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Re: Ask HN: What other forums do you visit?

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Post by SyneRyder »

Gearspace https://gearspace.com/board/ for music/recording stuff. Everything from home recording, through to the highest levels of mixing & mastering multi-million selling albums.

It's a bit like HN in that you'll sometimes find yourself talking to people who are very famous / successful in the industry. Charlie Clouser & Butch Vig have posted there before. Best example is the thread where someone asks about Serban Ghenea's techniques (he mixed for The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran etc) and by the end of the 4000+ reply thread, Serban's assistant John Hanes now replies personally every week to new questions.

https://gearspace.com/board/high-end/1213742-serban-ghenea-m...

Re: Ask HN: What other forums do you visit?

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Post by SenHeng »

I used to post on various forums related to my hobbies but as I’ve aged, I’ve found myself more content being a lurker than engaging with other users.

This is particularly exacerbated by the megaforums like Reddit and this site, because whatever I may have wanted to say will usually already have been said by someone else, often more eloquently and well thought out.

This then further disengages me from most forums and after a while, I simply forget about them. Now, I only interact here, niche subreddits and a forum for locals.

Re: Ask HN: What other forums do you visit?

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Post by marpstar »

SyneRyder wrote: post #21

Gearspace https://gearspace.com/board/ for music/recording stuff. Everything from home recording, through to the highest levels of mixing & mastering multi-million selling albums. It's a bit like HN in that you'll sometimes find yourself talking to people who are very famous / successful in the industry. Charlie Clouser & Butch Vig have posted there before. Best example is the thread where someone asks about Serban G…

In this same vein, https://homerecording.com/ is also great.

Re: Ask HN: What other forums do you visit?

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Post by jawmes8 »

listenallyall wrote: post #20

Don't know what E46 was like previously, but I was a heavy lurker on a different car forum. Yes, activity was declining in the mid-2010s but once VerticalScope bought it out and changed everything, the site has essentially died completely.

My favorite is definitely Tacoma world, which is probably most active because the platform is still alive. The E46 forums are not quite as active but the folks that are have incredible knowledge

Re: Ask HN: What other forums do you visit?

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Post by jawmes8 »

leach wrote: post #13
sqwrell wrote: post #9

just reddit

Funny, i created this account after years of lurking because I’m trying to get away from Reddit

I feel the same. With forums, I feel it’s easier to get familiarized with other users. Not sure why, but it definitely feels more communal than Reddit
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