nicholas m. taylor
@nicholasmt.bsky.social
enthusiast. drums for Ghost!InTheWall. https://www.ghostinthewallband.com
chat, what do we think of the ren faire
May 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
chat, what do we think of the ren faire
if empathy won’t radicalize you, what will?
April 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
if empathy won’t radicalize you, what will?
even if politics escapes you, you will NEVER escape politics.
March 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
even if politics escapes you, you will NEVER escape politics.
Drum Project #0003: PDP MX Maple, cut from 22x18 down to 22x14. Re-cut bearing edges, new heads, cleaned up hardware.
This one is going into my personal collection, which is one of a few reasons why i kept the finish as it was. i love the beat-up look this one has.
This one is going into my personal collection, which is one of a few reasons why i kept the finish as it was. i love the beat-up look this one has.
March 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Drum Project #0003: PDP MX Maple, cut from 22x18 down to 22x14. Re-cut bearing edges, new heads, cleaned up hardware.
This one is going into my personal collection, which is one of a few reasons why i kept the finish as it was. i love the beat-up look this one has.
This one is going into my personal collection, which is one of a few reasons why i kept the finish as it was. i love the beat-up look this one has.
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It’s fun starting a new hobby with ADHD because I never know if I’ve found a new lifelong passion or if I’m going to spend $2000 on stuff and immediately lose all interest
February 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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setting up for a much more manageable SDC shootout. I’m A/B-ing a ton of incremental changes to the circuits, the bodies, and the capsules of these MXL 991s. Guessing a lot will be learned from these.
i’ll add more to this thread when i run the experiments.
i’ll add more to this thread when i run the experiments.
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
setting up for a much more manageable SDC shootout. I’m A/B-ing a ton of incremental changes to the circuits, the bodies, and the capsules of these MXL 991s. Guessing a lot will be learned from these.
i’ll add more to this thread when i run the experiments.
i’ll add more to this thread when i run the experiments.
…i’m going to have to do this mic shootout in multiple parts.
February 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
…i’m going to have to do this mic shootout in multiple parts.
here’s a cool one: got this Gretsch Catalina Club snare awhile back and decided do a silver coating inside like the classic Gretsch drums used to have.
also re-cut bearing edges and snare beds, as usual.
i’ll post more pictures when it’s all back together.
also re-cut bearing edges and snare beds, as usual.
i’ll post more pictures when it’s all back together.
February 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
here’s a cool one: got this Gretsch Catalina Club snare awhile back and decided do a silver coating inside like the classic Gretsch drums used to have.
also re-cut bearing edges and snare beds, as usual.
i’ll post more pictures when it’s all back together.
also re-cut bearing edges and snare beds, as usual.
i’ll post more pictures when it’s all back together.
i have a Warm Audio TB-12 ToneBeast on my repair table today. i really love these units because i think they really allow fledgling audio engineers to parse differences between op-amps, transformers, etc.
i’m still trying to figure out why this one has no output, however…
i’m still trying to figure out why this one has no output, however…
January 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
i have a Warm Audio TB-12 ToneBeast on my repair table today. i really love these units because i think they really allow fledgling audio engineers to parse differences between op-amps, transformers, etc.
i’m still trying to figure out why this one has no output, however…
i’m still trying to figure out why this one has no output, however…
here’s a #feature that i find “refreshing”: if you go to the discovery feed and hit “home” a few times, it will actually refresh with new content. it’s nice because a single tap still just brings you back to the top, a feature that is crucial
January 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
here’s a #feature that i find “refreshing”: if you go to the discovery feed and hit “home” a few times, it will actually refresh with new content. it’s nice because a single tap still just brings you back to the top, a feature that is crucial
here’s to a 2025 filled with health, learning, growth, and kicking, like, a buttload of ass.
January 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
here’s to a 2025 filled with health, learning, growth, and kicking, like, a buttload of ass.
2024 was the year i switched from body wash to Big Ass Bar Of Soap and i can’t recommend it enough.
December 25, 2024 at 1:35 AM
2024 was the year i switched from body wash to Big Ass Bar Of Soap and i can’t recommend it enough.
a comparison of a few different microphone body damping attempts, grouped from most effective (left) to least (right).
silicone rtv is by far the best option for this application. it’s a shame it’s so ugly in comparison.
see the alt text for more info.
silicone rtv is by far the best option for this application. it’s a shame it’s so ugly in comparison.
see the alt text for more info.
December 20, 2024 at 4:47 PM
a comparison of a few different microphone body damping attempts, grouped from most effective (left) to least (right).
silicone rtv is by far the best option for this application. it’s a shame it’s so ugly in comparison.
see the alt text for more info.
silicone rtv is by far the best option for this application. it’s a shame it’s so ugly in comparison.
see the alt text for more info.
photos by michael wolfe (IG: @wolfeden.media)
December 19, 2024 at 3:51 AM
photos by michael wolfe (IG: @wolfeden.media)
Reposted by nicholas m. taylor
One thing all the futurists are right about—even the nasty ones—is that the next century will determine whether or not we're at the tail end of humanity's rise or in its earliest era.
It will be a period of constant uncertainty and, likely, a lot of suffering.
Get a hobby. Survival is not enough.
It will be a period of constant uncertainty and, likely, a lot of suffering.
Get a hobby. Survival is not enough.
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
One thing all the futurists are right about—even the nasty ones—is that the next century will determine whether or not we're at the tail end of humanity's rise or in its earliest era.
It will be a period of constant uncertainty and, likely, a lot of suffering.
Get a hobby. Survival is not enough.
It will be a period of constant uncertainty and, likely, a lot of suffering.
Get a hobby. Survival is not enough.
taking this back from denver to do some repair work—putting this all the way up my ass to avoid baggage fees was, well, a real pain in the ass. 😳
will post updates about this piece later, along with a couple of other things i’ll be working on.
will post updates about this piece later, along with a couple of other things i’ll be working on.
December 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
taking this back from denver to do some repair work—putting this all the way up my ass to avoid baggage fees was, well, a real pain in the ass. 😳
will post updates about this piece later, along with a couple of other things i’ll be working on.
will post updates about this piece later, along with a couple of other things i’ll be working on.
like not to be that guy. but does finn mckenty even know how to play an instrument
December 15, 2024 at 4:08 AM
like not to be that guy. but does finn mckenty even know how to play an instrument
back in the early spring of 2015 i played my first show as a full-in drummer for a band called outline in color, and we were opening for secrets in Oklahoma City.
kinda full circle to be playing the last Ghost!InTheWall show of the year w them 9 years later.
kinda full circle to be playing the last Ghost!InTheWall show of the year w them 9 years later.
December 13, 2024 at 9:52 PM
back in the early spring of 2015 i played my first show as a full-in drummer for a band called outline in color, and we were opening for secrets in Oklahoma City.
kinda full circle to be playing the last Ghost!InTheWall show of the year w them 9 years later.
kinda full circle to be playing the last Ghost!InTheWall show of the year w them 9 years later.
trying hard to save the ply separation on this 1968 Rogers Holiday kit. this one has really been through the ringer, but it’ll sound really beautiful once it’s had some time put into it.
December 13, 2024 at 3:16 AM
trying hard to save the ply separation on this 1968 Rogers Holiday kit. this one has really been through the ringer, but it’ll sound really beautiful once it’s had some time put into it.
a lot of ppl want to be ryan reynolds in deadpool but not me. id rather be dead in ryan reynolds’s pool
December 4, 2024 at 4:51 PM
a lot of ppl want to be ryan reynolds in deadpool but not me. id rather be dead in ryan reynolds’s pool
i bet i could out-pizza the hut if i really tried hard
November 27, 2024 at 11:26 PM
i bet i could out-pizza the hut if i really tried hard
“i can’t even explain to you how wrong you are about _________ because you wouldn’t get it” is a phrase i’ve been thinking about a lot lately
November 26, 2024 at 8:48 PM
“i can’t even explain to you how wrong you are about _________ because you wouldn’t get it” is a phrase i’ve been thinking about a lot lately
i don’t know exactly what contributes to this, but you know when a band puts out a few albums and they’re kinda in their “established” phase, and the drum tones are kind of a very established part of the sound? thinking of fall out boy, blink 182, and taking back sunday but it’s kinda this
November 26, 2024 at 11:24 AM
i don’t know exactly what contributes to this, but you know when a band puts out a few albums and they’re kinda in their “established” phase, and the drum tones are kind of a very established part of the sound? thinking of fall out boy, blink 182, and taking back sunday but it’s kinda this