ChappIO

@ChappIO@waveform.social

Professional Software Developer • Hobbyist Musician

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ChappIO,

I am aware that images aren’t loading properly right now. This is because the pictures engine crashed again and I wasn’t able to recover it this time.

ChappIO,

Not really. I could host this in a more robust place but the costs would be prohibitive.

Of course, you could let everyone know where you’re going. I might follow too. There’s some talk in this post about a discord server.

ChappIO,

With the new forum feature of discord this might not be a bad idea.

Let me know if you’ll follow through. I’d probably join.

ChappIO,

Probably around 300 USD a month

ChappIO,

No it was a repeated upload of literal white noise images. Not even posts, just files uploaded.

ChappIO,

I’ve used it with multiple 18i20s at the same time!

Thanks to PipeWire (or jack) you’re not even limited to a single audio interface. Though for proper recording work you’ll probably want to use a single interface so that you have a single clock.

ChappIO,

As with any creative field, the proces is:

  1. Try something
  2. Get stuck
  3. Overcome the problem
  4. Repeat

So the key part is to do things that are fun to you so you stay motivated.

My route started with learning an instrument (trumpet and drums) from a teacher. That way I learned the basic music theory. But everyone’s path is different. I don’t think there is a general way to learn.

For example: If you want to learn to make beats. That’s a skill you can develop without a complicated DAW. I would but Koala Sampler for Android or iPhone, record some simple sounds from your environment and try to recreate drums from songs you like.

Then you have learned one of the skills needed to progress to the next step. And when you start to learn a DAW, you’ll already have the drum programming skill available to apply there.

ChappIO,

That’s convenient. I might take a look at that this weekend!

ChappIO,

That would be awesome but no, they built the receiver into the headband. So while I think it might be possible, I am guessing the drivers are extremely easy to drive and attaching just any other driver to the headband will cause trouble. But you can try I suppose.

ChappIO,

So far I’ve just let the transmitter turned on so I hadn’t noticed that yet.

ChappIO,

Yeah I’ve decided to return the headphones and stick with my better ones. I will just pull some wires to common points where I sit in the studio and plug in headphone there.

Nice idea the wireless, but not so great execution.

ChappIO,

I actually don’t hear a difference 🤷🏼‍♂️ so maybe make clear to the noobs what the difference is they are supposed to hear? Also, but that might be a personal thing, I am a bad reader so focussing on audio and reading text at the same time is near impossible. (But that probably good for views since I had to play it three times).

ChappIO,

I’m probably just not trained to spot these things in context. I’m just a hobbyist musician.

How do you store and/or organize your audio cables?

Looking for storage solutions. Small cables I’ve been labelling gallon plastic bags and throwing them in a drawer. I’ve got a drawer for power cables, a drawer for balanced cables. Instrument cables I have hanging on a coat rack, lol. I feel like there has to be a better way. What do you guys do?

ChappIO,

Rolled up and bound with cable ties. I’ve got a drawer per category: audio, data, power.

If I can I roll them so that each connector is at the same end. That way I know exactly what cable I’m picking up.

ChappIO,

Hahaha funny. I was watching YouTube on my TV and scanning the instance to see if there is any content that needs moderation. Guess what video was watching when I found this post 😂.

ChappIO,

Yeah I found polykit through Sam. Loved all the kosmo format stuff. I haven’t don’t any rack DIY though.

Considering getting a Waldorf Streichfett. Is there anything else I should consider as well that you recommend?

So I am an absolute sucker for that synthy stringy goodness, and a Streichfett is really sounding like it will scratch that itch for me. Before I pull the trigger on one though, is there anything else that I should consider too? I’m hoping to keep with a smaller footprint but I’m happy to consider all options.

ChappIO,

I love the cheesy / classic feel of the modern Roland stuff. Like, the amount of nostalgia present in a little box like MC 101 is amazing.

ChappIO,

Okay, that’s a cool idea. I will check that out tonight

ChappIO,

I tried it and it’s underwhelming to me. The UI is really clunky and other than the visuals there is no use to the VR setup at all.

They are fun instruments though but without automation and many button based menus, I can’t recommend.

ChappIO,

I haven’t played the switch version but I’m guessing it is a direct port. Since the UI would feel a lot more “native” to the Nintendo Switch where button combinations and navigation are probably the most natural setup.

ChappIO,

Oh yeah his videos are always interesting. For now I’ve decided to go with a small DMX setup because of its super low latency.

ChappIO,

I haven’t made all the decisions yet but my goal is to have a multi-sensory experience while making music in headphones. Meaning I don’t need a professional light show nor do I want to spend much time programming lights.

What I am thinking now is I will build a Raspberry Pi based video synth to throw nice visuals on a spare monitor. Then if I want to invest some more I will get a roland vc-1-dmx to convert the raspberry pi hdmi signal to a dmx universe to connect some LED tubes around the studio.

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