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    Studio Pics

    in EKT General Discussion

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    My flatmate moved out. I have the place to myself now. I'm no longer technically a "bedroom musician" because I have a dedicated studio now. So I'm sure warp or planet mu will be calling my phone soon.

     

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    heh, you have the same needlessly massive computer case as me. 

     

     

    Lol, yup. That thing is a chore to move!

    It does help keep things cool in there with 2 video cards though.

    Mental Illness Megathread

    in General Banter

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    So I've been mildly suffering from pseudodysphagia for most of my life, but I've had a good handle on it. Until last month when I was on a shoot with some co-workers where I wouldn't be able to eat in public at all without panicking about choking. I've been trying to rectify it by contacting a psychologist (but couldn't afford it), then an after-hours clinic who told me to go to ER who referred me to a mental health center. The social worker who determines what type of treatment I should seek told me that I would be a challenge since my anxiety disorder is pretty rare. They said they would look for a psychologist, but that they are all booked at the moment. The first psychologist recommended a book on dealing with anxiety and fear, so I bought it.

     

    I went on another shoot this week, but ended up eating very little during the day. I would need to stay in the van by myself where I would attempt to eat Cliff Bars and trail mix without panicking. At night, I would try to eat by myself while practicing mindfulness and meditation.

     

    For a week or so it really got me down since it's such an absurd anxiety disorder to have. To not be able to eat meals with your GF or family without having a panic attack really takes a toll on me. But I've been practicing some of what the book suggested and I think it's helping. It's like relearning that swallowing food is an automatic function by doing deep breathing, relaxing any muscle tension caused by anxiety and taking as much time needed to finish a meal. The strange thing is everything else in my life, though I deal with general anxiety, is pretty much fine except for this specific condition. And it being such a normal part of every day life makes it quite a challenge to cope with.

     

    Damn, I didn't know about pseudodysphagia. That sounds awful, man. That's great you're seeing progress already. Keep at it, you got this.

    Mental Illness Megathread

    in General Banter

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    When my body is heavily fighting off a nasty virus, my rapid cycling bipolar symptoms sometimes come back. Yesterday I went from being fine, to incredibly anxious and depressed, to pissed off, to suicidal, straight to laughing and joking, then immediately back to depressed and suicidal again, then back again to laughing and joking, then finally back to being fine. At that point I thought "screw it, I better go to sleep now and avoid my mind being awake." All of that happened in about an hour and a half total.

    Aphex Twin - Collapse EP

    in Aphex Twin

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    Can you imagine being an artist

    and there's a thread somewhere on a forum with 139 pages discussing your music

    going into all the possible details, as far as to discuss the reverb tails and choice of samples

    mindblowing

    and then there's people buying your music too, regularly

    you might go to Reddit and see someone post yet another Aphex-inspired track, you check it out and smile

    You also get to play live on numerous occasions, to people that mostly care about your music, in different countries

    You close your browser and go to a room full of analogue gear, just jamming and having fun. "that new Korg thing sounds funny, let's see if I can detune it, hmm. costs 100k$? no probs"

    You get carried away with gear, and then your russian wife's calling you to come to a patio, dinner is served. Beautiful Irish/English scenery with hills and grass and stuff around

    you feel joy and happiness.

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    Disgusting

     

     

     

    Agreed. He forgot to include "You get to go out and scare locals with your actual tank"

    Studio Pics

    in EKT General Discussion

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    My studio but like 6 years ago!!

     

    Good stuff.

     

    needs more shoes though.

     

    whats in the stack of gear on the shelving to the left?

     

    That's an Akai S2000, Roland JV1080 and a Sony Minidisc recording unit plus fx units (Alesis Midiverb 2 and Zoom). The fx I sold though to a mate lol.

     

     

     

    I thought that was the midiverb 2. Did you have any issues with it? I'm stuck between deciding on Lexicon's lpx-1 and the Midiverb 2. Fortunately, I'm currently broke and so have time to figure it out. I'm sure I'd be happy with either.

    Post Your Most Recent Picture

    in General Banter

    Posted · Edited by 747Music

    My window was open and this is Canada. Never know when random flying hockey pucks might stray in.

    heh. I was testing out my gear before my season starts in 2 weeks and I keep my gear in my studio.

     

     

     

    Those are some lush pads


    Hahaha. The secret is to keep lush pads wide.
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