Thu, 27 December 2007
On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, a Spotlight segment, Viewer Mail and we're gonna' tweak The Stupid Knob! Mike is still relaxing in Cabo and Slau is sitting in as guest host. News:
MIX Master Directory
MASI's AWE Workflow Engine Sammy Hagar To Launch Internet Radio Network The Music Production Technology Webinar Series Dan Fogelberg Has Passed Away At 56
Mike is home and will back next week! Slau joins PSN on a regular basis in 2008 with a new segment: Sessions With Slau Slau busts up a ribbon mic, on purpose! TruePianos Dedicated Acoustic Piano Virtual Instrument Listen To More Examples See The Video (Bottom of the page) Spotlight: Budget Gear Versus $500K Worth Of Gear
Tom (aka Dadooz): Naiant mics with a special gooseneck
The Stupid Knob: Dave Mustaine's Shreddin' Cup O' Joe? Britney Spears: Professional, hardworking, beautiful. Wait . . . what? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: When it comes to radio's most played songs, You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by The Righteous Brothers leads the pack with over 8 million plays. There are four songs tied for second place each having over 7 million plays. Name just one. A: Any of these would have been correct:
This week's big winner is Martin Baird! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Howard Northrup, Jon Julson, Brian Plamondon and Kevin Martinez. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business slau tone2 mix magazine pianoteq modartt yamaha cp80 sammy hagar cabo wabo radio dan fogelberg whenwillamywinehousedie truepianos kawai steinway ssl 4000 soundcraft spirit mackie neuman naiant yoink dave mustaine megadeth britney spears you've lost that lovin feeling the association never my love the beatles yesterday ben e king stand by me otis redding dock of the bay kiev ukraine |
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Sun, 16 December 2007
On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, two Spotlight segments, a Gear Review and we tweak The Stupid Knob! Mike is still relaxing in Cabo and Slau is sitting in as guest host once again. News:
Attend A Live Workshop With Charles Dye! MasterWriter Songwriting Tool Grendel Sounds DEAD ROOM Isolation Cabinet
Sweetwater BLUE Baby Bottle Special
Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Audjoo's Free Beta Helix Synth Steinberg Updates Cubase For Mac OS X Leopard Spotlight #1: Follow up to last week's super ribbon mic shootout Cascade Microphones The Cascade FatHead New Fathead In Gold The Venerable Coles 4038 Listener Michael Masse reviews IK Multimedia’s ARC (Advanced Room Correction) System. Michael's Room Curve Minimalist Drum Miking: Getting the most out of your drum sound with only one mic! (And sometimes two.) Blumlein Configiration Dolly Parton's brother Randy . . . unprofessional waste of $21.5 million dollars? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: What song was Jimi Hendrix’s first hit single? Bonus question: What year was it a hit? A: Hey Joe! Written by Billy Roberts in 1962 and Jimi had a hit with it in 1967. October 23, 1966 - The Jimi Hendrix: Experience records its first two songs, "Hey Joe" and "Stone Free" at London’s De Lane Lea Studios. December 16, 1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience release "Hey Joe" in England. By February 1967, it reached Number Four on the British charts. The next single, "Purple Haze," reached Number Three. The group’s debut album, Are You Experienced?, remained near the top of the charts through the summer of 1967. This week's big winner is Steve Ayon! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Jonathan McMillan. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business slau mix it like a record charles dye masterwriter grendel sounds dead room vienna symphonic library sweetwater blue baby bottle native instruments audjoo stenberg cascade microphones cascade fathead coles 4038 ikmultimedia advanced room correction arc blumlein dolly parton randy parton jimi hendrix hey joe stone free billy roberts de lane lea studios purple haze are you experienced |
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Mon, 10 December 2007
On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail and we tweak The Stupid Knob! This week Mike is relaxing in Cabo and Slau is sitting in as guest host. Slau is a New York City-based singer/songwriter and producer. During his teenage years, he developed his performance skills as a multi-instrumentalist while performing with various folk ensembles and dance bands. His reputation as a versatile musician led to an early career as a session musician for television scores as well as commercial jingles and underscores. Slau's songwriting has been recognized by Musician Magazine where he was a semi-finalist in the Best Unsigned Band Contest and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Songwriters Workshop. He's been a featured performer at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Showcase and has been a regular contributor to the New York City Songwriters Circle and The Bitter End. In 2005, the new media world of podcasting rallied behind one of Slau's tunes entitled If Every Day Were Christmas, a song co-written with Orlando Pagan. Former MTV VJ, Adam Curry, heard the song, played it on his podcast, The Daily Source Code and came up with the idea of a We Are the World-type benefit. Over 50 artists from 9 countries took part in Podsafe for Peace, a benefit song for UNICEF produced by Slau. It remains in the Top 10 most played songs in the podcasting world and has been played on satellite and terrestrial radio including Sirius, XM, BBC, CBC and Westwood One. Currently, Slau is working on a follow up to The Weight of Words, his 2001 debut album. The new album is scheduled for release in the spring of 2008. News:
Special Offer On McDSP's Analog Channel Native Spectrasonics Releases Stylus RMX Xpanded Inside The 100-Foot Piano Beta Monkey Releases Drum Werks XI: Uptempo Rock Collection The Music Player Network The Legacy Recordings Podcast
PSN mentioned in the Precise Persussions Blog Deborah Harry has a hit in every single decade since her first hit with Blondie! Slau's microphone hardware search: Sabra-Som Gear Review: Ribbon Mic and Michael Joly ribbon mic mod shootout! Michael Joly's mods company: http://OktavaMod.com Resource links mentioned:
http://CascadeMicrophones.com http://WesDooley.com http://SoundWaveResearch.com/index_proaudio.html The Venerable Coles 4038
The Cascade FatHead Viewer Mail: Bryan Daste from The Magic Closet Studio sent in this great link detailing the Grateful Dead's Wall Of Sound. Suzie DeCree and Aaron Griffith pay homage to PSN Suzie DeCree has teaching jobs available! Contact her: John May wonders if TAXI is worth the money. Aaron Griffith joins the Mac family, YAY! He wonders what good 2-track editors are available for Mac. Here's our initial recommendations:
http://audacity.SourceForge.net/ Amadeus Pro ($40.00 – also multitrack) http://www.HairerSoft.com/AmadeusPro/AmadeusPro.html Sound Studio ($79.99) http://www.FreeVerse.com/apps/app/?id=5012 Audio Finder: ($69.95) http://www.IcedAudio.com/ This is really nicely integrated with OSX and has some really nice features for exactly the things you mention, as well as lots of others. Bias Peak ($129.00 - $599.00) http://www.Bias-Inc.com/products/ The Stupid Knob: Sly Stone is in the house! Wait, where'd he go? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Which act was left stranded at the airport, therefore becoming a no show at The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969? A: Iron Butterfly! They demanded a ride from the airport and the promoters decided since everyone else made it on their own, including uninvited guests, that they would just leave them stranded. This week's big winner is Suzie DeCree! She takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Jon Julson, Brandon Hire (of The Metal Shop Podcast), Steve (of Sub G Music) and Patrique Osbourne Little Richard turns 75. SHUT UP! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business slau besharp musician magazine ascap adam curry if everyday were christmas orlando pagan the daily source code podsafe for peace the weight of words focusrite liquid mix mcdsp analog channel inside the 100 foot piano beta monkey music player network legacy recordings podcast avatar studios legacy studios precise percussions deborah harry sabra som ribbon microphone michael joly oktavamod royer labs cascade microphones wes dooley coles 4038 apex 205 nady rsm4 nady rsm5 cascade fathead bryan daste the magic closet studio suzie decree taxi aaron griffith audacity amadeus pro sound studio audio finder bias peak sly stone iron butterfly little richard |
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Fri, 30 November 2007
On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Feature Story and a MEGA Stupid Knob.! News:
MusicRow's Shaker Maker Audio Warrior's The Mighty Wurlitzer Tascam DP-02 Digital PortaStudio Kevin Reeves Album It's About Time For FREE! Mike's off to Cabo! PSN mentioned in The Katie Mac Show from Chicago. Follow up on the best mic for $400.00 or under:
Tim Calloway likes the Rode NT2A Barry Watson loves the CAD M179 and the AudioTechnica 4033 Josh Mahler of Vocal Voodoo Productions also loves the CAD M179 Big Al's finished upgrading to Pro Tools 7.4 - so far so good! Feature Story: So, let us get this straight. The record industry didn't miss the opportunity of the Napster age, they just didn't know what to do or who to ask? Huh?! The Stupid Knob:
Marilyn Manson is squandering the band's money Britney Spears replaces her children The Romantics are suing Guitar Hero Q: What was the license plate number of the Volkswagen on the Abbey Road album cover? A: LMW 281F! This week's big winner is Kevin Anderson! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Nick Cicero of Cicero Pro Audio, Josh Mahler--who has sworn he didn't have to Google it--and Jim Farley who added that LMW-281F stood for Linda McCartney - Widowed and Paul would've been 28 IF he had lived! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business realtraps ethan winer stereophile magazine musicrow shaker maker audiowarrior tascam portastudio dp02 kevin reeves cabo the katie mac show audiotechnica rode nt2a 4033 cad m179 josh mahler vocal voodoo productions kid rock marilyn manson britney spears kevin federline the romantics guitar hero abbey road paul mccartney |
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Fri, 23 November 2007
News, Crosstalk, Viewer Mail, a Spotlight segment and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:
5 Gigs Of Free Samples: Sample Swap Vember Audio's FREE ShortCircuit Sampler RecordingFreak.com Source Connect Pro 3.0 Natural Grooves Drum Loops ToonTrack DrumTracker Big Al's on his new Shure SM7B mic this week. What do you think? Bryan Daste of The Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon has a SM7B as well and loves it. Mike found pictures of his old hippie band house! PSN is mentioned on Matt Serle's Asymmetric Biz Cult Podcast and blog here and here. Mike's in-store customer is looking for an all around studio mic for $400.00. Al ponies up with the recommendations. Viewer Mail: John Mulligan recommends a great movie, Tom Dowd And The Language Of Music. You can download it through Netflix or buy the DVD here. John Walker learns the secret to getting good guitar tone into his DAW. Dave Smith takes PSN to the dentist! Bill Feduska has a question about burning CDs with CDTEXT. Tim Marema finds the abused SM58 from last week's video feature on ebay. Spotlight: Big Al on over analyzing your mix elements and Bryan Daste of The Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon has a great tip for recording acoustic guitar when there's a loud headphone click track nearby. The Stupid Knob: Saul Hudson of Guns N' Roses? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Who was the opening act of The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969? A: Richie Havens! Turns out Al's played with Richie before. Well, how about that? This week's big winner is Charles Wyatt! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Howard Northrup, Shannon Waldner, Stewart MacClellan, Kevin Anderson, Bryan Daste of The Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon, Jim Farley, Don Dawber, Jon Julson, Ernest Daniels and Nick Cicero of Cicero Pro Audio. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business soft tube vintage amp room sample swap vember audio shortcirsuit recordingfreak source elements source connect isdn natural grooves toontrack drumtracker shure sm7b bryan daste the magic closet matt serle asymmetric biz cult podcast studio projects audio technica tom dowd the language of music ahmut ertegun oscar petersen charles mingus aretha franklin ray charles cream eric clapton the allman brothers otis redding booker t layla duane allman tubepre cdtext saul hudson slash richie havens woodsstock abbey road |
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Sun, 11 November 2007
News, a Spotlight segment, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
IntelliScore Ensemble 7.1 Spectrasonics Intel Mac Wrapper http://NaSoAlMo.org Edirol Leopard Compatability
USB 2.0 Audio Devices: M-16DX, UA-101 USB 2.0 mode, UA-1000 USB 1.1 Audio Devices: M-100FX, PCR-1, PCR-A30, SC-D70, SD-90, UA-1EX, UA-3FX, UA-4FX, UA-5, UA-20, UA-25, UA-101 USB 1.1 mode, UA-700, UR-80 USB MIDI Devices: UM-1 Series, UM-2 Series, UM-3EX, UM-550, UM-880, PC-50, PC-300, PCR-300, PCR-500, PCR-800, PCR-M1, PCR-M30, PCR-M50, PCR-M80, PCR-30, PCR-50, PCR-80, SC-8820, SC-8850, SD-20, SD-80, SK-500 IK Multimedia StealthPlug Special Guitar At BerkleeMusic Zero G's Classic Disco Sample Library
Slau does a dynamic mic mini shoot out. Waves SSL Bundle is in the house! Spectrasonics Atmosphere Dream Synth Module - The World's Most Massive Synth! This is really a different type of virtual instrument that brings together a three gigabyte core library of more than one thousand unique sounds and layer elements. Atmosphere works as a native plug-in instrument in all major hosts like Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase, Nuendo and Pro-Tools. Atmosphere was designed from the ground up by Eric Persing, well known for his sound design of classic Roland synthesizers and award-winning sample libraries.
$399 - Six CD-ROM set MAS, RTAS Mac and VST Mac/PC included (Audio Units for OSX and RTAS for Windows available from www.spectrasonics.net/updates/) Operates as a virtual instrument software plug-in in all major hosts like Logic, Digital Performer, Pro Tools, Cubase SX, Ableton LIVE, Nuendo, Fruity Loops, Acid Pro and many other VST hosts. Also works in Sonar 2.0 with a VST wrapper (not included). System recommendations: 512 MB RAM, 3.9 GB free hard disc space MAC: OS 9 or higher, 500 mHz G3 or better CPU, MAS, RTAS or VST 2.0 host PC: Windows 98 or higher, 600 mHz Pentium III or better CPU, sound card, VST 2.0 host or Pro Tools 6.1 or higher CPU load: MODERATE All Specifications to change without notice. All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Viewer Mail:
Mike Schettler of Shortler Studios wrote in to share another major label "kiss off" from a major artist, Aretha Franklin. Gordon Brinton has launched http://ProAux.com, a gear auction site with ZERO selling fees. Want to try your hand at mixing some serious metal? Click Here! A video about abusing a Shure SM58 from Patrick Bonier: The Stupid Knob: How bad is you lifestyle when it freaks out Snoop Dog? Ask Amy Winehouse! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: In 1941 Alan Lomax first recorded the artist McKinley Morganfield. What name do we better know him by today? A: Muddy Waters! This week's big winner is Jason Paul. He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Jon Julson, Jesse Osborne, Charles Wyatt, Bryan Daste of the Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon, Dadooz, Nick Cicero, Kevin Manning, Jim Miles and Kevin Anderson. Great work everyone! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business elastic audio intelliscore ensemble spectrasonics atmosphere eric persing edirol ik multimedia stealthplug berkleemusic classic disco andrew brierly home recording odyssey mike schettler shortler studios gordon brinton proaux sm58 patrick bonier snoop dogg amy winehouse muddy waters mckinley morganfield bryan daste magic closet studio |
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Fri, 2 November 2007
News, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
Flux Bitter Sweet Beta Monkey Music: Drum Werks IX Free SSL Plugin: X-ISM The Complete Led Zeppelin On iTunes Porter Wagoner, Dead At 80 Robert Goulet, Dead At 73 The SSL Shed Of Your Dreams! Crosstalk:
Mike's Guitar Sites: Al's Trying Out The Heil PR-40 Electro Voice RE20 A suite of four high-end studio-quality reverbs modeled after popular outboard classics. Now anyone can afford the quality sound of a signature reverb in their studio.
Crossgrade price: $249.00 US System Requirements: Power PC Macintosh Minimal: 866 MHz G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Suggested: dual 1.25 GHz G4 or G5 processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS. Classik Studio Reverb RTAS requires Pro Tools 7.0 or later. Intel based Macintosh Minimal: 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later. Suggested: 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later. Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS. Windows Minimal: Pentium 1 GHz / Athlon XP 1.33 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later. Suggested: Pentium 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2.4 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later. Supported Plug-in formats: VST, RTAS. Classik Studio Reverb RTAS requires Pro Tools 7.0 or later. Viewer Mail: Basil Records Mentions PSN On Their Blog Christian King:
Try Abelton LIVE. Pascal Zander: Help Him Identify These Songs Greg Kocis:
Go For The Mini
"I would like to make a recording that will be the best I can do with the equipment I have. Right now, I've stopped my choice of interface to three models: Edirol FA-101, Focusrite Saffire (not LE) or TC Electronic Konnekt 8 or Konnekt 24. In terms of quality, how would you rate them from less to better." Those are three very nice units, all from reputable companies. Any of them would make a great choice. For a more detailed analysis and recommendation, give our friend Andy Diekroger a call over at Sweetwater.
(800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Paul Bordenkirsher from MesaSand.com: 36 Rules For Bands The Stupid Knob: Keith Richards Plays A Squire Strat Worth $5,000,000.00? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: On Ringo Starr's 1974 version of You're Sixteen, who played the kazoo? A: Sir Paul McCartney! No winners this week? Whaaaaaaaaat?! Shame, shame, shame. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business mbox micro flux bitter sweet ms matrix beta monkey music drum werks ssl shed of your dreams summerwood aws 900 xlogic x-ism led zeppelin mothership o2 arena grand ole opry porter wagoner country music hall of fame country music association dolly parton last thing on my mind please don't stop loving me wagonmaster marty stuart robert goulet camelot heil pr-40 ik multimedia csr classik studio reverb basil records faderwear ableton live amen break mbox mini edirol focusrite tc electronic konnekt saffire home recording odyssey kings island paul bordenkirsher mesa sand keith richards strat lindsay lohan ringo starr paul mccartney |
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Thu, 25 October 2007
News, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
Reaper 2.0 Pro Tools 7.4 Is Coming! The video demonstration of the new Elastic Audio in Pro Tools 7.4:
Digidesign Announces The Upcoming "Eleven" Guitar Amp Plugin Audio Ease Releases Speakerphone FREE Virtual Drum Kit! You might remember Stuart McClellan from an early episode of PSN, He's the magician that got a government grant to pursue a music create. Those wacky Canadians! His also a product tester for TC Helicon. This week he's done a guest review of the new iZotope RX noise reduction software for us. The iZotope RX Web Site Viewer Mail: Mark Rufino - Stillwell Audio's Spectro - Name Your Own Price Plugins The Van Halen Pitch Debacle: Suzie DeCree - King's Island Jobs Paul Bordenkirsher Of MesaSand.com VM Sakai - Phil Dodds Has Passed Away. Who? You can see this Unsung Hero Of The Music Business in this video at the 1:05 mark where he says, "What are we saying to each other?" "Jim had one of the first units ever shipped and I followed suit about a week later. So, now that we’ve seen this effect, I bet more and more people will start to notice this. Thing is, our units are out of warranty but those people who see this now and bought their units a few months after us can still have it fixed under warranty. BTW, another issue that people have seen is that the back plate switches come loose very easily and just move freely without any effect. That was a problem that happened to both of us and is also a known issue. Edirol hasn’t done any recall or anything but I think they should. They’re replacing warranty units with a different polymer these days. Anyway, maybe this will help some folks. Jim Fidler talks about it in one of his recent episodes." Dadooz - Jars Of Clay Remix Big Al - AES Roundup At Sweetwater Crosstalk:
Did You Have A Special Music Teacher?
FedEx Should Get The Pets Karaoke Violence & The Vacuum Hose Q: The original Woodstock was August 18, 1969. Within one dollar, what was the price of a ticket at the gate? A: $8 per day! A three-day advance ticket was $18. This week's big winner is Jose Vargas! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Jose also sent us this great link with some pictures of original Woodstock tickets. And here's a great video to have in your collection and on your video iPod. It's the entire Woodstock performance of Jimi Hendrix. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business ethan winer a cello rondo tele-vision realtraps reaper elastique pro elastic audio avid de la mancha basic64 digidesign eleven vox fender marshall mesa boogie soldano audio ease speakerphone altiverb stuart mcclellan izotope rx tc helicon mark rufino spectro stillwell audio massey plugins radiohead van halen suzie decree kings island theme park paul bordenkirsher mesa sand production phil dodds arp 2500 arp 2600 arp chroma kurzweil close encounters of the third kind edirol r-09 slau dadooz jars of clay sweetwater joey bishop rat pack death cab for cutie kevin federline britney spears karaoke woodstock jimi hendrix |
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Sun, 14 October 2007
News, a Gear Review, Crosstalk, a Special Report from the floor of the 123rd AES show and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
Musical Affirmations For Musicians Audio Damage Announces Vapor Jars Of Clay Remix Contest StudioTraxx de la Mancha Releases Ring Thing FREE VST For Windows Hello everyone, this is Big Al. This week I lost a good friend of mine in a senseless auto accident twenty miles north of Spokane, Washington. His name was Marc Sorger, He was 56. Marc was a real renaissance man of the music business; someone that did everything well. And a true Unsung Hero. He was one the best all-around musicians / studio cats I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and working with. He was a vibrant and dynamic live performer as well as a gifted engineer and mixer. He was also one of the few golden ears I've ever known. I swear he could spot a problem that was plus or minus 2 db at 18k . . . over the telephone. As a performer (sax and vocals) he was so fun to watch. He lived and loved his music. His vocal range was stunning and he could do total justice to screaming rock and roll or a tender jazz ballad. He had the kind of voice that made most people feel like just giving up their singing when they heard him. For some reason, it just made me want to be better. I studied him for hours and it was an education beyond monetary value. He performed and wrote with The Dillards, The Righteous Brothers, Gino Vanelli, Michael McDonald, Dean and Carol Parks, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Wopat, Greg Topper, The Spirits Of Rhythm, Safe Sax and a host of others. He also helped to design and build several studios, including Walter Brecker's place over in Hawaii a few years ago. I had so many good times with Marc in the studio. We usually spent the whole session trying to recover from laughter. I remember one time we were working on some foley late at night and we were like two kids playing in their favorite sandbox together. It was pure joy and magic. That's the way it was always meant to be in the studio as far as I'm concerned. Below are links to just a sample of some of his work, including some projects we worked on together, and other folks with whom he worked and played. If you happen to have known him or worked with him, please drop me a line and let me know. I can't begin to fathom that we'll never work together again. I miss him so much it hurts. My condolences to Marc's whole family, his daughters (Rachell, Natalie and Sabrina), his friends and his long-time musical partners in the group Safe Sax, John Lowry and Tera Wolfe-Brasch. There will be an event in Marc's Honor at Ella's Supper Club in downtown Spokane on November 4th, 2007. Listen To A Demo Reel Of Marc Sorger: Jump by Casey McGill And The Spirits Of Rhythm. Links To A Few Of The Artists With Whom Marc Has Worked:
Gear Review: Roving PSN reporter Dave Criddle has another great review for us. This week Dave takes a look at the Crysonic line of plugins and puts one or two to the test. Join Charles Dye for his Mix It Like A Record Advanced Mixing Workshop! When: November 8, 2007 Where: RSPE Audio Solutions 4130 Cahuenga Blvd. Suite #210 Universal City, California 91602 Click Here For Driving Directions From Your Location Click Here To Learn More About The MiLaR Workshop Click Here To Register Online Now The Hit Street Records Talent Show Is Over! Click here to see the winners. Dwight Finney, Mike Bolan, Mike & Cass Schettler, Jerad Finck This last week was the 123rd AES--Audio Engineering Society--convention in New York. Trusty flash recorder in hand, PSN Correspondent Slau was on the floor live, generally pestering and annoying all the wonderful vendors that were exhibiting. All for you, dear listeners! The Stupid Knob: Yahoo has a page dedicated to Keith Richards news! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: What was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist? A: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. It's interesting to note that MTV initially didn't want to air any music by black artists. This week's big winner is Karim Ayari! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Neil Mavor and Patrique Osbourne. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business toontrack superior drummer audio damage jars of clay studiotraxx de la mancha marc sorger mark sorger dillards the righteous brothers gino vanelli michael mcdonald dean parks carol parks linda ronstadt tom wopat greg topper the spirits of rhythm casey mcgill safe sax walter brecker john lowry tera wolfe ellas supper club steely dan bobby hatfield bill medley dave criddle homemade hit show crysonic home recording odyssey charles dye mix it like a record milar rspe hitstreet records dwight finney mike schettler cass schettler jerad finck slau aes ik multimedia advnaced room correction system crowley and tripp telefunken ethan winer realtraps se electronics redco abbey road keith richards billie jean michael jackson portable vocal booth |
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Fri, 5 October 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak the Stupid Knob until it cries for mercy! News:
Polyfractus Model 1.1 Reason 4 Released Universal Audio Version 4.8 M-Audio KeyRig 25 M-Audio KeyRig 49 IK Multimedida's SampleMoog Released BFD2 Preview Pics Mike's son Jeremy leaves LucasArts and moves to Image Movers Digital Al goes to the Apple Store! RadioHead lets fans price their new album (Thanks to Stewart McClellan) John Fogerty's New Album Revival Celebrity Interview: Logic Studio has really been causing a stir. Al sat down with Andy Diekroger from Sweetwater to talk about all things Logic. Andy is a long-time Logic user and just completed his Logic 8 orientation and training with Apple. Andy's Contact Information: Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com And also: andy@projectstuionetwork.com The new amazing value that is Logic Studio! See Apple's Details And Videos The Stupid Knob:
Britney's woes continue to grow. Off to KFed's house the kids do go. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman totally confuses us. Q: The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star was the first video to premiere on MTV on August 1, 1981. The millionth video to air on MTV was also Video Killed The Radio Star, aired on MTV February 27, 2000. It's also the third most aired video in MTV history. What is THE most aired video in MTV history? A: Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer. This week's big winner is Aaron Stewart! Aaron takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Carlos Orellana and Keith Sommers. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business logic studio sonor 7 steinberg nuendo mediabay dragan petrovic polyfractus reason 4 thor polysonic john demetre regroove rpg8 combinator propellerhead universal audio uad precision maximizer precision deesser maudio keyrig bfd ik multimedia samplemoog sampletank polymoog minimoog memorymoog tauras pedals little phatty lucasarts image movers digital apple store radiohead logic studio andy diekroger sweetwater apogee mariah carey britney spears kfed viacom philippe dauman drm the buggles vidoe killed the radio star peter gabriel sledgehammer john fogerty |
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