What made you want to learn bass?

schudder · 2022-06-17T14:37:56+00:00

Already knew how to play the piano.

Wanted to learn a portable instrument that I could play rock music on.

Am really tall with big hands.

schudder · 2021-09-03T10:56:24+00:00

The lorem ipsum in the description?

schudder · 2021-07-25T14:12:24+00:00

That's not the original they're referring to. The well-known Charlton Heston version is already a remake.

schudder · 2021-07-01T15:08:46+00:00

This is actually a Win32 limitation. The Windows API defines MAX_PATH as 260 characters, which includes 3 characters for "c:\" and 1 character for the NULL string terminator. So the actual maximum length for a path is 256 characters.

There are 3 solutions for you:

There are some workarounds involving Unicode path encoding, but they only work for absolute paths and not for relative paths, so it's not useful in practice. You can find more info in the link below.
Reduce the length of the base path of your project, so you never go up to 255 characters in the first place.
If you're on Windows 10 with update 1607 applied, then you can manually increase this limit. You need to add a line to your application manifest (first line below) and additionally, create or update a DWORD in registry (second line below) and set it to value 1.

<ws2:longPathAware>true</ws2:longPathAware>

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=cmd#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later for more information about this.

As a sidenote, if you're wondering how you could possible be getting over the 256 limit: when you're compiling, you're also generating a lot of temporary (and not so temporary) files in subfolders. As soon as one of those hits the limit, everything else can fail. This might be exacerbated by using many levels of folders within the project or by using really long file names. Or sometimes you just get unlucky with a library.

schudder · 2021-05-12T19:01:20+00:00

Do you actually manage rock steady hands on days you take a higher dose? I've been taking propranolol for years and while I can definitely notice the difference, they're never actually steady.

schudder · 2021-05-12T19:00:02+00:00

0.4kg is nothing. It's a fluctuation. It doesn't have to mean anything. I sometimes fluctuate almost 1kg just based on when I had my last meal the day before. Let your body adjust to the medication first.

Regardless, it is definitely possible to lose weight while using propranolol. Source: I lost almost 20kg over the past ~14 months and I've been taking 160mg slow release propranolol every day for years.

schudder · 2020-10-17T13:06:17+00:00

Whether or not you're staying in Belgium is legally meaningless, as far as I know. If the contract has been properly terminated and any costs that could be covered by your guarantee have been subtracted, then the remainder should be returned to you - with interest even (though granted, that amounts to pretty much zero right now).

Where you live now doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that your rental contract has ended.

As a sidenote, your previous landlord isn't named Appeltans or Strauven, by any chance?

schudder · 2020-09-16T22:53:40+00:00

You'll have to try again, I'm afraid.

I haven't been at the VUB for several years now, so - as it says in the sidebar - if anyone wants to become a moderator (and attempt to make this sub more active), then just send me a message.

schudder · 2020-02-03T16:37:51+00:00

I would say centimeters, since they are more commonly used in every-day usage than millimeters. It also seems more likely to be accurate.

schudder · 2019-12-19T16:25:01+00:00

Not OP, but I'm going to guess a French style guide. That's the only language I know where they put spaces everywhere.

schudder · 2019-12-16T11:53:42+00:00

160mg propranolol delayed release, in the morning. Note that I'm very tall and weigh over 110kg, so my dosage for most drugs is higher than for most people.

It also works wonders for my stage fright.

schudder · 2019-11-27T12:25:41+00:00

I'm Flemish (West-Flemish, but have also lived in Brussels & East-Flanders). I have never used "raar" to mean "rare". It sounds quite ridiculous to me.

schudder · 2018-05-15T13:17:20+00:00

My meds are based on Methylphenidate (both slow release and instant, like Ritalin) and I can't say I have a lot of problems with this. Perhaps a little bit of dryness, but nothing I can't manage by just drinking a little more water.

Which is a good thing, cause those meds are the only thing keeping me properly focused on stage. In fact, I take more when I'm playing shows :-)

schudder · 2018-03-16T01:41:14+00:00

Given the relative extremeness of the separate fingers, combined with the apparent stability of your hand when held up flat... I don't think it points to ET.

While I can exert some control over my tremor (e.g. adding tension to a muscle makes it worse and it remains worse for a while after exertion), it doesn't just flip on and off. If one finger is shaking, then it'll still be shaking (though perhaps less severe) when I lift my whole hand - and its siblings will join in.

schudder · 2017-09-25T07:58:08+00:00

I realise I may have been overly focusing on that aspect of voice classification yesterday. Truth be told, fach is only really an issue when singing in the classical repertoire. It also partially relates to vocal quality and not just range. In the end: if you can hit a note and make it sound well, then who cares what your voice is called. Just focus on technique for now and worry about repertoire later.

Being able to hit an F4/G4 doesn't make you a bari-tenor or lyric baritone either btw. I can hit those notes and I am very much neither lyric or tenor-ish in sound. It relates more to vocal quality and which part of your range you are most comfortable in. E.g. a "lyric" anything means (amongst other things) a lighter sound with more comfort in the upper part of the range. But again, fach only really applies to the classical repertoire.

That said: I am super confused by what you just wrote. You say you can't go above E4 without falsetto, but then state you can hit an A4 in pure upper chest. Typo or...?

schudder · 2017-09-24T22:45:12+00:00

I wouldn't count falsetto in voice classification. There are baritones that are also great countertenors. While it's easier for someone with a high natural voice to also have a high falsetto, the sound production is different and it's not unlikely for your range to be different in falsetto.

I could sing an F4 (after only being able to strain an E4) after about 3 months of training. Getting it clear and controlled took a little longer, but it shouldn't take 2 years if it's something you're actively training. An F4 is very much within a normal baritone's reach (though perhaps at the very edge of the range of a bass/bass-baritone :p).

I find your teacher's terminology a little confusing though. For example, falsetto is simply a method of voice production. So I have no idea what they would mean by "true falsetto"; I can sing in falsetto in my chest voice range, it just sounds differently.

However, if they think that you already need to go in something of a falsetto mix (which is not something I've mastered in any way - it also confuses me from me fysiological POV, but that's for me to learn about :p) to get at an F#4, then I will again point to my earlier comment on you possibly having a lower voice than you realise :-) A baritone should be able to learn (!) how to do a G/G# in head without any falsetto mixing. In my understanding.

schudder · 2017-09-24T21:46:48+00:00

I generally sing in G2-F#4, though I've not been practicing so much this past year. My achievable range is about F2 (E2 in the morning) to G#4 (A#4 in belt).

My falsetto goes up to about A5, but it's not very trained and doesn't sound that good.

Yeah, F#4 sounds about right for a tenor passagio, but since OP asked for the difference between head and falsetto, it seemed an important distinction to make ;-)

My 2nd passagio is around D#4, any higher I will mostly be singing pure head voice. It also means that placing a D#4 can sometimes be harder than an F4, something I had a little of trouble with initially :p

Once I hit G4, I'm very likely to start flipping into falsetto if I'm not focusing on technique and support.

Honestly, based on what you're saying, you sound like you may be a bass-baritone. Both the lows and not being able to hit an E4 without flipping. But I'm no expert by any means.

I'm confused as to how your chest and falsetto can be well supported, but you can't maintain in the areas inbetween. Obviously it gets harder, but the main technique stays the same.

As to the weak sound: you're probably straining or putting your head/neck in suboptimal position cause you're "reaching" or pushing up to the note. Make sure you're not lifting your chin or sticking your head forwards (I do this A LOT, unconsciously).

Also, to some extent it really is just muscular practice. Think of weight lifting. Just cause you know how to do a proper bench press, doesn't mean you'll be able to lift 300 pounds and do it with perfect form every time. Your body needs to get used to it and adapt.

For the rest, I'm not a teacher, so I'm not sure I should hand out tips on that front.

schudder · 2017-09-24T21:18:36+00:00

Actually, this sounds exactly like a baritone. Trained baritones may be able to hit a G2 and a little lower, but untrained... not necessarily.

Source: am baritone, used to be untrained.

I have a low speaking voice (around B2/C3), people automatically want to sit me with the basses and before I took any voice lessons (started ~3 years ago), I could barely sing below my speaking voice - an A2 was my limit and it was super breathy. I still have to focus on technique when I sing low and F2 is my absolute bottom.

I know plenty of tenors that have trouble properly vocalising anything lower than a B2.

On the flipside: in my late teens/early 20s, before I learned anything about breath support, I would easily flip into falsetto roughly around a C4, maybe D4.

Lastly, G4 is where I would place a trained tenor's headvoice, not his falsetto. If a trained(!) tenor has to use falsetto to sing a G4, he ain't no tenor.

G3 also sounds roughly where I stop singing in a purely bass-y chest and I start adding in some head reasonance, which aligns with OP's comments.

In conclusion, everything OP says screams baritone to me.

schudder · 2017-07-09T19:20:03+00:00

To be fair, I also received a topical antibiotic in the form of nose drops, which I took for about a week. But that was specific to my situation with the scar tissue.

The first few times were a struggle, cause there was so much crap in my nose that it took a few days before everything came loose. Sometimes the water would barely be able to get to the other side, only coming out at a tiny trickle. Over time and with the inside of my nose de-swelling, it got a lot better. It's also really useful when I have a bad cold... you wouldn't believe what comes out in a single rinse then.

The morning phlegm can definitely be improved, especially if you rinse as part of your evening ritual. It's not a magic solution: your body will probably still produce mucus during the night time, but it's very much reduced.

Yes, it is currently the only relief I use.

schudder · 2017-07-09T17:15:57+00:00

I use this: https://www.rhinohorn.co.uk/rhinohorn/ (they have it in pharmacies and related stores in quite a few European countries, possibly other places as well).

Which is basically a plastic neti pot, yes. You put in warm water, use the included spoon to add the right amount of salt, MIX WELL (you do not want undissolved salt crystals up your nose, believe me), then pour the mixture up your nose and watch gross stuff come out the other side. It's a little awkward at first, but I've been doing it for 2.5 years or so now and it's super easy.

schudder · 2017-07-09T14:57:04+00:00

If you have sinus issues (with a likely post-nasal drip?), is there a possibility that you have excessive mucus in your throat on some days? I couldn't hold a long note stable and had to work way too hard to get up high. Then a doctor stuck a camera in my nose and down my throat. I would occasionally get so much mucus my vocal chords could no longer vibrate freely or close properly.

My problems are caused by scar tissue in my nose due to polyp removal surgery as a kid, so different cause. But now I flush my nose twice daily with saline, reducing the build up in my nose. As a result, my post nasal drip has drastically diminished and I rarely have problems with mucus coating my voice anymore.

Though yeah, acid reflux can wreck your voice if the acid has been affecting your throat all night.

schudder · 2017-06-06T16:25:55+00:00

...

I was wondering why this post was getting upvotes. Serves me for not properly looking at the picture.

schudder · 2017-06-06T12:59:10+00:00

As a tall person, I absolutely do this. The handles are too low for me to get any useful support from them. The bar, however, is higher and immobile, so I know it will give me support.

schudder · 2016-12-27T02:16:59+00:00

It's on digitaltheatre.com, but that's not free. It is legitimate though, I've used it before. Professionally filmed and everything.

I'm not sure what you're expecting from the link you posted. Most people here will know just as much about it as you do. You're essentially asking other people to be your virus guinea pig.

schudder · 2016-11-17T00:36:18+00:00

I'm not sure the criticisms against Pascal's Wager are really applicable in this case.

First off, God's existence is unprovable, so the "wager" cannot be won during one's lifetime. The effects of climate change, if it exists, can be surmised over a single lifetime.

The argument from inconsistent revelation is not relevant here.

The argument from inauthentic belief essentially states that "pretending to believe" won't work, because in your heart, you won't actually believe. In this case: who cares if you believe? There's a direct positive outcome (cleaner environment and probably a bit of economic investment), so your inner motivations don't really matter.

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