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Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 12:13 pm
by Mickey242
^ not a bad idea.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:29 pm
by Teacher's Pet
My kid just got a little rock tumbler.
It makes a bit of a racket.
I thought about crafting a small "lid" to place over it to muffle some sound. Like a cardboard box with some DIY insulation/mass.
And maybe setting the whole thing on a foam pad to lessen rumble through the floor.
It's not very big.
Any tips?
Solution must be cheap and it only has to last as long as a rock tumbler can remain fun/interesting.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:05 pm
by Garth
I got my partner one for Christmas last year. She took a job in the UP and a side-hustle for some of the locals is farming agates off the shore. She loves going to the beach and sorting through rocks; we kid about her being a raccoon in a past life.
Anyway, the easiest solution is to put in a closet if an extension cord isn't in the way.
If you can't do that then you should consider building a plywood box over it (and yeah getting it on some thick foam will help decouple it from the floor).
Whatever kind of open-faced box you go with, you want it thick and dense. Cardboard isn't going to do a whole lot.
If you want to get fancy, you could make a little frame and then make a
green glue sandwich of drywall panels over the outside.
The main thing though is for sound-proofing, the key is mass.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:11 pm
by Mickey242
What is the sound absorption coefficient of a gerbil? Rock tumbler might be a good work out for them.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:49 pm
by TylerDeadPine
Mickey242 wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:11 pm
What is the sound absorption coefficient of a gerbil? Rock tumbler might be a good work out for them.
I think somewhere between mineral wool and person is a good esimate
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/acco ... -d_68.html
now that's assumed many gerbils taped together, so factor in the tape
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:23 am
by kmc
I have toyed around with Ableton for the past decade or so to flesh out ideas, but it has always been the wrong tool for starting a project and seeing it through to completion, particularly if live multi-tracking is involved...folks have tried to sell me on Logic as a viable alternative. Anyone on here have experience with both and care to comment? Cheers
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:42 am
by Kniferide
I suggest Logic only to people that are primarily Mac users and never want to share sessions with anyone else (I probably still wouldn't suggest it if Reaper is an option). If you want something cross platform and will behave exactly the same on any computer, try Reaper, and only use the VST version of plugins or the included Reaper plugins. Every session will open right up with little to no errors. Honestly, Reaper is the best DAW as long as you are the type of dude that likes to get under the hood a little. If you are not that dude, Logic is fine. Avoid Pro Tools. Its a trap.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:57 pm
by brownreasontolive
Kniferide wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:42 am
I suggest Logic only to people that are primarily Mac users and
never want to share sessions with anyone else (I probably still wouldn't suggest it if Reaper is an option). If you want something cross platform and will behave exactly the same on any computer,
try Reaper, and only use the VST version of plugins or the included Reaper plugins. Every session will open right up with little to no errors. Honestly, Reaper is the best DAW as long as you are the type of dude that likes to get under the hood a little. If you are not that dude, Logic is fine. Avoid Pro Tools. Its a trap.
I would also suggest Reaper, but as most Reaper users do like to tinker under the hood, you won't necessarily be able to walk into any studio that has Reaper and just get to work. Obviously there are ways around that.
Pro Tools is a piece of shit.
Harrison Mixbus seems awesome. (need to play with it more)
Logic is awesome if you're a Mac native.
Cubase has always been the winner for me.
However unpopular it may be in these parts, it's robust AF and it has
NEVER crashed on me during a session.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 1:44 pm
by Garth
PT gets a ton of deserved hate for PLENTY of reasons. But it's not a TOTAL piece of shit or it wouldn't be the defacto standard for this many years. But I also wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hasn't had their brain turn to cement around it already. Personally I am dreading the idea of going through the pain of getting as comfortable in a workflow as I am after 20+ years of using PT. There's a lot to be said for not having to THINK about things or pain over them when you're trying to be somewhat creative.
I'll be having a VERY difficult decision to make if I ever decide (or am forced) to upgrade my 10-year-old production machine though and probably will probably give Reaper another try first. IDK, it's hard to put a price on something you are comfortable working in and works for you.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:07 pm
by tommy
Garth wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 1:44 pm
PT gets a ton of deserved hate for PLENTY of reasons. But it's not a TOTAL piece of shit or it wouldn't be the defacto standard for this many years. But I also wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hasn't had their brain turn to cement around it already. Personally I am dreading the idea of going through the pain of getting as comfortable in a workflow as I am after 20+ years of using PT. There's a lot to be said for not having to THINK about things or pain over them when you're trying to be somewhat creative.
I'll be having a VERY difficult decision to make if I ever decide (or am forced) to upgrade my 10-year-old production machine though and probably will probably give Reaper another try first. IDK, it's hard to put a price on something you are comfortable working in and works for you.
Ditto. As someone who really needs to update his computer I am feeling this HARD. I've tried and failed with Reaper before. I'm not the person who likes to get under the hood at all and I already know how to do most of the editing basics of PT along with keyboard shortcuts. Truth is, whenever there is too much of a learning curve I just don't create. It's a pretty big hurdle for me.
I think next time I try I'll have a friend more knowledgeable of it come over and help me create a track template with a couple of reverb busses to start new recordings on. Then maybe I can just watch a few youtube things on basic editing (cut, copy, move, fade, etc).