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« Reply #750 on: September 12, 2013, 06:35:44 pm »
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In other news, of all the new starter evolutions, I only really like Froakie.  Here's hoping that Chespin has an amazing final stage.
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« Reply #751 on: September 12, 2013, 07:00:28 pm »
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In other news, of all the new starter evolutions, I only really like Froakie.  Here's hoping that Chespin has an amazing final stage.

Froakie is my least favorite, but his evolution is my favorite! Cannot wait to see final stages. Also, Fennekin's evolution's tail has a stick in it, which makes it look a lot like a witch's broom to me.
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« Reply #752 on: September 13, 2013, 05:41:11 am »
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I started taking voice lessons and my teacher records the lesson and me practicing is me listening to the lesson, doing whatever I did during the lesson.  My singing voice is okay, but not my speaking voice...  I sound really stupid when recorded...
So, maybe your voice just sounds stupid, but I used to have the exact same problem. Nobody else ever seemed to think that my voice sounded stupid, though, and I got rid of the problem when I started recording my voice with an AKG P170 instead of the mic of my camera. And others I know have had similar experiences. Therefore, I believe that 1) what sounds stupid is not you, but the recording and 2) even if the recording sounds stupid, you're the only one who notices it because it's your own voice.
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« Reply #753 on: September 13, 2013, 09:50:25 am »
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I've heard that people hear their own voice as it resonates through their jawbone more than through their ear canal. So when you hear your voice on a recording you are heading your voice in a way that's entirely different from what you're used to, hence the strangeness.

(I hate nothing more than the sound of my recorded voice, despite the fact that I've been singing at a high level for years)
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« Reply #754 on: September 13, 2013, 10:48:31 am »
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Do most people dislike the sound of their own voice on recordings because of something akin to the uncanny valley? That is, it sounds like themselves, but is 'distorted' just enough that they find it off putting?
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« Reply #755 on: September 13, 2013, 11:18:26 am »
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I started taking voice lessons and my teacher records the lesson and me practicing is me listening to the lesson, doing whatever I did during the lesson.  My singing voice is okay, but not my speaking voice...  I sound really stupid when recorded...
So, maybe your voice just sounds stupid, but I used to have the exact same problem. Nobody else ever seemed to think that my voice sounded stupid, though, and I got rid of the problem when I started recording my voice with an AKG P170 instead of the mic of my camera. And others I know have had similar experiences. Therefore, I believe that 1) what sounds stupid is not you, but the recording and 2) even if the recording sounds stupid, you're the only one who notices it because it's your own voice.

Well, I've heard my voice on a bajillion different types of recording, so I don't think that's the problem.  He said that his mic that was recording was a good mic anyway.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #756 on: September 13, 2013, 09:03:25 pm »
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(I hate nothing more than the sound of my recorded voice, despite the fact that I've been singing at a high level for years)


Would that high level be C?
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« Reply #757 on: September 13, 2013, 09:12:54 pm »
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(I hate nothing more than the sound of my recorded voice, despite the fact that I've been singing at a high level for years)


Would that high level be C?

And sometimes a little higher. :P
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« Reply #758 on: September 13, 2013, 09:14:10 pm »
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(I hate nothing more than the sound of my recorded voice, despite the fact that I've been singing at a high level for years)


Would that high level be C?

And sometimes a little higher. :P

Are you that blonde girl from School of Rock?
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #759 on: September 13, 2013, 09:41:11 pm »
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(I hate nothing more than the sound of my recorded voice, despite the fact that I've been singing at a high level for years)


Would that high level be C?

And sometimes a little higher. :P

Are you that blonde girl from School of Rock?

Hey I love that movie! But no, I am not that blonde girl.

(Or blonde)

(Or a girl)
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #760 on: September 13, 2013, 09:54:05 pm »
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My voice sounds really stupid on recordings. Especially since in my head I sound so much cooler.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #761 on: September 14, 2013, 11:26:47 am »
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« Reply #762 on: September 14, 2013, 11:34:01 am »
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« Reply #763 on: September 14, 2013, 12:56:29 pm »
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« Reply #764 on: September 15, 2013, 12:28:11 pm »
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« Reply #765 on: September 16, 2013, 01:48:09 am »
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Argh, why can't I remember the name of the thingy that says that if you take a number, and if it's odd you multiply it by 3 and add one, and if it's even you divide by two, you always reach one...
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« Reply #766 on: September 16, 2013, 01:55:59 am »
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Argh, why can't I remember the name of the thingy that says that if you take a number, and if it's odd you multiply it by 3 and add one, and if it's even you divide by two, you always reach one...
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« Reply #767 on: September 16, 2013, 09:57:48 pm »
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I recently found this comic featuring Dominion. I don't think any other ones involve the game, especially judging from the text below the comic, and it's the age old joke but still.
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« Reply #768 on: September 16, 2013, 10:14:26 pm »
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I recently found this comic featuring Dominion. I don't think any other ones involve the game, especially judging from the text below the comic, and it's the age old joke but still.

There's this one too.

http://threepanelsoul.com/2013/05/13/on-gaming-pros/
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« Reply #769 on: September 17, 2013, 12:21:49 am »
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I recently found this comic featuring Dominion. I don't think any other ones involve the game, especially judging from the text below the comic, and it's the age old joke but still.

There's this one too.

http://threepanelsoul.com/2013/05/13/on-gaming-pros/
And this one. (Although I can't get the image to load on that page so I'm not sure it's still visible.)
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« Reply #770 on: September 17, 2013, 01:22:05 pm »
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I just equalled the WR in You Have to Win the Game (4:56). I'm not actually 100% certain that is the fastest run - I still feel like there's a 4:52 out there somewhere, but it feels good. The run is, however, definitely improvable. If I can get another second or two off I might upload it to YT, and/or Submit to SDA.
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« Reply #771 on: September 17, 2013, 01:52:01 pm »
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I just equalled the WR in You Have to Win the Game (4:56). I'm not actually 100% certain that is the fastest run - I still feel like there's a 4:52 out there somewhere, but it feels good. The run is, however, definitely improvable. If I can get another second or two off I might upload it to YT, and/or Submit to SDA.

http://speeddemosarchive.com/YouHaveToWinTheGame.html

How come it says that the fastest time is 5:17?
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« Reply #772 on: September 17, 2013, 02:02:10 pm »
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I just equalled the WR in You Have to Win the Game (4:56). I'm not actually 100% certain that is the fastest run - I still feel like there's a 4:52 out there somewhere, but it feels good. The run is, however, definitely improvable. If I can get another second or two off I might upload it to YT, and/or Submit to SDA.

http://speeddemosarchive.com/YouHaveToWinTheGame.html

How come it says that the fastest time is 5:17?



People don't always submit (new) records to SDA, especially when:
1) The quality is low (SDA hosts almost exclusively high quality videos)
2) A new route has been found, often leading to multiple new WRs within a short time
3) They forget
4) They do submit, but the new record gets stuck in the SDA pipes.

In this case it's a mixture of 1+2 - I discovered a trick which cuts off around 10-14 seconds, someone else discovered one that cuts off about the same. Now you might notice the WR is only around ~21 seconds faster than the SDA run, but I just said ~28 seconds could be cut off. That should give you an idea of the quality/level of refinement on the WR run - the run might be faster, but it looks a bit sloppier. Part of that is because of new, difficult tricks, but also, it means people are still beating the WR a little more frequently.

The best way to find out the WR is to look on the twitch pages of the best runners. In this case Ibldedibble (the current SDA record holder) says he has a 4:56, which is what I now have. But even those aren't necessarily up to date.
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« Reply #773 on: September 17, 2013, 03:25:09 pm »
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Also it turns out Ibldedibble has a 4:51 run, meaning it's still 5 seconds from the WR. That's a really solid run, I don't think I can match that.
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« Reply #774 on: September 17, 2013, 03:39:08 pm »
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