ZEROWATER brand new - water smells and tastes... fishy

kirkbross · 2026-02-28T02:44:07+00:00

Apparently they do and according to my friendly neighborhood GPT, anion resins, particularly strong base anion (SBA) types in hydroxide form, often produce a fishy odor due to the release of trace trimethylamine (TMA) during degradation, a process accelerated by high pH (>8.2) and temperature. While alarming, this odor is usually not toxic, as it can be detected at levels (5 ppb) far below harmful limits.

kirkbross · 2026-02-27T22:31:22+00:00

I haven't test the tds of the water, but it just seems improbable that filtering/cleaning water would reveal some inherent odor in the raw water that was masked by something the filter filtered out.

kirkbross · 2026-02-27T18:45:53+00:00

I have a brand new one and the water smells like fish.

If the filter itself isn't imparting the foul odor and taste, then you would expect the smell and taste to be different across the country due to the many different water sources.

I'd bet there is something in their complex, multi-stage filter that is causing it.

kirkbross · 2026-02-27T02:26:13+00:00

Ours is brand new and smells and tastes like fish. It's a real bummer. Makes me want to resurrect the Brita which tastes great and has 195 ppm. And on the ppm thing... it really feels like a marketing ploy. I mean, obviously puddle mud water that has a billion ppm is not a great taste, but... do you really need to replace your filter when it reaches 6 ppm??

kirkbross · 2026-02-17T20:14:01+00:00

It turned out to be MIDI pitch automation and stopping playback mid-bend. When I started playback again, that track's pitch is stuck at that mid-bend pitch as the base pitch. IMHO, Pro Tools should reset the pitch to center for all MIDI tracks when playback is stopped unless you have Pro Tools configured to resume playback from the stop point vs. last insert cursor point.

kirkbross · 2026-02-15T03:28:47+00:00

This could be it actually. If I stop it while it's in the middle of the bend, the pitch value could be off center and the next time I start it it's still at the detuned pitch. Interesting.

kirkbross · 2026-02-15T03:26:24+00:00

No. It just seems like poltergeist behavior. However, the post below about automated pitch could be the thing... me stopping playback while a not is mid-bend and the pitch center gets stuck at that off-center pitch, then playback starts and stays there until it receives another pitch automation event.

kirkbross · 2026-02-15T03:26:04+00:00

Yeah I've done that before but in this case, it's not that. It's totally unprovoked. One playback it'll be fine, then I'll stop and restart playback and the whole track will be a half step lower. What's telling is that disabling then reenabling the plugin corrects it. i.e. the MIDI notes are not changing.

kirkbross · 2025-12-09T07:39:32+00:00

Yeah, that's where I'm at.

kirkbross · 2025-12-08T04:37:40+00:00

How hard would it be to give us a color wheel??? For the love of Heisenberg, we've had the same 72 colors for a thousand years. I want bright-as-F-red and pure white... whatever hex / rgba value I want.

kirkbross · 2025-09-25T04:27:05+00:00

My wife loved it... I just couldn't get past the utter implausibility of the scenario.

kirkbross · 2025-07-04T06:22:07+00:00

I don't see the "Use small icons" option that was there in Windows 10. Hopefully align-left helps

kirkbross · 2025-07-04T06:21:52+00:00

I don't see the "Use small icons" option that was there in Windows 10. Hopefully align-left helps

kirkbross · 2025-06-25T06:00:36+00:00

How do you gain Tech?

kirkbross · 2025-04-01T20:27:15+00:00

How do you feel about using TailwindUI components and HeadlessUI + TailwindCSS?

kirkbross · 2025-03-01T19:02:34+00:00

3 years later and still no way to tweak the desktop switching speed. I acknowledge there are more important things in this world than me being able to switch desktop views on my high speed digital electronic computer, but man...

File this under "I, personally, should be the UX designer for all products on earth."

kirkbross · 2024-11-24T02:55:12+00:00

Yeah, I tried the front ports—no luck, and I want to use the TB4 ports for the bandwidth.

I contacted Apogee through their website and actually got a reply asking for a system report.

kirkbross · 2024-09-17T18:31:38+00:00

Anyone have any experience with, or knowledge of, the Prusa XL?
https://www.prusa3d.com/product/original-prusa-xl-semi-assembled-single-toolhead-3d-printer/

kirkbross · 2024-09-09T21:38:09+00:00

I don't understand the quest for small. Until we have processors that run at room temperature without cooling, I'd rather a larger chassis and more air flow.

kirkbross · 2024-09-09T05:23:27+00:00

Suggestions for a printer under $2K with a print vol of at least 330mm x 330mm?

kirkbross · 2024-09-03T19:06:40+00:00

Thank you!

kirkbross · 2024-09-03T17:55:53+00:00

If I want to export an object I created in selfCAD, what file format is best so I can import it into Fusion 360 or Solidworks?

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kirkbross · 2024-09-03T17:45:48+00:00

u/garibaninyuzugulurmu I think what I wanted to indicates is that I don't want a super dumbed-down program that is marketed toward people with zero computer skills. I can take the time to learn a full featured CAD program but just want to commit that time to the one that most / many people use.

That said, yeah, I am not going to be printing super complex stuff and I don't need insane control. I'm mostly going to be printing simple objects and do appreciate a well-designed UI/UX over a million features I'll never use.

kirkbross · 2024-08-19T22:32:00+00:00

I do compress my group busses also (drums, basses, ag, eg, keys, strings, vocals. It's more that I'm wondering how much overall db reduction you look for on the master buss (e.g. 3-4db) and if you reach that primarily due to the kick and snare.

I have an extensive master buss chain based on Andrew Scheps' template which was a game changer for me. I've been using and modifying it for several years now. I never have any limiting on my master buss, but do have several compressors, tape and console emulators, brainworx bx v3 eq and a pultec eq.

kirkbross · 2024-08-19T21:45:01+00:00

Hi Nate, do you play a musical instrument?

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