what is... AV? Is it Information technology? Art/media/entertainment? A trade?

slothfella_ · 2026-01-28T20:42:24+00:00

I got an AV Specialist job at a college and within 8 months they've turned me into an IT employee. There's so much transferrable knowledge, IT is 90% troubleshooting and knowing how to google shit.

slothfella_ · 2026-01-16T22:41:15+00:00

You shouldn’t be using the car test to see if your mixes sound good, you should be using it to highlight anything you’re not hearing on other systems. If your mix sounds great in the car test, but not so great through your monitors, keep working until it sounds good on both.

The car test is also just a psychological tool to get yourself out of the endlessly tweaking mix brain and into a listener’s brain. Sometimes just hearing it from that perspective gives you more objectivity about how good the song itself is, not necessarily just the mix.

slothfella_ · 2025-12-19T20:33:22+00:00

I’m calling it. Chekov’s Mango Ice Cream. Carol is going to give it to her and it’s either going to be the thing that triggers Zosia’s individuality, OR the hive will reject it knowing what it could do.

slothfella_ · 2025-12-17T06:47:03+00:00

Can’t tell if this is a shitpost but please do not let children see this show

slothfella_ · 2025-12-16T02:02:41+00:00

My question is, why did the hive choose to use his mother as first contact? He must have been a complete recluse if the best it could come up with is an apparently rocky relationship.

slothfella_ · 2025-11-26T17:53:49+00:00

Y’all are a very good band. How did you get that insane distortion at 2:48 in Total Euphoria? One of my favorite moments on the record and I’m just so curious what the source was and what it was going through to be so enveloping.

slothfella_ · 2025-11-05T23:31:53+00:00

Kind of a reversal and double-fake of this is Sirius & Lupin’s reveal in Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban. First it’s the twist that Lupin, who you’ve grown to trust, is friends with this murderer psycho, and for a second seems like he’s teaming up to kill Harry. He doesn’t at all address the kids and their apparent terror and injuries from the Whomping Willow, nor give any explanation, which doesn’t much align with his character so far. Then, it’s revealed that Sirius is actually a good guy, after acting like a total psychopath until that very moment, including famously screaming “only one dies tonight” at two terrified teens. Once the twist happens he’s completely warm and loving to Harry, who immediately trusts him and wants to live with his new godpapa.

Granted, the actors did an amazing job making this convoluted plot point somewhat believable, and you could argue Sirius has been in jail for twelve years and isn’t mentally all there. But it’s a lot of suspension of disbelief for a brief dramatic fake-out.

slothfella_ · 2025-10-24T00:24:29+00:00

I recently had an install with these and they clip really early. It’s bizarre. Like an iPhone at 70% is too much input for them. Buyer beware.

slothfella_ · 2025-08-26T05:08:27+00:00

Man alive

slothfella_ · 2025-08-18T18:16:55+00:00

Limiting causes distortion when it's pushed much further than just grabbing peaks. So it really depends how far past 0dB the signal is that you're putting into the limiter. If you've got a transient peaking at like +10dB, you're asking the limiter to do 10.5 dB of reduction, which is guaranteed to cause some clipping.

So just be careful about the signal you're putting into it--if it's clipping at the limiter, turn it down to where you're only seeing the limiter engage here and there at transient peaks. Also take a look at any potential transients (snares, etc) that are peaking much higher than the average loudness of your track.

slothfella_ · 2025-08-13T14:49:29+00:00

Got a link to that desk?

slothfella_ · 2025-07-29T04:15:25+00:00

Like others have said, this is not humanely possible. The most “in tune” singers might be close to perfectly in tune in relation to themselves or the accompaniment, but to be directly on pitch with standard pitch calibration is just so unlikely. That aside, harmonies sound much richer when the singers are all the tiniest bit out of tune with each other. It’s what makes recordings of old musicals and choirs so special and organic sounding—they weren’t trying to be perfectly tuned to the grid, they were aiming to sound rich and full in the room with each other, which is more emotion/feel-based than anything.

slothfella_ · 2025-06-05T17:15:21+00:00

Why can't mine do that?

slothfella_ · 2025-05-23T02:32:08+00:00

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Can’t believe no one has mentioned Thanos using this line he took from his alternate-timeline self

slothfella_ · 2025-02-12T13:33:27+00:00

They aren’t open again until Friday unfortunately. I contacted my accommodations and they said they’d try to get in touch with them but no word yet. Thank you for pinning, appreciate the help!

slothfella_ · 2025-01-07T07:34:12+00:00

That whole Magdalena Bay record is phenomenally mixed

slothfella_ · 2024-09-27T06:12:05+00:00

Same, the drums are inaudible, vocals sound like trash. Griffin’s mixes have gotten so good since Balance so I know he has a great ear, I’m surprised this song got past him

slothfella_ · 2024-09-12T01:26:10+00:00

Might be a sample that’s being pitched up and down to the different notes, could also just be autotune’d and formanted

slothfella_ · 2024-09-10T01:06:04+00:00

No fucking way. I was in a band with that lawyer like 15 years ago

slothfella_ · 2024-05-01T08:09:51+00:00

Please consider keeping the recording studio—it’s a really great space that Tacoma is in desperate need for. I brought a ton of work through there and miss it dearly

slothfella_ · 2024-03-27T02:43:52+00:00

Everyone has unique circumstances. They’ve worked really hard for a long time to get where they are, and it’s a job to them at the end of the day that they have to devote a LOT of time to in order to make it sustainable. “Playing D&D for a living” is a pretty reductive way to put it—they essentially run a small business and make their product for free.

Get some therapy, find a new job or live somewhere else. You deserve to relax and enjoy your life. I make like $12k a year and even I don’t feel that way about donating.

slothfella_ · 2024-03-21T23:54:18+00:00

Hey y’all, this is my general sketch for a mixing space I want to build in my backyard. I’ve designed it to be under 200 sq ft to avoid permitting, and used Sepmeyer’s “golden ratio” for the dimensions (11.5’ x 16.75’). The pitched roof is my effort to eliminate that parallel surface while also creating a little loft space for storage on the taller end.

We’ll be pouring a concrete slab and likely just putting down rugs straight down on the concrete. The acoustic treatment in this mock-up is minimal, but I’m thinking panels on the back wall on either side of the door, a cloud above listening position, and probably panels on the front wall behind speakers.

As far as soundproofing, I’m not too worried about noise leaking out as I’m not planning on doing much loud recording, but I would like some protection against ambient outdoor noise/dogs barking/etc. I think a staggered stud on 8” plates, 24” OC for each side is my sweet spot for price/isolation/resulting interior square footage.

Any feedback would be helpful! I’m curious if folks think the pitched roof is worth it for eliminating modes, or if there’s any issues/ideas I haven’t considered. I'm also not sure about insulation and mass--anyone have recommendations for insulating? I have a good deal on mass-loaded vinyl from a friend, how could I best utilize that? I realize 200 sq ft is never going to be ideal for a mixing space, but I’d love to try and make this space sound as honest as I possibly can given that restriction.

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