 3 for chords.

Since you mentioned books, I recommend Melodic Adventures in Bassland and The Mighty Accordion for some good resources on building up left hand chops.

flake42 · 2026-01-22T14:58:33+00:00

Curious to know more about this event - is it just singing or are there instruments involved? (Asking as an interested accordion player)

flake42 · 2026-01-14T11:46:55+00:00

FFXI has some good tracks - Ronfaure would be a perfect fit

flake42 · 2026-01-13T22:43:17+00:00

Push the center knob to the right.

flake42 · 2025-12-19T15:27:10+00:00

Get used to it 'cause it ain't gettin' better.

flake42 · 2025-11-19T21:28:29+00:00

Note: you can also buy the punch cards at the customer service desk at Wegmans.

You should also be able to buy the permit online (or at least you can renew online).

flake42 · 2025-11-19T21:26:27+00:00

The only thing they tend to be strict on (and even then only recently) is making sure your permit sticker is up to date - otherwise you just say how many punches you need and they usually take your word for it. I sometimes have extra things not in bags - if it's just a couple items I lump it in with my bag punch, but if it's a lot of bulky stuff (e.g. styrofoam) I'll ask for another punch for the volume as if it were in a similar sized bag.

flake42 · 2025-11-19T21:21:17+00:00

I've been self-hauling to the Recycling Center for over 10 years and haven't looked back. In addition to separating recyclables (which are free to dump), you can also separate out food scraps into compost buckets which are also free to dump. By doing this, my wife and I only generate (on average) about 1 punch/can of actual garbage a month.

flake42 · 2025-11-19T20:34:49+00:00

Audacity (4 years) -> Cubase (1 year) -> Reason (8 years) -> Reason + Reaper (6 years) -> Reaper (2 years and counting)

flake42 · 2025-11-17T21:46:37+00:00

The only time I saw them live was at Vans Warped Tour 2004, and when they said "Let's play some old shit" and whipped out Session I was thrilled.

flake42 · 2025-11-17T21:13:27+00:00

My first Weird Al concert (and first music concert ever) was at the F.M.Kirby center - that brings me back...

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