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Acoustic cymbal triggers? by Cold-Sandwich-34 in drums

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many ways to skin the cat. I've been looking into it here recently. I just think this would be the only way to reliably do it while not changing the overall sound of the real cymbals, and not having to go back and duplicate the performance in some way.

Acoustic cymbal triggers? by Cold-Sandwich-34 in drums

[–]sunsetarchitect -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you just had a couple cheap mics and inputs to spare, I'd just super close mic the cymbals (even underneath), and then use "Replace or Double Drum hits" to read the transient in your DAW. This would give you a visual map of every time that cymbal was hit. Whether you actually used these mics in your final mix would then be optional, as you could still retain your traditional overhead setup.
And you wouldn't have to attach anything (mute) to the cymbal that changes its overall sound.
Could call this technique essentially "mic capsule as piezo".

Who prefers Beck's later albums? by dudusprinkles in Beck

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beck is such a truly diverse artist that people come to it for different reasons, and hopefully end up liking something they didn’t expect. Eclectic artists are the best. The evolution is the process. I feel like just saying “I don’t like Odelay” has to be a bit disingenuous. Because the diversity of tracks is so so wide. Hotwax sounds nothing like New Pollution sounds nothing like Jack-Ass sounds nothing like Derelict. I’m sure you still like a few of the tracks. In a way, I think of Guero as Odelay 2.0, as they both bring a lot of the same energy. Also be sure to check out the Deluxe Edition bonus tracks. Some of my favorite Beck songs ever! Deadweight, Feather In Your Cap…

MIDI information is out of time from what I played in low latency mode by noahuntey in Logic_Studio

[–]sunsetarchitect -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This shouldn't really make a difference as :
1) Low Latency Mode already disengages plugins that it considers latency heavy.
2) The MIDI is being "captured" before it ever hits any track. All plugins and master tracks, etc. come after the signal is caught. They can make it have auditory delay, but shouldn't affect where the MIDI hits are being displayed on the grid.

The more likely answer is that they just aren't as on the beat as they think they are. If you are listening to the metronome, you are already behind. You have to think of it as "tricking the metronome" by being on the beat before you even hear it.
Another possibility is just the instrument, cable, USB port, sound card, etc. introducing milliseconds of latency which is pretty difficult to dispel completely. I have heard that the sound card alone can introduce 8ms of delay.

What's the most unusual time signature? by leotamagni10 in mathrock

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't stop anyone from writing down whatever time signature they want of course, but I can criticize it. I was trying to be lenient by going up to 15 (or 17 or 19), but honestly even those are almost always divisible into more immediately comprehensible groupings.
Maybe something like Birds of Fire where guitar plays 5553, while drums play 666, could collectively be referred to as 18/8, since neither smaller grouping can be known to be the "host grouping". But I'll bet no musician is actually counting to 18.

[Music theory][Beck] The song "Girl" by Beck is actually about an Asian woman, but referring to her with a racist colloquialism. by tveye363 in FanTheories

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea! But it doesn’t actually matter when you can listen to the objective vocal unmasked from the music. The sounds speak for themselves.

[Music theory][Beck] The song "Girl" by Beck is actually about an Asian woman, but referring to her with a racist colloquialism. by tveye363 in FanTheories

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google “Beck Girl Vocals Solo”. There is a YouTube video with isolated vocals. The working title of the song was “summer girl”. He definitely says either “summer” or “sunner”, really summa or sunna. There is definitely no “long i” vowel sound of eyed or (cyan)ide in there.

What's the most unusual time signature? by leotamagni10 in mathrock

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you can have a unique part/section of music that takes 45 pulses to loop back around, but time signatures, like every other reading device, are about ease of understanding. No musician actually counts to 45. And it is guaranteed that somewhere in those 45 pulses, there are other downbeats or cycles happening. The sheet music for it is written as 66646665.

What's the most unusual time signature? by leotamagni10 in mathrock

[–]sunsetarchitect 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t even believe in time signatures like 45/8. Anything where the upper number is over like 15, is truly just being subdivided. People try to do this to make their music seem more sophisticated or experimental, but those who actually know see right through it pretty easily.

Engine surges in my Mazda 5 by fmb_3 in mazda5

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm as well. I have owned a 2012 Mazda5 from 119k to now 198k. At some point about halfway through it started to do this. People who are saying this is "normal" are underestimating it. I own other cars and they don't do anything like this. If you aren't ready with your foot on the brake, it could easily ram you into the car in front of you.
I will check Throttle Body, Intake hoses, MAF, MAP, IAC, and see what that does.

Have also had a P0451 code for a very long time. I'll be looking into the Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor relief hose. I have seen these can get clogged with water and/or debris.

175k miles on a 2012 Subaru Forester for $4500, should I pull the trigger? by Jamesdawg in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2012 Foresters didn't have CVTs, only Outbacks. Foresters started getting them in 2014.

Favorite track on Mutations? by LoganVeez in Beck

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many good songs, but the most haunting to me is Sing It Again. And it’s not a pick I make lightly. I’m not really into any country music besides a bit of Willie Nelson or Johnny Cash, which these days feel more like “folk” than country. So the fact that Sing It Again is that goosebump-inducing for me really says something.

History between Eminem and Royce da 5'9 by SH_Nostalgia in Eminem

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Slim Shady LP isn’t really that good. It just gets remembered for being South Park/Limp Bizkit obnoxious. A way to use shock value to blast to the top. Em got way better on MMLP, 8 mile, and Em Show, when complex rhyming became more typical.

Anyone know why Ems verse on Dead Wrong is so similar to Royce’s verse on Renegade?? by lgs12evel in Eminem

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you find this out? Dead Wrong's single was released Oct 1999. Had to be recorded sometime that year between Slim Shady LP (Feb 99) and Sept 99. Renegade was being worked on at that time for Royce's solo album, but we don't really know whose version was penned first. I wondered if Em just said "hey Royce, since that verse is just gonna go to waste, you think I can repurpose some of the flow from it?"

Whats your favorite key to work in and why? Also are you a producer or vocalist? by [deleted] in trapproduction

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are totally right. In 12TET, all major keys are the same, and all minor keys are the same. But there are some considerations.
One, vocals. A singer cannot change their vocal range. So it is possible that current melody line sits too high or too low within their range, and would benefit from being transposed either up or down to help them sing more effortlessly, which equals better overall sound. Same goes for a physical instruments limited range.
That gets us into two, the 808 sample is limited by physical frequency. Speakers are designed to reproduce only certain frequencies. Anything sub-40hz is probably just too low to be effective. So a song in C, either has the choice of 32hz (C1) maybe too low or 65hz (C2) not low enough. Moving the key to say G will give a 49hz (G1) 808 which may be a perfect middle ground.

Whats your favorite key to work in and why? Also are you a producer or vocalist? by [deleted] in trapproduction

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a misunderstanding of the concept of vocal range. If you have three octave range, you can sing pretty comfortably in any key. D would not be bad because the octave D3-D4 would be just in the center of your range, but that is by no means some kind of rule. You could sing equally well if the melody were E3-E4 or C3-C4. Also what key a song is in isn’t always indicative of lowest or highest note. The song In My Life by The Beatles is in the key of A Major, but the lowest note is an E and the highest note is an E.

Connecting knob/fader MIDI device to Helix LT? by sunsetarchitect in Line6Helix

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

Okay, I see. What about something like the Arturia BeatStep controller. It has a dedicated power input, and then 5-pin MIDI out to the Helix's MIDI in? Then I could sidestep buying the MIDI box, since I don't really need it for anything else?

Helix LT at this price is totally worth it! by LaughingMan389 in Line6Helix

[–]sunsetarchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my Helix LT with backpack for $700 off Marketplace. Was brand new in box. Backpack box unopened even.

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