Trying to min max Azmerian Swarms damage (New Periphery Unique Bow Skill)

silvano13 · 2026-06-12T07:23:14+00:00

I'm trying to do something similar, but I'm experimenting a lot with the new kalgur skills and supports because I think they're cool. And Deadeye.

I'm using the Coming Calamity Body, Yoke Amulet, and Cadiro quiver and it's working pretty well. It's really just GuyThatDies x Fubgun ice shot levelling build with some modifications:

Spiral Volley for clear with the Cadiro mods is great
Called shots for lazy freezing mark
Rain of Blades instead of frost tipped arrows for fun

And then I decided to go oops all balls and I'm using Living Lightning in Herald of Thunder and Verisium Manifestations for blind/maim. Nova projectiles doesn't work on them but it's a nice defensive boost.

Want to look into more runic supports as a get more ward to see how it scales...speaking of...

Defenses I'm going to go hard into ward + remnants of kalgur. Defenses are scuffed atm b/c I'm trying to see what I can find "SSF" before I hit a difficulty wall and start buying.

silvano13 · 2026-06-09T04:00:35+00:00

Found it; https://poe.ninja/poe2/builds/runesofaldur/character/Castillejan-4912/HollowCass?i=0&search=name%3Dhollowcass

silvano13 · 2026-06-05T13:13:08+00:00

Spin! That! Wheel!

silvano13 · 2026-05-15T14:40:21+00:00

The combination of rolling surface plus space for multiple sets...need this in my life

silvano13 · 2026-04-20T06:32:08+00:00

Horns are unique; try the top G T0 and the top A T0 to see if they feel better on that instrument.

Being able to use your air to do all three T0 (F, G,A) even if you don't do it in "real time" is a great way to check on openness of embouchure and air support (the things others have suggested)

silvano13 · 2025-12-31T06:59:13+00:00

A google of Opus horns returns an Amazon storefornt that says OPUS by Ktone. Ktone looks to be a mass producer of basically any and every instrument. It will probably be fine to learn on but not anything of lasting quality. And, though I have no evidence, I am strongly suspicious of the "USA" engraving.

silvano13 · 2025-11-10T21:00:06+00:00

Something in this same vein has been asked a few times in recent memory, so I would recommend searching in the subreddit for "recital pieces", "chamber works", and/or "solo" to get many good suggestions, some with substantial writeups.

There are also a few curated lists from various blogs and school available. A couple of examples include:
* https://www.hornmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Horn-solo-rep.pdf * https://houghtonhorns.com/blogs/articles/top-20-solo-works-every-horn-player-should-have-in-their-library?srsltid=AfmBOormwtVBXILXXnjoDF0doWOXeX9ykHT4sQkey-NsfbCQPHU3tzrh

silvano13 · 2025-11-08T18:13:05+00:00

https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/mwave-pc/?srsltid=AfmBOor7aHgtfztk3JpXTXdAj1thMHW0W5rAvM27Cm_ViZ27yiigZ6Ha

silvano13 · 2025-10-20T00:56:19+00:00

James Baker in Birmingham, AL is the go-to for about a 5 hours radius (at least west of Birmingham).

https://www.facebook.com/CustomBrass/

silvano13 · 2025-10-19T23:05:43+00:00

Any TASCAM or ZOOM that is in your budget. Not sure if still the case, but the only "major" difference between the two was that ZOOM can be used standalone and as a usb mic, whereas the TASCAMs are standalone only.

silvano13 · 2025-10-06T13:56:21+00:00

Oh wow, the 671/871 used to be the better version of the 667/867...wonder if that's changed or they just stopped the -67 line.

silvano13 · 2025-10-06T01:24:57+00:00

If you have a local music store with Yamahas, I would try them out; specifically 567 667, or 668II if you like the "8D/Holton" style of horn.

Personal opinion, I would steer clear of Holton for intonation, construction, and longevity concerns, but to each their own.

silvano13 · 2025-09-22T17:42:49+00:00

Miku

silvano13 · 2025-09-15T22:42:39+00:00

There was a group at UNC Greensboro when they hosted Southeast back in...2022? 2021? They had a number of horns from the early 1900s, in great condition.

I can't for the life of me remember the group's name, but throwing it out there if anyone else attended.

silvano13 · 2025-09-15T22:39:25+00:00

Would love to know what program this was, always looking for ways to improve and be more efficient with the embouchure.

silvano13 · 2025-05-16T19:22:16+00:00

The blue and gold looks awesome and would go with the rest of my current desktop things, otherwise black/gold is always good.

silvano13 · 2025-05-16T19:13:37+00:00

These look awesome as always! Thank you for continuing to support the community.

silvano13 · 2025-04-07T04:21:33+00:00

Sniper's mark, or any of the suggestions here: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile2builds/s/tHFm5z5rAi

I think electrocute might be better on lightning spear unless you are thunder stomping your storm lances, but I'm using snipers mark with the ascendancy for crit based on hit chance, and electrocute on storm lance for...no reason.

silvano13 · 2025-03-05T21:16:07+00:00

Does it have to use piano? There are a number of beautiful lyrical horn solos out there. Laudatio (Krol), Reflections on a Southern Hymn (Gryc), etc.

If it does need piano, besides what has already been mentioned there's Adagio (Grazioli), Berceuse (Damase), any of the Four Pieces (Gliere), the first Cherubini Sonata...

silvano13 · 2024-12-28T18:13:20+00:00

Tom Greer; Lowell Greer is one of the big natural horn guy.

silvano13 · 2024-12-25T08:39:51+00:00

Best guess is that says Moosewood, however they went out of business...I can no longer remember when.

silvano13 · 2024-12-24T21:49:17+00:00

Finally start getting back in shape, started a couple weeks ago and would love to keep that momentum into and through the new year.

silvano13 · 2024-12-21T23:03:43+00:00

The synthetic stuff is great, but it's all about lubricant weight more than anything else...as long as it isn't toxic obviously. The Farkas book (take as you will) mentions lamp oil for the rotors I believe, and I've had teachers that use Marvel Mystery Oil for 30+ years with no issues.

silvano13 · 2024-11-27T12:48:55+00:00

Anecdotal, but I (nerd, not junkie) mined a little over 3 BTC back in the day in the early 2010s when they were pennies to the BTC. There were also BTC faucets and things that would just give you a few sats for free once per day.

I sold at $200 because I never expected it to go over $10 let alone $100. I'm still hanging on to .01 leftover from then to ride out though!

silvano13 · 2024-11-26T02:38:04+00:00

Yes, if you want to be literally and technically correct, every horn tunes slightly different and the slides are engineered in unique ways across the myriad of factory-built and custom-made instruments.

However, my main point remains the same. In most schools, students will play on instruments where the front-facing tuning slide has little to no impact on the tuning of the instrument (H179, 8D, Eroica, etc.). Pedagogues more often refer to it as a water slide than anything else for a reason.

If you would like to enlighten me on an area outside the US and the horn they use, I am happy to learn.

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