A real (and somewhat local) track, modelled to a decent level of accuracy inside of LFS.
Superb.
Although I'd like to see the XFR changed to Super 2000 spec for that proper touring car feel around the National circuit
Superb.
Although I'd like to see the XFR changed to Super 2000 spec for that proper touring car feel around the National circuit
Well, of course it won't let you enable effects if you didn't install the driver
Quick Google found this;
1) Open Synaptic Package Manager
2) Search nvidia
3) Installed all the 177 that are not yet installed (except those with the -dev suffix)
4) Made sure nvidia-settings is installed as well
5) Restarted
6) Went to “Hardware Drivers”
7) Activated 177
From what I remember from Ubuntu, don't bother with drivers downloaded from a website.
Just let it nag you that it needs drivers and install them from the window it brings up.
It'll say some blah blah blah about non-open source drivers, ignore that and install, then log out and log back in.
You can't change resolution or enable effects because you don't have the drivers installed. Don't think with your Windows head, you don't need to go in search for the nVidia drivers as Ubuntu pretty much serves them up on a platter for you if you click the right (and it's very obvious which one to click) thing.
Just let it nag you that it needs drivers and install them from the window it brings up.
It'll say some blah blah blah about non-open source drivers, ignore that and install, then log out and log back in.
You can't change resolution or enable effects because you don't have the drivers installed. Don't think with your Windows head, you don't need to go in search for the nVidia drivers as Ubuntu pretty much serves them up on a platter for you if you click the right (and it's very obvious which one to click) thing.
What this man said.
RS is utterly craptacular in terms of choice and speed when compared to a decent torrent site. I'm not talking about the kind any peon can just stumble into either, I mean the kind you get asked to join
I opened this thread expecting useful advice.
I'm not entirely sure. I turn them off anyway, just in case
The little blue light, as lovely and pretty as it may be, can get rather annoying after a while if you're not using them.
Tried finding that dial thingy, how comes you can never find what you're after when you need it?! Curse you Google, I swear it does it on purpose.
Thinking about it, if you're going to have them connected to your computer, you could use that as a volume control, assuming you have volume controls on your keyboard, that is. Of course that's not as good as a nice dial, but hey, whatever works
... might get loud on startup though, not sure...
Anyway, not sure about sites, look on audio sites like Turnkey, Dolphin Music or DJDeals
Google's shopping thing will probably find you a decent deal!The M1 520s are rather tasty, I'd get them if your pockets are deep enough. If you're just after a cheap (and really, they ARE cheap. To get similar sound quality out of a regular setup, it'd cost you a hell of a lot more) solution but you want balanced sound still, the Mk2 is superb.
Position either of them properly at ear level, and you'll see why you just forked over a big wad of cash for 'em. As will your neighbours.
But, I state again, they're not that easy to live with. Turning them on every day does wind me up (Anyone know where I can buy longer arms? Mine are far too short) and the volume control would be an issue if it wasn't for my mixer, but it's worth it.
Much better then having an amp chew up my nice clean audio signal only for Joe Bloggs Special speakers to spit it out, freqs all wrong.
Oh, and monitors look far sexier
Position either of them properly at ear level, and you'll see why you just forked over a big wad of cash for 'em. As will your neighbours.
But, I state again, they're not that easy to live with. Turning them on every day does wind me up (Anyone know where I can buy longer arms? Mine are far too short) and the volume control would be an issue if it wasn't for my mixer, but it's worth it.
Much better then having an amp chew up my nice clean audio signal only for Joe Bloggs Special speakers to spit it out, freqs all wrong.
Oh, and monitors look far sexier
Aah Dubai, home of false wealth and garish taste in cars.
Ugly, ugly thing. A nice raging fire might make it slightly more appealing to the eye.
Ugly, ugly thing. A nice raging fire might make it slightly more appealing to the eye.
You could run monitors through an amp, but it'd be a waste of high-end speakers.
They're self-powered for a reason, so they deliver a nice sound all the way through the EQ range. Normal amps often distort somewhere on the EQ, producing more bass or more high-end. Monitors are built not to do that. Using an amp will make all the hard work the R&D guys put in useless
Same with cheap speakers. They don't kick out a flat sound. Hi-fi speakers are the same, they're usually overly bassy. Much cheaper to build them flawed.
Plus people (usually those who have no idea what makes a setup sound good) want a bassy system.
TBH, if you're after speakers which are just going to sit about for most of the time pushing out TV noises or Windows bleeps with the odd blasting of bangin' tunes, go with the amp+speaker setup. If you're going to use them for listening to lots of music or gaming and you really care about quality, go with the monitors.
Just remember to make sure that your volume dial jobbie will work, otherwise you'll be getting up to tweak the volume a lot
Only stupid people do this.
Other stupid people understand it just fine.
Not really too sure what you mean, but if your system goes;
Source > subwoofer > dial + speakers...
I wouldn't recommend it. You don't want to add a subwoofer to those monitors, they're built to provide their own rumbley bass and they do it very well. If it goes;
Source > dial > sub+speakers...
by all means use the dial, as long as it has either 1 x 3.5mm or 2 x 6.3mm jacks on it.
From the picture, it looks like it has a 3.5mm jack on the front, but if it's an input or output, I don't know. If it's the latter, you'd go
Source > dial > 3.5mm to 2 x 6.3mm split cable > M1's (or any other selfpowered studio monitor).
Oops, those are actually the ones I meant xD Long time since I saw the cardboard box they came in!
They're self powered monitors, no need for an amp to power them. Better for sound clarity
Bit of a tip though, they have no external volume control, only a gain sorta dial on the back which is a bit inconvenient. I get round the issue as I'm running all my sound through a DJ mixer on which I can control the master output volume, and therefore the overall volume.
I have seen dedicated dials which you plug your inputs and speakers into and gives you control of the volume, and they weren't overly expensive either. Worth looking into
That'd be why you can't stand people being uppity about it.
If you're good at something, it's human nature to get annoyed when people do it badly.
I can't stand it when I hear other DJs freebeat or drift because I don't do it myself. When I point it out to people, I get called obsessive or anal.
I'm the same with the English language really, apostrophe, comma and capital letter misuse does wind me up a bit.
If you're on XP, it's easy.
Control Panel > Network Setup Wizard.
Make sure both PC's are on the same workgroup and file sharing is turned on
Control Panel > Network Setup Wizard.
Make sure both PC's are on the same workgroup and file sharing is turned on
145dB. Sure.
Can't see it happening. Maybe in the corporate pap it says "Max. level - 145dB", but that doesn't mean you're going to achieve anywhere near that in the real world.
Cars built for audio soundoffs usually hit the ~145dB level...
I've DJ'd on an expertly setup club soundsystem (50,000 watts) that cost hundreds of thousands of pounds that could just about hit 145dB (Although it'd do it crisp and cleanly), although they legally aren't allowed to go past 100ish...
IIRC the Valve Soundsystem, well known in the D&B scene, can hit around 160, but they don't always use it because it can cause structural damage to whatever building its in, plus it's starting to get close to fatal dB levels.
So, 145dB from your shop-bought home setup? Nah.
Can pick up a set, brand new, for around £250.
I'd highly recommend them, I produce dance music so I require a nice, crisp sound with good response all through the frequency range, and they do the trick nicely
They'd be lovely for the average user to listen to music or TV on. Only downsize is they are proper studio monitors, so they're not very desk friendly, unless you have a big desk like me
Depends on what you're going to be using them for, how loud you want them to go, and more importantly, how crisp you want the sound to be.
I've got a set of Alesis Active mk1's, and they're stunning. Amazing sound quality (best I've ever owned), but they aren't overly loud, so you can jack them up and not get in too much trouble
I've got a set of Alesis Active mk1's, and they're stunning. Amazing sound quality (best I've ever owned), but they aren't overly loud, so you can jack them up and not get in too much trouble
I agree, the decline of British English amongst the British is a sad thing.
Our younger generation seems to be adopting the lazy American version (No offense intended to our trans-Atlantic cousins, but you've not kept up!) of our language, including the little nuances like "math" for "maths", or the usage of "where you at?" instead of "where are you?", amongst others.
txtlish is a completely different story, anyone who uses txtspk is just an utter c-unit and deserves a swift and decisive kicking.
Our younger generation seems to be adopting the lazy American version (No offense intended to our trans-Atlantic cousins, but you've not kept up!
) of our language, including the little nuances like "math" for "maths", or the usage of "where you at?" instead of "where are you?", amongst others.txtlish is a completely different story, anyone who uses txtspk is just an utter c-unit and deserves a swift and decisive kicking.
I'm not one for the rumour mill, but this sounds really plausible to me, especially with the work Bob Smith has done with his stock car "mod".
REPENT MY CHILDREN, REPENT!
(Ugh, waking up at 7am after 4 hours sleep is bad)
(Ugh, waking up at 7am after 4 hours sleep is bad)
Dubstep in drift video shocker.
Try something new fella, sick to the back teeth of hearing crappy dubstep on drift videos, that's how done to death that is.
Not a bad go with the effects though mate, do more vids, but with my advice above heeded
Nice drifting too, weed's layout is a good'un, even if I fail at it
Try something new fella, sick to the back teeth of hearing crappy dubstep on drift videos, that's how done to death that is.
Not a bad go with the effects though mate, do more vids, but with my advice above heeded
Nice drifting too, weed's layout is a good'un, even if I fail at it
Mine does the same, I've never figured out why.
Doesn't worry me too much as it only takes 2 clicks and a few seconds wait to rejoin whatever server I was on
Doesn't worry me too much as it only takes 2 clicks and a few seconds wait to rejoin whatever server I was on
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