Tue, 10 April 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, we tweak The Stupid Knob and we have a Lava Lamp Special Report! News:
DooleyDrums.com Arturia's Jupiter-8V AmieStreet.com PSN's "Best Of Dye" At The Womb MiLaRForum.com
REO Speedwagon > WalMart? The Stupid Knob:
(Thanks to Ray Love) I Love Lamp Mac Widget Dave Pensado Interview (Thanks to J.H. Flemming from SurfLounge.com) Here, There And Everywhere: My Life Recording The Music Of The Beatles (Thanks to Tony Butterworth from The Home Made Hit Show) USB Powered Lava Lamp (Thanks to James Herbert) All things lamp: OozingGoo.com (Thanks to Derek K. Miller from Inside Home Recording) Robert Willey found this example of an early lava lamp incursion in television in this first episode of The Prisoner. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: This artist made American chart history, by becoming the highest-placed new entry by a British female artist ever in the US chart. Her third album went straight in at number two, beating her previous best of 11 with album number two. Who is she? A: Joss Stone! And just a couple of weeks ago too. Congratualtions to this week's winner, Mike Masse! Mike is taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer, courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. See you next week! |
Sun, 1 April 2007
News, a Music Messe 2007 Report. a Featured Performance and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
Antress Free Plugins Musicnotes Guitar Tab Site Coming MIX Magazine On Compression U2's The Edge Donates Guitar News from Music Messe in Frankfurt, Germany.
Amplitube Jimi Hendrix Shipping This Month IK, Sonic Reality and Moog Team Up Steinberg Now All IntelMac Compatible Steinberg Releases Sequel Boss RE-20 Space Echo Clone Mike tells the story of Wilbert Condez, a saxophonist he found in Cabo San Lucas. The Stupid Knob: I'm the best Spice Girl! Featured Performance: Songs that didn't win or lose in the Mix To Dye For Contest. Mike and Al play a couple of their non-winning/losing favorites.
Let's Clean Up! by Dan Leuders Q: Brian May of Queen holds a PhD. What field is it in? A: Astronomy! Congratualtions to this week's winner, Tim Calloway! Tim is taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer, courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to both John Mulligan and Mikko Majanen, who were oh so close. Neil McDougall also wrote in to recommend everyone check out Brian's Soapbox feature on his web site: http://BrianMay.com See you next week! |
Mon, 26 March 2007
News, a Feature Story, Crosstalk, we tweak the Stupid Knob and Viewer Mail! News:
Willie Nelson Ice Cream Flavor Audio Wizard Pro Ear Trainer PianoTeq 2.0 PianoTeq 2.0 MP3 Demos Sonic Birth Details of Al's latest mastering project with a client he met on NextCat.com, Mr. Don Rath Jr. Don Rath Jr. Buy Heart Strings Buy Dawn Of A New Day iTunes surpasses 2 Billion songs sold! Viewer Mail: Slau's Useful Links: Dave Akin
Tim's Main Studio Page Camera in action on a old C-128 color video monitor Pictures of main tracking room in “home theater mode? #1 Pictures of main tracking room in “home theater mode? #2 Tracking room B, in “lobby mode? My master control #1 My master control #2 Reaper - Almost-free DAW The Stupid Knob Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Lynyrd Skynyrd had chart hits with both studio and live versions of what song? A: Freebird! The only correct answer was from Ted Martin. Congratulations Ted! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to John Walker. Way to go John! See you next week! |
Tue, 20 March 2007
News, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob...twice! News:
Guitar Shed 2 8 core Mac Pro Coming Soon?
Alleged Web Site Slip Up Crosstalk:
Bum Rush The Charts! Barebonz.org Pro Tools Prefs Trasher Battlestar Galactica Free Files Weird Al Video Feature: The Stupid Knob:
The Demise Of Rap?
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The Swampers in the mid-1970s: from left, Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins, David Hood, and Jimmy Johnson. "Why The Music Business Sucks" from Ed Bradshaw and Dante Brown, and Patrick Abbas has a question about sample delay in Pro Tools. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: This single debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 on April 19, 1975 and catapulted from #98 to #1 in nine weeks, remaining in the top position for four weeks. The artist also recorded the song in Spanish, and it was released as a single later that year. It also charted, peaking at #49 on the Billboard pop charts that same year, making it the first #1 single ever to chart simultaneously in different languages by the same artist. What was the song and who was the artist? A: This is related to last weeks trivia question. The answer is Love Will Keep Us Together by Daryl Dragon and Toni Tenille, better known as The Captain And Tenille. The only correct answer was from Brian Cowie, who won last week's contest! Kudos to Brian, but no prize award this week. See you next week! |
Mon, 12 March 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview and and an extra large helping of Crosstalk! News:
Upcoming Massey Tape Delay Plugin
Philharmonia Orchestra Samples MusicTheory.net ExpertVillage.com Brad Delp Dead At 55 This week Al caught up with Eric McMiller, better known online as EricTheKid. Eric worked his way up from interning at a small midwest project studio to a full-time gig at a large New York commercial studio. He's also an alumni of Charles Dye's live Mix It Like A Record training class. Eric shares with us his story and what he's learned along the way.
Eric's Contact Info For Engineering & Booking: ericthekid@gmail.com Digidesign Listing Search For "Eric The Kid" Charles' Forum: MilarForum.com Taylor Studios Manhattan Center Studios Recording Connection ProMedia Training
Shane Hendricks (aka Sonic Deviant) Releases New Album! Get Transduction Euphony At CD Baby Shane's Bio Shane's Blog Shane's MySpace Stuart McLellan Links: http://www.TC-Helicon.com http://www.harmony4.blogspot.com http://www.tc-helicon.com/default.asp?id=2895 http://www.tc-helicon.com/default.asp?id=2349 Al Sneaks Into The Home Recording Odyssey Podcast! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: For a short time this woman was a keyboard player for the Beach Boys. She was the only "Beach Girl" ever in the band. Who was she? A: Toni Tenille! Daryl Dragon, the son of classical conductor Carmen Dragon, had studied classical piano for ten years. During the run of Mother Earth Daryl became impressed with Toni’s writing and singing and persuaded her to join the Beach Boys as pianist on their next tour. She was the first and only “Beach Girl.? Daryl wound up being nicknamed “Captain Keyboard? by Mike Love, because he always wore a naval captain’s cap on stage, so when he and Toni teamed up, they naturally became the Captain and Tennille. Congratulation to this week's winner Brian Cowe! Brian takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Andrew Schaap, Mark Rufino, Pete Buchwald, Crazy Joe over at SurfLounge.com and John Azevedo. Way to go! See you next week! |
Mon, 5 March 2007
News, a Featured Performance and a Super Stupid Knob! News:
NS-10s Win A Grammy Charles Dye's Monitoring Article FXpansion's Free Orca Synth Digidesign Unveils The 003 Family Celebrity Interview: What's it like to attend a live seminar with a grammy-winning engineer and mixer? One of our listeners, John Phillips, just found out first-hand a couple of weeks ago. Al caught up with John so that he could share his experience with everyone. http://ProMediaTraining.com Featured Performance: We ran across a very interesting article by Dan Richards over at Studio Reviews Magazine. Dan recently published an article, Why Don't My Recordings Sound Pro?, and in it he concentrated mostly on the idea that the road to getting a "pro sound" had more to do with making a good working arrangement, and less about needing a $3,000.00 microphone. He also pointed out that it was important that we sometimes try to see the forest for the trees by de-emphasizing "the gear" that we all lust after. Because, in the end, the gear doesn't make the music. Check out a tune recorded with just a few Shure SM 57s! Character voice by Juanita Grande - JuanitaGrande.com Super Stupid Knob: A rollerskating male stripper, Joe Nichols to sing at Anna Nicole's funeral and the industry-shaking impact of FedEx (Kevin Federline). Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: We're all intimately familiar with studio recording. But, what was the first live recording to top the Billboard chart? A: Fingerstips Part Two by Little Stevie Wonder in 1963. No winners this week. Maybe next time! :) See you next week! |
Sun, 25 February 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview with Ethan Winer and a special Spotlight segment! News:
Win A Mustang And A Strat Stylus RMX Goes Universal Binary King Of The Blues Back Trax Synaptricity's Flashback 1.0 Ethan Winer is a well-known independent columnist you've probably read in any number of industry magazines and web sites. He's also a musician, a technologist and an acoustics expert that also happens to be the owner of RealTraps.com. We visited with Ethan about what you can do to optimize the sound of your studio and make tracking and mixing easier. This is Part #2 of 2. Interview Links: Spotlight: This week, a Pro Tools tip from Al! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Last September, this artist's album debuted at number one on the US pop charts. Not all that unusual, except that this person became the oldest living person to achieve this feat. Who is it? A: Bob Dylan! Congratulations to this week's winner, Dale Nabeta! He takes home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com Honorable Mention goes out to Brian Cowie, who also had this to say, "Love your show, it makes me go out and buy new equipment every week." Our work here is done. See you next week! |
Mon, 19 February 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview with Ethan Winer and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
Cakewalk YouTube Channel AES Regional Student Summit Brew Holster Cult DIY Voice Over Porta-Booth Ethan Winer is a well-known independent columnist you've probably read in any number of industry magazines and web sites. He's also a musician, a technologist and an acoustics expert that also happens to be the owner of RealTraps.com. We visited with Ethan about what you can do to optimize the sound of your studio and make tracking and mixing easier. This is Part #1 of 2. Interview Links: A Cello Rondo - video powered by Metacafe The RIAA - Two weeks in a row! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Although The Ed Sullivan Show was the first TV program in America to host the Beatles, it was not their first US TV appearance. On what show was their first appearance? A: The Beatles' first US television appearance was on The Jack Paar Show on January 4, 1964 when Paar showed a film of the band playing "She Loves You". Before showing the performance, one of Parr's comments was "I understand science is working on a cure for this." Congratulations to this week's winner, Bryan Daste! He takes home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com |
Wed, 14 February 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
The Neighbor Annoying CD SampleSwap - 4 Gigs Of FREE Samples DUY DaD Tape Native! Kenny Gioia's FREE Pro Tools Tutorials! Our good friend Slau was on the show a few episodes back talking about affordable acoustic treatments for project studios. Since then Mike had the privilege of meeting him in person at the NAMM show. He stopped by again and talked with Al about some more studio news and share a very special Heil microphone shoot out.
Heil Microphones PR 40 PR 30 PR 20 Shure SM57 Sennheiser MD 421 AKG D 112 Electrovoice RE20 What does a Federal SWAT team have to do with the RIAA? More than you think! Courtesy of TechDirt.com Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Last week back in 1956, Little Richard recorded a song that went on to become his highest charting record in the US. It climbed to #6 in just a little over a year. What was the song? A: Long Tall Sally! Congratulations to this week's winner, Neil McDougall! He takes home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com Tickets to this year's Ozzfest are FREE! See you next week! |
Tue, 6 February 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview, we tweak the Stupid Knob and some Viewer Mail. News:
Shuriken's CopyShop Garritan Marching Band reFuse Software's Lowender Izotope Tutorials On YouTube Mike and Al discuss Super Sunday, especially the performances given by Billy Joel and Prince. Celebrity Interview: If you've ever needed a musician to play a part on your project that isn't readily available in your local area, you'll appreciate this week's special guest. Listen in as Al has a conversation with Tommy Detamore of SteelGuitarTracksOnline.com.
Examples Of Tommy's Playing Screenshot of Tommy's DAW, Ensoniq Paris: The Stupid Knob: Keith Richards switching to health food? Kevin Federline's Super Bowl Commercial: Derek K. Miller submitted this one of Celine Dion singing AC/DC! Viewer Mail:
Mix It Like A Record John Phillips Kevin Reeves Tim Burgess Waid Hunley Q: What was the only US number one single to be re-recorded by the same artist and become a Top Ten hit all over again? A: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka. The original, up-tempo version topped the Billboard chart in 1962, while a ballad rendition reached #8 in 1975. Other songs have made a second appearance on Billboard's Hot 100, but it was the original version that came back. Congratulations to this week's winner, Waid Hundley! He takes home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com Honorable Mention goes out to Dan Leuders and Andy Bullock! See you next week! |