Sun, 27 August 2006
News, a mic pre shoot out between the Chandler Germanium and the Studio Projects VTB 1 and fantastic Viewer Mail! News:
Zen Soundcheck Audio Releases "Janus" Virtual Bass Amp Waves Plugins Version 5.9 Is Here iZotope Releases Universal Binary and Pro Tools 7 Updates Hugo Ball is one of our fine listeners that originally wrote in to complain about something he didn't like on the show. So, we did what comes naturally, we made friends. It turns out that Hugo has quite the project studio and a passion for recording. He also happens to own one of the mic preamps I'm considering adding to my studio as part of my continuing gear conundrum, the Chandler Germanium. But, is it worth spending over a $1,000 on a mic pre? How much better could it be than a decent lower priced unit? Well, Hugo has both so I convinced him to take a little gear trek, a mic pre shoot out for the benefit of all PSN listeners. If you'd like to talk to Hugo about doing a voiceover for your project, you can e-mail him at this address: newyorkvoiceovers@lycos.com Here are the links to the raw wav files featured in the mic pre shootout:  Vocals  Acoustic Guitar Tambourine
Get Real, The Real Estate Investing Show for the Rest of Us Douglas McDonald: Real Traps Acoustic Videos John Demetre: QuikWall For A Vocal Booth Mark Rufino: Using Sonotubes As Bass Traps Q: One night in 1968, while Gary U.S. Bonds was playing at a club in New Jersey, he thought he'd give a local kid a break and invite him up onstage to do a number. Who did that kid turn out to be? A: Bruce Springsteen! A Special Award! Adam Smith of Halifax, NS, Canada was the 100th person to put a pin in our Frappr map! We award him a complimentary copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com. Congratulations Adam! A Special Moment With Charles Dye! See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign guitar and drum trainer ssl solid state logic ssl vst bruce springsteen izotope chandler germanium studio projects dave jackson realtraps ethan winer sonotube vtb1 school of podcasting |
Mon, 21 August 2006
News, tips on acoustic isolation, a new useful and affordable loop collection, Viewer Mail and we Tweak The Stupid Knob! 
New DigiRack Time Shift - Free Plugin Free Demo Of Extreme Punch Broadjam 6-Pack Songwriting Competition Digidesign Releases Free Training Videos Editor's Key's Decal Sets 
ModTrap - Thanks to Mark Rufino! Sonotube Spotlight:  Smokin' Joe's Harmonica Loops Viewer Mail Thanks to Suzanne DeCree, Mark Rufino and Kim Costello! Tweaking The Stupid Knob
rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature alt.guitar.tab Q: What was the B side of Elton John's Philadelphia Freedom? A: Paul Riggins correctly answered, "'Philadelphia Freedom' was released on Feb. 28, 1975 and the B side was a version of 'I Saw Her Standing There' recorded live with John Lennon at Madison Square Garden." Congratulations Paul! You take home a free copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com. A Special Moment With Charles Dye! See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign guitar and drum trainer ssl solid state logic ssl snakes on a plane trevor rabin vst broadjam ik multimedia genelec sony electro voice mackie spectrasonics ilio kaysound powerfx digitech ableton phil jackson reflexion filter modtrap digitalfishphones elton john philadelphia freedom i saw her standing there john lennon |
Mon, 14 August 2006
Hot industry news, a featured performance from Dave Criddle, a boatload of Viewer Mail and some great examples of Why The Music Business Sucks. News:
Win A Free SSL Duende! Ryan Smith Press Release And Pic Free Soft Synth - KeyToSound REMEDY Digidesign Announces Upcoming ProTools Compatibility With Apple's New Mac Pro Crysonic VSTs Dave Criddle, the new co-host over at the Home Recording Odyssey, has submitted a song for our, and your critique. It's a guitar-heavy track by Dave's band Leisure called Back To America. The guitars were all done with the original Pod and the drums were recorded in his drum room, aka his unfinished basement. He uses Cubase and a Rode NT2 and some AKG C1000's to record mostly. Check out their web site: LeisureBand.com Viewer Mail:
Suzanne's links to music-dedicated sites similar to MySpace:
SoundClick.com MacJams.com ArtistLaunch.com/ Musicane.com RadioIndy.com IACMusic.com GarageBand.com SoundClick.com FreeWorldRadio.com IndieStore.com BroadJam.com MP3Unsigned.com IdiotVox.com CafePress.com SectionZ.com IntoMusic.co.uk AllIndie.com iCompositions.com MacIdol.com Suzanna's Super Freebies Link 
Paul Riggins Links: Mark Smith's Link To Adobe Audition 2.0 Demo With Charles Dye Feature  Tweaking The Stupid Knob:Congratulations to the winners of the Why The Music Business Sucks contest! A Special Moment With Charles Dye! See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign guitar and drum trainer ssl solid state logic duende cubase rode akg ssl myspace fgm records flatpicking guitar magazine david lee roth strummin' with the devil jay leno jamies cryin willie nelson pam tillis dwight yokam steve earl travis tritt emmy lou harris sheryl crow warren zevon billy bob thornton waking up in reno steven segal fire down below charles dye mix it like a record cubase crysonic plasq metallica home recording odyssey ssl |
Mon, 7 August 2006
Big news, a short Gear Review, we tweak The Stupid Knob, Big Al's Gear Conundrum continues and we answer a boat-load of Viewer Mail.. News:
Digidesign's Free Plugins - Signal Tools Secrets Of Songwriting E-book Special iZotope Updates "Vinyl"  Gear Review:The mini amp that plugs directly into your guitar! Crosstalk: Big Al's Gear Conundrum Continues! Viewer Mail:
Brainspawn's Forte VI Host Ed Bradshaw's Gaelcast RocketSounds.com Ryan Smyth - Guitar & Drum Trainer See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign guitar and drum trainer ssl solid state logic gaelcast |
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