Estim Dual Channel Videos
Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 11:05 pm
What are your favorite dual channel estim videos? I just got an E-Stim Moaner bipolar electrode and love the dual channel effect.
Yes, Yes and Yes!
Wow, thanks! I didn't know anyone was still using these. Compared to the masterpieces put out by DPL, Puste, and Londongent, I feel like mine are total amateur hour. Please do post your modified files-I'd love to check them out!senorgif2 wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 12:38 pm A few other good ones are the ones done by BoundSquirrel, found here viewtopic.php?f=25&t=22889. When I first got into stimming, I didn't like his files, but as of late I'm finding them really good, with some modification. By modification I mean I amplified the volume of sections, for example anytime there is an edge, the original script volume was very low, so instead of edging it was more like a break, kind of the opposite of what you want. I also had to generally amplify the entire track for RLGL Clover, just because it was so quiet. I can share those modified files if there is interest.
We definitely need more new DC content IMO. I go through phases, but right now DC is my go to.
oh yes i have played all of those multiple times. the file i have for Mia vs. Dani is tri-phase however. Is there a DC version floating around somewhere?BoundSquirrel wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 4:12 pm
To the original question posted, try out DigitalParkingLot's vs. series:
Sybil vs Stacy
Jia vs Michelle
Mia vs Dani
I've played those all tri-phased and dual channel. No matter what configuration used, they always deliver!
Well now I want to know what you meanBoundSquirrel wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 4:12 pm
I've been working on something completely different for a while now. Once that's done, maybe I'll go back to CH file creation.
Oh yeah I know, i have a soldering iron and all that good stuff.I've made jumpers, and ive used triphase many times. I just prefer DC right now.BoundSquirrel wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 6:35 pm Nah. I just connect it dual channel and press play. It doesn't disappoint. Keep in mind that tri-phase just takes advantage of the common electrode to have signals from the right and left converge or diverge to/from that point. If you set up dual channel and play a 'tri-phase' file, it will feel different, but it won't hurt anything.
Also, you can REALLY easily make a tri-phase setup in a couple of different ways. If you're using regular loops, you can plug one negative into each end of the loop. If you want to take a little time to make a splitter cable and have spare connectors, just cut off two female ends (with a little extra wire) and splice them to a single male end (also with a length of wire) (assuming you're using 2mm pins for everything). To connect the wires, you can solder, use a really small crimp butt connector, wire nut, or even just twist them together and use liberal amounts of electrical tape (though this is fragile and likely to fail over time). Then you plug both negatives into the two female ends and then the one male end into your common electrode. Ta da! Tri-phase cable!
interesting, im trying to do this right now, but when I mix and render from the two split tracks it gives me a new stereo track. This description makes it seem like it should be giving me one mono track.LondonGent wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 8:43 pm If you're comfortable with Audacity, you can convert any triphase file to dual channel pretty easily:
- Split the stereo track
- Select both tracks, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you one amplitude-based track in time with the beats.
- Select the Left track and use Effects > Invert
- Select both tracks again, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you a second amplitude-based track in opposite time to the beats.
- Combine the two new tracks into one stereo track, export it and you're ready to play.
It really depends on what is the content of the triphase if this gives you a good result. Often triphase takes advantage of the phase differences between the two channels. With two isolated channels this effect will mostly or entirely get lost. (It depends on electrode placement if the effect is totally lost or not. If the two circuits are in a way that makes crosstalk possible the effect of the phase differences can still be felt.)LondonGent wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 8:43 pm If you're comfortable with Audacity, you can convert any triphase file to dual channel pretty easily:
- Split the stereo track
- Select both tracks, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you one amplitude-based track in time with the beats.
- Select the Left track and use Effects > Invert
- Select both tracks again, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you a second amplitude-based track in opposite time to the beats.
- Combine the two new tracks into one stereo track, export it and you're ready to play.
Nope. What this process does is convert the phase differences into amplitude differences. When the two channels are in phase, the mono output will be it's maximum amplitude. When the two channels are in anti-phase, the mono output will be zero. Applying this process to a phase-only triphase file will result in an on-off-on-off wave that matches the phase shifts of the original file.just_some_dude wrote: Mon May 30, 2022 1:11 amIt really depends on what is the content of the triphase if this gives you a good result. Often triphase takes advantage of the phase differences between the two channels. With two isolated channels this effect will mostly or entirely get lost. (It depends on electrode placement if the effect is totally lost or not. If the two circuits are in a way that makes crosstalk possible the effect of the phase differences can still be felt.)LondonGent wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 8:43 pm If you're comfortable with Audacity, you can convert any triphase file to dual channel pretty easily:
- Split the stereo track
- Select both tracks, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you one amplitude-based track in time with the beats.
- Select the Left track and use Effects > Invert
- Select both tracks again, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you a second amplitude-based track in opposite time to the beats.
- Combine the two new tracks into one stereo track, export it and you're ready to play.
Sorry, I wrote it from memory. You need to use "Split Stereo to Mono" rather than just "Split Stereo" and you might need to reduce the amplification to avoid clipping before you export.senorgif2 wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 10:46 pminteresting, im trying to do this right now, but when I mix and render from the two split tracks it gives me a new stereo track. This description makes it seem like it should be giving me one mono track.LondonGent wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 8:43 pm If you're comfortable with Audacity, you can convert any triphase file to dual channel pretty easily:
- Split the stereo track using Split Stereo to Mono
- Select both tracks, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you one amplitude-based track in time with the beats.
- Select the Left track and use Effects > Invert
- Select both tracks again, Mix and Render to new track - this will give you a second amplitude-based track in opposite time to the beats.
- Combine the two new tracks into one stereo track
- Use Effects > Amplify to remove any clipping
- Export the new stereo track (making sure you don't include the original tracks) and you're ready to play.