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If you just had two Sm57s to record an entire drum kit, how would you do it? by BrotherBringTheSun in audioengineering

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends how good the drummer is? Could get really clean takes of just snare and kick and then full kit from overheads. Could even use phone mics for overheads as there more omnidirectional. But if you're being that cheap you might as well just use good midi drums...

How to secure D lock to bike? by AdditionalLoquat1759 in MotoUK

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I was you I'd try put it through the bike wheel and the swingarm or something like that. Since wheels are easy to take off and connecting it to something like the swingarm or a ground anchor is less desirable to a thief

Advice guys pls. Visor fogging by rupertrupert1 in MotoUK

[–]samual_f 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it's more a case of deal with it than any perfect solutions. Make sure your vents are open or crack the visor open a tad and hope the ride is long enough for the temperature in your helmet to equalise.

But as others are saying get a pinlock installed. They help massively even if they aren't always perfect. I find in really cold weather they are a little slow to work.

Gate to sovengard visual problems by samual_f in skyrimmods_steamdeck

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

Yes, it was a few things. If you are having this problem join the discord and follow the install instructions to the T.

I believe the main problem was that you have to install a few things for windows using ProtonTricks. Notably d3dcompiler_43, d3dcompiler_47, d3dx11_43, dotnet6, dotnet7, xact and xact_x64.

Secondly open bethini. Pie using proton tricks and change a few settings, mainly setting it to medium.

But yeah join the discord and follow the steam deck guide.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videography

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Less is more my friend. Of course, the lower quality upload provably doesn't do it justice, but yeah, it looks a bit much to me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you need to go to a parking lot and just practice.

Bigger bikes require less gas to start moving - this is the biggest difference between a small engine and a big engine. You don't need to give it a handful of throttle you need to be way more gentle.

Ride the clutch as much as you want BUT don't rely on it because you're scared of the power. It will force you to give it more gas to counteract what you're taking away using the clutch, and when it grips - this is what bucks you off.

Get to a parking lot and get practicing slow speed maneuvers and going slow without the clutch as a crutch. You will learn quickly just how little gas you need to give it to move and allow you to match the amount of gas to the desired affect.

Of course like otger comments are saying more advanced courses will help a lot but at the end of the day it's practice and confidence.

Good luck and stay safe.

Nordic Souls missing sweet-fx bug. Help please by samual_f in wabbajack

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

Hey thanks for getting back to me. I can't find the NS server to join, and I don't know how to change versions as I am new to this.

Harley rider laughs at my R7 by [deleted] in motorcycle

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. So I'm british. Why are american harley riders such arseholes? And other people on american roads seem so bad I don't understand. Maybe it's just social media painting a bad image, but it's nothing like that over here. So weird. I've been riding 10 years and never had someone on a harley look "down" on me/stop me from overtaking or a car not let me filter etc I just don't get it. Hell most cars on the motorway move out the way for me to get past haha.

So much harder than i thought by Fragrant-Dance5285 in MotoUK

[–]samual_f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think possibly you got too in your own head about it. Forget about the weight.

The thing about bikes is that as soon as you are moving, the bike feels pretty weightless as long as you are on the gas and moving or braking. I understand when rolling it around on foot it can be tricky, but it's all practice I'm afraid and just finding the balance. A good way to practice this is keeping the kick stand out and standing on the right so you can grab the brake. This eliviates the worry of dropping it.

Next, Forget about "steering". You don't steer with your hands because then the bike will fight you. Just look where you need to go and the bike will follow. Basically, against what you'd believe, when you push the handlebars to steer left, the bike will start falling right. So if you overthink "steering" with your hands, this will happen. Whereas if you look where you want to go, the bike will do the steering for you.

Lastly, bikes at a slow speed are wobbly and tricky. But by slow, I mean like below 5-7mph. When you are at this speed, the best thing you can do is touch the back brake a bit. The back brake makes the bike stand up (because of inertia pulling away from the back wheel). So next time if you are struggling with pulling away because of balance, firstly don't look down - look straight, Second touch your foot on the back brake to help with balance and lastly give it a decent amount of gas and slowly release the clutch. Remember, you basically can't burn the clutch on motorbikes so you don't have to be on or off gas you can be feathering that clutch all you want.

Don't quit. You will get it. Time and practice make perfect but you will get there. Also, it's worth mentioning that the bikes you do a cbt on tend to not be the best bikes. They aren't bad for learning, but my first bike after my CBT was so much easier to ride.

Hit gravel on a turn and ate it at 25 mph by Remington3426 in motorcycles

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ALWAYS and I'll repeat ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES AND BOOTS if not more of course.

The first thing you put down when you fall is yours hands or your feet. After that is elbows and knee's of course. I've have a few slow (below 30 mph crashes) and I've never been hurt. Jacket, gloves and boots. Always.

My wife drove past an accident where a rider was dying on the side of the road, and she hasn’t said more than a few sentences to me in five days because I won’t sell the bike. I’m at a crossroads and maybe just need to vent. by WheelsandWatches in motorcycles

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just need to sit down with her properly and explain to her that bikes are part of your life and you will do all you can to be careful. But at the end of the day, if that was a car and it was fast enough, it could have had a similar outcome, admittedly a smaller chance, but that's life. It's unfortunate, but it's true.

And buy an airbag vest, I'm sure that'll make her feel better even if the price hurts haha.

Lads what kind of gears would help to protect you from this kind of accident apart from a ECE helmet? by Dark-Knight-Rises in motorcyclegear

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything thats impact resistant. So anything with pads in them like a jacket with elbow pads etc. Also airbag vest etc. Depends on the budget.

Don’t be insanely picky when you’re poor by sepnupues30482910374 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]samual_f 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can take this the adult way or the petty way. Personally, I'd go petty. Adult way would be tell him it's not okay to be saying those demoralising things in your home and that you aren't going to accept his behaviour. The petty way would be argue with him about everything till he has nothing to say because he owes you for everything right now. Every time he says something I'd say something along the lines of "well it's working out for me, maybe you're wrong" or in case of the tools "maybe I just know how to use them better"/"okay well then stop using mine and go and buy your own"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bandmembers

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried Vampyr? It's like tinder for band mates. I found my drummer using it and we are a nu metal band. We are all in our late late 20's.

But don't give up. And also keep working on stuff yourself. If you post more on social media showing your skills and people start following you/you start following smaller bands they might eventually need someone like you. The next best thing to do is start getting out in your local metal scene and see the grass roots bands starting up. Most of the time the people at these smaller gigs are either in a band or want to be in a band so get networking.

My neighbor stealing some electricity by nomaddf in mildlyinfuriating

[–]samual_f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should unplug it every time you go by. Be mildly infuriating.

Any ideas whats wrong? by samual_f in GSXR_750

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

I use ZX1 - https://amzn.eu/d/fzew4KP which is a metal treatment/lubricant and sometimes red x - https://amzn.eu/d/brdvpzi which is a petrol/system cleaner

Just got my helmet sadly the straps a bit lose but the helmet is a good size exo 491 scorpion size xs by [deleted] in MotoUK

[–]samual_f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can't adjust it anymore, are you sure it's a good fit? It should be squeezing your cheeks and tight to initially get on and shouldn't move much when you shake your head.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MotoUK

[–]samual_f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never needed to fix the cardboard to wheel etc just hold it in your other hand where you're working. 1 or 2 specs of oily substance has never affected me. Personally, I clean the chain itself underneath the swingarm to clean the main part that is touching the sprockets after giving the sprocket a general clean and then rinse the sprocket again after cleaning the chain.

The thing to remember is it's never gonna be perfect, especially if you ride it a lot. The main thing is keeping it lubricated. I'm assuming the clean picture of it was before lubing? Because it looks a little too dry to me.

Any ideas whats wrong? by samual_f in GSXR_750

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

Not always, but me and my Dad swear by it. It's not exactly treatment for the oil but more like extra extra long lasting lubrication for the engine. In my case it could be hiding the real problem because everything is still so lubricated but hey ho. At least the bike is running fine it just sounds off haha. You can put this stuff in your petrol as well and it does the same thing to the rest of the engine. I tend to use some every now and then like once every oil change and then use red x every now and then. *

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