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ok i might be biased cos i work for an audiophile music publication (not to self-promote, but it's called 'tracking angle'), but good sound quality will *change your life*. whether it's listening through a good turntable or streaming studio-quality digital files with a good digital-to-analogue converter, it will absolutely enhance the way you perceive and appreciate music. there is a unique joy in listening to a record you've heard a million times and paying attention to or hearing details you've never heard before. and yes, audiophiles are often an annoyingly snobbish crowd, but you don't need to be an argumentative old man (or rich) to have a great audio system and enjoy it every day. there needs to be more age and gender diversity in people who are obsessed with this. happy to answer any questions about good budget setups.
Jan 25, 2024
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This thing is my pride and joy 😭
The last few months I’ve been on a little journey to reconnect with myself. I’d killed too many months in the algorithmic voids of TikTok and Instagram. I accredited this (largely) to the accessibility of it all. I mean, why NOT scroll through your feed at every minor inconvenience when it’s right there in your pocket?
Part of this journey meant stripping back the technology I rely on, without compromising the things I enjoy. The only thing holding me back was my music.
I’m the breed of ‘insufferable man’ that has over 100k minutes streamed every year, and a budding vinyl collection on his wall. Losing the social media would be easy, but the music not so much 😂
I picked up this iPod about a month ago now, and it’s been a total game-changer. I love to critique the growth-through-consumerism mindset plaguing the self-help spheres of the internet, but picking this up genuinely changed my relationship with my phone.
I’m not looking down to skip a song every few minutes, which means less time to spot notifications, open apps, and mindlessly scroll. Having all of my music locally on this thing has cut my screen time while I’m out by half.
Buying shit won’t fix your problems, I attest, but sometimes it’s fun 😂 if you’re a big music listener and your screen time is through the roof, try putting your music on its own device. Listening this way makes me appreciate the music more. I listen to full albums, not hand-plucked singles. I’m conscious about what I choose without having a shuffle feature or a playlist do it for me. It’s changed my relationship with the art I loved, and helped make me a *little* more present in the moment.
Give it a try! And if you have, how have you liked it? Would love to hear your thoughts :))
Jan 27, 2025
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after compiling my tracks and getting ready for a gig i'm doing this saturday (at a houseparty - im "DJing" too - meaning im subjecting everyone to the album it's my life by talk talk), i've realised i have about 15 tracks or so. album recording time? yes indeed!
on my digital 8-track, where each track is in mono, my setup was originally thus:
tracks 1-2: 3ds (yes i use a DS for music)
tracks 3-4: synth
track 5: vox (via boss voice fx pedal)
i ensured the 3ds and synth were in glorious stereo, but not the vox. bad idea. unfortunately i didn't know better, something something muddy mix something something don't mixdown stereo reverb effects to mono. i'm not an audio engineer, i'm an electrical engineer student who dropped out because every "job opportunity" is making weapons... i was in it for synths, come on now...
i've removed the vox tracks on stuff ive put them on so far (about 6/15 tracks), and i'm going to redo them again in glorious stereo (tracks 5-6) when i'm ready... awesome 😎
Mar 14, 2024
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im 24, i am a sound designer. I have won awards for sound design. I have a 1st in a degree that included me to do sound designing. I like books and music and films and pictures and friends and my ex and sound designing sounds for my ears, and hopefully one day, your ears too. i also like my bed and listening to sounds. Did i mention sound?
Feb 28, 2025
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i know that most people cool enough to post here probably know this by now, but wired headphones are the best. for audio quality, yes, but also cos i’m wearing jeans with rly small front pockets, so my phone is in my back pocket and my wired headphones tell me that my phone hasn’t been stolen again
Dec 7, 2024
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substacks are the modern blogs now, right?
i've got my own substack linked in my profile under 'website' (i need to post more often, working on that). and of course, rayne-fisher-quann's substack is top tier. i read her stuff and i wish i could write nearly that well.
as far as traditional blogs (ie, dedicated websites), dangerous minds is a cool music blog that posts (or at least used to post) about random things in the world of 70s and 80s art rock and post-punk. again, not sure how active they still are but it's got that loose writing style and primitive design of the late 00s/early 10s blog era that i wasn't really around for but get nostalgic over nonetheles.
Feb 1, 2024
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young people (people of my generation) are AWFUL at picking up the phone when you call. even when they're your best friends, they'd rather text and not have to actually generate and communicate their thoughts in real time except when they're forced to irl. it really irritates me, especially when i know they're not actually doing anything significant when i try to call. cmon guys, a good phone call goes a long way!!!
Feb 2, 2024