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Post by rowmat on Apr 18, 2024 19:22:43 GMT -6
Arms and legs make for a much more compelling live show typically. Sure do. And they are working on that. . Just wait till they execute the hot babe model - then the final frontier (did you notice my nice alliteration? AI is KILLER at artistic alliterations) is lips moving. <<thumbsup>> Lest anyone doubt or have their head in the sand, music 20 years from now will bear virtually no resemblance to music 2024, and certainly not to music 1979. At the rate of progression, it might take only 10 years.... Glad I'm in the phasing out stage of my career as opposed to the ramping up stage. My sincerest best wishes for those of you just starting out.... To put things in some kind of perspective these publicly available Boston Dynamics videos of various robots performing stunts are what they allow in the public domain. It would be foolish to think that these are the state of the art. The really scary shit that could be used in high tech military applications likely remains hidden within highly classified R&D projects probably deep underground.
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Post by rowmat on Apr 18, 2024 19:08:54 GMT -6
I’ve noticed a ton of YouTube videos are now being created using AI. For instance ‘COPS’ style law enforcement videos using AI narration and subtitles that are often incorrect. Also many videos showcasing famous photographers using the same type of slideshows and music. Often some of the photos are duplicated especially if they have been cropped differently which indicates the AI was fooled and didn’t identify the duplicate. It has reached the point where AI can now create a YouTube channel from scratch based upon a subject and then using bots harvest existing content from the internet and re-edit and assemble it including a script, narration, music and automatically create and publish new videos at set intervals. I hate to say it but I work in tech and what's about today in the grand AI schema is nothing more than a gimmick compared to some of the big budget stuff held behind curtains. Practically no industry is safe, although it really does make me wonder when we get to the "big bang" what then? Economies fall, we don't have jobs and even the creative side is covered. So what exactly do we do with ourselves? I'm not afraid of not working that's for sure but I gotta fill that time. Hence the murmurs of a UBI (Universal Basic Income) a minimum barely survivable carrot-on-a-string wage for all those made redundant. To risk going down the rabbit hole event further are the talking points emanating from some governments (Canada) of legalising euthanasia for those with mental illness. With the direction we are heading in increasing depression seems to a given for many. Depression being a form of mental illness could lumber those along with the elderly and disabled into the category of ‘useless eaters’. Better crank up the Soylent Green plant! 😵💫
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Post by rowmat on Apr 18, 2024 16:46:52 GMT -6
I’ve noticed a ton of YouTube videos are now being created using AI.
For instance ‘COPS’ style law enforcement videos using AI narration and subtitles that are often incorrect.
Also many videos showcasing famous photographers using the same type of slideshows and music. Often some of the photos are duplicated especially if they have been cropped differently which indicates the AI was fooled and didn’t identify the duplicate.
It has reached the point where AI can now create a YouTube channel from scratch based upon a subject and then using bots harvest existing content from the internet and re-edit and assemble it including a script, narration, music and automatically create and publish new videos at set intervals.
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Post by rowmat on Apr 15, 2024 18:46:03 GMT -6
It’s not only audio.
AI is already re-engineering the movie/video industry.
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Post by rowmat on Apr 13, 2024 19:18:06 GMT -6
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Post by rowmat on Feb 10, 2024 22:49:06 GMT -6
Pretty similar to what I built but I used rockwool glass batts which required an inner and outer wire exoskeleton to hold the batts in place and provide rigidity for the structure.
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Post by rowmat on Feb 10, 2024 17:46:55 GMT -6
Refer to the ‘Treble Range Reflector’ which covers half the trap.
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Post by rowmat on Feb 10, 2024 17:06:27 GMT -6
@row just thinking removing all the facing isn’t really required for the tubes to function well? If you got material with no facing , for the reflective/diffuser function you’ll just have to add 6ml vapour barrier anyway . So, at that point, it’s 50/50 covered to uncovered, might as well just remove half the facing ? I believe the original Tube Traps are 50/50 reflective/non reflective. You rotate them as required. Speaking into each side of the tube from six inches away the difference is very obvious.
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Post by rowmat on Feb 10, 2024 16:28:55 GMT -6
Exactly what I was thinking ( and about your pics), the facing protects the insulation and prevents fibre migration. I method could be to cut holes all around or open all of back half and replace with vapour barrier for likely a negligible difference? Cutting holes in rear facing half seems like a good start specially if you did measurements with tubes stock as baseline, then removed say a 1/4 of facing on front and remeasured, repeat as required ? I didn’t rely on the facings to prevent fibre migration. I coverered the tubes with black acoustically transparent fabric. See the tube on the right. Although I did first cover the non reflective side with a layer of 1” polyester insulation See the left side of the middle tube. The white polyester is visible with some poking out of the top prior to trimming.
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Post by rowmat on Feb 10, 2024 16:24:10 GMT -6
It does reflect/diffuse the higher frequencies. I used damp course barrier sheet for the facing which is commonly used under brickwork. Holes cut in the facing helps the transmission of air in and out of the tube. Two tubes shown here. The left tube is turned to show the fully absorbive side. The right shows the facing which covers half the tube’s radius. Rotate the tubes to expose the facing for a more live/open sound. View AttachmentHow tall are these, rowmat ? Six feet or so? Yes. Two metres or about 6 1/2 feet. And 400mm in diameter. About 16 inches.
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Post by rowmat on Feb 10, 2024 15:29:35 GMT -6
Given the strength of lower bass notes, how does the facing prevent significant transmission? Wouldn’t it act like a mild reflective/ diffusive capacity ? It does reflect/diffuse the higher frequencies. I used damp course barrier sheet for the facing which is commonly used under brickwork. Holes cut in the facing helps the transmission of air in and out of the tube. Two tubes shown here. The left tube is turned to show the fully absorbive side. The right shows the facing which covers half the tube’s radius. Rotate the tubes to expose the facing for a more live/open sound.
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Post by rowmat on Jan 7, 2024 22:03:57 GMT -6
Yeah time to stop dithering and just get on with it!
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Post by rowmat on Jan 7, 2024 20:20:29 GMT -6
Two other key factors in the effectiveness of AI is the increase in connection speeds and the ability to store vast amounts of data both of which have accelerated exponentially.
The ability to instigate AI operations in almost real time is a key factor.
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Post by rowmat on Jan 7, 2024 20:10:47 GMT -6
When people are surprised how quickly AI seems to have emerged it has been developing for decades. From the 1960s-2010 AI progress was essentially linear, then it became exponential through the 2010s, then in 2021/22 it became compoundingly exponential. The tech is literally changing faster than they can keep track of it. More progress has been made in the last year than the previous 50 years. As previously mentioned - “The data collection model for training AI began in earnest once tech companies began offering ‘free’ cloud storage services around 10 years ago.” But yes it is moving frighteningly fast. The concern is at what point AI becomes sentient and no longer requires human input? www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-engineer-claims-ai-chatbot-is-sentient-why-that-matters/
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Post by rowmat on Jan 7, 2024 19:49:32 GMT -6
When people are surprised how quickly AI seems to have emerged it has been developing for decades.
The data collection model for training AI began in earnest once tech companies began offering ‘free’ cloud storage services around 10 years ago.
People uploading photos, music, video, documents etc were invariably unwittingly giving licence for their data to be used for AI training on top of the data already collected during their internet activity. Add to that the advent of the smart phone, smart watches, smart homes (full of smart devices) and smart cars connected to the ‘Internet of Things’.
Like it or not we are already under a somewhat of a digital control network which can determine for instance what individuals can or can ‘t access and see online based per upon their stored data profiles with the final stage being some kind of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) linked to a digital ID, social credit score and a personal carbon allowance all implemented by AI using algorithms written by those who don’t have your best interests at heart.
At that point resistance will be futile less you want to still be able to eat and feed your family.
For those who have never seen 2001: A Space Odyssey a main theme was what happens when AI runs amok and it is more prescient now than it was when it was made more than half a century ago.
“Open the pod bay doors HAL/SIRI/ALEXA.”
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Post by rowmat on Jan 7, 2024 16:16:50 GMT -6
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Post by rowmat on Jan 7, 2024 16:10:43 GMT -6
We will be fine as long as Ai doesn’t grow human ears. It will learn to lip read.
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Post by rowmat on Jan 7, 2024 2:59:16 GMT -6
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Post by rowmat on Jan 3, 2024 16:03:11 GMT -6
Honestly I think it's all the stuff that *isn't* there on samples that makes them feel less lively. In a mix context, there's tons of stuff that's in the mix that doesn't need to be. Lots of background noise and extra stuff like fret noises or room noises that gets blended into a mix that would affect how things like compressors would work. If you were able to remove these things without changing the audio that you want to keep, I'd think the mix would sound less full even though any single piece of unwanted noise wouldn't necessarily be noticed on it's own. I think it's why folks say that modern recordings have less feeling. They're edited to the point where there isn't a single out of place piece of audio. I agree. I think the more we chase perfection the more we realize we actually don't like it. We like a certain amount of noise, distortion, etc.. Not sure why but it seems like our brains are hardwired to enjoy the imperfections. It's like removing all the breaths from a vocal, at one point that seemed like a good idea to "clean it up" but then our brains are like..."why isn't that person breathing?" 😁 I felt some of the best stuff we recorded (especially the last few albums) were all for the better with the imperfections. The creaking piano seat, the odd squeaky acoustic fretting, the inhale just before the final line, the odd loose timing. The majority of our tracking was done with the band/session musicians playing live interacting with each other rather than a click track or in isolation. The artists who thought their best performance was the most perfect often kept chasing it until they disappeared in a sea of takes, overdubs, drop-ins and frustration for everybody.
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Post by rowmat on Jan 2, 2024 12:00:23 GMT -6
I still keep in regular communication with our former mastering guy.
He said he’s never been busier.
COVID unleashed a lot of home DIY projects from people with no clue how to record or mix who wonder why their project doesn’t sound remotely like a ‘rekkid’.
The term “Fix it in the mix.” doesn’t apply in the case of these people.
It’s beyond that.
It’s become “Fix it in the mastering.”
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Post by rowmat on Dec 8, 2023 23:56:45 GMT -6
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Post by rowmat on Dec 8, 2023 16:30:58 GMT -6
Build a rack of SCA J99’s and don’t look back!
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Post by rowmat on Nov 25, 2023 17:08:30 GMT -6
Makes sense to me thx. It was interesting in Eric’s test little difference, but I would lean towards sealing them! To be clear you need quite a number large tube traps to effectively treat the low end. And I am specifically referring to the low end here. Unsealed tubes can indeed improve the acoustics of the middle and higher frequencies but not nearly as much at the low end. Measuring the room low end response between sealed and unsealed traps won’t make a lot of difference unless you have enough traps of suitable size in the first place. And typically most don’t have enough. (My large tube traps are 8” taller than me) By that I mean a pretty large budget that few home studio owners could likely afford or have the time and energy to DIY build unless they were very motivated.
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Post by rowmat on Nov 25, 2023 16:28:03 GMT -6
Thx for the detail. I’ve been thinking about using the sonotubes and using radial cutters ti cut diffrebt sized circular holes in one side of the tube: like you reflective on the other side. I would cut circular pieces of safe and sound ti stuff inside, cap bottom and top with circular pieces of semi rigid comfort board. Eric’s analysis suggests capping does little sonically, but would keep insulation in place. i’d make a circular wooden base, a little bigger with a routered counter sunk groove fir tube ti sit in, likely use construction glue there and attach 3 wheels, cover with fabric! In order to reduce bass buildup which occurs at the perimeter of walls and in corners the tube traps do require ‘sealing’. By ‘sealing’ I mean they need to provide some resistance to the flow of air through the wall of the trap into the internal air cavity during the positive half cycle (high pressure) and then back out of the tube into the room during the negative half cycle (low pressure). This action is what effectively absorbs the acoustic energy and levels out the bass response. The bigger the air volume of the tube, the lower the frequency it can treat. If you want the traps to be effective especially at lower frequencies they shouldn’t be completely open but rather provide ‘leaky’ resistance to the flow of air in and out of the tube. The trap acts like a smoothing capacitor in an AC to DC power supply. During the positive half cycle where the pressure inside the trap momentarily rises as air moves through the wall of the tube absorbing the positive energy it then, during the negative half cycle when the air in the trap is at higher relative pressure compared to the air in the room adjacent to the trap, moves back through the wall of the tube into the room. Of course you need enough traps of suitable size to be effective in smoothing out the low frequencies. A couple of small traps won’t make much difference in treating the low end.
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Post by rowmat on Nov 25, 2023 12:54:12 GMT -6
I built some too as the cost of shipping them to Australia on top of the actual traps was off the planet. It was a ton of work but they definitely helped. I used rock wool sandwiched between inner and outer wire mesh tubes. I used some construction damp-proof course plastic to create a reflective side. View AttachmentView AttachmentDid you make or purchase the tubes ? I built them entirely from scratch using galvanised wire mesh which I cut and formed (rolled) into two tubes per trap. A smaller diameter inner mesh tube and a larger diameter for the outer. These held the rock wool insulation batts sandwiched in between the mesh tubes. I used wire clips to join the mesh along the edges and used round plywood end caps and stapled the mesh to the end caps. I made two sizes. The smaller trap is just over one metre tall (around 40”) and approximately 10” in diameter and the larger about 80” tall and 16” in diameter. The larger trap required four one metre (40”) mesh tubes with each inner and outer pair joined end to end to make a two metre (80”) tall tube. The roll of wire mesh was actually 1200mm tall (48”) but I had to cut it down to about 40” otherwise the larger traps would have been too tall once the wire tubes were joined end to end. They’re very lightweight.
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