u/Afro-Pope

Hi all,

I am so glad there's a "how do I make this sound?" flair because boy do I have a lot of questions along those lines.

I am just starting to teach myself electronic production/composition as a hobby. Within the genre I primarily listen to "IDM," stuff like Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, etc. but as a musician I predominantly play punk, hardcore, and metal, though I've also dabbled in rapping, beatmaking, and other genres. I bring this up to say that I have a slightly-above-beginner level of understanding of the basics of a DAW, but only slightly.

I understand that a large part of the sound of the songs I like is chopping up breaks, and I understand that at a basic level, but I am curious about how to get them to specifically sound a certain way present in a lot of tracks I like, where the edges have almost been sanded off and there's a really soft, ethereal, but still glitchy quality to them.

For example, I really love the song "Galope" by  µ-Ziq. As best I can tell, the drums here are mostly just the Think Break, chopped up and sped up with a high-pass filter on them, and he's also got a four-on-the-floor 808-ish kick pattern going underneath (presumably so he can play with the rhythmic pulse and to compensate for the low end lost by the use of the HPF), but what else is being done?

A similar vibe is present, to my ears, in some of Aphex Twin's stuff (Heliosphan's use of the Apache Break drenched in reverb or S950tx16wasr10's pitch-shifted Amen break) and maybe some of Burial's, though I am less familiar with his catalog than the other artists mentioned here.

Anyway, I'm just wondering what's being done to these breaks other than the HPF to give them the sonic quality they have and make them sound the way they do, more as a texture than an actual percussion track. Hopefully the question makes sense.

Cheers!

EDIT: I am using Logic, if that matters.

Hi folks.

FIRST OFF: From the first photo, it looks like the grey power wire is attached to the ground terminal on the chassis. This is an illusion. The power wire is NOT connected to that grounding terminal. It is UNDER that ground wire, going behind the battery box, with about 4" clearance between the two.

First time wiring this up myself. I can get the wire tucked in a little bit tidier once I have everything else plugged in, but I want to make sure I have done this correctly. My only concerns are the angle at which the connector on the positive terminal is attached (picture two), it feels like it's going to put a little bit of stress on that connection, same with the wires going into the fuse holder (picture four, though it holds just fine if I'm not tugging on it).

That said, I don't know how else I could have done it. I did not want to cross the power wire over the battery, nor did I want to drill into anything I could not easily replace (a fuse box lid is $1.50 at the junkyard, the battery box is vastly more expensive).

Just want someone to let me know they don't see any immediate fire hazards.

Cheers.

as the title says. I am hoping to make a t-harness to install a new amplifier in the car and would rather not cut into the factory wiring. Wires going into it are between 20AWG and 24AWG. It is a tight enough squeeze that I can’t measure the pin spacing.

assuming this is enough info, can a connector like this - both a male and female end so I can make a T-Harness - be found easily? if so, what is it and where?

thanks!

Hello!

Bought this at City Liquidators a while back when I started working from home, but it did not end up meeting my needs and has been taking up closet space ever since.

You could probably do a better job of removing the sticker than I did, but since it was just on the floor it never bothered me. The "massager" portion is also very squeaky and has been since I bought it - some sort of lubricant or grease would probably fix it right up.

Specs etc are here: https://classicofficeproducts.com/safco-2119bl-stress-buster-massaging-footrest-black.html

I am in downtown Milwaukie and work from home, come pick it up whenever (though I will not be home this coming Saturday).

Cheers!

Hey all,

Got am open, mostly-full box of 100 puppy training pads from Costco. I was using these in front of and next to my cat's litter box to catch spillage over the edge, because between old age and bladder cancer her aim wasn't so good for a while there and I got tired of mopping multiple times a day.

I bought the most recent box about two weeks before she passed, so there's probably 80+ available. The box is gone, but they're still wrapped up for easy transport.

I'm in downtown Milwaukie and work from home every day except Thursdays, come pick 'em up whenever.

Also got most of a bag of Boxie Cat Pro cat litter, same deal, bought it right before she passed, if you want one or both just come grab 'em. I'll tape the bag up real strong but can't make any guarantees.