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Islamic preacher Zakir Naik entered a taxi in London and said loudly to the taxi driver: - Brother, please turn off the radio, because according to the instructions of the Holy Quran, I am forbidden to listen to music, because during the time of Prophet Muhammad there was no music, especially Western music, which is the music of the infidels (kafirs). ) The taxi driver politely turned off the radio, stopped the taxi and opened the door. Zakir asked him, - Brother, what are you doing...? The taxi driver politely replied: - In the time of the Prophet: There were no taxis; There were no bombs; There was no theft; There were no speakers in the mosque to wake up the children, the elderly or the sick; There were no suicide attacks; There were no AK-47s; So shut up, go outside and wait for your camel...
The White House has announced a series of Holy Week events led by President Donald Trump, organized by the newly established White House Faith Office. The week of observance ahead of Easter will include the issuance of a Holy Week proclamation, a special video message, an Easter dinner, and a worship service for White House staff.
PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: The White House is organizing a series of events to celebrate Holy Week and Easter, led by President Donald Trump. 👥 Who’s
Mr. Wonderful just went full throttle on China—calling for Trump to slap a 400% tariff on Chinese imports and keep the pressure on until Beijing comes crawling to the negotiating table.
This is so cool, a tool where you can draw *that* icon/keyboard shape which you always have in your head but can never quite remember aaaaand... it helps you find the most similar unicode characters!!
https://shapecatcher.com/
Oneirogen Codex marks the first proper entry in the multi-part series of concept albums that most of my music is a part of. This one is about the quest to understand and control dreams, and the psychic and paranormal powers that result from that pursuit...
I only had the faintest notion of the Bund as a thing; "the war on memory" may be apt.
h/t @seachanger ; via a link from the Guardian article from Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int… - read it in light mode for the spot illustrations to make visual sense.
If you're looking for some affordable artwork options without resorting to AI, may I suggest the work of Perplexing Ruins? He's an illustrator that works mostly in fantasy and sci fi who runs a super cheap Patreon that offers illustrations. He mostly intends them for #TTRPG use but I've confirmed with him that using them as album art is totally cool!
This batch of Other People's Music selections includes a couple of hip-hop adjacent/influenced releases that mix in some unusual influences to end up ion weird places! Plus some folky pop, alt synthwave, guitar instrumentals & more!
Okay, I'm still #mixing but it's time to look toward #mastering, which I'll be at soon enough.
So, those of you that do your own mastering (or do it professionally, if you don't mind sharing your secrets):
1) What does your mastering chain look like? Ideally, in generic terms (eg saturation -> EQ -> compressor -> limiter rather than Fab Filter Pro 9 -> UAudio LA1176 -> Izotope MasterBlaster 9k) because I'm using stock Ableton plugins for the most part apart from the limiter
i would second @elsemusic on the importance of a couple good meters. an lufs, a max dbfs, and specto.
my chain on the last couple project was a multiband comp(sometimes, as needed)->saturator->compressor->EQ->limiter.
regarding the difference between saturation, compression, and limiting...
a saturator as you said is essentially a light distortion. but this means that to some extent you will also get a little bit of compression out of a saturator, depending on how hard you push it. more push, more distortion and compression.
the only difference between limiting and compression is in the values. a limiter is meant to be fast attack and fast release with a high Input to Output ratio (aka, VERY compressed). In fact, since musings my new mastering limiter is actually a compressor plugin set to 20:1 ratio and the timing and threshold where ever i needed it for the program.
anyways, the reason i started putting multiband compressor in front of everything is because often times what you perceive to be a tonal problem isn't an overall tonal problem but only on the attacks of one or more elements. so with the multiband you can tame the, let's say, 1k of the attack of a lead melody without sucking the 1k out of the entire mix. i did install a dynamic EQ recently, but haven't got to playing with it.
@elsemusic oh also... and i would love to hear others' opinion on this one... i use to master to -0.5dBFS, but with musings i switched to -2.0dBFS. it seems to play nicer with bluetooth audio and seems to be the standard for most internet streaming services? i feel like CD audio was always normalized straight to the 0.0dbFS mark (as long as true peak wasn't over, in which case -.1 or -.2 whatever is necessary to get there). what is going on with max dBFS values?
@benda @elsemusic Bandcamp specifically asks for -1 db masters so that's what I shoot for. It helps that I always used that as a benchmark before, figuring it gets real close to 0 db but gives you a little breathing room in case something weird is going on internally that boosts the signal at all...
@elsemusic wild. every service has a different standard. i mean i guess the good thing about shooting for -2, is i can just add, for example, one dB of gain for bandcamp.
@benda @elsemusic I mastered mine to -0.1dB which was the setting used by iZotope. Bandcamp still accepted it. When I was researching for LUFS and RMS values I determined that you just need to worry about the dB values. Other services will adjust what you submit to meet their standards anyways.
2) If you have one of two "simple tricks" that you think I should know for materials, share them! Again, keep it as generic and widely applicable as possible!
Thanks for anything y'all want to share! This is only my second time attempting a genuine mix and master, so I've still got a lot to learn.
Hi, I’ve mostly been recording solo piano. I’ve yet to discover a compressor that doesn’t smear the sound a little. So I use the tiniest touch of equalization and then a limiter on the master bus. The most transparent plugins I have for these are the UA Precision Limiter and EQ. There’s a bit of harshness I haven’t been able to tame, so I’m not there yet. Special case I guess. Hope this helps. Oh and Seventh Heaven on a send for reverb.
I used to spend 30 minutes or more per track futzing around with various plugins and chains (especially Ozone). Then I got sonible smart:limit and I get results I’m happy with in about 30 seconds.
In a resounding victory for law and order, a federal judge has upheld a Trump immigration policy allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out enforcement operations at churches and other places of worship—dealing a sharp blow to progressive religious groups who sought to shield illegal immigrants from the consequences of breaking U.S. law.
A federal judge has upheld a controversial Trump-era policy allowing ICE operations in places of worship, challenging claims from religious organizations about violations of liberty and attendance declines.
(The Center Square) - Small businesses owners applying for federal loans will now face extra identification requirements following changes by the Trump administration.
It's a straightforward relationship: high #inequality leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
At this point, if you're posting AI images, I'm going to assume you've seen the discourse and you just don't care. I'm not going to warn you or try to correct you, I'm just going to unfollow.
I mean, I'll use context clues and I might give someone a break if it was an accident, or they felt they had a legitimate reason to post the Bad Stuff this one time...
But if you post it in a favorable light, or use it to make your album covers or whatever, I'm out.
I'll be adding this as a rule for Other People's Music submissions. No AI in the music or cover art if you're going to submit. If you submit anyway and I realize it/catch you, I'll block you everywhere ( and, if the review is already live, I'll delete it).
I'm the same way. If you pass off AI content as real, you're blocked. If you post and label them as AI, that's ok (even though I don't like anything about AI to be honest).
My partner's youngest WILL NOT listen to the latest (and excellent) Tears For Fears album because the cover art was A.I. and they will not abide. I wish I could tell them what they're missing, but I can't fault their boycott, even as an OG TFF fan. Personally, I'm disappointed in TFF's artistic decision and... isn't one of the duo a pro photographer anyway?
President Trump underwent the first annual physical of his second term Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and he received an overall healthy report, which was released on Sunday.
"President Trump exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State," the White House physician said.
The nation's deficit so far into fiscal year 2025 set a record as the House GOP moves forward with its budget reconciliation bill, which includes more than $5 trillion in tax cuts and projected economic growth that would only cover about 16% of its cost.
A hefty price tag: The current framework that was adopted by the House on Thursday also includes $521 billion in defense and immigration spending and a minimum of $4 billion in spending cuts.
Newly-declassified FBI documents shine new light on the FBI’s mishandling of its relationship with anti-Trump dossier author Christopher Steele, on the FBI’s double standards on defensive briefings given to Trump and Hillary Clinton, and other key elements of the debunked collusion saga.
Trump's first attempt at declassifying Crossfire Hurricane documents in January 2021 was thwarted. But now, the FBI records have been released, revealing in part new details on the FBI's problematic Trump-Russia probe.
He didn’t lead a movement—he nuked his own party. The Dems came out of the Obama era weaker, more divided, and utterly leaderless. And that failure, that collapse of the so-called “Team Obama” brand, played a much bigger role in the unraveling of his marriage than anyone might’ve guessed.
Should I let myself be catfished by someone pretending to be an average looking polish chick who is 10 years behind on her education? Hard choices, @chris
Der sächsische Schriftsteller Jörg Bernig wehrt sich gegen den erneuten Versuch, ihn aus der Öffentlichkeit zu verdrängen. Schon 2016 hatte er den Westdeutschen den Spiegel vorgehalten. Über Mechanismen und Hintergründe der sozialen Vernichtung.
C'est drôle. Ils nous alertent sur les dérives de certains imams et prêtres, mais jamais sur celles de certains rabbins qui tiennent des discours ouvertement racistes, anti-goyim et anti-musulmans sans que cela ne choque en rien le préfet de Tel Aviv, monsieur Bruno Retailleau.
🇨🇳Wang Wentao, ministre chinois du Commerce : La Chine est devenue le principal partenaire commercial de plus de 150 pays... Comme le dit le proverbe : « Quand l’Occident se couche, l’Orient se lève. » Les exportations chinoises sont devenues plus avancées technologiquement et ont acquis une large reconnaissance sur les marchés internationaux.
🔴 Une agitation d’en Israël sioniste une accusation choquante déclenchent une tempête de controverse. La fille du ministre de l'Établissement apparaît dans une vidéo horrible et accuse ses parents de l'avoir agressée sexuellement.
🔴🇺🇸 Le rabbin Pinchus Ciment, directeur régional de Chabad Loubavitch de l'Arkansas a ouvert la Chambre des représentants des États-Unis 🇺🇲 le 27 mars dernier par une prière...
🇨🇳⚔️🇺🇲 🔴 La Chine va travailler au démantèlement des États-Unis et c’est presque terminé.
Toutes ces bases militaires américaines en Asie de l’Est et dans le Pacifique ont un seul objectif : déclencher une guerre avec la Chine.
L'empire américain fou et stupide.
Pékin n’est pas sans le savoir. Ses armes défensives sont prêtes et elle mène une guerre différente et efficace pour fermer ces bases dans les années à venir.
JE LE DIS : sans soutien militaire occidental, Israël n'a aucune chance de vaincre l'Iran dans une guerre conventionnelle. Ce dernier est plus grand, plus peuplé, dispose d'une plus grande profondeur stratégique et des armes de pointe pour frapper les grandes villes israéliennes.
🇨🇳⚔️🇺🇲 Urgent 🔴 Trump cède et recule 🔥 Surprise inattendue : Trump exempte les produits chinois de droits de douane de 145 % sans annonce officielle !
Trump vient d’exempter plusieurs biens importés de Chine d’un tarif de 145 %, notamment une gamme de produits électroniques grand public tels que des ordinateurs portables, des smartphones, des tablettes, des montres connectées, des téléviseurs et des produits d’énergie solaire.
Trump fera des concessions, mais il ne le dira pas publiquement pour sauver la face.
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Pour Pascal #Praud : "Tout ça n’est pas très grave, tout ça ne me choque pas beaucoup" concernant le détournement de 4M€ de fonds publics européens par le @RNational_off. Le pédophile #Morandini aussi c'est pas très grave ! Corrompre les pays africains pour faire du business par Bolloré non plus, c'est pas si grave... Mais le voile dans le sport, ALORS OUI, là c'est très GRAVE !
Un rapport du magazine Atmos révèle que des usines en Inde, en Turquie et au Vietnam sont impliquées dans la fourniture d'équipements utilisés dans la guerre contre les Palestiniens à des entreprises israéliennes, en plus de contribuer à la production de vêtements pour les soldats d'occupation.
La décision des États-Unis d’exempter certains produits électroniques grand public des droits de douane dits de rétorsion est un petit pas vers la correction de leurs erreurs.
@Laurent Espitallier c'est sûr que c'est assez pointu 😀 La base c'est que si on admet (théorème de Bell) la non-localité dans l'espace, alors il n'y a pas de raison d'exclure la non-localité dans le temps sinon par l'habitude qu'on a pris en physique quantique de mesurer les transformations par le temps. Autrement dit, la causalité telle qu'on l'entend ordinairement n'existe pas, et la rétrocausalité n'est pas un problème.
En gros elle parle d'une sorte d'univers bloc quantique dans lequel, forcément, aucun libre arbitre n'est possible. Mais du coup toujours pas d'explications sur le pourquoi les lois de la physique sont telles qu'elles sont dans notre univers. Après c'est pas vraiment l'objectif de la gravité quantique à boucles d'arriver à une théorie aussi complète que la théorie des cordes ou d'autres.
La philo des sciences à l'américaine décidément c'est pas comme en France, ya même des maths dedans. Pour ce que j'en ai vu chez nous ils passent leur temps à se branler 100 pages sur un mot et à snober les sciences dures (parceque "pas assez précis", non mais le culot)
Des militants de l’ONG Greenpeace ont mené une action coup de poing à l’extérieur de l’ambassade des 🇺🇸 à Londres,afin de protester contre les ventes d’armes à Israël. Greenpeace appelle les gouvernements du 🇬🇧 et des États-Unis à imposer un embargo sur les armes contre Israël.
🕎"Le juif ne sera pas puni s'il sodomise une fille de moins de 3 ans ou un garçon de moins de 9 ans"🙀🤮 📖TALMUD (un des textes fondamentaux du judaïsme rabbinique), enseigné dans toutes les écoles juives de France [environ 260], dont 80% sont en contrat avec l'état
Aux États-Unis, brûler le drapeau israélien est un crime passible d'arrestation, mais la police américaine vous protégera si vous brûlez le drapeau américain. Insulter Israël est un crime, mais insulter l'Amérique ou toute autre valeur ne pose aucun problème. L'Amérique est occupée, tout comme la Palestine.
Un bulldozer israélien détruisant la statue de Saint Georges au Sud-Liban. Silence radio de @MarionMarechal de @DamienRieu et de tous les escrocs identitaires qui prétendent défendre le monde chrétien face aux méchants sarrasins.
🇨🇦🇺🇸 🔴 Le Canada force Trump à reculer et menace publiquement de couper l’électricité aux États-Unis. Le premier ministre de l'Ontario, Doug Ford, a averti : « Si les États-Unis escaladent la tension, je n'hésiterai pas à couper complètement le courant. »
Paul Krugman’s latest brings up a point I’d missed:
This chicken-with-its-head-cut-off tariff policymaking is now “putting much higher tariffs on intermediate goods used in manufacturing than on final goods” (see screenshot below, taken from the article).
That means Trump has actually managed to •disincentivize• electronics manufacturing in the US.
…or at least this second, but who knows what US policy will be in 15 minutes? Way to go, geniuses! Companies, come invest here! You’ll get screwed now, but at least you can’t count on the future at all! USA! USA!
Quoting Billie Joe Armstrong: "Runnin' away from pain, like the kids from Palestine"
Green Day alters lyrics to reference the israeli genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza during Coachella set. Billie Joe Armstrong modified a line in "Jesus of Suburbia" from "Runnin' away from pain when you've been victimized" to "Runnin' away from pain, like the kids from Palestine."
“Complete psychological destruction”: Children in Gaza have suffered “relentless mental harm” during five months of war - Save the Children reliefweb.int/report/occupied-…
sapphire birch
in reply to Special Guest Star • • •women are incentivized to divorce you since the system is against you and will railroad you again
whoever gets a second marriage is kinda retarded since you're trying to repeat history but you have less money and your older
DarkMahesvara
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