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03:31

Q: Isn't this question not a question, or: Have I lost my mind?

Several days ago I voted to close The implications of tuning a 12-string guitar in fifths. If I recall correctly, my close reason was "primarily opinion-based." I didn't see any other votes in support of that closure, and now my vote has expired. The question does not seem to be a question at al...

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Dan Hulme

09:55

Does anyone make a delay pedal that works this way? 1. You start playing, it gives you only dry signal, no delay. 2. You hold the button down, it starts recording. 3. You release the button, it starts playing what you recorded but keeps recording. 4. Now it just works like a delay of the same length of time you held the button for.

Dan Hulme

10:26

5. you press the button again, it stops

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16:53

Q: Resurrecting REALLY Old Questions

Occasionally I see a new answer pop up on a REALLY old question (like 8+ years). I have done this a couple times myself, but mostly on accident when I didn't realize how old it was. I mostly try to avoid it because it just feels...weird. But I have also seen some old questions that I feel like I ...

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18:53

Q: Immediately Down Voting New Users

I recently gained the privilege of reviewing new user's first posts. Several of them have been sparse, poorly written or didn't really constitute an answer at all (more of a comment, if that). I have been trying to gently guide them on proper usage of the site and give them a chance to correct an...

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luser droog

Q: What was the motivation for the invention of electric pianos

Around the 70s there were a lot of manufacturers creating electric pianos like the Rhodes and Wurlitzer. These electric pianos don't sound very close to a real piano but sound great as their own thing which makes me wonder if they were built as an attempt to create a realistic sounding piano that...