Mon, 27 November 2006
News, a Celebrity Interview, we tweak The Stupid Knob and Viewer Mail! News:
IK Multimedia's Stealth Plug NextCat.com JOIN AL'S NEXTCAT NETWORK! Eventful.com  DUY Plugins DUY Native Goes Mac Intel  Carlo Santos  Universal sues MySpace! Viewer Mail:
2) Shane Hendricks comments on the whole Universal/MySpace debacle 3) Matthias from Mexico wants to know about PZM mics 4) Allen Riege has nice things to say. :) Q: The MP3 format has literally revolutionized the music business. When was it invented? A: Here's the progression and the history. In 1987 the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany began research code-named EUREKA project EU147, Digital Audio Broadcasting. In April 1989 Fraunhofer received a German patent for MP3. In 1992 Fraunhofer's audio coding algorithm was integrated into the MPEG-1 standard. On November 26, 1996 a United States patent was issued for MP3. Congratulations to Tim Bush, this week's winner of a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer, courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention also goes out to George Leite. See you next week! |
Mon, 20 November 2006
News, an interview with Jammin' Dave Jackson, Crosstalk, mixing tips, we tweak the Stupid Knob and Viewer Mail with a disturbing lava lamp update. News:
Double Freebies! Spline-Time NuGen's Line-up reFuse Software's Lowender New Pianoteq Models Available Win A SSL Duende!  Jammin' Dave Jackson Where do musicians go to trade advice? Why they go to the Musician's Cooler with Jammin' Dave Jackson! Dave's got his own gear conundrum going on as he contemplates his first DAW. He also has some great ideas on promoting your studio and recording projects with podcasting. Crosstalk:
 Brian Stephens Mark Rufino's Links To Affordable Ribbon Mics: Ribbon Mic #1 Ribbon Mic #2 The mixing book Mark referred to: Mixing With Your Mind The Stupid Knob: iPod owners are "thieves", according to Universal Music CEO, Doug Morris. MacWorld Link Billboard Link Viewer Mail:
2) Dave Criddle On Using Drum Loops 3) SUPER LAVA LAMP REPORT: Shane Hendricks: Mac Screensaver Ed Bradshaw: Touch Screen Video Ed Kachajian: The diagram from Getting Started in Computer Music by Mark Nelson, a book for recording beginners: 
Caleb Hawkins: GIANT LAVA LAMP! Q: Where is the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame located and when did it open? A: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation came together in 1983. Groundbreaking for the building took place on June 7, 1993 and the building opened to the public on September 2, 1995. Congratulations to Rich Masling, this week's winner of a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer, courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Although just a bit late, the correct answer was also given by T-Bush and Jim Farley. Good job folks! See you next week! |
Mon, 13 November 2006
News, a Celebrity Interview with 5-time Emmy-winning post mixer John Davidson, a Spotlight feature on using drum loops, a Stupid Knob update and a Featured Performance! News:  New Digidesign Mbox 2 MiniPrice The Mbox Mini At Sweetwater Thomas Dolby Weekly Video Podcast SampleTank2 Goes Universal Binary BAM Audio School Jerad Finck - A&R Rep - Hit Street Records http://MediaMagikGroup.com  Celebrity Interview:5-time Emmy-winner and PSN Correspondent John Davidson dropped by to share a project with us that's a little out of his comfort zone. After a little coaxing, he agreed to share the whole project with us. Web Site About The Project Spotlight:: Effectively Using Drum Loops Featured Performance Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Continuing on with another first, who was the first group to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame? A: The Coasters! And no correct answers this week! Doh! See you next week! |
Mon, 6 November 2006
News, a Celebrity Interview, we tweak the Stupid Knob and Viewer Mail!  Shawn Pelton
Shawn Pelton, The Saturday Night Live Drummer http://www.SellABand.com http://www.RecordingTheBeatles.com Grand Theft Auto When it comes to making music, most of us take access to computers and software for granted. But, what if you were to lose your sight? How would you continue to pursue your passion? One man who is making sure this is possible, and will continue to improve, is Tim Burgess. He's quit his day job to pursue improved access for the blind in the music industry. We sat down to talk with Tim and get more information on this important issue.
 The Stupid Knob:Kevin Federline - aka KFed - aka Mr. Britney Spears aka Cletus - has just released his rap album Playing With Fire. His album is available on Amazon.com, which allows customers to post comments Viewer Mail:
2) Arif Hodzic 3) Tim Burgess 4) Tommy from Form & Fracture Records
Q: What was the first song to achieve diamond download status? (That's one million digital downloads.) A: Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl. By November 2005, it had sold over one million downloads. Dennis McFall was the first one with the correct answer, as well as a very cleverly Photoshopped picture that has Gwen whispering into Al's ear. However, Dennis has already won a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer, so this week's prize goes to the second person to answer correctly, and that's Trevor Brooks! Congratulations Trevor! Also coming in on the heels of Trevor with the right answer was Andy Bullock and Tony Butterworth, from the Homemade Hit Show. 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 lava lamp Ardour Shawn Pelton Saturday Night Live Recording The Beatles Grand Theft Auto Kevin Federline KFed Britney Spears Gwen Stefani Hollaback Girl Tony Butterworth Homemade Hit Show |
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