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trishgibsontx · 6 years

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we are slated for magical times (and other updates, + my holiday party)

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we are. we are slated for magical times. if you have been reading my blog post by post up until this point, it may be clear why. the earth’s energy is changing and hence has rattled and will continue rattling all of the people on it. for many of us, there will be relief in what the rattling is bringing to the surface: truth. for others of us, there will be despair in what the rattling is bringing to the surface: truth.

as I was listening to The Leo King recently, I learned that we have not been in this astrological space since 1284. here is his dissertation on that topic. the fact that our planet has not seen the kind of alignment that we are about to step into since the dark ages makes so much sense to me on many levels. on just a weirdo base human level, it makes sense to me style-wise. I have always been, but way more so as of late, drawn to dark ages and Renaissance styles. clothing, churches, music and art. this, of course, bleeds into the past life topic arena. my sensory memory of other lifetimes during / around the dark ages is high. with all of this in mind, there is a knowing within me at the most rooted level that the current timeline we are about to step into (the one that mimics the alignment around 1284) is representing some of my most powerful, happy and accomplished lifetimes on this planet. and as our experiences of time and space collapse (see the movie Arrival starring Amy Adams for more on this concept), and such is more palpable to me than ever, my purpose/joy/power condense into a linear awareness of what magical times are to come for me/us (those of us in truth). the difference between the “then” timeline with said planetary alignment and the “now” timeline of planetary alignment is simply dimensional in nature (I highly suggest Neil deGrasse Tyson for more on dimensions) as obviously we have left 3d (which is only what we can see touch and hear) and are moving into truth, love and conscious manifestation or 5d (what we may not see touch and hear but what we either intuit or interact with in an unseen realm i.e. internet signals). ok that is all pretty complicated I suppose and not the point of this post, but I had to throw that in there as a means for SOME kind of explanation. for more on that, check out my eBooklets because I go into greater detail in those as to the 3d and 5d variances.

but think about it. we are entering (for this lifetime) completely unchartered territory (and at the very least proven astrologically), coupled with some primal unconscious awareness that we have already “been here” before, long ago, and the OPENNESS around that time period, combined with the fact that we are in the most expansive dimensional 3d<5d (and therefore technological) space ever. HOW EXCITING. this is magic. love is magic. we are entering a love space. not because of the revelation of human detriment and behavior, but because physics. physics reveals all. human detriment and behavior are simply physics and evolutionary driven. 3d = ego and fear. 3d is where our planet was. 5d = love. 5d is where we are going. where our little spaceship is landing. as we all freak out and think the world is turning to shit when really it is NOT turning to shit. rather it is shedding. do some digging on the facts that I am not presenting in this post, if you want to get more excited about it.

as we see old concepts and detriments drop like flies, there is something replacing that void. for all that has been contrived and forced, it is now being replaced with power and sustainability. psychologically, emotionally, spiritually, physically and beyond. interesting things to watch change and “lose power” (p.s. true power never fades) are things like instagram models (honestly, I thought it was a joke the first time I heard that reference “instagram model” OMG. it literally did not register. it will never register for me. no matter how far we advance technologically. because it’s unsustainable. also I was way late to the instagram party. but to think that there are people who live their life via an electronic in pure 3d form and that’s it? with no tangible mission? — I feel very old saying all of this but it is true), fake companies built upon 3d physical appearance and suggestion only while missing actual substance and messaging, unsustainable (aka unkind or unhelpful) ideas, and so forth. we might think that this is all changing or dying (and trust me, it is) because humans are “waking up” — but it is because of our position on this planet in terms of physics. forcing us to expand. into love. into magic. RIGHT AT THIS TIME.

we are starting to crave goodness. at least those of us who are making it to our planet’s next destination physically alive. because the only thing that will support physical life at our upcoming destination point through time and space is goodness. we are starting to become less comparative (i.e. wanting what others have, wanting “fame” for nothing at all, etc). we are starting to become hopeful and craving about life and ways of being that we have never experienced before because they are joyful. it’s going to actually become cool to be kind. lol. but yes, seriously. and the thing with kindness is that it can’t be faked. kindness is typically an inherent quality that one either has or does not have that can either be dulled or fostered. we are fostering it. and it will be hard to tell which came first: the acceptance of kindness (not to be mistaken with weakness) or kindness itself. but I will say kindness itself comes first. not bullshit veiled in kindness which has been everywhere. but actual kindness. because it’s what is sustainable. acceptance and excitement over kindness are the byproducts.

we’ve realized that we are no better than the person standing next to us in terms of our “success”, money, job title, heritage or otherwise. even if we aren’t acting upon that realization, we do realize it. it’s what the compression of social change and upheaval over the past decade has represented. we’ve also realized that not all energies are created equal — and it’s ok. contrast is what keeps us growing and expanding. so if we come from an environment of evil, and we are not that, it is ok because we have expanded as a result. everything is relative. we know ourselves now, and we don’t need to match other energies — while knowing that each is equally entitled to its sovereign experience, with or without us, and for better or for worse.

I say all of this because it represents my streamlined endeavors next year. this is the forecast for those endeavors. and as I have been writing about, I’ve met my tribe already. this group of people could not be any better, and per alignment with Dr. Hawkins’ book power versus force, one light of goodness is worth more than a million lights of the opposite — this is what will make my/our mission possible. somewhat strong in numbers, but strongest in love and truth and hence the power of those qualities. no bots needed for this mission.

next Friday on 12.22, I am doing something that people have been asking me to do for years. and now just happens to be the right time to do it. I will be entertaining a large gathering of my tribe slash holiday party slash coming out party that someone is throwing/hosting for me (and this tribe). I met this person via my work and we will introduce our coming together at a later time. I realize that not all one or two thousand people I’ve worked with over the last decade will be there in person, but they will be there in spirit. some folks don’t live in the city. some folks will be away for the holidays. I also did not send out a mass email blast for this gathering. and I invited a handful of outliers who are not former patients but whom I feel are part of this tribe and the bigger picture. and on account of the fact that the physical space for the party will probably hold 200 max, it’s worked out perfectly! if you have not followed my social media pages regarding this event and want to come, please send me an email (only if we have worked together, please). I want everyone I have worked with to feel included. and there will be more (many more) events to come in 2018. I am currently assembling things like my board of directors, industry champions and many prongs and legs to a business which our human condition is ready to receive — a ministry of sorts, without the church, and with the sustainability to match it. by attraction not promotion. but we will make our presence known. here I go again with my cryptic descriptions. if you’re on board, you get the point and it needs no explaining. I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL.

tomorrow (or tonight, depending on how you want to look at it!), we have a new moon on 12.18.17 at 1:30am EST. on Tuesday, 12.19.17, Saturn moves into my sign of Capricorn (YAHOOOOO!!!) for the next 2.5 years. on Thursday 12.21.17 at 11:28am EST, we have our winter solstice. and on Friday 12.22.17, Mercury leaves retrograde — and my coming out party slash holiday party happens! that’s a lot of stuff this week. for me, this week is a personal turning point and transition into a brand new way of life. this very weekend, I quit the yoga studio that I have been going to for nearly a decade (still 100% a hot yoga fanatic though! just a matter of geographical logistics now). I’ll leave out the details as to why (some of you will laugh because you already know), but this is part of the imminent change ahead. with great change also includes a total shift in meridian lines — this might include or be as simple as the physical way that we travel to work or travel home from work. or it can mean an actual move of residence. but meridian lines must be changed to accompany great change. sometimes things are just supposed to end. if we want to foster or encourage change, we might end something “just because” we want to switch things up. and, it’s like a workout — the body will adapt to a workout to the point where it no longer changes or improves because the meridian lines of said workout are so ingrained. it’s that way with all physical activity, flow, and relationships with people. we might ask ourselves where we are too ingrained, where we might switch things up so as to see clearer opportunities for growth and purpose. and if we don’t like where we are, in any sense, we are not a tree — we can MOVE. I’ve found myself at times like the elephant chained to the tree during its first year of life only to have the chain removed but still acting like the chain is there. it’s important to realize there is no chain anywhere.

for those of you with businesses that you are happy with, and mean something to you on a soul level, but which maybe have not done so well in the past (back when we valued bullshit like fake products and people in the press), know that that is changing and maybe it’s time to give your business another shot. a new look. a new release. because it is YOUR time. it is time for all that is REAL. all that is TRUTH. even if you sell fucking pens but you believe in those pens because they mean something very specific to you that resonates on a sustainable or loving level. go out and sell those pens and I bet you do GREAT now. I know I keep repeating myself, but it is so important that we realize what kind of a time we are stepping into right now — the cusp of magic, because love = magic. if you come from love, if you are love, and if love is your true core spore of origin, I promise that you will not fail now.

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atrocitycl · 7 years

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Critical Discussion: “Phone Equalizers: AtrocityCL’s Personal Guide to Bass Boosting”

“Phone Equalizers: AtrocityCL’s Personal Guide to Bass Boosting”

Posted on February 28, 2017

There should be a peculiar detail noticed: unlike what many oftentimes do, I ironically am not bass boosting as much as I am treble reducing. This appears completely contradicting: is the point of bass boosting not to increase the bass frequencies’ volume? Contrary to the thinking of many—and perhaps even common sense—this actually should not be done if one is attempting to produce the clearest possible sound quality.

Personal Message: Unfortunately, the request I am working on—BTS’ “Spring Day” (which is full of many praises to somewhat leak the review)—will not be finished in time for February. As a result, I have decided to instead switch posts and will instead be ending this shorter month with a bonus post that addresses music in a technical sense. That said, I openly admit this: I have minimal knowledge with the technicalities of music beyond, such as in this post, very basic principles. As a result, this post is not meant to be an expertise-level resource; this post, then, is here only to begin a discussion on “bass boosting” and “bass” in songs in general, and ultimately I hope it at least provides some help to readers who desire to figure out a “proper”—again, a very loose sense of that word—method to manually bass boost songs on their phones within an equalizer.

For other news, I have somewhat updated my “About” page on the blog after many months. In short, I merely added some clarifications on the purposes of reviews and equally have clarified and even apologized for older posts when it came to discussing social topics as, indeed, I had done a horrible job of conducting those discussions in the past. Ultimately my stances are still ones I very much hold true—for example, that all human beings are ethically responsible to treat sexual minorities with dignity and respect as they would with heterosexuals. What, then, I apologize for are not my stances; rather, I apologize for the way I discussed those topics—or the lack thereof as, for example, I would passive-aggressively bash males when discussing sexism when that is rather counter-intuitive and not addressing the matter at hand. Overall, social discussions that occur on this blog—which, again, only occur if they relate to K-Pop as it is important to care for K-Pop beyond entertainment and music—are now focused on attempting to find an answer to how humans can peacefully, maturely, intellectually, and respectfully discuss and be open to various views.

So, for an actual example of what discussions look like nowadays, Fiestar’s “Apple Pie” had a discussion about feminism but I attempted to do so in a balanced manner. Specifically, the tension here was whether Cao Lu’s remark on a certain show was inappropriate or not, and rather than merely siding with the main feminist take that it was highly inappropriate (refer to the link for context), I took another perspective that, though quite different, was ultimately still a feminist perspective that posed a genuine challenge to many people’s thinking. Instead of attempting to persuade readers to automatically bash Cao Lu as being sexist and so forth, I wanted readers to be more critical especially since many were throwing very serious terms around. Was Cao Lu’s remark sexist or not? That does not matter as much as discussing the core tension at play that her remark secretly brought up: What does feminism look like? It is this type of balanced, mature tone and deeper, critical thinking that I now implement in social discussions, and this is what I hope the new “About” page clarifies. (And I do hope readers take interest in the linked post and social discussion. Many readers would be surprised to find how convoluted feminism actually is—though indeed, feminism is here to stay and allows both men and women to really dive into the topic of gender.)

But serious topics aside, let us now focus on the current post. I have chosen the medium of cell phones as I do wish to make this “applicable” to all readers. (And if somehow I have readers who are not a part of this blog’s usual audience and are not fans of K-Pop or even know of K-Pop’s existence, I hope this post will still equally be applicable and helpful.) Especially with how many listen to their songs via cell phones, this medium definitely serves as the most relevant to readers. Furthermore, I hope to also discuss later in the guide the misconception that “the more bass, the better” as that is incredibly false if one is speaking in an objective sense versus a joking, casual manner. Again, we will discuss this in more depth later. Overall, the main goal of this post is to not just provide a simple equalizer guide to bass boosting on cell phones, but I also hope to explain the critical question: why? This is where we get to dive into simpler musical technicalities, and since readers sometimes wonder about the technical aspect of music versus just the abstract, theoretical discussions that take place in reviews, I hope this will satisfy those who are curious.

(Lastly to note, this bass boosting guide is assuming one is using earbuds or headphones. Bass boosting for cell phones’ speakers might require different settings—and ultimately does not even matter as unless if once has actual speakers, phones’ speakers are worthless in lower frequencies. Also to note, one’s listening apparatus will very much influence the outputted lower frequencies heard; bass boosting in an equalizer is not the only variable involved to hearing more bass sounds. Some earbuds are awful with outputting lower sounds, but nevertheless changes in equalizer settings should help but this should be noted.)

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Guide: First of all, before the guide itself begins, we must address the fundamental question: What is an equalizer? How can I access my phone’s equalizer? To answer the first part, without getting utterly technical and accurate, an equalizer is a place where one can modify certain frequencies’ volumes—and yes, I am referring to specific ranges of frequencies. As some may know, songs we hear are in a very rough sense made up of different numerical frequencies, and to change those frequencies’ corresponding volume, an equalizer is needed. We will get into actual directions and so forth later, but this conceptual idea is why bass boosting works: one literally boosts the volume of lower frequencies so that the bass is heard more prevalently. (And this applies to all other frequencies; so if one wants to treble boost—the opposite of bass boost—that is possible as well.) That is all there is to it. Regarding how one accesses their phone’s equalizer, it is oftentimes within their music player app’s settings. This obviously varies per app, but indeed is it within the app itself or perhaps even in a phone’s general sound settings. That said, oftentimes music players do come with built-in custom settings so perhaps one may find that there is already a default “bass boost.” This guide is still relevant, however, as perhaps some may find that their default bass boost is too strong or weak and thus, the guide here might help as one could merely increase the dB (decibel) changes to higher levels.

The following is my personal bass boosting guide and some justifications for such—this latter being most important as it is seldom shared or explained. Also, my phone’s modifiable frequencies are these (in hertz): 60; 150; 400; 1000; 3000; 8000; and 16000. Readers’ phones might vary drastically or end up being similar; should there be differences, I hope at least a general understanding occurs and that one is able to improvise if necessary.

Here are the dB changes I have applied for each frequency:

60 Hz: +2 dB

150 Hz: +2 dB

400 Hz: +0 dB (0 dB is unchanged)

1000 Hz: +0 dB

3000 Hz: -1 dB

8000 Hz: +0 dB

16000 Hz: -6 dB

To explain my reasoning behind such, first let us think in a general sense. There should be a peculiar detail noticed: unlike what many oftentimes do, I ironically am not bass boosting as much as I am treble reducing. This appears completely contradicting: is the point of bass boosting not to increase the bass frequencies’ volume? Contrary to the thinking of many—and perhaps even common sense—this actually should not be done if one is attempting to produce the clearest possible sound quality while still upping the bass volume.

For why this is the case, we have to understand the issue of distortion (basically when a sound starts losing its clarity and crispness). When it comes to boosting a frequency, the highest dB change that I personally find to still be effective with minimal to no distortion is only +3. Anything higher and distortion starts occurring and becomes quite audible. Thus, when one looks at the actual bass ranges I am modifying—60 Hz and 150 Hz (bass range is 60 Hz to 250 Hz if correct)—I have only done +2. This ensures there are no distortions (or at least are far from audible) and still boosts the range we are intending to hear more in volume. Nonetheless, this alone is not sufficient at all and that is where we need to look at other options. The solution: if we cannot go higher than +3 dB, we can reduce the volume of higher frequencies.

With 16000 Hz, I have given it a very significant decrease: -6 dB which does a lot of minimizing of volume for this frequency. Now readers may be wondering, “Why am I able to go -6 dB if +3 is the max without distortion?” This is where we need to understand that unlike boosting, reducing is far easier and has no distortion whatsoever. Why this is the case in a physical, scientific sense? I honestly have no idea; my excuse is that I am an English and secondary education double major and thus cannot give an answer. I suggest readers researching the answer as it fundamental concept to understand if one wishes to truly know the technicalities involved. But, indeed, we know the results: reducing the treble frequencies is our solution.

So, how exactly does this significant reduction that occurs towards 16000 Hz help with bass boosting? The result from doing such is that the proportion of our frequencies are now in a certain ratio so that in order to still hear a standard volume of 16000 Hz sounds, one would need to increase the overall volume by a lot and doing so also makes the bass sound louder as well in respect to the overall volume. This is all far too confusing in words, so let me simplify this with a few diagrams and actual examples.

At default settings (+0 dB for all frequencies), we will assume that at Volume 10 MAMAMOO’s “Decalcomanie” is appropriately loud. However, the listener desires more bass to be heard and so she applies the bass boost settings.

Now with bass boost settings, we find that at Volume 10, “Decalcomanie” is actually too quiet. This is because the reduction at 16000 Hz reduces a lot of the sounds our listener hears, and also her boosts towards 60 Hz and 150 Hz also somewhat drowns out the lighter frequencies that she would normally hear if she were running a default equalizer setting. So, in order to hear at a normal, listening volume, she goes all the way up to Volume 15. This, though, is not “louder” than if “Decalcomanie” was playing at Volume 10 with default settings; instead, the song overall sounds the same before but it now has more bass involved. This might still be confusing so we will now go to diagrams explaining. (And by diagrams, I mean a slightly more visual version than just reading text.)

DEFAULT EQUALIZER: (Percentage shows how much is “heard”; numbers are made up but the general idea should be there)

Overall Volume: 10

60 Hz: 100%

150 Hz: 100%

400 Hz: 100%

1000 Hz: 100%

3000 Hz: 100%

8000 Hz: 100%

16000 Hz: 100%

BASS BOOST EQUALIZER:

Overall Volume: 10

60 Hz: 120%

150 Hz: 120%

400 Hz: 100%

1000 Hz: 100%

3000 Hz: 90%

8000 Hz: 100%

16000 Hz: 50%

Here we notice what I am attempting to get at. At Volume 10, our listener finds that she is lacking her usual 16000 Hz sounds—this being physically heard by the fact that the song is actually slightly quieter in general. (For those with pre-made bass boost settings, try this experiment: switch from that to the default and then back to it and readers should notice that with bass boost active, the volume to their songs seems reduced. This is a rough explanation at why this is the case.) In order to fix this, our listener simply turns up the volume. Now look at the results:

BASS BOOST EQUALIZER:

Overall Volume: 15

60 Hz: 160%

150 Hz: 160%

400 Hz: 100%

1000 Hz: 100%

3000 Hz: 100%

8000 Hz: 100%

16000 Hz: 100%

Again, this is far from an actual portrayal of what occurs especially as the other Hz are not bothered with, but my point is this: bass boosting and treble reducing literally reduce a song’s overall volume because it reduces certain sounds, but once the overall volume is increased again so that it sounds as it is with default settings, we notice that the bass is much stronger because in order to hear the same usual higher frequencies, the bass frequencies—which are partially boosted—seem louder in proportion to the other frequencies. Once again, the numbers I am using are not accurate and do not matter per se; these diagrams are just to showcase the idea of the sounds being in proportion and hence why equalizers work the way they work. As said earlier, one could see this at work if their music playing app features its own pre-made bass boost setting: the bass is never actually boosted in of itself per se, but rather everything else but the bass is quieter so that when the volume is increased, the bass seems louder because everything else but the bass was already reduced in sound. This, in short, is what I am getting at.

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Conclusion: For the most part, if readers are merely looking for a guide for an equalizer setting that is bass boosting, the one I listed above should be reliable. Admittedly my explanation regarding why those settings work in the first place might be unclear, but this might be one of those cases where readers might just have to nod their hands and smile and wave. Of course, though, these settings are not perfect and are indeed modifiable so that readers can increase or reduce the amount of bass boosting that occurs, but the most important takeaway is for one to understand that bass boosting is not literally bass boosting. This is one that many in general are confused about—and I do not blame people; it is highly counterintuitive that bass boosting consists of treble reducing as well.

And on that note, another misconception is that the more bass the better in an objective sense. If a listener finds that he loves his music to be blasting with bass frequencies, then by all means he should be allowed to do so. But, should a listener go around spreading her false information that more bass is objectively better, that is quite problematic. Excessive bass runs the risk of muddling out too many sounds, and especially if one is being an active listener and is critically thinking about songs’ compositions and production, excessive bass is questionable. But, of course, general bass boosting is fine—and indeed, I personally do review songs with a bass boost equalizer in place and I find that this is beneficial as default settings fail to capture the bass involved with songs.

All in all, I hope this post proves helpful for those wondering how to work their equalizer or for those who have always been curious as to how their equalizer worked in the first place to bring them more bass, treble, and so forth. Again, I am by no means an expert at all with sound in a technical sense and admittedly I care more for songs’ theoretical discussion within an amateur lens, but I think it is important to bear an open mind for even the technical aspect of music. As always, readers who would like to send in corrections are always welcomed by sending it via a question. (But, I will not accept corrections on my diagrams’ numbers as, obviously, the point there is not on the numbers themselves but rather the proportions that occur—even if mathematically that is false as well.)

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With February ending and March beginning, let us look forward to a more productive month. February was much weaker than I intended it to be, but March will be started off with many wonderful songs. In particular I am dying to review TWICE’s “Knock Knock” as I have much praising towards the composers because of how efficient and accommodating the song is for TWICE’s members, but we will save that discussion for after a request on BTS’ “Spring Day”—another song that is well composed and has an incredibly interesting idea with its instrumental that works out very well despite it being a riskier one.

Thank you to all for reading this, and for those curious on the next “technical” post in the far future, I finally wish to directly address the misconception involved with “MR Removed” videos and lip-syncing and whether live singing is a true, reliable testament to an idol’s vocal capabilities. A very touchy subject and one that needed to be addressed long ago when MR Removed was a trending idea, so if nothing else comes from this future post then I hope at least my discussion on it will keep the topic dormant. (Indeed, readers can tell my position regarding them: I find them highly unreliable, and even in the case of them being accurate, MR Removed completely disregards composers and producers and what it means to actually actively listen to music. MR Removed, in my opinion, encourages a “hunting” game that not only gives minimal respect, but it goes to the point of being disrespectful to idols, composers, producers, and so forth.)

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