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stavros 3y ago
Definitely, but I can still joke about how I didn't understand anything from a comment on something I have no experience with.
- boredemployee 3y ago
  It's called (I think) sound design. Changing parameters of a sound wave like filters, resonance, envelope, cutoff, etc, you can achieve desired sounds (you can do that using a real synthesizer or a virtual one). In this case they're explaining how to make a bass sound (which is in the lower frequency of the spectrum)
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- sedivy94 3y ago
  I am an absolute peon relative to most commenters on HN. Perusing this site feeds both my curiosity and my feelings of inadequacy. But this is one of those rare moments when I actually fully understand what the parent comment is describing. I don’t even produce music myself… I’m more of a fanboy, if anything.
- specproc 3y ago
  My comment also in jest. It's this sort of stuff that makes it so good. Nothing like eavesdropping on a highly technical conversation in an esoteric field. Love it.
  - stavros 3y ago
    Sorry, maybe my comment didn't come across appropriately: I agree with you, I loved that comment, I was just joking about how over my head it went!
- BowBun 3y ago
  Just a heads up that your comment is flagged. You can definitely joke about things, but HN asks that comments be substantive. Yours was not. I realize the irony writing this comment, but hopefully a bit of community heads up can preserve HN's characteristics for a little while longer.
  - stavros 3y ago
    How can a joke be substantive?
    - BowBun 3y ago
      You can write more than one sentence...? How about an actual take on the topic, and then a joke? Or vice versa! Perhaps a question to ask for more clarity? The possibilities are endless beyond a "lol true" type comment.
  - mlyle 3y ago
    Meta: IMO, it was fine. The digression provided an opportunity for me to produce a substantive comment that requires a little less background to understand than duped's excellent explanation.
    - BowBun 3y ago
      It's great that you found an opportunity to teach thanks a low-value comment. HN policies still state that comments need to be substantive. There are good reasons for this that should be respected given that we all take advantage of the community built on those clearly stated expectations.
      - mlyle 3y ago
        Expressing that you have no idea what the other person is saying (but that this is part of the value of this community) is not without substance or useless. They could have been more verbose about it, but I'm not sure that makes the community better. The guidelines are guidelines. We all work to interpret them. HN themselves in introducing the guidelines says that "empty" comments can be okay if they're positive, which I feel this was.

Definitely, but I can still joke about how I didn't understand anything from a comment on something I have no experience with.

boredemployee 3y ago
It's called (I think) sound design. Changing parameters of a sound wave like filters, resonance, envelope, cutoff, etc, you can achieve desired sounds (you can do that using a real synthesizer or a virtual one). In this case they're explaining how to make a bass sound (which is in the lower frequency of the spectrum)
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sedivy94 3y ago
I am an absolute peon relative to most commenters on HN. Perusing this site feeds both my curiosity and my feelings of inadequacy. But this is one of those rare moments when I actually fully understand what the parent comment is describing. I don’t even produce music myself… I’m more of a fanboy, if anything.
specproc 3y ago
My comment also in jest. It's this sort of stuff that makes it so good. Nothing like eavesdropping on a highly technical conversation in an esoteric field. Love it.
- stavros 3y ago
  Sorry, maybe my comment didn't come across appropriately: I agree with you, I loved that comment, I was just joking about how over my head it went!
BowBun 3y ago
Just a heads up that your comment is flagged. You can definitely joke about things, but HN asks that comments be substantive. Yours was not. I realize the irony writing this comment, but hopefully a bit of community heads up can preserve HN's characteristics for a little while longer.
- stavros 3y ago
  How can a joke be substantive?
  - BowBun 3y ago
    You can write more than one sentence...? How about an actual take on the topic, and then a joke? Or vice versa! Perhaps a question to ask for more clarity? The possibilities are endless beyond a "lol true" type comment.
- mlyle 3y ago
  Meta: IMO, it was fine. The digression provided an opportunity for me to produce a substantive comment that requires a little less background to understand than duped's excellent explanation.
  - BowBun 3y ago
    It's great that you found an opportunity to teach thanks a low-value comment. HN policies still state that comments need to be substantive. There are good reasons for this that should be respected given that we all take advantage of the community built on those clearly stated expectations.
    - mlyle 3y ago
      Expressing that you have no idea what the other person is saying (but that this is part of the value of this community) is not without substance or useless. They could have been more verbose about it, but I'm not sure that makes the community better. The guidelines are guidelines. We all work to interpret them. HN themselves in introducing the guidelines says that "empty" comments can be okay if they're positive, which I feel this was.