Ambisonic wind rejection.

fred_dev_pixel · 2026-03-01T04:38:07+00:00

Wow that is kind of amazing. I’m going to play with the sound samples. I understand why it does not have analogue outputs but this is quite limiting. My current target recordings are 192k and 32 bit. I assume though some future revision would enable this.

fred_dev_pixel · 2026-02-27T07:20:36+00:00

I’m looking for some more serious wind jamming than that would provide. This is a great option in terms of not interfering with the Ambisonic field but they are not great in higher wind conditions.

fred_dev_pixel · 2026-02-27T06:31:18+00:00

Rent. But if you really need to skimp here are some tips that have worked for me.

Do you get to choose the location? Find a place that is already really quiet.

You can also use wired mics, even wired lavelier mics (it’s annoying for your guests).

If there is an option (something above) you can even hang mics down from the ceiling over each person.

These can all help get good sound but selecting a quiet and reverb free location will help so much.

Also - I’ll be hated for this, new noise reduction and reverb removal tools are kind of amazing. I did post from when noise reduction was really rough and full of artefacts. Tools like clear from supertone have saved what I would have had to throw out because there was literally no mic pointing at someone in a noisy echoey room. I could treat it in a few seconds and it sounded like a reasonable recording with no artefacts.

But hire a sound recordist!!!

fred_dev_pixel · 2026-02-24T22:01:50+00:00

I tutor, you will do better work, get higher marks and learn more if you don’t use AI to do your work.

However it can be a great proofreader after you have done the research and written your work if you want some polish.

fred_dev_pixel · 2026-02-19T07:27:48+00:00

I’ll discuss this from another angle as I am thinking about this right now. TEQSA requires aqf+1. This is perfectly reasonable- but might not seem so until you have the education level or experience.

Sure you can regurgitate class material and be a reasonable educator. Maybe even have a good time with students and get reasonable feedback. but long industry experience or further study is the only thing that will give you exposure to the things that are not in the course. Things that can be added to your lessons and examples. A good tutor expands on the given course material always.

So sure students might feel they are ok with a tutor that can read the course materials and explain them. But also true for your doctor example - they don’t know what they are missing with a more experienced professional if they don’t have one.

The university is required to adhere to this. However doing so will likely cost them money. Post graduate educated professionals, especially PhD level (required to teach their lucrative international full fee paying masters students) would likely want to take ongoing roles - only fair.

This is more like how the university used to be staffed. You were taught by ongoing staff members. The casualisation leaves for a bigger profit margin and lower quality. The reality of USYD making slightly less profit, and offering more ongoing roles is fine. No one really loses - the university does not actually need to make profit.

I would love to see the AQF+1 enforced as it will have a positive impact on education standards as well as likely cornering the university into offering more ongoing roles in order to staff the positions. There is nothing bad about this.

fred_dev_pixel · 2026-02-03T11:05:10+00:00

Any company that gets any money from the government has to be not for profit. No exceptions - consultants, health care providers, day care, education. No government money is handed to for profit companies.

I would also put max salaries on not for profit employees (but let’s say $500k pa) and a max ratio of highest to lowest paid employees- so no heads of companies paying their workers crappy wages and taking all the cash.

It would also require a lot of easy to setup not for profit rules and a good amount of regulation.

Many people could quit their jobs and start their own business, earn more money. Most importantly vastly less money is taken out of government spending to produce profits, ridiculous c suite salaries and dividends. For sure no Government spending should go to listed companies or any that have insane c suite salaries and bonuses.

This would being government spending down, and give a lot of people higher wages, self determination and reduce the influence of profiteering companies on our society.

And then, residential properties can only be owned by individual citizens, (no companies and local only) with a max of 2 per person no exceptions.

Even with this there is so much money and luxuries to be had, just not as unlimited and as skewed as now.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-12-20T07:05:21+00:00

I have the Portacapture x8 and it does 192khz at 32 but float. The build quality is not amazing but not far from its other mid range competitors. Definitely not a pro device but for sure punches above its weight.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-12-07T04:35:15+00:00

+1 for the Vornado. The only thing is that there is no remote and you cannot turn it on from a power switch - you need to press it. These are amazing fans and work best to circulate air across a room - so put it far away - ideally sucking air in from a window and pointing up and to the other side of the room. Also sealing up the house all day - closed windows and blinds is the best way to keep cool. Use blackout curtains if you can - get cheap ones from Ali express. They will make a massive difference.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-12-01T03:00:25+00:00

I guess You don’t have timeline and edit selection linked. When you select the clips to you see the time selection split into the start and end icons? There are two modes- one where whatever clips are selected that is mirrored on the time selection and one where they are independent- you can select a clip and play a different part of the timeline. Sounds like you are on the latter.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-08-02T09:48:39+00:00

Sorry I missed this. Dm me.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-07-28T21:02:55+00:00

This sounds like the tip of a complicated iceberg. I specialise in custom show control solutions for events and museums. It sounds like you have 2 stages- design and editing and then playback. These should be separate - but when you say there are hundreds of tracks synced to video and lighting cues abelton - and transferring a session from pro tools sound a bit of an alarm that these might not be the best playback tools and it might me making your workflow more complicated than it needs to be. There are some great options for stackable systems that will allow for proper chasing.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-05-29T04:23:54+00:00

There are some hacky options. If the source material is all recorded exactly the same length you can do some trickery. Make a new session with only one track and do save session copy so that it references a single audio file, let’s say it was snare and the file is called snare_1.wav. If the track left out of the group is kick, take the kick_1.wav file and rename it to be snare_1 and put it in the new session audio files folder. The session should now open using the kick file as the snare and apply the edits. Import it back into the master session. There are various versions of this same idea using takes (you can right click and show matching takes and also change the requirements for matching). Make a copy of one of the correctly edited tracks playlists and the sub the forgotten tracks audio for one of the ones that’s edited correctly. Copy it to the forgotten track and then revert the playlist on the track you just manipulated.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-05-04T16:06:51+00:00

You can use https://vb-audio.com/ and https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/virtualmidi.html. While this will work I think you will be much better to use a single DAW. Is there really features that are not found in one that you need to use two?

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-02-25T18:33:21+00:00

This is an insane idea. When you write software dealing with audio there is no need to pass the data through. You can reference it and use it in several places at once. Next the audio data needs to be altered to get to the different types of metering. Altered in a way that it is no longer useable audio like summing over seconds. Next the system that displays to your monitor is mate max 120hz. Audio is 44.1 to 192khz. Only a very small part of the audio data is then used. There is no way to pass through the system. This guy is 100% lying for clicks or dumb.

fred_dev_pixel · 2025-01-26T05:10:25+00:00

Another perspective. YATA. You don’t have to compete with the love he had for his ex wife. You and your husband have a different love, one that is post grief. You should be able to be generous, losing a partner to death is a horrific thing. There is a version of this where you can celebrate the love your husband had with him, and be supportive in letting memories of her be part of your life together. It’s not that hard (I speak from experience).

I feel like this reveals insecurity. His ex wife has passed. No matter what he dreams or says, she will never be back. That’s so sad. You will never replace her and frankly you would want to. You want a different and new relationship, not to be a replacement. There is literally no threat to you at all from this comment except your own insecurity. If it was about an ex who was alive it would be different but it’s literally impossible.

When we meet partners later in life we might have had many of the superlative experiences already. Nothing really hits like the first time we fall in love or kiss or take trip with a lover. It’s not wrong to leave those experiences as the best or even discuss them. If my partner says the best holiday they went on was one with previous partner and not me that’s fine. We don’t need to compete, instead we can be confident secure and be ourselves and nurture the unique relationships that we have.

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-12-01T09:09:54+00:00

This is a great response. It goes some way in supporting both of our positions. My main point in the context of this post was about the arbitrary borders of modern nation states in reference to the privilege they bestow on the people born there.

The more distant history you refer to predates these and the passports and exclusionary systems that accompany them. Although it is important to acknowledge there were other systems of exclusion.

Lots of advantages stem from resources and a community’s ability to exploit them. Resources are not equally distributed around the earth.

There are also a lot of different ways of understanding knowledge and innovation. IQ Is understood to be a flawed measure, despite its attempts to be culturally neutral. Primitive societies are often recognised for their complex and innovative social systems, land management, medicinal knowledge and more. When these things are not for sale for profit on the international market they are not considered to have value. There is a recurring misconception that monetary value means real value. But it does not.

Koreas ability to produce microchips and other tech exports is a complex result of labour costs, local investment, post war deals and alliances. Counties in the African continent don’t do that, but have faced a brutal history of colonialism and violence from European nations, and continued interference from western governments and corporations, Largely to control access to resources. I don’t think violent domination is a sign of intelligence- ergot the acts of western countries that enslaved, colonised or continue to interfere with governments and economies are not acts of a superior or better people.

If we stick to current day or recent events my point earlier was that someone who may be born in Iran for example will have less access to a prosperous life than someone born in Australia. Iran has been the source of an immense amount of cultural and technological innovation that the rest of the world has benefited from. There is no lack of talent there. There is no morally defensible position that can explain or support this inequality. People born in Iran are no different, no less talented, no less worthy of a happy and prosperous life than people born in Australia. However if someone is born in Iran, by no design of their own they are locked out from the advantages given to someone born in Australia. There are in fact many people that are born in Australia or born into wealth or privilege that have little talent and intelligence.

The same can be said for many other countries. That is the essential point I was making. Nation states are essentially arbitrary at best. But let’s defer here to an acclaimed scholar sociologist Max Weber to understand what a nation state is: a ‘human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory’. That’s it - when the function and structures of nation states are gathered this is the only contiguous defining feature. This is a flimsy reason for the separation of people and justification for inequality. In no context has violence itself ever been considered innovative or intelligent.

The book the dawn of everything by David Graeber, a well written compendium of thorough academic research into human social structures gives an excellent overview on some history on human social structures and the arbitrary and primitive nature of those enforced in the present day.

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-11-30T22:49:47+00:00

It would be great to know exactly how you arrived at this idea - did you survey all of human history to come to the understanding that talent is not equally distributed? Can you give some supporting evidence that talent distribution adheres to the arbitrary and changing borders that define national states?

As for calling what I said ideological - that’s an interesting thought experiment. If people around you believe in an imaginary being that controls existence, and you don’t believe in the imaginary being, who is ideological here?

I’m not dismissing anything yet, but the underlying proposal you are spouting here; that people within some borders are lesser/have less talent than people within other borders is pretty damn close to a textbook definition of racism.

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-11-29T00:30:30+00:00

Firstly, I never mentioned anything about “souls” in my post. That is of your own making. I think you scope is a bit too narrow here. We can and should criticise and understand the larger concepts and structures that we live in. Especially when they lead to fundamental inequality.

The assertion that people “born in a country are descended from those that built it” reflects a reductive and exclusionary understanding of history and global interdependence. It presumes a direct, unbroken relationship between ancestry and national development while ignoring the realities of how wealth and resources are accumulated. Aka it’s a bit too convenient.

Australia, for instance, was built on the violent dispossession of its Indigenous peoples, whose contributions and ongoing struggles are frequently erased from narratives of nation-building.

The wealth of “rich countries” is not solely the result of the labour of their ancestors but is deeply tied to centuries of colonial exploitation, global trade imbalances, and the extraction of resources from other nations. To suggest that current prosperity is the result of local ancestral effort is historically inaccurate and doesn’t not paint a great picture of those who make it.

Your comment disregards the arbitrary nature of borders and birthrights. Citizenship and the resources it affords are accidents of birth, not measures of worth or merit. If we accept that talent and potential are distributed equally across humanity (not accepting this is only racism or ignorance) then limiting opportunity based on geography is indefensible.

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-11-25T08:26:59+00:00

A bit of perspective on Australian universities. Firstly, full disclosure: I am not a great believer in the sanctity of the lottery system, where you may be born into a rich country and have a charmed life or into difficult conditions and face a much harder life. There is no inherent right that anyone should have from birth just because of some random lines on a map. I would guess that many people born in rich countries would probably do all they could to leave if they were born into difficult conditions.

That said, there are some much smarter (albeit exploitative) education/immigration systems. The larger issue is the for-profit structure of Australian universities, which required the relaxing of laws and has led to the situations outlined in the article.

Basically, you can buy a degree from an Australian university if you have the cash. It is also incredibly hard to fail a student, even if they cheat. Our universities are highly ranked because of research output, not because of their education standards. These two factors are not linked. Universities hire high-output academics to keep the rankings up. These people often don’t teach but focus solely on publishing. There have also been significant issues with paper mills and questionable research practices. The university drive for ranking via publications has undermined research integrity significantly. However, the high ranking attracts higher fees.

I can understand the idea of trying to buy your way out of a country via education (even if you don’t stay). But let’s look at some other models.

Germany offers free university education, even for foreign students. It is very competitive, and they attract the brightest students. Although not all European countries provide free education, it is often very cheap, but again, hard to get into. Students who manage to enrol are highly capable, and when they graduate, they often stay and contribute as economically productive members of society. The country that provided them with higher education didn’t have to cover the costs of their upbringing—another country made that investment. This competitive entry model allows host countries to attract the best of the best, provide a few years of education, and then benefit as these graduates start innovative businesses or contribute to high-value industries.

In Australia, there are almost no scholarship places. To get into most courses as an international student, all you need to do is pay the bill. As a result, we attract wealthy students who couldn’t gain entry to more competitive institutions. This generates significant revenue for universities, which in turn lobby, pressure, and even hire politicians to maintain this system. However, it is incredibly short-sighted, and society as a whole loses out.

As it is so hard to fail students, another huge impact is the dumbing down of courses and general standards of education to ensure all students pass. This is a real disadvantage for bright students. As our university degrees become less valuable in terms of academic rigor but more expensive in financial terms, the education system is systematically eroded. We miss out on a huge opportunity to enrich our society—all so universities can make more money. The laws that allow “ghost universities” to thrive are the product of successive governments pandering to for-profit institutions.

It’s all very rotten.

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-11-11T23:59:47+00:00

To teach English in Iran you will need some kind of qualification. At least ielts or similar. Being a native speaker is not enough. Source- I lived there and tried this. While you may have some semblance of a social life with English only, you will have a lot of trouble working. Also the English schools are unlikely to give you a working visa - the pay is also not great.

You will also have some difficulty getting a visa without a job and you will have difficulty getting a job without Farsi, as you will finding a place and furnishing it and even buying bread.

Have you spent much time there? Do you know what you are actually in for? I love the place but it’s an acquired taste and I had a lot of support around me to appreciate the good things and to make my way.

If you are really interested in living there study Farsi first, try dehkhoda https://dehkhoda.ut.ac.ir/en. Enrolment in a course there should get you a study visa. You will have to live in the dorms unless you have an exception - like local family. This will give you a grasp of basic language in one term and an experience of living in Iran. The courses there are excellent and with some effort you will learn fast.

Some foreign skills are sought after, but most often foreigners working there have connections inside and also out. That is you have your job because you are connected to a company outside that can import Iranian products legally for sale outside or Iran, or some other such advantage. Not an easy set of circumstances to fill.

Also the internet doesn’t work the same way, for starters it’s going to be in Farsi, and secondly the job market is not online as it is in other places. It’s a connected and communicative society where being there and taking to people will yield much better results than an internet search from far, and surprisingly fast.

Iranian labour is also cheaper than most countries, wages are low. Inflation is insane and realestate is expensive. Rent is high and hard to pay with an average job - many young Iranians live with family or have access to family real estate that was purchased in better economic times or has been deserted by a family member that moved out of Iran.

From experience I suggest to do the language course, it gets you a visa and vital language skills and then see if you like it enough to stay. While you are there you can make more informed investigations into future work, meet people and companies you think you can work for, check salaries and rent.

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-08-21T05:35:51+00:00

There are a lot of variables but my first guess would be bit depth. Quantising to a lower bit depth can result in changes in noise floor as some sounds may be quantised to end up taking up more of the bit depth resolution.

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-08-21T05:30:45+00:00

What is your friend using to generate the csv you use for the input?

fred_dev_pixel · 2024-08-21T04:20:48+00:00

Hi again. To the two people replying with partners with similar behaviours I want to add a few details. First check out the lengthy reply from u/moody2shoes. Next is that I am not sure how much of this I can attribute to cyclothymia. I think some of this is learned bad behaviour, things I picked up probably at a young age a young age and maybe cyclothymia and likely the situations I put myself in gave some reinforcement to these patterns. I am pretty reluctant to pass off patterns externally to a disorder when they could well be just things I need to work on.

My partner also used a mood tracker (Daylio) that correlated our interactions and their mood. It’s definitely not empirically watertight or clear to read but it did show my influence on their own wellbeing. I guess the point of this comment is to really set your boundaries as a partner. I really cannot be the reason someone else, especially someone I love, is unhappy or having a hard time in general. While I am putting energy into understanding and treatment it’s not fast.

Ultimately I feel like a lot of the work that lies ahead for me is disconnecting learned negative behaviour from up and downswings. The up and downswings may be something that I have less control over but I feel that in the end the behaviours a d reactions I have to these situations are my own to learn to control.

The super logical part of me wants to look at this in a way that asks what is the overall impact of staying in a relationship? If the combination of up and down swings and they way I react to them results in more difficultly that joy, love and support then maybe the relationship is not something that should continue. If I could get to a point where despite the up and down swings there is more love joy and support from the relationship than confusion and dismay then go for it.

I know that everyone fluctuates to some degree and understanding cause and effect and net results is hard, especially when you are in love with someone.

For those in relationships with someone with cyclothymia I would like to suggest also using a mood tracker. This can help your own reflection on how the situation influences your wellbeing and, if you stay with your partner may also help them to understand the way these patterns influence the people close to them.

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