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Final version of the DIY passive Low Pass Gate. From design to build in about 3-4 days.
Had some troubleshooting to do with ground connections but got it working without too much fuss.
I built this specifically to go in the case in the video because I needed a simple filter for a different dimension on the existing sound palette.
Passive LPG is live!!
Here, the VCO is sending a pure square wave melodies into the low pass gate. The Maths is in repeat mode, sending very short envelopes to the LPG.
In the middle, the switch lets all the sound through and accents the sound with the control voltage coming in.
But switched to the top (bouncy!) and bottom (mellow!), the filter slope is modified by bigger capacitors so that only the CV pings can be heard.
@grahamdunning Migraines are different from person to person, so I can't say whether your partner will have the same experience. I have chronic migraine that comes with hyperacusis, it's a sort of vestibular migraine. My struggle with trying different meds was long and not extremely fruitful, which is another characteristic of vestibular migraines.
That said, I discovered this by accident. My testosterone was measuring too low for my age, and my doctor told me to add some weights to my daily yoga workout.
I began doing that, and I noticed after high-intensity workout with weights, the migraine slipped away. And it does so consistently.
I asked my doctors about this, and they confirmed that high intensity exercise burns cortisol. There is literature out there about it, but really the only way to know is try.
I did a short amount of research on the prevalence of low testosterone in men who suffer from chronic migraines. It's an extremely strong correlation, so raising it naturally was a goal.
It's important to breathe in HIIT workouts, because doing something like hold your breath will counteract the cortisol reduction. I had breath and core training from my physical therapist, and watched some videos for good entry-level weights exercises.
I've been doing the weight training for two years now and it's become an important way that I can adapt to stay clear of the migraine.
Exercise discoveries today:
- Extended sets with smaller weights also contribute to migraine reduction
- Crunches are getting higher
- Balance on one leg is considerably better
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@jake4480 That's a really fun movie
@mekkaokereke Thanks for the explanation!
When I tested with low T at age 50, my doctor suggested I add some weights to my daily routine - on our scale of 1, I was at 0.01
This was the best advice for me because it led to the discovery of how good workouts lower my migraine activity.
Coincidentally, I heard this story yesterday on LAist about Looksmaxing, a trend where men put their looks above anything else. "Soft looksmaxing" is like nutrition and diets and working out, but "hard looksmaxing" is when enhancements like steroids are used.
@mekkaokereke I'm confused, I didn't think anabolic steroids and testosterone therapy were the same chemical.
I don't take either, but my father took T shots for many years to treat symptoms from prostate cancer.
Lower testosterone is also associated with higher symptoms of migraines in men, which I can attest to reducing after changing to a daily workout that naturally raised my testosterone.
My personal evidence is that raised T does not lead to being more aggressive; if anything, it has helped me treat CPTSD. So from a T perspective, I am in agreement. But I thought steroids acted on the body much differently than testosterone therapy.
Are they different?
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