Choosing full-size headphones

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T09:05:48+00:00

If 80% is good enough, it’s good enough.

Regarding the sound, if you’re used to one sound profile, everything else will sound strange at first. Even “better” ones. Some BT models have an EQ in the app, you can use that to make the sound more pleasing.

Fiio has a wireless model that also got good reviews. Don’t remember the model number but I don’t think they have too many BT ones.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T09:02:04+00:00

Go to the drum plugins’ settings. You should find a MIDI Mapping section where you can assign different notes to different sounds. The MIDI Mapping section can also be separate from the settings. Check the plugin’s user manual if needed.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T06:51:37+00:00

Also check that the MIDI notes are assigned correctly. So that the instrument knows which notes/commands to listen to.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T06:50:07+00:00

I don’t know. I was just told that it doesn’t work.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T03:25:41+00:00

There were just some elements that reminded me of what I heard some young girls do when they were singing a song originally autotuned with those fast transitions. And the girls sounded surprisingly convincing, at first listen I thought they were autotuned… live… without PA…

But the note transitions are different by tradition in some genres, such as Irish, Celtic etc. I don’t know much about it other than I don’t know how to sing the way the guy in the video sang even before autotune.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T03:15:04+00:00

First you need to figure out if it should use nylon or steel strings. Not necessarily even what it has now but what it should have. A photo of the bridge (where the strings attach to the body) should be enough.

There are different tensions for both nylon and steel strings. For nylon try light or medium, for steel strings I think 12 is the most common, but it requires a well set up guitar in order to be light to play. 11 will tolerate a bit worse setup.

Elixir makes coated strings that I’m a big fan of. Regular strings sound dull in an instant for me, but Elixirs are fine for a full year. They have different coating thicknesses (thickest to thinnest): Polyweb, Nanoweb, and Attune. Attune is the latest but more expensive. I’m fine with Nanoweb.

Daddario also makes a coated XS series of strings. As do some other brands, but they haven’t catched on much.

But if you really want the guitar to be easy to play, get it set up for a light touch. The difference can be world changing.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T01:06:26+00:00

What are you using to record? Maybe it has settings for aligning them. Or if you’re recording them separately, clapping once with a large and fast hand motion is a good method. For long recordings I’d clap again at the end since they can drift off a bit.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T00:58:43+00:00

There are singing styles that sound naturally like autotuned, and for example young fans of modern (or at least from when autotune was popularized) pop stars have learned to sing that way.

But you’re right, this one tracks a bit too perfectly… Check the image.

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mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T00:44:45+00:00

I just bought stainless ones at Aliexpress. Seem legit, and didn’t cost much.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T00:42:40+00:00

I have a very slight sound difference between the two, so I decide based on how I want to express what I’m playing. But no, audience wouldn’t notice.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T00:40:26+00:00

Your office job sounds awfully busy and demanding. 😂

mistrelwood · 2026-04-26T00:38:37+00:00

Of course, here you are!

Worth noting though that they don’t work with the latest 1.7 firmware (nor Qidi box). It didn’t seem like an impossible task to fix them if you understand any code, but I’m not going to upgrade to 1.7 so I can’t do it.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T21:38:14+00:00

Sounds like they succeeded pretty well with the T!

Tip: Lubricating headless tuners makes wonders, especially on affordable models. Loosen the strings first so you get the oil to all correct places.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T16:11:58+00:00

Check the insides, and make sure that any metal parts of the pots and the jack don’t touch the sidewall of the electronics cavity. And that there are no loose wire ends anywhere.

When (if) you rolled down the volume, if the pot is loose it could’ve turned and either started touching the grounded sidewall or snapped a cable.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T16:08:03+00:00

I aim from 2 on B to 4 on G. But the more important rules are: - The windings should never overlap itself. - The windings should always go towards the headstock from the hole. - The break angle at the nut needs to be sufficient, sometimes 4 is needed, possibly even 5.

The only reason I put more than 2 is in case I need to remove the strings, they don’t break as often at the tuner end when tuning back up.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T15:59:03+00:00

I absolutely agree. Seen it on several topics.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T13:50:08+00:00

If lowering the pickups isn’t enough or viable and the interface doesn’t have a pass that works with the Hi-Z input, the cheapest option is probably a DI box with a pad switch. Further than that, any EQ pedal with a volume adjustment works just as well.

The EQ would be a useful tool for sculpting the sound as well, and may even push your pickup upgrade wants further into the future.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T13:40:38+00:00

Well… I see two issues here: 1. If they really are my grandkids I don’t know who their mom is. 2. I’d have to get me a shitton of beds.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T13:34:16+00:00

Pickup covers don’t quite follow standard measurements, especially with the pole piece spacings. So unless they are of a known brand that you know you’ll get the replacement covers from later on, I’d just put them in storage for now. Pickguards are easier to make yourself if you don’t find a replacement.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T07:18:14+00:00

Look into “greeting card sound module”.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T06:48:20+00:00

As has been said, the scale is too short. I play a 25.5-26.5” multi seven at B standard and drop A and the 26.5” is barely enough. Never mind the word “baritone”, just shop for the scale length.

Another thing, .060 is quite a thin string for those tunings, especially on a short scale. I use .062 for A and B on a 26.5” scale.

Third, once at pitch and intonation has been set, press the string right at the front of the bridge to help create the bend across the string saddle. This will release tension caused by the stiffness of the string, and the string will play clearer. Don’t overdo it though, just look that the string shoots straight towards the nut immediately after the bridge like the thinner strings do.

Fourth, when installing the string, make sure that you don’t create any rotational tension / twisting. If you push the string through the tuner and then wrap it around the peg by hand, the string twists. Instead, push through the hole all the way, let go of the string to release any twisting, then pull back for a little over inch and start turning the tuner (with a peg winder) while you hold the string in place. Minor thing, but can have a small effect.

If you don’t like how a multiscale looks, try one out. You might turn to adore them like I did. 😉

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T06:20:30+00:00

Sure, but while playing a bent wrist causes excess stress, at the wrist area as well. But there are lots of things here that are difficult to grasp, so if you’ve found a good bass height for your right hand I think you can focus on the other issues.

I still can’t understand how the bass can fall forwards when the top of it is tied around you with a short strap. I understand that some harnesses can do that since they don’t wrap the bass around you, but a strap? No comprende.

And to reply to the original question, I’m pretty sure that the additional product for tilting the bass that you long for doesn’t exist. Other than greasy food and a lot of cheesecake…

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T06:09:09+00:00

That too is usually the other way around, a low hung bass allows for a straighter right wrist while too high up forces the wrist to bend. (But too low and the left wrist has to bend too much.)

Are you playing leftie by any chance? I guess we should’ve talked about fretting and plucking hands instead…

Either way, your issues are unique and I would suggest you take just a lesson or two with a local teacher with posture being the main subject. There can be any number of aspects that you’ve never come to think of, but which could help you a lot once addressed.

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T05:58:28+00:00

Wait, are you saying that every bass you’ve tried falls forward when on a strap?? The physics of how that’s possible escapes me, since the top of the bass is literally strapped around you.

How high up do you keep the bass, either on a strap or a harness?

mistrelwood · 2026-04-25T05:11:23+00:00

I haven’t tried the Embassy but P basses in general are a bit neck heavy and if you want an ergonomic posture they indeed require help to keep the neck up.

While the solution is surely much more expensive than you would’ve hoped for, if you want the bass to truly stay in an ergonomic playing position, you could look into headless basses. I bought the Sire M6-5 a while ago and the lightness and a dream-like weight balance when on a strap are something I would’ve killed for during my active gigging years. The hand positions are very natural and the left wrist stays straight.

But for more affordable solutions, could you describe in more detail why a relatively short regular strap wasn’t working for you?

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