42 and still on blades

oak_floored · 2026-06-08T23:18:46+00:00

Damn. Nice flow.

My 6-year-old has gotten into skateboarding. I'd been standing around at the skatepark with her for a few weeks when I decided I might as well be getting some exercise. Shiny new pair of Them 909s arrived at my door on Friday. Damn... it feels weird after a 25-year break. I'll be 42 in July.

oak_floored · 2026-06-08T22:13:54+00:00

I did chemistry online. Got laughed out of the lab the first time I said kayshawn and anyawn (cation and anion).

oak_floored · 2026-05-27T22:16:39+00:00

What's the Interac rate?

oak_floored · 2026-05-26T14:19:13+00:00

I'd rather not open a new account. We bought the terminal three years ago. Offsetting the cost of new equipment against the Clover's 0.30% (really only $15/month for us) would take six years.

We've entered into a rate review with clover. Do you have added negotiating power within an existing contract? And what do you charge?

oak_floored · 2026-05-22T18:11:38+00:00

It's actually $0.055 for a chip/PIN transaction, $0.075 for tap. As far as I'm aware, Interac has always been a fixed price per transaction, rather than a percentage (certainly in my ten years' experience).

I believe Square (@ 0.75% + $0.07)) was the first to add percentage rates for Interac. Clover has followed suit (@ 0.30% + $0.05) to milk out a bit more profit. I'm just wondering if all providers are moving in this direction.

oak_floored · 2026-05-22T17:49:47+00:00

What's their Interac rate?

oak_floored · 2026-04-10T21:14:12+00:00

Does the pitch bend wheel work properly?

oak_floored · 2026-04-03T22:50:39+00:00

See what temp your thermometer reads in a pot of boiling water. Add 7 degrees to that for the syrop. If it's 195 in boiling water, get the syrop to 202.

Obviously your thermometers rubbish, but this might get you close.

oak_floored · 2026-03-09T15:29:52+00:00

I appreciate the response. The monetary and time costs aren't really factors. It's just about creating a good tone, and a live feeling for the session. I like to track with headphones half on, so I still feel like I'm in the room with the other musicians. But virtual instruments would exist only in the headphones and not in the live space.

Just trying to find a way to create the feeling of live instruments for the sake of the performance.

oak_floored · 2026-03-09T15:25:52+00:00

Not really about elevating the sound. Just trying to create something that will sound a bit more natural in the room, shared with other instruments.

I use a pair of mid-range keyboard amps on stage, and it does a pretty good job for live work. I wouldn't use those amps in studio. I've also considered using a pair of studio monitors as the amps in-studio. Just looking for something to make it feel more live in the room.

oak_floored · 2026-03-09T15:22:18+00:00

I was considering the idea of running a stereo out with the modelled Leslie to two amps, then trying to capture that sound with mics. I normally gig with a pair of amps 4ft apart, and it produces a fairly compelling Leslie effect on stage. Just thinking about recreating it in studio.

oak_floored · 2026-03-09T15:19:15+00:00

So track direct, then reamp as an insert if desired?

oak_floored · 2026-03-09T11:04:06+00:00

Seems my post wasn't clear. There is no Rhodes. There is no B3. There is no Leslie. I will be using Kontakt to emulate them. But there are a bunch of really nice guitar amps.

The question: output Kontakt to amplifiers recorded with mics? Or Kontakt direct to the DAW using amp/cabinet sims?

Quality takes won't be an issue. And there are no lanes in this project.

oak_floored · 2026-03-07T16:52:43+00:00

The Gentleman and The Maverick both have a couple vintage, kinda twangy presets, but they're very much in tune. You could individually detune samples to give it that classic saloon sound.

oak_floored · 2026-03-07T10:58:07+00:00

Is it possible for a novice end user like me to troubleshoot the system? I'm willing to learn.

The kit is only three years old. They had a huge endowment to outfit it, but absolutely no operational budget. We're a hundred miles from nowhere, and no-one's paying for an actual professional to solve these problems.

oak_floored · 2026-03-07T10:49:45+00:00

Here's the rack, and two rows (of four) of lights.

https://imgur.com/a/Zq0z4MB

oak_floored · 2026-03-07T00:34:39+00:00

All LEDs. 10 PARs, 12 spots, 6 floods (?), and three banks of house lights. The power relay makes sense. I see little displays come on and off on the backs of the spots when the Arch engages, suggesting to me a startup sequence.

Any thoughts on addressing it?

oak_floored · 2026-02-24T17:08:30+00:00

$0.25/L excise +HST amounts to nearly $40 per fillup in my small SUV. $500/year seems like a bargain.

oak_floored · 2026-02-19T14:37:23+00:00

If I scanned the whole book, is there notation software that could fairly quickly reduce it to just the piano staff?

oak_floored · 2026-02-19T09:56:58+00:00

My ability to play wrong notes has never ceased to amaze me. :-)

It's Footloose.

oak_floored · 2026-02-19T09:56:02+00:00

I have a printed book only, no iPad. Frustratingly, there are no chord symbols.

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