It took a few days to hear back from Zenowell support. They asked me to test the electrodes with my fingers, cranking the level up “above 20” (it goes to 30)… and lo and behold, I felt it.
I tried it in my ear again, and it took a couple of tries and some wiggling but worked fine once more. Go figure.
And having just done a session, I think the Relax program does work.
I bought a used Oura Ring 4 sizing kit, and have been wearing a test ring on my left index finger for a day now as recommended. I just bought a deeply discounted but new/unopened box one in brushed silver off eBay. I was debating with myself between the brushed silver and “stealth” (matte black) — I think either would work for me and the other rings I wear. The stealth one apparently shows scratches more and also tends to scratch other things more.
The ceramic ones look really nice but cost significantly more… and though they tend not to scratch, with the wrong kind of impact they can chip and then quickly degrade after that. Doesn’t seem worth it.
I have a couple of tracks recorded now for the next album. Project idea confirmed, working, and… a bit different. But the train is underway now.
It took a few days but I got a shipping notice on the Walk 4. Also one of the K-Accumulator batch 1 folks has been sharing some sounds from the basic “getting started” exploration and there were some surprising timbres there — almost physical modeling, overblown flutes etc. Delicious stuff.