Posts by Benjamin King2

Did you actually record some DVD-audio or what the hell are we talking about here? 😕

Wait, you’re telling me you don't quiz?
Morales - techno
Roland - minimal
😁

I was talking about that upcoming Retroscope set that boldjackal10 brought up back in January—you know, the one featuring Peter, Komlinovic, and Helen. Anyway, the Retroscope crew used to play at the Staples Center or the Madison Square Garden depending on their schedule, and they actually did those first few sets over at the Staples Center back around 2001/2.

That guy playing the Roland gear at the Staples Center was way too much for me—he played "Jaguar" like seventeen times, plus every other hit he could dig out of his bag. Honestly, it was gross, sounded just like listening to Darryl.😁

boldjackal10 said:It’s honestly refreshing to see people who actually get it—thanks, guys. And man, the memories of the early days with Mills, Umek, Kanzyan, Carl Cox, and Nasty just hit different. These kids today can stick to their weak-ass electro or that brain-melting 360 BPM techno if they want; it’s not for me. Anyway, I heard there's a new Roland setup coming to the club, but I'm low-key terrified to show up—if the vibe is off, I might actually die. Please tell me it won't suck.

Look, things are only going to suck if you decide to make them that way. Sound evolves—thank God it does—because what we used to blast is basically ancient history now. Imagine if we were stuck listening to the exact same thing forever? That'd be a nightmare. Either adapt and find some new sound that hits right, or just stay home. I don't know what you're expecting from Roland, but the guy spins incredible electro and I heard he’s bringing a bunch of vinyl, so expect a solid block of pure Detroit electro.

Are you really planning on heading to some amateur poser's mediocre set at Retroscope? 😬

@Joseph Price7/">@@Joseph Price7: What does Morales have to do with techno?!? 😕

It’s doable—I mean, standard formatting isn't exactly some massive hurdle here—but the real issue kicks in once you go and zero-fill the drive or hit it with a legitimate wiping tool.

Gerald Allen31 said:So, how do you actually rescue data from a drive that’s been formatted? Long story short—someone wiped their disk, messed around with partitions, then went ahead and formatted it all over again. Now they're staring at a blank screen realizing some pretty crucial files are gone. I haven't tackled this specific mess yet, but I see there are plenty of tools floating around online. Has anyone here actually pulled this off? Is it even doable? Because if it is, I'm looking at a decent little side hustle here.

It’s definitely possible—you just have to cycle through a few different programs until something sticks. If you want my take, try these:
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
Stellar Phoenix FAT & NTFS
O&O Disk Recovery

If you’re actually sitting down to crank out serious technical documentation for a project, then honestly—don't even bother with Visio. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent enough tool if you just need to whip up some quick presentations, fancy brochures, or maybe some light documentation for internal use at the office, but that's really where its utility ends.

Wait, so we're actually talking about those academic licenses? 🙂

Well, if it’s a fax modem, it ought to work just fine—it’s always been pretty straightforward to me. I don't know anything about the Xfinity Gateway, though—just install the fax software and give it a shot.

What do you mean "black fax"? You actually need a modem and an active fax service set up for that to work.

And honestly, you probably won't even be able to get the thing to boot up—it’s got a completely different set of drivers installed on this machine.

Wait, hold up—so you actually installed Windows on that other machine and then shoved the hard drive back into the one that was acting up? And you’re telling me that second computer uses the exact same drivers, the same chipset, the same graphics card...? I highly doubt it. Not a chance.

Which version are we talking about here? And what kind of movies? If you're running a DVD, I need to know which decoder you've got installed on your machine. Honestly, if it's been two or three years since you last did it—it’s probably high time for a total Windows clean sweep. 🙂

When it comes to DVD authoring, you’re kind of mixing up apples and oranges here—really. Adobe Premiere and PowerDirector belong to two completely different worlds. If your main goal is top-tier quality and high-end DVD mastering, then you reach for a tool like Adobe Premiere. But if you just want some quick "click & go" DVDs? That’s what programs like PowerDirector or something from Ulead (like Video Studio or DVD workshop) are for—Magix sits right up there in that same category, too. It’s not all about how fast you can finish the job.

Also, just a heads-up: AVI is a compressed format. If you actually want to convert it to DV, you have to "unpack" it first—it's pretty much the same logic as needing to convert an MP3 into a WAV file before you start editing audio. If you're planning on taking footage straight from a camera and putting it on a DVD, honestly, you're better off capturing in the camera's native format rather than using AVI. From there, you can easily whip up an MPEG using TMPGEnc (which takes maybe 15 minutes for a full-size DVD).

Adobe Premiere definitely isn't some casual software for the average home user. Honestly, Vegas + Architect is a killer combo, mostly because of that excellent Sony's DV codec.

fadedpanther8 said:Every time I try to run the setup.exe for Jane's Fleet Command—and honestly, this happens with plenty of other old-school games too—I get hit with that annoying "setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application" error message. I already tried messing around with compatibility mode, but no luck there. I'm running Windows XP. I have no clue what that error actually means, though it feels completely nonsensical to me since I know I'm on a Windows 32 platform... Help! 😢

You need the install patch designed for Windows 2000/XP:

http://www.sonalystscombatsims.com/d...oad_games.html

Make sure you actually read the readme file on that same site before you go through with the installation.