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BanterMeister / Re: Apple's Ventura 🤮

« Last post by Age on Yesterday at 11:49:52 PM »

I'm kicking around the idea of getting a 1TB external SSD and installing Monterey on it along with nothing but Mac stuff that won't cause any hiccups, like some kinda suite that's outlook'esque, since LibreOffice hangs up on both Ventura and Monterey. I might try going "Mac purist" on this machine, you know, Safari, Mac Mail and like that before I ditch the whole thing and either go back to my PC, or try Linux in it just for giggles.

Chromatic Stuff / Re: Beginner – Problem with Hole 2 on Chromatic Harmonica

« Last post by Dave on May 12, 2025, 07:07:27 PM »

Hi Ozzy - You mentioned when you cover your nose while playing 2-blow you get a better result. Try playing 2-blow while simultaneously exhaling through your nose. You may notice that you get a better sounding note this way. The same thing can work with difficult draw notes, but you would be inhaling through your nose in that case. Another thing you can try is adjusting the volume of your mouth when you're playing by slightly lowering your jaw when playing the problematic note.

Recording & Sound -Techniques & Equipment / Re: Chuck Rejto "hands free"!!!

« Last post by Age on May 12, 2025, 06:22:11 PM »

I'd like to try it, even though I don't think I could do it, cuz since that's sorta like multi-tasking, and my ADHD won't let me do that. If I try to do two musical things and the same time, my brain locks up, and everything stops.

Recording & Sound -Techniques & Equipment / Re: Chuck Rejto "hands free"!!!

« Last post by brorat on May 12, 2025, 07:56:49 AM »

Quote from: Fabio on May 11, 2025, 07:53:19 PM

Quote from: brorat on May 10, 2025, 09:26:02 AM
I stumbled across this YouTube video of a guy named Chuck Rejto. Apparently, Chuck is an accomplished musician who lives in Rhode Island. I'm not familiar with him, but I thought the setup he has for "hands free" is really interesting! Just a mechanical linkage with a cable to a foot pedal. Pretty cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0lE5-W_yc&list=RDGMEMTmC-2iNKH_l8gQ1LHo9FeQVMMz0lE5-W_yc&start_radio=1

Nice adaptation, the mechanism remembers me the accelerator pedal of a carburetored motor. You know, that steel cable, which once my uncle had to improvise with a cotton string when it tears apart in the middle of nowhere. What a coordination, he pulled with the left arm outside the window while changing the gear with the right one. Just 1 and 2 gear, enough to get to the nearest town...

I've done something like that myself! Ah ... ingenuity!!