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jungle·Junglebydemesisx

How to Jungle on the S-760 with Octamed (9:07)

Making Jungle on the Roland S-760 using Octamed on the Amiga 1000. Bring a set of loose fitting clothes and make sure all your various certificates are in order. Shout out to Rohan for his excellent work repairing my dead PG-300!

S-760 pros: • Compact • Cheap • Multi mode filters are handy • SCSI • Lots of RAM • Hi-Fi • Does great things to an 808 kick. Euphonic bass response generally.

S-760 cons: • Sample hierarchy is unnecessarily complex • The input clips easily and in a bad way - no tasty input saturation • Not that interesting, character wise. • Low sample rate modes don’t sound that great

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newcommunities·New Communitiesbydemesisx

Djent: a community for the metal genre named, “djent”, pioneered by the band, Meshuggah.

Djent is a subgenre of progressive metal characterized by its use of complex and heavily syncopated rhythm patterns, pioneered by the Swedish band, Meshuggah. Its distinctive sound is that of high-gain, distorted, palm-muted, down-tuned strings. The name "djent" is an onomatopoeia of this sound.

DIY: How to djent.

Video instruction: how to djent.

Come djent with me, let's djent, let's djent away If you can use some exotic booze There's a bar in far Bombay Come on, djent with me, we'll float down in the blue Djent with me, float down to Peru In llama land there's a one man band And he'll toot his flute for you Djent with me, we'll take off in the blue Once I get you up there Where the air is rarefied We'll just glide Starry eyed Once I get you up there I'll be holding you so very near You might even hear A gang of angels cheer just because we're together Weather wise, it's such a cool, cool day Just say those words, we'll whip those birds Down to Acapulco Bay It is perfect (perfect) for a djenting honeymoon, they do say, hey Come on, djent with me, let's djent, let's djent away Do do do, do do, do do, do do, do do Once I get you up there Where the air is so rarefied We're gonna glide Absolutely starry-eyed Once I get you up there I'll be holding you so very near You might even hear A gang of angels cheer just because we're together Weather-wise, it's such a groovy day You just say those words, we'll whip those birds Down to Acapulco Bay It's perfect for a djenting honeymoon, they do say Come on, djent with me, let's djent, let's djent Pack up your bags and let's get out of here (come on let's djent away)

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newcommunities·New Communitiesbydemesisx

Meshuggah: come djent with me!

Meshuggah: A community dedicated to the innovative Swedish extreme metal band, Meshuggah.

Come djent with me, let's djent, let's djent away If you can use some exotic booze There's a bar in far Bombay Come on, djent with me, we'll float down in the blue Djent with me, float down to Peru In llama land there's a one man band And he'll toot his flute for you Djent with me, we'll take off in the blue Once I get you up there Where the air is rarefied We'll just glide Starry eyed Once I get you up there I'll be holding you so very near You might even hear A gang of angels cheer just because we're together Weather wise, it's such a cool, cool day Just say those words, we'll whip those birds Down to Acapulco Bay It is perfect (perfect) for a djenting honeymoon, they do say, hey Come on, djent with me, let's djent, let's djent away Do do do, do do, do do, do do, do do Once I get you up there Where the air is so rarefied We're gonna glide Absolutely starry-eyed Once I get you up there I'll be holding you so very near You might even hear A gang of angels cheer just because we're together Weather-wise, it's such a groovy day You just say those words, we'll whip those birds Down to Acapulco Bay It's perfect for a djenting honeymoon, they do say Come on, djent with me, let's djent, let's djent Pack up your bags and let's get out of here (come on let's djent away)

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dreamtheater·Dream Theaterbydemesisx

Dream Theater - A change Of Seasons (Live 2000) [25:49]

Taken From "Special Bonus" from Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York.

LYRICS:

I. The Crimson Sunrise (Instrumental)

II. Innocence I remember a time My frail, virgin mind watched the crimson sunrise Imagined what it might find Life was filled with wonder I felt the warm wind blow I must explore the boundaries Transcend the depth of winter's snow Innocence caressing me I never felt so young before There was so much life in me Still I longed to search for more But those days are gone now Changed like a leaf on a tree Blown away forever into the cool autumn breeze The snow has now fallen and my sun's not so bright I struggle to hold on with the last of my might In my den of inequity viciousness and subtlety struggle to ease the pain struggle to find the sane Ignorance surrounding me I've never been so filled with fear All my life's been drained from me The end is drawing near....

III. Carpe Diem 'Carpe diem, seize the day' I'll always remember The chill of November The news of the fall The sounds in the hall The clock on the wall ticking away 'Seize the Day' I heard him say Life will not always be this way Look around Hear the sounds Cherish your life while you're still around

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying."

We can learn from the past But those days are gone We can hope for the future But there may not be one The words stuck in my mind alive from what I've learned I have to seize the day To home I returned Preparing for her flight I held with all my might Fearing my deepest fright She walked into the night She turned for one last look She looked me in the eye I said, 'I Love You...Good-bye'

"It's the most awful thing you'll ever hear." "If you're lying to me..." "Oh, you dearly love her." "...just have to leave... all our lives." "Seize the day!" "Something happened. "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." "She was killed."

IV. The Darkest of Winters (Instrumental)

V. Another World So far or so it seems All is lost with nothing fulfilled Off the pages and a T.V. screen Another world where nothing's true Tripping through the life fantastic Lose a step and never get up Left alone with a cold blank stare I feel like giving up I was blinded by a paradise Utopia high in the sky A dream that only drowned me Deep in sorrow, wondering why Oh come let us adore him Abuse and then ignore him No matter what, don't let him be Let's feed upon his misery Then string him up for all the world to see I'm sick of all you hypocrites holding me at bay And I don't need your sympathy to get me through the day Seasons change and so can I Hold on boy, No time to cry Untie these strings, I'm climbing down I won't let them push me away Oh come let us adore him Abuse and then ignore him No matter what, don't let him be Let's feed upon his misery Now it's time for them to deal with me

VI. The Inevitable Summer (Instrumental)

VII. The Crimson Sunset I'm much wiser now A lifetime of memories run through my head They taught me how for better or worse, alive or dead I realize there's no turning back Life goes on the offbeaten track I sit down with my son Set to see the Crimson Sunset (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) Many years have come and gone I've lived my life, but now must move on (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) He is my only one Now that my time has come Now that my life is done We look into the sun 'Seize the day and don't you cry, Now it's time to say good-bye Even though I'll be gone, I will live on, live on.'

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guitaramps·Guitar Ampsbydemesisx

Guitar amp interference.... A Rant and a happy ending

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.fwgx.uk/post/20241

I have just spent almost 5 days trying to rid the interference noise (and at one point the radio) from my speakers that started when I setup my new Behringer audio interface.

Signal chain: Peavey Classic 20 MH -> XLR -> Audio Interface -> NAD hifi amp -> speakers.

I must have tried at least 20 different things, so many youtube videos, including complete rewire of pc cables, usb, power cables. Different power outlets, with and without the UPS, extension cables from different floors of the house, turning off the tumble dryer, removing smart plugs, different cables, different usb ports, turning everything but the amp and interface off. Bought a noise canceling usb (ifi Defender+)- made things maybe a bit better when unpowered, made things worse when powered. So much crawling around under my desk! It was only an issue when the XLR was connected from my guitar amp, whether the amp was on or not - XLR unplugged PC audio was fine. Thought I'd try a different power cable to the amp - unplug the existing one and all hell break loose - SO MUCH NOISE AND INTERFERENCE!! Give up on the power cable idea. Then I unplugged the XLR and decided to try the headphone output of my guitar amp in to the interface. Whilst reaching around the back of the amp I see a small switch labelled "ground lift". Press it. Problem solved! Almost no noise. If I had happened to have that pressed when I bought the amp over a year ago I'd have had no problems. FFS!

And now the ifi Defender+ does work and has made everything perfectly quiet when nothings playing. No more annoying noises when I move the mouse with a fuzz pedal on. Really nice, so a pretty good result overall, but so much effort!

So remember kids, if you have a noise issue, check if your equipment has a ground lift button. I didn't see a single YT video that mentioned ground lift and I didn't even know they existed or that my amp had the button even after I was sure it was a ground loop issue.

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guitaramps·Guitar Ampsbydemesisx

Tame The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe! [Or Any Loud Clean Guitar Amp With An FX Loop]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1471444

Welcome to the show! Today’s video is about offering some solutions to a real-world issue faced by many people - taming volume in a loud clean amp, but retaining a little bit of feel and dynamics. We’re using the specific example of the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III - an extremely popular and great sounding amp… but a goodly number of people have struggled with the somewhat all-or-nothing volume control.

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guitaramps·Guitar Ampsbydemesisx

Amp to pair with Orange Crush 35rt for Wet/Dry?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1363550

I've only ever played through a single amp, but would like to try out a wet/dry rig. I currently play thru an Orange Crush 35rt with all my modulation/time in the effects loop. I was never dissatisfied with its clean tone, and even running the dirty channel I keep the gain low so I can clean it up with the guitar's volume. So I'd be open to having the Orange on either side, though my inclination would be to have it on the dry side.

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enoughmuskspam·Enough Musk Spambydemesisx

I'd hate to see you go. But I'd love to watch you leave. | "Block The Rich" is like an ad-blocker, but for obscenely wealthy people with overinflated egos.

I figured some people here might want to unsubscribe and get this!

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/1891205

About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the dangers of AI today.

So... I developed a tiny, free, and open source Firefox browser add-on called "Block the Rich". It is completely local and private. No data is tracked. No data is phoned home.

The concept is pretty simple: whenever I load a web page, the extension quickly analyzes the content and intelligently blurs out any references to the Forbes Top 10 Billionaires. Some former and wannabe billionaires are blurred out of courtesy as well (I'm looking at you Trump and Kanye 🙄).

This project is a very early prototype that I built in the span of a few days. I have so many awesome ideas for enhancements but the truth is that the wind got completely knocked out of my sails when I put myself out there on Reddit many moons ago. There was absolutely zero public interest. To this day my wife and I are the only ones using the original prototype.

People of Lemmy, do you think there is a place on the internet for such a project, or is it time that I let it go?

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