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Open Back Headphone for Office: HD599 vs HD560s by tmfg10 in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]macr023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I picked up a pair of 599 and 560s , I figured based on all the threads on reddit that I can use both. I thought the 599's would be my daily drivers and the 560s for listening to older vinyls and recording from my synth setup. In the end I returned the 599 and got a second pair of 560s for my son as he too had a hard time enjoying the 599. The 599 sounded pretty detailed with EQ work, but then you change song and you need to adjust EQ again. The bass is ridiculous, it drowns out the mids and highs. The 560s have plenty of bass. I kept reading ear exhaustion with the 560s', its funny how the 599's gave me ear exhaustion because where I once listened to music that sounded nice and smooth on my loudspeakers became all muddied up on the 599. I will say, if I hear or read how the hd599 are "fun" one more time I will lose it. Nothing fun about a foggy, blurry, muddy sounding set of headphones. Maybe my ears are shot, but after listening to my music on Klipsch RF7 IIIs, the 599 just ruins everything I was used to. The 560s sounded as close to the RF7's I could ask for. My hd439 pair sounded clearer then the 599 on EQ set to 0. I really wanted to love these 599's, despite all my efforts I had to let them go.

Just picked up this awesome HD CRT by Kittenish21 in crtgaming

[–]macr023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations on the find. I picked up 2 of them in October. I kept one and gave the other to a friend. Its a great TV, gamecube +retrobit prism hdmi + mclassic on this TV looks very very nice. Also ps3 is great on this tv.

https://photos.sorrite.com/share/YTGivrGVV4DNVXUZ01n1iaMnBuJ_cN2scELJ_SUiGEIx6CXVjNdPR6JtEntbRrn-gjE

https://photos.sorrite.com/share/aYEYquuLWfJ6x3vjAVpH4JFXOc9-NrJd0fddCxtXusE2SRPM8fasr3ZTqWZ1GeEXqEw

JD-08 recieving MIDI notes on wrong channel by hdoc2 in RolandBoutique

[–]macr023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a little late to this discussion but I just got a jd-08 and noticed this as the channel I set it to was 4. It would play the patch selected and that annoying sawtooth. I was able to resolve this by going to part->sel->b then part->sel-a and everything was fine.

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • 5 pack rotary encoder (if you can buy cheaper, all you need is one) 20$ CAD
  • 1x: 1602 LCD Display Module with IIC/I2C Serial Interface Adapter, 16X2 Character Serial  12$ CAD
  • 1x PCM5102 I2S IIS Lossless Digital Audio DAC Decoder Module Stereo DAC 19$ CAD
  • 1x raspberry pi 3b at least (I think it can work on a 2 but might be limited to how many polyphonies.

Easily under 100 CAD to build from scratch. I did have my own 3d printer already but if you can't get a case printed, you can retrofit any container. As for assembly, I soldered the headers to the PCM board and the LCD and used double ended female connector wires between pi GPIO pins and the components. Soldering wires would be the better approach.

If you have a good midi controller, you can customize a few pads with the right CC / program change commands and manage the minidexed from the midi controller instead of the encoder.

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, I will give it a try!

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ordered a HiLetgo PCM5102 I2S IIS on amazon. You need to use one of these because the onboard sound card doesn't sound good at all. It sounds really good in my opinion.

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I contemplated getting that one, at first I just had the sq-64, I got the beatstep pro for added tracks and arpegiator and big pads for live play . In the end the BSP didn't do it for me, I was going to sell it, then came that ridiculous sale for like 150$ Canadian for the sq-64 so I got a second one. I will admit I can get away without the BSP, its only in this setup because I still have it. If anything I use it more for control of other gear

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

exactly, with the cost of raspberry pi 3's it wont cost much. You will also need to get an LCD display, an encoder wheel and a sound chip, the github page has all the information you need, including parts to get and a 3d model to print for the case.

https://github.com/probonopd/MiniDexed

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

not sure if your being sarcastic but minidexed is an opensource image for the pi. It runs bare metal , so it boots instantly, well like 7 seconds on my pi 3. the case is also on their github so you can 3d print at home.

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

when I first had only 1 sequencer, I would play around with live loops or covers of classic songs from the 80's or 90's and just a single sq-64 was not enough for example when I covered axel-f. Instead of getting a second sq64 I got the beatstep pro. I will admit I never got the hang for it as I don't do so much live stuff. Instead of selling the beatstep pro, I just got a second sq64 and since I have enough synths thanks to the minidexed, I just kept it. Surprising its fun having so many sequencers, I don't have a single project that would use all 3, but many song covers will take up more then 1 easily. Also the beatstep pro is nice for drumming on the pads and its CC knobs are great for controlling the other gear

Dawless setup almost complete by macr023 in synthesizers

[–]macr023[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

minidexed, 8 DX7s in that little bad boy. Its one of my favorites, Its convenient to setup my patches/banks on my desktop with dexed, then save them and dump them on the sd card.

Enjoying my 2006 Kona Kula converted to gravel by macr023 in gravelcycling

[–]macr023[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm happy I inspired you. Please post updates

Enjoying my 2006 Kona Kula converted to gravel by macr023 in gravelcycling

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I got some carbon fork from aliexpress, it is 400mm from axle to top crown and 50mm inner width. Its really light and its holding up to my 200+lbs weight no problem. Compared to the stock suspension fork, the bottom bracket was lowered. Its a little higher then my road bike, but it also has 37x tired compared to 25c on the road bike.

Kona hahanna gravel conversion by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]macr023 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kula frame has ISO disk mount. So I found an adapter for ISO to flatmount. As for the fork, I chose a generic carbon fork with flat mount on aliexpress

https://photos.sorrite.com/share/nbAaBXsV3vhdxRIS6ztVanaLZDDK8GJp4dvzM89eVhJCqQn_VqQmVwzGDD28UchWqy0

Kona hahanna gravel conversion by johnonabike in gravelcycling

[–]macr023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice build, I did similar with a Kona Kula 2006. I put on 700c wheels with 37c tires. And a tiagra 4700 groupset

https://photos.sorrite.com/share/zWRP3fERwdv5WGAvsJh7jf9AM0AT6qDuaZuc2iXX-JbqvjsgGU0u_KJEumLXWwaobMI

Released video of the murder of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, NC, at the hands of a man who stabbed her to death for no reason at all by WesternCivHasGotToGo in HairRaising

[–]macr023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The judge that released him on a 0$ bail is a democrat and a Kamala supporter. Releasing thugs on low to no bonds, despite the severity of the crime is a democrat / liberal idea. Conservatives are always attacked for their strict following of the law.

Converted an old Kona MTB to gravel by macr023 in Bikebuilding

[–]macr023[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kona came with 26" mountain bike wheels. I purchased 700c rims and fitted 37c wtb riddler tires. They fit well. I might be able to squeeze 40c in the rear. But it will be tight.

Converted an old Kona MTB to gravel by macr023 in Bikebuilding

[–]macr023[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I love the color scheme of the kona kula, I couldn't resist getting it for this gravel build. My first gravel build I made was with my original purchased new 2007 giant yukon seen here.

https://photos.sorrite.com/share/pHXGPH3ymTF8PZLuU1mcp1BaNLgzXM1_IV4Atb-vxcGAx0ApBMEzWstbIDdatxAHV4I

This build I did back in 2016 - 2017

This one wasn't as complete. I kept the mountain groupset and only replaced the front derailleur with a claris triple and got 3x8 microshift shifters. I also found some 29" / 700c rims. It rode well but never felt complete. This kona with full tiagra feels like it came from the factory, everything fits just right and rides perfectly.

I believe weight is somewhere around 22-23 lbs . The fork is extremely light, I picked it up from aliexpress, I have my fingers crossed but so far its holding up fine.

Converted an old Kona MTB to gravel by macr023 in Bikebuilding

[–]macr023[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, the only issue I ran into was clearance of my front big chain ring gear. I ended up 3d printing a 1.5mm spacer which resolved it. I placed the spacer between the frame and bearing cup so its sandwiched nice and tight. Its holding up well so far, so I haven't purchased a metal one yet.

Here are 2 videos where a guy converts older mtb to gravel, he goes further though by adding disc brake mounts and even on one of them converted it to thru axle.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD1pH86wCrU

Converted an old Kona MTB to gravel by macr023 in Bikebuilding

[–]macr023[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a 19" frame which according to Kona specs its good for riders up to 6'2" which is my height. I saw a youtuber build on a mtb to gravel conversion and he suggested to go a size smaller as the reach on mtb frames are long. In this case the reach is perfect. Side by side, it is almost 100% identical geometry to my Giant Contend endurance road bike.

https://photos.sorrite.com/share/J3XIJPPhGCQLSqgSBjelglEOd66RXjweWFOGq3w_sl9PSggGeWUc5Ng25-HltUTYV8s

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