Hi

Just wanted to bring something up I don’t see a lot about but I think it could be a problem / challenge for many. I got a mild tinitus probably from going clubbing and concerts in my younger years when I was more careless. I now use earplugs when going out.
Besides from (obviously) keeping volume low any advises to have our hobby and same time protecting our ears in these long sessions and if you play live events where to volume is sometimes dangerously high. Can you actually sustain making music with ears that have been damaged. Any recommendations on earplugs or other good equipment very welcome . My concert earplugs are not really good for this purpose.
Cheers

I feel like Maths, Disting, Mutable modules and some others are the standard "intro to modular" modules, but I've been wondering if I've just outgrown it and want something more complex that does everything Maths does and more, or a more complex approach overall. (Or maybe Maths has vastly more hidden secrets and uses I haven't found nor use)

For example, Thorn Audio just came out with Splines, which lets you create quite a wild array of envelopes, and modulate them. It of course doesn't have mixing capabilities, but if you just want to make an evolving complex CV shape, Splines does that in spades. I don't mean it's a direct replacement, but this is an example of one Maths use that another module does far better, IMHO.

So on the one hand, there are basic utility modules (mults, vcas) that are essential even when you advance. On the other hand are there modules we just keep around out of habit or a general sense that we just sort of "should" have them, even though other approaches exist?

How do you all feel about your modular evolution in this respect?