RS3M v5 Ball Core - EngiNERDBrian YouTube

[Puffin]

Dude, your background music is always so good. What is it?

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

Hey! Glad you like the heavy music it's not for everyone but I was hoping that subtilty would set my channel apart. Most of the metal stuff I am using is by Ethan Meixsell who has tons of free music available for use on YT without accreditation; that said I always list the tracks & artists in the description of my videos.

 

[Dan the Beginner]

Hi, Brian. Just watched your review of the Tornado V2. Great!

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

Hi, Brian. Just watched your review of the Tornado V2. Great!

Thanks Dan!

Hey everyone, after a 4 month break to focus on a licensing exam for work IM BACK! Here is a new video where I discuss some pros & cons of the new Mag-lev RS3M 2020. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for my next video...I'll be giving away a GAN 356 XS!

 

[7ombie]

I'm thinking that they may need to attach the upper magnet to the bolt head and the lower magnet to the little cup thing inside their tensioning system, so the magnets cannot rattle around. It should be an easy mod. You could probably even test it with Blu Tack, just to see if it helps.

I would try it myself, but am far too slow to really test it properly.

 

[Dan the Beginner]

I think it's a nice and simple improvement. It can make a big difference potentially. I wonder whether another material is necessary for the actual screw though, like copper, so that it does not get magnetised and interfere in some way.

 

[xyzzy]

Here is a new video where I discuss some pros & cons of the new Mag-lev RS3M 2020.

I see @qwr already mentioned it in the YT comments but gosh, either those cubes don't sound anything like normal cubes at all, or there's something wrong with the audio recording.

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

I see @qwr already mentioned it in the YT comments but gosh, either those cubes don't sound anything like normal cubes at all, or there's something wrong with the audio recording.

It’s an interesting thing you both bring up. I did not modify the audio in anyway but I am wondering if during export of the audio file from my multitrack recorder to computer the audio somehow became more tingy/high pitched or “metallic” as @qwr said. I doubt that’s the case since I use a studio quality vocal condensor microphone for audio: the mic profile just may be picking up and exaggerating more high frequencies than we usually hear. I’ll also check the difference from upload to YT; I’ve noticed my audio is always slightly out of balance to what I hear in the software after upload.

That said the new version is still loud and squeaky similar to the 2020 and the recorded audio doesn’t sound all that different than what I hear doing the same thing without the mic if I hold it close to my ear. Perhaps I was too close when recording.

Ill re-evaluate. The last thing I want to do is spread misinformation.

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

@qwr @xyzzy Thanks for your constructive feedback. I deleted and re-uploaded without the poor audio footage.

FWIW I did an experiment this evening and recorded my guitar, drums, cubes and rubbing paper/bolts/other misc. stuff together at a few distances and found that I simply had this mic way to close to the cube during the original recording. As an audio nut I'm a bit disappointed and embarrassed with the results. I genuinely appreciate you bringing it to my attention though.

 

[qwr]

Nice, you made the audio better I'm not an audio nut, just someone who likes the sound of his cubes.

In my "sounds of cubes" video, I recorded the audio and EQ'd it after listening to it several times and comparing the video audio with headphones to the real cube in front of me. To match my perception, I had to turn down the high frequencies and boost the lower-mid frequencies. You can listen to it and tell me what you think

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

Nice, you made the audio better I'm not an audio nut, just someone who likes the sound of his cubes.

In my "sounds of cubes" video, I recorded the audio and EQ'd it after listening to it several times and comparing the video audio with headphones to the real cube in front of me. To match my perception, I had to turn down the high frequencies and boost the lower-mid frequencies. You can listen to it and tell me what you think

Funny thing is i still didn’t edit the audio in any way. I just removed the section of the video where the cube was extremely close to the mic and things got weird.

I actually watched your video and it convinced me mine was trash haha. Pretty fun idea and I definitely think you captured the sound in a way that represents the true sounds pretty well.

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

I've stepped up my game in terms of editing. I'm also filming in 4k now! I spent a few hours learning Filmora X and that's what I used to make this video. I still need a better way to record high quality voice overs but that's my task/experiment for this week.

This is a short video showing the scramble of a 5x5 fisher cube.

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

I decided to make a YouTube shorts since my long videos get the least amount of views. Let me know your thoughts...Unfortunately this particular solve was one of my worst in recent history...it was windy in there!

 

[qwr]

I decided to make a YouTube shorts since my long videos get the least amount of views.

Such is life... the shortest silliest videos get popular, while the long hard work videos don't. Don't worry about it too much

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

Such is life... the shortest silliest videos get popular, while the long hard work videos don't. Don't worry about it too much

Yeah, I’m not too worried about which videos perform the best right now. I’m trying a variety of video styles though over the next few months to see which type is the most enjoyable to make.

Hopefully I’ll get around to showing off my non-wca stuff soon. Those will be the videos I’ll work the hardest on that no one will watch haha.

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

I scrambled every cube in my collection - 184 puzzles! It’s finally here, my collection video is coming out by the end of the year.

I have recorded audio and completed all the required filming. All that’s left to do is edit!

 

[Ultimatecuber0814]

I scrambled every cube in my collection - 184 puzzles! It’s finally here, my collection video is coming out by the end of the year.

I have recorded audio and completed all the required filming. All that’s left to do is edit!

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Wow can't wait for it!
P.S That's an amazing collection of puzzles!

 

[cuberswoop]

solves to?

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

solves to?

I'm still stewing on what's the best way to do it. I need to solve everything now so it's a great opportunity for filming! I might make a bunch of short individual videos on just the interesting cubes or film everything and play with camera angles, editing styles etc.

I thought about doing a speed run of the whole collection but I'm not sure I have the grit to sit down and solve that many non-WCA cubes in a single sitting!

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

Unboxing 19 puzzles! This is footage from back in June/July but I edited it last week. Let me know your comments and feedback - I'm hoping this pace of this vid keeps everyone engaged.

I tried out new transitions, text, and on screen graphics for this vid. Constantly working on improving my editing skills. Cheers!