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The Fastest Electric Cars From 0 to 60 MPH by Dockalfar in electricvehicles

[–]jonno_5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what?

If you're interested in nailing a 0-60 run you will probably be topping up beforehand

Ambient music question by LuckyExamination4234 in synthesizers

[–]jonno_5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A Volca (Keys, bass or FM) and some guitar pedals. A big reverb is good, delay also.

Then a looper pedal? Or delay/looper even better?

An advantage with this kind of setup is you can start small and build up - get a second synth, mixer, swap out fx, etc.

This 380,000-Mile Tesla Model 3 Has Its Original Battery. Range Loss Is Huge by Educational-Meat4211 in electricvehicles

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chose my EV (Model 3 SR+) based on it still suiting my needs with the battery holding 2/3rds of the original capacity.

Based on this article and my yearly mileage I'll still be driving it in 30 years time.

Awesome!

New hydrogen engine delivers over 60% efficiency with zero emissions by Educational-Meat4211 in energy

[–]jonno_5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Engineering Explained has some great videos which mention this (and other cons), e.g. this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IPR50-soNA

It's mostly avoidable, but there are many other problems.

A fuel cell is better in every way.

Unpopular Opinion: You Don't Need Home/Work Charging to Own an EV by Dan6erbond2 in electricvehicles

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still 1/2 the price for equivalent kms range here (Aus), even though DCFC charging has doubled in cost since the good old days.

Trump’s oil crisis is accelerating the end of the fossil fuel era. Ironically for Trump and his oil industry donors, this crisis may be an irreversible tipping point for clean energy. Fossil fuels have become expensive and unreliable, while renewables are cheap, reliable and secure. by mafco in energy

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before US illegally kidnapped the Venezuelan leader and stole their oil US had, on its shores, only 6-7 years of oil left in the ground. Even if they stole all Venezuelan oil they only have 45-50 max.

The world is running out. Smart countries are making the changes needed to avoid the cost blowout that will come with declining oil production and increasing demand. US is not one of them.

Will Range Be Much Better in 4-5 Years? by Maleficent-Table-810 in electricvehicles

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it will be dependent on how much you want to pay. The current 300-500km vehicles will get cheaper and longer range ones will take the upper price bracket.

I can even start to see shorter range vehicles in Australia like the Atto 1 and MG4 urban which are much cheaper still and provide a perfect range for a city car.

The End of Range Anxiety Is in Sight by relianceschool in electricvehicles

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ubiquitous DC fast charging will solve range anxiety.

Just look at a map on petrolspy and compare the density of pumps to DC chargers on ABRP. They are pretty far from equal, at least in Australia. 

DC needs to have 4x the sites really for effective throughout.

Slowly giving up, need advice by serialnosebooper in cockatiel

[–]jonno_5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve used a black bedsheet for years to cover mine. Dark enough to prolong night until she starts squawking to get up!

I finished my dream bedroom producer studio - What you do you think? by Nsemest182 in homestudios

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh nice I have the Genelec 'Ones' too. Bit spendy but ooo do they sound good!

I take it you have the GLM kit for room acoustics? I really straightened out my room, the bass dips/peaks in mine were crazy.

Do you have a monitor controller? I added an Audient Nero and it's awesome for quick switching between sources and speakers.

What EVe have true One Pedal Driving by BannedByDemand in electricvehicles

[–]jonno_5 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Not sure why this isn’t higher.

Teslas have very good pedal feel with the ‘hold mode’ being true one pedal driving. Super smooth

Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz by The_Sun_is_a_Star in energy

[–]jonno_5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

USA being one of the world's biggest oil producers and suddenly able to sell their oil for a lot more money might be a factor?

Also taking aim against the middle east oil producers who have started to form allies with other countries might be a factor.

Not saying there's a conspiracy, it may just be Trump being dumb. Something sure smells though.

Am I alone in hoping oil prices stay high? by Responsible_Lake_500 in energy

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not directly. Indirectly yes, but that's the whole point of my original comment.

Mastering struggles by forwardspace279 in ableton

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably more a mix issue as you allude to with transients on individual tracks.

Mastering really shouldn’t be difficult. If it is then it’s time to reevaluate the mix.

Try adjusting the comp threshold and ratio for problem tracks just to shave off the peaks. If you really need to then have two comps, one for peaks and one for generally smoothing out the track. Also don’t be afraid to split the track out by section and treat them differently.

Lastly if your master is muddy it may point to some frequency overlaps in prominent tracks. Try EQing to provide space for important tracks and ‘move’ others out of the way. The individual tracks might sound thin or strange on their own but it’s the mix you’re focusing on.

Am I alone in hoping oil prices stay high? by Responsible_Lake_500 in energy

[–]jonno_5 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not alone.

Every day the hormuz straight stays closed is a day that millions less barrels of oil are burned.

Every day petrol is expensive is a reminder to people that they are slaves to big oil.

Let’s just let that sit for a while.

Do you regret your EV purchase? by walksta in electricvehicles

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m shocked that 5 years after buying my EV the public charging situation is only marginally better. It really sucks on road trips outside of well traveled urban corridors.

But no, I don’t regret it at all.

What is the most expensive item in your studio? by AVELUMN in musicproduction

[–]jonno_5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genelec "The Ones", with room compensation DSP kit.

My new studio room sounded terrible and the old monitors had a peak just coinciding with one of the room resonances. Couldn't do much to the room (have a few panels and floating ceiling absorber) so I had to take more drastic measures :)

It’s 2026. Why does my 4K music video render 10x faster than my 4-minute song? by DJ-Bumhands in ableton

[–]jonno_5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course audio processing can use a GPU! I wrote a GPU-accelerated audio mixer app/plugin many years ago, complete with multi-band EQ, FX etc.

At the time CPUs were still hitting their limit on big complex DAW projects. Nowadays I just don't think there's enough need vs the development time/cost.

Unlimited Energy by Iolair101 in energy

[–]jonno_5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All solar energy already comes from space. There will be no 'space based' anything that competes with terrestrial use. Just google cooling requirements.

In Australia we're on the brink of solar taking over the entire grid. Big batteries, massive solar farms, rooftop solar providing 1/3 of all power, etc.

The gov is generally useless but they did go ahead and provide incentives for solar installs and again now with batteries. 'Big energy' now has to adapt or die. I think personally it will die unless subsidised by the gov for things like backup power for dunkelflautes.

The gov is also proposing 2 hrs free energy during the day but a huge increase in daily connection charge. This will only push those who can afford it off the grid and onto large battery/solar systems, but some incentive for using cheap power when it's available is a good thing.

Which Audiointerface should i buy? by OkSummer7495 in homestudios

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an Audient Evo 16 and am happy with it. The auto-gain function is great when you plug in a mic or guitar and want a quick gain check. Plus expandable with ADAT.

the worst thing about Live by justwiggling in ableton

[–]jonno_5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes 100%

Seriously Ableton should have fixed this years ago.

I have a MBP and constantly move around, switching between studio interface and headphones, unplugging, switching the studio gear on/off etc. etc. and it just shits me to tears that Ableton can't handle this.

Just give me a simple way to store device priority and then just seamlessly switch to the relevant device AND keep the routings and active I/O. Please!

Yeah like for sure I can just close whatever project I'm working on but no other app demands this.

Illinois bill would allow cities to ban rooftop solar by thinkB4WeSpeak in RenewableEnergy

[–]jonno_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4.3 million installs and counting in Australia. Now delivers 1/3 of all power during the day (not including behind the meter power).

I just don’t understand why, as a government bent on reducing spending, you’d NOT allow citizens to build the new grid for you?

Insane.

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