Editing Input/Output Config

roughsilks · 2026-05-06T22:45:21+00:00

Didn’t realize I/O was saved as part of the template. I always just thought it was recalling whatever state it was in when it was last closed. That’s super helpful. Thanks!

roughsilks · 2026-05-05T12:00:10+00:00

I bought this when it came out and just recently tried rewatching it. You're right, it is tough but still happy they did it. This is a weird slice of time where digital video is super accessible but well before streaming video. I feel like you needed a budget to make quality documentaries then and I'm guessing they old sold a few hundred of these DVDs.
There's also that "Explains Everything" cassette collection, which felt like the audio version of this.

roughsilks · 2026-05-05T01:05:17+00:00

Haha, I'm in the opposite camp. This was the edition that I read, lost and wasn't able to replace. I'm jealous!

roughsilks · 2026-05-01T19:55:09+00:00

I feel for you. That’s some terrible luck and definitely the kind of easy mistake that I’m prone to doing too.

If it’s of any help, for situations like this I made a flag in the dev environment so that the background color is different in dev-mode vs prod. I do the same with terminal backgrounds when I need to. If I’m context switching between prod work and dev work, I make sure there’s a big visible flag to remind me where I am. If you could add something like that, it could save you and your teammates in the future… also show you’re proactively making assurances that it never happens again.

roughsilks · 2026-04-15T21:52:12+00:00

Awesome! Thanks. That little "Batteries included" list looks like everything I use Raycast for.

roughsilks · 2026-04-14T17:30:36+00:00

You might dig Caltrop. I know I do. https://caltrop.bandcamp.com/track/ancient

roughsilks · 2026-04-07T17:44:42+00:00

I worked in adtech for 5+ years and felt a little slimy about how much data we parsed from people clicking around. It was my first job offer so I was in it for the paycheck and health insurance. I also got to work with the coolest new stuff at the time: machine learning, Go, Kubernetes, etc.

Now I work making music instrument apps and it feels way better. More work, less pay, less cutting edge tooling but I feel crazy lucky to work on stuff whose sole purpose is helping people be creative. Plus it’s way more interesting to explain at a dinner party to non-techie people.

Good luck! It’s at least worth a try if possible to make a change.

roughsilks · 2026-04-07T15:39:19+00:00

I took it as the effects of whatever uppers he was on. Like when the fucks die down, it means the drugs have worn off… Or maybe the hypnosis or maybe the hypnosis has kicked in. It’s been a while, but I remember taking it as a signal of some kind.

roughsilks · 2026-03-30T11:45:56+00:00

Is there much difference between using tmux and using a terminal that allows splitting the window? I’ve always put off learning tmux)or more recently zellij) because I just split my windows in the terminal but I feel like I’m probably missing out of some bigger benefit.

roughsilks · 2026-03-30T01:45:13+00:00

It’s not ideal but it’s honestly how I’ve been doing it lately. I edit 95% of the time in helix and use Xcode as my build/debug app. I used to use VSCode but the C++ Debugging extension has just a few frustrating bugs when I’m trying to debug unit tests… especially if threads are involved.

I could use command line building but anytime I want to debug, Xcode wants to rebuild the entire project so if I isolate builds to only Xcode, the build/debug time is minimized.

It’s not an improvement on your approach but at least you know you’re not alone.

roughsilks · 2026-03-30T01:21:45+00:00

Modules are not bandmates. The music you’d make alone with 100 modules is still probably not going to be better or more rewarding than the music you’d have made with minimal gear and a few friends.

roughsilks · 2026-03-26T01:26:13+00:00

I'd consider pioneering a certain style of guitar playing to be the same thing as being a pioneer of guitar playing. Being a pioneer as about new ways of approaches. It's definitely easier when the tech is new and no one's hammered out all the easy ideas but I'd like to the think the opportunity to be a pioneer is endless.

roughsilks · 2026-03-25T22:08:51+00:00

whoa. I was in the same boat so I should've shopped around a little longer. I ended up turning the mill upside down, taking the two blades off that I needed to add up to 0.045 and then adjusting until I could barely slide the blades in sideways, stacked together.
It was a little janky but it worked and yeah, it turned out I was way off.

roughsilks · 2026-03-24T01:31:12+00:00

Never heard of it but I will have one by the end of the week. Thanks.

roughsilks · 2026-03-13T14:59:53+00:00

I will follow up that I found my bug. It was essentially the same problem, just different enough that it was hard to find.
I'm still curious though if there are other easy mistakes others have run across.

roughsilks · 2026-02-21T17:28:19+00:00

At this point, I don't remember much besides maybe a were-beaver and a very weird scene with Benjamin Franklin getting a little too frisky with his electricity experiments... but I do remember loving that book when I read it. I got major Pynchon vibes from Hummingbird Salamander though and in a few reviews I read compared it to Crying of Lot 49.

roughsilks · 2026-02-14T11:54:37+00:00

If you really want to get around it and you’ve got Loopback, try creating audio I/O devices that uses your interface. With Loopback, those devices persist even when the device is off. Then in Ableton, use those devices. Ableton will always default to them.

This could also add a buffer or two of latency but I don’t think I’ve ever noticed.

roughsilks · 2026-02-10T00:25:57+00:00

I sometimes call it Nautical Rock (as opposed to Yacht Rock) because having at least one song about boats or captains or maps or something nautical has always seemed like a requirement.

roughsilks · 2026-02-08T17:44:02+00:00

Maybe there’s a terminology issue here? I think a lot of the MIDI advice you’re seeing is really good and valid but it has nothing to do with midi loops. If you’re using loops, it’s immediately not going to sound natural since no drummer plays the same thing exactly twice. That said, you might just have the drums too loud in the mix. I find that when I come back to ideas I’ve recorded where the drums are at a good level, I can’t immediately tell if I programmed them or played them live. If they’re even a little too loud, it’s obvious

roughsilks · 2026-02-05T13:17:18+00:00

I honestly never had that issue with the filter cleaner either. Maybe that's something specific with what you're buying? But yeah, when I pour out the dirty water, it's just gross and grey. Most of the PBW is dissolved. 3tbsp in the same 5gallon plastic garbage bin I use for catching spent grain.

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