Makes you wonder how much other stuff we're all just throwing money at without even questioning it first, right? It's wild how many little "habits" we have that could be swapped out for something simpler.

Three dives in a row I had a guy in Rhode Island flip out on me for the same thing. It's like people forget that little stuff adds up to big problems underwater, but they'll leave a grocery cart in the middle of a parking spot without a second thought.

Man, @terry_thomas is onto something and I feel that. I actually keep a separate capture profile now with the gain jacked up on purpose for certain tapes... the blown out sound on old kung fu dubs has this raw energy that a clean rip just can't match. It's like the hiss and distortion are baked into the experience of watching those movies, you know? So I got two setups now - one clean for archival stuff and one intentionally hot for the grungy feel. Honestly, Dave was right about fixing my levels but wrong about only doing it one way. There's room for both approaches depending on what mood you're going for.

Did she tap the leaves too? Mine went all soft and mushy when I was drowning them. I had the same wakeup call with my string of pearls - they actually started popping off the stems like little water balloons. Now I just stick my finger in the soil before watering anything. If it's still damp an inch down I walk away for another week or two. Your jade is probably going to bounce back hard now that you backed off.

Lol that's the exact opposite of honoring the artist.