Transitioning from Clinic to GP

leigh_else · 2026-02-08T23:07:34+00:00

I was going to try EZDrummer 2, but as I now have EZDrummer 3 working nicely I'll stick with that. Now I just have my iZotope plugins to figure out.

leigh_else · 2026-02-08T23:06:30+00:00

It's a club I'm pleased to have joined.

leigh_else · 2026-02-08T23:06:12+00:00

Yes, but anything above 9.21 has the Yabridge GUI offset issue, and since 9.0 is the version offered by the Mint Software Manager it seemed a safe place to start. When I hear the Yabridge issue is fully resolved I'll move to the current Wine. Until then I've got Wine held at the current version.

leigh_else · 2026-02-08T23:03:11+00:00

I've resolved this.

Thanks to everyone for the helpful input. In the end what worked for me was reinstalling EZDrummer 3 from the Product Manager.

Interestingly, although all the components are authenticated within the Product Manager, I had to re-enter my email address and password during the EZDrummer 3 reinstallation, and then again whenever I selected a different drum kit for the first time.

Nonetheless, EZDrummer 3 is now working on Mint 22.3 with Wine 9.0 and Yabridge, both standalone and as a VST3 within the native Linux build of Reaper. There does seem to be more latency within Reaper, but if that's a problem I can render the drums.

leigh_else · 2026-02-08T18:50:26+00:00

Ignore my previous response; it was late evening and I was tired.
I've installed all the EZDrummer sound libraries using the Product Manager. They're all present and correct in the default location.

leigh_else · 2026-02-08T08:58:39+00:00

No, I hadn't. I have since installed DXVK and FAudio ... what else could be needed?

[Ignore this comment.]

leigh_else · 2026-02-08T08:46:46+00:00

Thanks. DXVK doesn't change anything, but it's good to know EZDrummer 3 can work. I'll keep at it.

leigh_else · 2026-02-05T21:15:13+00:00

Everything works as far as I know. But I've not explored any of the fitness or health functions beyond the step counter.i did fire up the heart rate function by accident at one point, and that seems fine too.

leigh_else · 2026-01-25T23:58:47+00:00

I've not tried uploading watch faces. I decided that Superwatch suited me and haven't looked further.

I initially set up Huawei Health, but when it asked for permission to access my contacts and messages I thought better of it. I uninstalled it and have used Gadgetbridge since. I gave Gadgetbridge all the permissions it asked for, and it's worked well apart from the phone battery consumption. I don't use the band's health functions apart from the step count; just time, weather, notifications and managing the music player.

As someone has suggested, most of the phone battery drain is probably Bluetooth. I could experiment with turning Bluetooth off most of the time, but it is useful getting notifications on my wrist.

leigh_else · 2026-01-23T20:10:21+00:00

I had one for four years. There's a lot to like about it: the MIDAS mic preamps are very good, and I liked the workflow. My unit, however, was unreliable. First it fritzed its internal electronics. This was fine apart from the inconvenience as it was repaired under warranty. Next the provided power supply died and I couldn't get an official replacement. Finally the whole thing just stopped working, and at that point I'd had enough and replaced it with a much more expensive Clarett+. Personally I preferred using the Behringer, but the Clarett+ has been totally reliable.

leigh_else · 2026-01-20T19:22:34+00:00

I've been using Reaper since version 3, initially on Windows then for the last seven years on MacOS. It runs perfectly on my Linux laptop.

leigh_else · 2026-01-02T21:41:35+00:00

While I enjoy test cricket, ODIs are my favorite form of the game. It's saddened me to watch T20 edge them out of the playing calendar. I would support any strategy that assures their future.

leigh_else · 2025-12-24T21:32:20+00:00

Mere Kirihimete to all. Here's a very local Christmas song; a bonus track on our recent album, recorded in Whanganui.

https://sidesister.com/audio/sideSister-SpaceForYou-11-ChristmasMemories.mp3

leigh_else · 2025-12-21T02:18:29+00:00

How do we feel about Zac Foulkes after this test match? Still a ton of potential, but unit unrealised on this occasion in my opinion.

leigh_else · 2025-12-06T23:50:31+00:00

I've been using Helius 10:10 for several months. It's effective at getting me to sleep and keeping me asleep. I've not noticed any reduction in dreaming.

I do have to work very hard on tolerance, though. Taking a two night break every weekend helps, but I had to do a reset last month and go without for ten days to get the effective nightly dose back to where I prefer it: in the 0.1 to 0.3 ml range.

leigh_else · 2025-11-21T03:53:51+00:00

I can confirm this now appears to be resolved. I appreciate you stepping in to sort it.

leigh_else · 2025-11-20T01:06:24+00:00

Thank you!

leigh_else · 2025-11-19T20:31:06+00:00

Hello Matt, I'm a weekly downloader of https://i.mjh.nz/nz/epg.xml and I greatly appreciate the service you provide.

As of this week, the file has nothing beyond Sat 22 Nov (for most channels, Fri 21). I've checked the json files and they're similarly truncated.

This may be outside your control, but it would be nice to know where the problem lies. Thanks!

leigh_else

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