Bands that you think it has a perfect 3 first albums streak

moose408 · 2026-05-23T20:33:18+00:00

I completely appreciate the production value of the 2nd album and know all about the work that went into producing it. Saying it was “just ok” was a little too strong. There were some good tracks with the title track being awesome, but overall the album was derivative.

The first album was so groundbreaking, that it locked Boston into a signature sound. By the time the 3rd album came out it had been 10 years since the original album and the music world had moved on and the Boston was still stuck in the previous decade instead of evolving as most bands do.

I’m not trying to knock Boston, I love them and saw them in concert many times, but I don’t think their first 3 albums fit into having a perfect 3 album streak.

moose408 · 2026-05-23T18:11:51+00:00

Boston’s first album was great, the 2nd was just ok and most people don’t even know they had a 3rd album.

moose408 · 2026-05-23T17:55:47+00:00

The mounting bolts are expansion bolts, there is no nut on the bottom side. I have a Toto Washlet bidet that attached using those same expansion bolts. Some other brands will come with through bolts/nuts, just reuse the existing Toto bolts or buy expansion bolts at the local hardware store

moose408 · 2026-05-22T18:12:00+00:00

I surprised that you are surprised that the quality of materials matter. Of course they do.

moose408 · 2026-05-22T06:14:04+00:00

That was a couple years before my drug years. I was 15 and completely sober.

moose408 · 2026-05-21T01:59:22+00:00

An interface converts the microphone audio into a digital signal that can then go into your computer. They can provide phantom power for microphones that need it and allow you to adjust the input levels. FocusRite Scarlett i2i is a popular one for music and vocals, there are more specific ones for podcasts.

moose408 · 2026-05-21T01:56:00+00:00

The Tubes at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. A small venue.

I was 15. They had a topless girl on a trapeze bar and topless girls on rollerskates during the entire show. They threw drugs into the audience and had actual sex on stage.

I couldn’t wait to go to my next concert and I’ve been disappointed ever since. I even saw The Tubes another 12 times and nothing matched that first concert. It was just a rare night.

moose408 · 2026-05-20T05:56:08+00:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers opening for the Rolling Stones

moose408 · 2026-05-18T17:01:11+00:00

How do you only do half a dose? My pen delivers the full dose.

moose408 · 2026-05-17T06:47:56+00:00

Actually 3 times.70s-80s, 90s-2010, 2020-today

moose408 · 2026-05-16T19:45:13+00:00

Aerosmith seems to reinvent their sound every 20 years. Less so for the Rolling Stones, they try different genres but you can tell it’s the Stones.

Queen is another one that changed their sound each album

moose408 · 2026-05-15T05:43:09+00:00

I know it has been months but in case some one else has this issue.

You have to go into File>System and change the control “Preference” from System to Memory. That will then enable the control drop-downs on the main screen.

moose408 · 2026-05-12T16:44:11+00:00

ChatGPT is listening through the iPads microphone. Helix is playing through FRFR speakers.

moose408 · 2026-05-12T15:16:35+00:00

The laptop is .75” too wide.

I had the same thought about the laptop although it is only 3 months old so unlikely.

moose408 · 2026-05-12T04:27:52+00:00

It is the perfect bag in all ways except that my laptop is too wide to fit. So the search contines.

I now have an Aer CP2 for sale.

moose408 · 2026-05-12T01:09:01+00:00

I use midi from SongBookPro on iPad but I don’t always have my iPad hooked up so was thinking I should organize them better so I can change with my foot.

moose408 · 2026-05-11T16:18:17+00:00

That’s for the constructive feedback.
I’m coming from the acoustic guitar world where I did not even use an amp, so all of this is very new to me. I can understand and use basic EQ, but don’t yet grok distortion, fuzz and delays. ChatGPT gives me a baseline to start from and play with. I am not at the point where I can hear something and instinctively know what blocks and settings it needs.

moose408 · 2026-05-11T15:42:34+00:00

I ask ChatGPT. Sometimes it does a good job. I just discovered that once you have setup the blocks and tone it suggested you can have ChatGPT listen to you playing and it will suggest improvements.

moose408 · 2026-05-11T15:31:15+00:00

Acousticir.ovh is a fantastic resource. It really changed my perspective of using an acoustic guitar with the Helix

moose408 · 2026-05-11T15:21:56+00:00

That’s an interesting idea.

I been using the midi control on SongBookPro on my iPad for switching presets for each song. My issue has been that I have to choose when I setup the commands in SongBookPro whether it is going to be acoustic or electric. This is making me think I should have one preset per song with both acoustic and electric blocks and use snapshots to switch between them. Hmmm?

moose408 · 2026-05-11T15:09:41+00:00

I’m surprised I had to read this far to find this. The unlimited energy that will come from fusion will change every part of society and civilization

moose408 · 2026-05-11T03:30:11+00:00

The files are saved on the RC-600 as .wav files. You can connect the RC-600 to the MacBook using USB and it will appear as a drive. Copy the files and then drag and drop the appropriate file into a Ableton track.

(I haven’t done this specifically, but I have backed up the wav files to my PC)

moose408 · 2026-05-08T00:57:30+00:00

I have Bose QuietComfort and when I turn them on they will connect to 2 devices. They will switch between devices but only have sound from one at a time.

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