Mon, 26 June 2006
Some cool news, another special feature from Andy Gagliano, Viewer Mail, part two of an interview with legendary rock gear-head Bob Heil, and a new piece of gear from SSL that you might actually be able to afford! News: Feature Story:  This week Andy stopped by to discuss helpful preparations before going into the studio. Spotlight: The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio, presenters of the Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards, has announced the 2006 inductees to the TECnology Hall of Fame. The 2006 TECnology Hall of Fame inductees include:
1933 Fletcher-Munson Loudness Curves Harvey Fletcher/Wilden Munson/Bell Labs 1935 Lansing Shearer Horn  1953 Hammond Model B-3 tonewheel organ 1955 Ampex Sel-Sync 8-track recorder 1958 Telefunken Ela M 251 microphone 1967 Neumann U87 microphone 1967 Time-Delay Spectrometry—Richard Heyser 1971 Thiele-Small vented enclosure parameters A.N. Thiele/Richard H. Small 1976 UREI 813 studio monitors 1979 Lexicon 224 digital reverb 1979 TEAC Model 144 Portastudio 1983 Sony PCM-3324 digital multitrack 1983 Yamaha DX7 FM synthesizer 1987 Sonic Solutions NoNoise  Mark Jensen from PodSqod.com recently attended the National Association Of Broadcasters (NAB) convention where he had a chance to sit down with rock & roll gear legend, and creator of the famous Heil Talk Box, Mr. Bob Heil. Mark was kind enough to offer these clips to us so that you'd have a chance to listen in.  Gear Review::Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question Q: Simply tell us the name of the band featured in the picture below. 
There was also two bonus questions. 1) What classic Little Feat song was covered by Garth Brooks? 2) What famous top ten country artist was in Pure Prairie League? The answers are Dixie Chicken and Vince Gill! Congratulations to John Demetre! He got all three questions right and won a free copy of Guitar & Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com!  Music Pro Show Podcast Host Honorable mention goes out to Brian Stephens from the Music Pro Show podcast who wrote in to say, “If any drummers are listening to your show and didn’t spot Richie Hayward right way, they need to turn in their sticks immediately!? See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons the beatles paul mccartney digidesign guitar and drum trainer bob heil joe walsh andy gagliano podsqod mark jensen little river band little feat nitty gritty dirt band pure prairie league music pro show brian stephens richie hayward garth brooks vince gill ssl solid state logic duende fxpansion waves sweetwater felicia collins the late show david letterman digidesign |
Sun, 18 June 2006
Some cool news, a new special feature, a celebrity interview with Bob Heil of Heil Sound, a gear review, and another chance to win a free prize! News: Two FREE Plugins! Feature Presentation: Recently he came on the show to talk about MIDI and Soft Synths in the studio. Mark Jensen from PodSqod.com recently attended the National Association Of Broadcasters (NAB) convention where he had a chance to sit down with rock & roll gear legend, and creator of the famous Heil Talk Box, Mr. Bob Heil. Mark was kind enough to offer these clips to us so that you'd have a chance to listen in. This is part one of two. Gear Review:: Drums On Demand My Co-writer Song Starters Released!
Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question Q: What was the B side of Billy Preston's Nothing From Nothing that later went on to become a top five hit for Joe Cocker? A: You Are So Beautiful! Congratulations to Jim Farley, who was the first person to answer correctly and won a free copy of Guitar & Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com! And Patrick Bonier too! (He actually bought the single!) Honorable mention goes out to Paul Riggins, Stewart McLellan, Bill Camarata, John Demetre who all had the right answer, just a little too late. DOH! This week we're offering, once again, a free copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer to the first person to correctly answer this week's trivia question! This week, the trivia question is a little different, something we call Name That Band!. Simply tell us the name of the band featured in the picture below. If you listen to this week's show we give you four names to choose from to make it a little easier.
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Mon, 12 June 2006
A few cool news items, PSN correspondent and 5-time Emmy-winner John Davidson, an interview with music software developer Ryan Smith and a few great surprises!  He began playing piano while sitting on his mother's lap at age three. He collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Clapton, Sammy Davis Jr., Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, George Harrison, The Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones. He was the only person to receive a credit on a Beatles single, playing the electric piano on Get Back as part of the rooftop concert. Here are some other quick facts:
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BBE Acoustimax Instrument Preamp Glyph Online Disk Space Calculator Thanks to Frederic Phan from France for a generous donation to the show this week!  PSN correspondent John Davidson is a 5-time Emmy-award winning audio post mixer. We hadn't heard from John for awhile until last week as he's been on hiatus enjoying his lovely new baby boy. This week he returns for the second part of his report on interesting facts, tips and tricks regarding the art of surround sound. Celebrity Interview: Ryan Smith of RenegadeMinds.com is the creator of Guitar And Drum Trainer. If you're serious about your music, and you think there's room to improve your playing, then GDT is for you. It's the ultimate musician's MP3 audio player, trainer and transcription aid. We had a chat with Ryan to talk about this cool practice tool. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question Q: What famous performing musician dominated record sales for three entire decades in a row; #1 in the 50s, #2 in the 60s and #13 in the 70s? A: ELVIS! Congratulations to John Demetre, the only listener to answer correctly! This week we're offering a free copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer to the first person to correctly answer this week's trivia question! (You'll have to listen to see what the question is.) See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons emmy surround sound dolby the beatles sam cooke red hot chili peppers eric clapton sammy davis jr sly stone aretha franklin george harrison the jackson 5 quincy jones bob dylan the rolling stones saturday night live miles davis billy preston with you i'm born again digidesign elvis guitar and drum trainer syreeta wright |
Sun, 4 June 2006
A few cool news items, we welcome back PSN correspondent and 5-time Emmy-winner John Davidson, we have a mini gear review of EZ Drummer and Charles Dye pokes his head in for a second with a special surprise for us! Pro Tools Available For Intel Macs! All McDSP Plugins Coming For Intel Mac!
 PSN correspondent John Davidson is a 5-time Emmy-award winning audio post mixer. We haven't heard from John for awhile as he's been on hiatus enjoying his lovely new baby boy. This week he returns with more interesting facts, tips and tricks on the art of surround sound.  Last week we enjoyed the final part in a four-part series with Charles Dye. In that last segment he talked about some of his recent projects and mentioned an independent artist he was working with that really impressed him, John Ralston. We play you one of the recent cuts from John's project that Charles worked on, a song called I Believe In Ghosts. Charles pops in for a quick introduction. Gear Review:
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Featured Studio: This week we're featuring a couple of shots of Mike Finley's home studio. We found Mike on the Frappr Map and have enjoyed learning about his setup. This is all contained in a second floor space and is a designated "Man Room".
Q: What legendary rock guitarist (a pioneer of the hard rock and metal genre) was a session player on Tom Jones' hit record It's Not Unusual? A: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Congratulations to Ronnie Marler and Aaron Griffith for submitting the correct answer. Ronnie kicked it up a notch by adding this tidbit: AC/DC drummer Chris Slade also performed on the track! Way to go Ronnie! See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr charles dye grammy creative commons sweetwater sound emmy john ralston tom jones jimmy page chris slade led zeppelin ac/dc it's not unusual surround sound dolby pro logic the cure bowflex |
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