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by grumpymike
Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:25 am
Forum: Politics and Other Crap
Topic: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)
Replies: 183
Views: 16874

Re: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)

Wow, TIL the Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order and it took ~3 years from then till the 13th Amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation Exactly. If you're against executive orders, then you're a racist! :P I think the important thing to realize is that Trump ha...
by grumpymike
Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: Song Fight!
Topic: General Updates
Replies: 19
Views: 2049

Re: General Updates

The Nur Ein database is contest-neutral and can accommodate all sorts of contests. I just never got to it, but it is a possibility if it's something people want. I was going to try it with the Circle of Songs a few years ago...
by grumpymike
Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:51 am
Forum: Help and How To
Topic: mixing tips
Replies: 20
Views: 6631

Re: mixing tips

Apparently this visual analogy helped someone. Maybe it will strike a chord with someone else.
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by grumpymike
Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:38 am
Forum: Help and How To
Topic: Open vs closed back headphones survey
Replies: 28
Views: 3081

Re: Open vs closed back headphones survey

Good grief, for how long it took you, you probably could have bought 5 different pairs by now. :p

I am curious how your experience will compare to RTINGS empirical data.
by grumpymike
Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: Politics and Other Crap
Topic: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)
Replies: 183
Views: 16874

Re: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)

I just listened to a podcast that lays out the history and posits some interesting theories and observations. It might be exactly what you want, Caravan Ray. Common Sense with Dan Carlin - Show 319 - A Recipe for Caesar The TLDR is that the invention of the radio will be grouped with the invention o...
by grumpymike
Sun Jul 05, 2020 11:26 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"
Replies: 79
Views: 10905

Re: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"

http://podcast.songlander.com/?name=2020-07-05_pistols_at_dawn.mp3 Make sure to listen for the outtakes at the end! Congratulations, Jon Eric! Welcome back. Stick around. Keep doing what you’re doing!! Thank you contestants! It is a delight to see the return acts, the old-returning acts, and especia...
by grumpymike
Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:13 pm
Forum: Sidefights and Highlights
Topic: Ye olde songfight?
Replies: 28
Views: 2838

Re: Ye olde songfight?

Is the idea that we all do a really old song of our own choosing?
by grumpymike
Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:10 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"
Replies: 76
Views: 10456

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"

After a thousand years I have been cryogenically unfrozen to bring you my final set of liner notes: Thanks for doing all these, Adam! I know we're a small audience and I really appreciate the effort that goes into sharing with us. It's been hecka interesting seeing the wizard behind the curtain. I ...
by grumpymike
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:25 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"
Replies: 76
Views: 10456

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"

If you have any suggestions for how exactly to fix the guitars that sound underwater or pointy depending on which headphones you're on, I'll gladly take them. In retrospect, my first listen was probably on my laptop. The headphones I use to mix are yet a different data point - guitar's less pointy,...
by grumpymike
Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:51 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"
Replies: 76
Views: 10456

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"

http://podcast.songlander.com/?name=202 ... tretch.mp3

The editing gets sloppier and the episodes take longer...
by grumpymike
Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:06 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: NUR EIN XV - Pistols at Dawn
Replies: 8
Views: 1243

Re: NUR EIN XV - Pistols at Dawn

we’ve come to an impasse the only place that we agree is that this can’t last there is no other way when neither of us hears what the other has to say bring your pistol at dawn meet me at the capitol lawn you’ve insulted my reason with the ideas you profess bring your pistol at dawn i’m done with di...
by grumpymike
Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:32 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"
Replies: 79
Views: 10905

Re: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"

Instead of editing the last New Ugly episode, I decided to bring my D game.

I had fun trying stuff, but I clearly have a lot of criticism for my own song here. Also it's probably "not in this moment"ed even though it's about how people dueled 200 years ago.
by grumpymike
Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:11 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"
Replies: 79
Views: 10905

Re: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"

“Bring your A game” is a tough challenge, IMO, because it leaves no direction if you aren’t inspired by the title. RIP Nur Ein XI.
by grumpymike
Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:39 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Five "North Beach Vampires"
Replies: 91
Views: 11990

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Five "North Beach Vampires"

crumpart wrote:
Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:58 am
Thanks for the podcast! Although please never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever try to do an Australian accent ever again please!
You should check out Manhattan Glutton's Byron Bay.

Edit: Wow this song hasn't aged well. Good thing that guy doesn't come around here anymore.
by grumpymike
Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:40 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Five "North Beach Vampires"
Replies: 91
Views: 11990

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Five "North Beach Vampires"

Well, it's good I took out the 5 minutes of us pondering whether George Orwell was British.
by grumpymike
Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:06 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Five "North Beach Vampires"
Replies: 91
Views: 11990

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Five "North Beach Vampires"

Late! The New Ugly is now The Old Ugly! Some priorities took precedence.
I humbly submit to you how dumb we sound.

http://podcast.songlander.com/?name=202 ... v_ires.mp3
by grumpymike
Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:58 pm
Forum: Help and How To
Topic: Studio acoustics: speaker mounting
Replies: 19
Views: 2592

Re: Studio acoustics: speaker mounting

I’m prob out of my element, but wouldn’t mass-loading the wall help? For example, mass-loaded vinyl. Can’t vibrate if it can’t move.
by grumpymike
Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:31 am
Forum: Politics and Other Crap
Topic: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)
Replies: 183
Views: 16874

Re: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)

This is like a Usenet thread from 1996 See, Caravan Ray, nothing changes! It just takes 25 years to make it to Australia. I don't understand an argument that says one president has the power to implement it but another does not have the power to end it. Well... it's wishful thinking. But I also don...
by grumpymike
Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:58 am
Forum: Politics and Other Crap
Topic: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)
Replies: 183
Views: 16874

Re: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)

We don't blame a loss on the "quarterback" or the "pitcher". We play proper team games like cricket. That is your problem. You don't play cricket. And your need to have a "President" to personify success or failure - seems to relate to why USA people like games like Am...
by grumpymike
Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:34 am
Forum: Politics and Other Crap
Topic: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)
Replies: 183
Views: 16874

Re: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)

No - not really. Here - the ultimate authority is "the Crown" - personified by the Governor-General. It is a vague wishy-washy idea that has no real meaning. Yes, and our ultimate authority is the Constitution, which is a very tangible idea that has loads of meaning. Again, our troops and...
by grumpymike
Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:01 am
Forum: Politics and Other Crap
Topic: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)
Replies: 183
Views: 16874

Re: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)

So why do you need him? What job does he do? Why does your Constitution give power to one person - when that person could be an idiot? Giving power to one person is a very 18th century idea. It is a bit out of date don’t you think? You're asking me to provide socio-philosophical commentary that I'm...
by grumpymike
Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:42 am
Forum: Politics and Other Crap
Topic: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)
Replies: 183
Views: 16874

Re: Modern democracy (was: COVID-19 freakout thread)

The only reason I am bagging your Constitution is because my countries constitution is out of date. It was out of date the day it was written. What does the royal crown have to do with anything? We have six state governments. All with seperate health, education, police etc. departments? Why??!?! Ye...