Mini Motivations #115 - Day 4 of Dsound Experiment

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Hi there, and here's the show notes of today's podcast.

I mentioned about the recording equipment I was using, and it's this - the Zoom H4N.

Here are the features at a glance, but check out the website because you will know why I'm pretty happy with it, and why we had been using it for the past few years.

Four-track simultaneous recording
Built-in X/Y stereo mic, adjustable between 90˚ and 120˚
Onboard MS decoding
Dual mic/line/instrument level inputs with XLR/TRS combo connectors
Stereo ⅛" Mic/Line In mini phone jack
+24 or +48V phantom power for main inputs and Plug-in power (2.5V) via Mic/Line In mini phone jack
Output/headphone jack with dedicated volume control
Built-in reference speaker for fast monitoring
Large 1.9 inch backlit LCD display
Records directly to SD and SDHC cards up to 32GB
Supports up to 24-bit/96kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats
Auto-record and Pre-record features
Internal mixdown: four-track to stereo and stereo to dual mono
Up to 99 marks per recording
Flexible overdubbing and punch-in/out
Built-in effects, including compression/limiting, low-cut filtering, modulation, reverb/delay and amp models
Normalize (maximum gain) and Divide (file splitting) functions
Chromatic tuner and metronome
Loop playback with user-defined start and stop points
Variable playback speed, from 50% to 150%, without affecting pitch
Variable pitch without affecting playback speed
USB port for data exchange to and from computer
2-in/2-out USB audio interface for PC/Mac computers
SD card reader function
Mounts to mic stand or tripod, or directly to DSLR with optional Hot Shoe adapter
Runs on only 2 standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries
Over 6 hours of operation with 2 AA alkaline batteries (over 11 hours in Stamina mode)
AC adapter included

And here's the link to the Discord Channel for DSound.

Today's topic is mostly about new changes, and the highlights are:

Malaysia just had a new government swooned in, and the previously 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Mahathir (Tun M), is now the 7th Prime Minister. Pretty meta, I know.
Tun M is 93 this year, and for his to lead this and do the things he do, is truly amazing. The guy could have retired, but I guess he wanted to make sure he did the best he could with the time he has, for the country.
That prompted me to ask, if you're making excuses like "Oh, I'm too old for this shit", then let him be an example for you and me.
Tun M is also going against the political party he has leading during his previous term - one that he was involved in growing as well.
That prompted me to realise how hard it must be to undo the work you're done, tear down parts of the walls you've build, just because it wasn't built in the right way. Relationships will be affected, ego has too be hung in the closet.
That also lead to me to think, "What are we refusing to change, because we "built" it?", or "What are we so personally attached too that even if we know it's broken, we are still clinging on to it?"
In parting thoughts, what are some new changes you're prepared to make? I know I have a few things that I need to relook at in my life, so perhaps it's a good time to check on yours too?

For the longest time, I've always been only writing, and because of that, as far as Steemit Bootcamps and Masterclasses are concerned, I can only teach what I know.

So starting Monday, 7th May, I decided to for 21 days, I will work with podcasts and DSound, so I can get familiar with the process , the challenges, the equipments, and hopefully be able to break down the process so others can follow it too.

Stay tuned for a grand compilation post of the best of the best, at the end of this experiment.

And of course, stay awesome!

Mini Motivation is my own daily strategy to inspire myself. Mostly 3-minute reads, and now, podcasts!

From Motivation, we gain Inspiration. From Inspiration, we achieve Momentum. And the rest, they say, is history.

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Mini Motivations #115 - Day 4 of Dsound Experiment - Welcoming New Changes