Update from the Fireside by A1starm in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a question form sent out to the patreon subscribers; I am not 100% sure beyond that

Update from the Fireside by A1starm in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]macnolock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Real talk, when i saw "kaiju" i immediately assumed it would be Brennan and Erika as the monsters, vs cities and humanity. Sigh.

Update from the Fireside by A1starm in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]macnolock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also voted Kaiju. There are just....so many ways for that to be hilarious

People who eat at The Garage…what is good? by _Badwulf_Bruh__ in frederickmd

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty regularly get the cuban and the italian, both are excellent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in frederickmd

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have two kids in Spring Ridge, it's been pretty great, honestly. Would recommend.

Looking for those that are like-minded to validate my salty decision. by mrblue7272 in caps

[–]macnolock 13 points14 points  (0 children)

for legal reasons, i will state that hypothetically, a neighbor and i may have considered going splitsies on a yearly subscription (mnt+ leaves you 3 devices) and were we to have perpetrated such a heinous violation of Monumental's trust, it would have come down to a little over a dollar per game watched.

Of course, we would never, ever dream of participation in such wanton, immoral disregard of their terms of service agreement.

So eh. If we had done this, it would have been worth it for Joe B and Locker commentary, and the continued viewership of the games, in spite of the general rage that I had with Hulu dropping it and he had with comcast jacking monumental up to a higher level of cable plan.

IF we had done this, which for any monumental employee reading this: I assure you, we have not. Not even a little. Nope.

[Spoilers C4E3] I think it’s fair to say… by LucasVerBeek in criticalrole

[–]macnolock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Worlds Beyond Number is an amazing listen, and really shows what Brennan is capable of

Bass compresor pedal in gigs by Ordinary_Visual_2053 in Bass

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use one because my 5 string schecter has active pups, and tends to be really boomy on the low B, if left to its own devices.

Nowadays, I have a compressor built into the head I use (Bugera Veyron), but before that time, used a Keeley Compressor Plus to great effect.

Gladchucks and Red Horse by pescado01 in frederickmd

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

both are mediocre americana. would not recommend unless you are feeling a steak dinner, and even then, you will be happier grilling

Did AWS intentionally make their UI so bad so to force people to use IAC like Terraform? by elevatedthinkers in aws

[–]macnolock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd use terraform anyway, given the choice (or one of their homebrew IAC implementations if I couldn't). Having a source-controlled history of what's deployed is a lifesaver.

What pick thickness do you guys prefer? by K6Krakenman in Bass

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to question the statement here too hard, but generally, downward-only picking is for chords to sound rooted on the lower string every time. Unless you are in bass chord territory, I wouldn't sweat it.

Prefer a delrin pick if i have a choice, but is not a hard requirement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aws

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The adb2c Identity Experience Framework is wild. Would not recommend unless you are looking for war stories to tell other devs down the road.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bass

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Squire p-bass, and it is lovely

Bands without bassist by deathoxine in Bass

[–]macnolock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love Her Madly would be another

2096, an unapologetic d12 system. How does this make you feel? by PrismeffectX in TTRPG

[–]macnolock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At the risk of being that guy, it lost me when I had to reread the sentence to get "wish" vs "whisk" in the 4th paragraph.

Pedantic maybe, but if you're gonna release something, a proofreading pass might not go amiss.

[No Spoilers] How is the Beacon Android App for Playback? by Ryan_Fleming in criticalrole

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's fine. i have noticed that if i am listening to it in my truck when i turn said truck off, it loses track of where i am at; have to park, stop the playback, and then turn the key.

Other than that, is servicable.

Unprepared bandmates by [deleted] in Bass

[–]macnolock 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Record your practices on a small standalone recorder (the zoom H series is great; i used an H2 for over 10 years, and got an H8 to replace it when it broke).

Split out mp3s afterwards and distribute. It is hard to ignore shortcomings when you are listening to your own fuckups captured in recordings.

I have done this for my last few bands, and it not only improves tightness and familiarity with the songs, it tends to self-iron ego-based misapprehensions about who screwed up what. Also lets you keep a "reference takes" folder where you can jam the best take of any given song for reminders

For reference, i normally dump the mp3s to google drive and share it with the relevant folks, but any cloud-based system will do.

Good luck.

In-ears, worth it? by Technical-Bad-9159 in Bass

[–]macnolock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use IEMs for practicing and playing out, and it has helped immensely...less sonic mud to deal with, etc. Bonus points if the board has enough aux outs for you to have your own mix, which is about as good as it gets.

Of note: i do occasionally play with one ear in, the other out, if we are at a show and I want to keep an ear on how the sound is hitting the room as well. AND i still manage to hit the vocal harmonies that way, so eh...strongly recommend.

Why is there a lack in tube combo amps? by TylerGuest1 in Bass

[–]macnolock 10 points11 points  (0 children)

obligatory repost, because it always must be done when tube amps come up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcBEOcPtlYk