Mon, 25 September 2006
News, a Spotlight tip, a Featured Performance, a super-sized Stupid Knob and Viewer Mail! News:
Recording School Online Releases Funky Flanger Free VST Multi-Effect Plug-In Universal Audio Ships UAD v4.4 Software With New Neve Plug-In And Support For Intel-Mac Computers  SRS iWOW Plugin for Mac iTunesMichael Kingston Productions Releases RetroBand And RetroBandLite VST Plug-Ins  Spotlight:CDBaby.com = iTunes! CustomFlix.com = Amazon! Featured Performance: Arif Hodzic submits We Thank God For You for review. http://myspace.com/ad4records http://myspace.com/arifmusic http://myspace.com/olio Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: The longest title of an album that actually made the Billboard chart is made up of 90 words. The album is called, When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right. A: Fiona Apple! This week we had two winning entries that both came in an exactly the same time. One from Jord and one from Jim Fidler. Jord graciously deferred the prize of a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer to Jim as he runs a Mac and it's only available for Windows at the moment. Honorable Mention also goes out to Patrick McNeal, Arif Hodzic, Ben Brasile, Mark Rufino, Kris Keyser and Bill Camarata. Thanks to Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com for providing our weekly prize. 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 vst steinberg cubase srs iwow cdbaby customflix charles dye elton john jay leno rolling stones keith richards john ralston lava lamp billboard fiona apple willie nelson |
Mon, 18 September 2006
News, Crosstalk, a keyboard Gear Review, we tweak The Stupid Knob and Viewer Mail! News:  Join Big Al's NextCat.com NetworkBroadjam Launches Electronic Radio Delivery Service For Independent Musicians Native Instruments Releases Komplete 4 Japan’s Jvc Has Said It Will Soon Market A First-Of-A-Kind Speaker System That "Breathes" Sound Rather Than Vibrates Lionel Richie Has New Album! Last week we got a nice mention on Inside Home Recording with Paul Garay and Derek K. Miller. We look forward to doing some things with them in the future! PianoTEQ has posted our review on there web site. The new Mac Intel version is already available ahead of schedule. What’s up with lava lamps in control rooms?  Gear Review:The Yamaha Tyros 2 Keyboard Arranger/Workstation The Stupid Knob: Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record company, contends the wildly popular Web sites YouTube and MySpace are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involving Universal artists. “We believe these new businesses are copyright infringers and owe us tens of millions of dollars,? Universal Music CEO Doug Morris told investors Wednesday at a conference in Pasadena. “How we deal with these companies will be revealed shortly.? Pffffffffffffffffffffffft! Viewer Mail: A Freebie From Suzie DeCree: The Delay Lama is the first VST instrument to offer both vocal synthesis and a real-time animated 3D interface. Its advanced monophonic vocal synthesis engine enables your computer to sound just like an Eastern monk, with real-time, high resolution control over the vowel sound. What's more, the plug-in window displays a 3D animation of a singing monk, that reacts directly to your input! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: You're probably familiar with the 1957 holiday classic Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms. What was on the flip side of that record? A: Captain Santa Claus And His Reindeer Space Patrol! True to his name, Dave Swift was the first one with the right answer. He wins a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com. There was a bit of a snafu we came across for the first time this week. Dave had already won a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer in a previous contest. Till now, we haven't had any rules about winning multiple contests for the same prize. So to be fair we've also awarded a prize to the second person to answer correctly, and that's Dave "SpoonZ" Spooner from down under. Congratulations Dave! Also coming in with the correct answer this week but just a little late was Patrick Abbas, Andy Bullock, Ben Brasile and Grae Smart. Way to go! 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 vst nextcat.com myspace broadjam native instruments jvc lionel richie all night long three times a lady nicole richie grammy say you say me stuck on you penny lover michael jackson we are the world coming home def jam records jermaine dupri dallas austin island records raphael saadiq mariah carey justin timberlake inside home recording paul garay derek k miller pianoteq gwen stephani ricky martin george michael kylie minogue yamaha tyros 2 youtube delay lama |
Mon, 11 September 2006
News, a Featured Performance, a guest Gear Review, we tweak The Stupid Knob, we've got a Crosstalk segment and Viewer Mail! News:  The New Digidesign MBox 2 ProMathematicians Solve the ‘Cocktail Party Problem' Massey Plugins are now all Mac Intel compatible! Universal Binary version of VSTi Host Tri-Tone Digital Pluggo 3.6 Beta Test A few shows back we mentioned an exciting contest (still in progress) that gives you the opportunity to remix the original tracks from Peter Gabriel's Shock The Monkey. Not to mention that the winner receives a free SSL Duende! Ian Baird, one of our creative listeners, is in the top 20 for his remix in the competition. If you or any of your friends do not have an entry in the competition and you'd like to help out Ian by voting for him, click here to do so now! Gear Review:  Dave Criddle, co-host of the Home Recording Odyssey podcast with Andrew Brierly, has done a guest gear review for us. Dave takes a closer look at Native Instruments Guitar Rig 2.The Stupid Knob: This one involves Clay Aiken of American Idol fame. Sometimes they just write themselves. Crosstalk: Viewer Mail: From Andrew Shaap: Download the Charles Dye Ring Tone From Kris Busby: http://Olga.net TheRecordingProject.com From Andrew in Ottawa: Pictures from Andrew in Ottawa of the Randy Bachman (of Bachman Turner Overdrive) gig he recently worked.     Q: Who was the first female over the age of 50 to have a chart topping record? A: Cher with Believe in March 1999! Congratulations to Richard Crosser for being the first one to get us the correct answer. He takes home a copy of Guitar & Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com. Honorable mention goes out to David "SpoonZ" Spooner from down under and Patrick Abbas, who also mentioned he loved the vocal-booth-in-a-trash-can solution from last week. The New Weird Al Release Is Almost Here! Straight Outta Lynwood The New Album – In Stores September 26! Pre-order It Now! Visit Weird Al's web site and get the first song off the album free! 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 vst weird al bob seeger old time rock and roll straight outta lynwood don't donwload this song xpand massey plugins pluggo colo rtone phase tone valve tone ssl duende home recording odyssey guitar rig clay aiken chuck berry pink flyod dark side of the moon james blunt charles dye randy bachman bachman turner overdrive apogee olga led zeppelin cher |
Mon, 4 September 2006
News: News, a new Cat Box submission, a Gear Review and a bucket of fantastic Viewer Mail!  Bob Dylan promotes iTunes! There must be sound all over it. Mac OS 10.4.7 Tiger is now officially supported for Pro Tools LE 7.1 and Pro Tools HD 7.2. PSN has been chosen as a front page feature over at ThePodLounge.com! This week we're featuring a rough mix sent in to us by Timothy Lee. He's a drummer and producer with his own project studio. You can see more about him at TimothyCLee.com. This tune is called My Time. It was recorded with Digital Performer in Tim's temporary studio in his house while his new studio space is under construction. It written by a bass player/singer pal of his who decided to finally record some original songs that have been sitting around for awhile. Here are some pictures of the setup Tim used while recording this song.   Thanks to Shane Hendricks for asking me to take a look at the new PianoTEQ VST plugin. It's presented as the first truly modeled piano. About $310.00 US. Download a free 45-day trial version for PC and Mac (Power PC only, Intel version coming). The free version has a few notes at the top and bottom ranges of the keyboard disabled. Viewer Mail:
Rodger Willis got the Reflexion Filter! Christopher Markus shares his solution for those who think they can sing but really can’t. Now they can with the Sing Like A Pro Rainjet!  Q: What is the most played song on jukeboxes across the United States? A: According to the Amusement & Music Operators Association, Patsy Cline's 1962 hit, "Crazy" is the most played song on jukeboxes across the United States. It's followed by "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger and "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley. Congratulations to Dave Swift, who was the first person to correctly answer and takes home a free copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer from Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com. Honorable mention goes out to Heath McConnell of Violet Sun Studios who also answered correctly, but wasn't quite fast enough to beat Dave, and Bill Camarata. The New Weird Al Release Is Almost Here! Straight Outta Lynwood The New Album – In Stores September 26! Pre-order It Now! Visit Weird Al's web site and get the first song off the album free! 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 studio projects dave jackson school of podcasting weird al musicians cooler bob dylan the podlounge pianoteq reflexion filter patsy cline bob seeger old time rock and roll hound dog don't be cruel straight outta lynwood don't donwload this song |
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