Thu, 27 December 2007
 On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, a Spotlight segment, Viewer Mail and we're gonna' tweak The Stupid Knob!
Mike is still relaxing in Cabo and Slau is sitting in as guest host. News:
MIX Master Directory
 PianoTeq FREE CP-80 UpgradeMASI's AWE Workflow Engine Sammy Hagar To Launch Internet Radio Network The Music Production Technology Webinar Series Dan Fogelberg Has Passed Away At 56
Mike is home and will back next week! Slau joins PSN on a regular basis in 2008 with a new segment: Sessions With Slau Slau busts up a ribbon mic, on purpose! TruePianos Dedicated Acoustic Piano Virtual Instrument 
Listen To More Examples See The Video (Bottom of the page) 
Spotlight: Budget Gear Versus $500K Worth Of Gear    
Tom (aka Dadooz): Naiant mics with a special gooseneck 
The Stupid Knob:  Dave Mustaine's Shreddin' Cup O' Joe?Britney Spears: Professional, hardworking, beautiful. Wait . . . what? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: When it comes to radio's most played songs, You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by The Righteous Brothers leads the pack with over 8 million plays. There are four songs tied for second place each having over 7 million plays. Name just one. A: Any of these would have been correct:
This week's big winner is Martin Baird! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Howard Northrup, Jon Julson, Brian Plamondon and Kevin Martinez. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business slau tone2 mix magazine pianoteq modartt yamaha cp80 sammy hagar cabo wabo radio dan fogelberg whenwillamywinehousedie truepianos kawai steinway ssl 4000 soundcraft spirit mackie neuman naiant yoink dave mustaine megadeth britney spears you've lost that lovin feeling the association never my love the beatles yesterday ben e king stand by me otis redding dock of the bay kiev ukraine |
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Sun, 16 December 2007
On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, two Spotlight segments, a Gear Review and we tweak The Stupid Knob! Mike is still relaxing in Cabo and Slau is sitting in as guest host once again.News:
Attend A Live Workshop With Charles Dye! MasterWriter Songwriting Tool Grendel Sounds DEAD ROOM Isolation Cabinet
Sweetwater BLUE Baby Bottle Special
Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Audjoo's Free Beta Helix Synth Steinberg Updates Cubase For Mac OS X Leopard Spotlight #1: Follow up to last week's super ribbon mic shootout Cascade Microphones  The Cascade FatHead  New Fathead In Gold  The Venerable Coles 4038 
Listener Michael Masse reviews IK Multimedia’s ARC (Advanced Room Correction) System.  Michael's Room Curve Minimalist Drum Miking: Getting the most out of your drum sound with only one mic! (And sometimes two.)  Blumlein Configiration Dolly Parton's brother Randy . . . unprofessional waste of $21.5 million dollars? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: What song was Jimi Hendrix’s first hit single? Bonus question: What year was it a hit? A: Hey Joe! Written by Billy Roberts in 1962 and Jimi had a hit with it in 1967. October 23, 1966 - The Jimi Hendrix: Experience records its first two songs, "Hey Joe" and "Stone Free" at London’s De Lane Lea Studios. December 16, 1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience release "Hey Joe" in England. By February 1967, it reached Number Four on the British charts. The next single, "Purple Haze," reached Number Three. The group’s debut album, Are You Experienced?, remained near the top of the charts through the summer of 1967. This week's big winner is Steve Ayon! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Jonathan McMillan. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business slau mix it like a record charles dye masterwriter grendel sounds dead room vienna symphonic library sweetwater blue baby bottle native instruments audjoo stenberg cascade microphones cascade fathead coles 4038 ikmultimedia advanced room correction arc blumlein dolly parton randy parton jimi hendrix hey joe stone free billy roberts de lane lea studios purple haze are you experienced |
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Mon, 10 December 2007
On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail and we tweak The Stupid Knob! This week Mike is relaxing in Cabo and Slau is sitting in as guest host. Slau is a New York City-based singer/songwriter and producer. During his teenage years, he developed his performance skills as a multi-instrumentalist while performing with various folk ensembles and dance bands. His reputation as a versatile musician led to an early career as a session musician for television scores as well as commercial jingles and underscores.Slau's songwriting has been recognized by Musician Magazine where he was a semi-finalist in the Best Unsigned Band Contest and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Songwriters Workshop. He's been a featured performer at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Showcase and has been a regular contributor to the New York City Songwriters Circle and The Bitter End. In 2005, the new media world of podcasting rallied behind one of Slau's tunes entitled If Every Day Were Christmas, a song co-written with Orlando Pagan. Former MTV VJ, Adam Curry, heard the song, played it on his podcast, The Daily Source Code and came up with the idea of a We Are the World-type benefit. Over 50 artists from 9 countries took part in Podsafe for Peace, a benefit song for UNICEF produced by Slau. It remains in the Top 10 most played songs in the podcasting world and has been played on satellite and terrestrial radio including Sirius, XM, BBC, CBC and Westwood One. Currently, Slau is working on a follow up to The Weight of Words, his 2001 debut album. The new album is scheduled for release in the spring of 2008. News:
 Special Offer On McDSP's Analog Channel NativeSpectrasonics Releases Stylus RMX Xpanded Inside The 100-Foot Piano Beta Monkey Releases Drum Werks XI: Uptempo Rock Collection The Music Player Network The Legacy Recordings Podcast
PSN mentioned in the Precise Persussions Blog Deborah Harry has a hit in every single decade since her first hit with Blondie! Slau's microphone hardware search: Sabra-Som 
Gear Review: Ribbon Mic and Michael Joly ribbon mic mod shootout! Michael Joly's mods company: http://OktavaMod.com Resource links mentioned:
http://CascadeMicrophones.com http://WesDooley.com http://SoundWaveResearch.com/index_proaudio.html The Venerable Coles 4038
The Cascade FatHead Viewer Mail: Bryan Daste from The Magic Closet Studio sent in this great link detailing the Grateful Dead's Wall Of Sound. Suzie DeCree and Aaron Griffith pay homage to PSN Suzie DeCree has teaching jobs available! Contact her: John May wonders if TAXI is worth the money. Aaron Griffith joins the Mac family, YAY! He wonders what good 2-track editors are available for Mac. Here's our initial recommendations:
http://audacity.SourceForge.net/ Amadeus Pro ($40.00 – also multitrack) http://www.HairerSoft.com/AmadeusPro/AmadeusPro.html Sound Studio ($79.99) http://www.FreeVerse.com/apps/app/?id=5012 Audio Finder: ($69.95) http://www.IcedAudio.com/ This is really nicely integrated with OSX and has some really nice features for exactly the things you mention, as well as lots of others. Bias Peak ($129.00 - $599.00) http://www.Bias-Inc.com/products/ The Stupid Knob:  Sly Stone is in the house! Wait, where'd he go?Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Which act was left stranded at the airport, therefore becoming a no show at The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969? A: Iron Butterfly! They demanded a ride from the airport and the promoters decided since everyone else made it on their own, including uninvited guests, that they would just leave them stranded. This week's big winner is Suzie DeCree! She takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Jon Julson, Brandon Hire (of The Metal Shop Podcast), Steve (of Sub G Music) and Patrique Osbourne Little Richard turns 75. SHUT UP! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business slau besharp musician magazine ascap adam curry if everyday were christmas orlando pagan the daily source code podsafe for peace the weight of words focusrite liquid mix mcdsp analog channel inside the 100 foot piano beta monkey music player network legacy recordings podcast avatar studios legacy studios precise percussions deborah harry sabra som ribbon microphone michael joly oktavamod royer labs cascade microphones wes dooley coles 4038 apex 205 nady rsm4 nady rsm5 cascade fathead bryan daste the magic closet studio suzie decree taxi aaron griffith audacity amadeus pro sound studio audio finder bias peak sly stone iron butterfly little richard |
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Fri, 30 November 2007
On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Feature Story and a MEGA Stupid Knob.! News: 
MusicRow's Shaker Maker Audio Warrior's The Mighty Wurlitzer Tascam DP-02 Digital PortaStudio Kevin Reeves Album It's About Time For FREE! Mike's off to Cabo! PSN mentioned in The Katie Mac Show from Chicago. Follow up on the best mic for $400.00 or under:
Tim Calloway likes the Rode NT2A Barry Watson loves the CAD M179 and the AudioTechnica 4033 Josh Mahler of Vocal Voodoo Productions also loves the CAD M179 
Big Al's finished upgrading to Pro Tools 7.4 - so far so good! Feature Story: So, let us get this straight. The record industry didn't miss the opportunity of the Napster age, they just didn't know what to do or who to ask? Huh?! The Stupid Knob: Kid Rock's going shortMarilyn Manson is squandering the band's money Britney Spears replaces her children The Romantics are suing Guitar Hero Q: What was the license plate number of the Volkswagen on the Abbey Road album cover? A: LMW 281F! This week's big winner is Kevin Anderson! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Nick Cicero of Cicero Pro Audio, Josh Mahler--who has sworn he didn't have to Google it--and Jim Farley who added that LMW-281F stood for Linda McCartney - Widowed and Paul would've been 28 IF he had lived! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business realtraps ethan winer stereophile magazine musicrow shaker maker audiowarrior tascam portastudio dp02 kevin reeves cabo the katie mac show audiotechnica rode nt2a 4033 cad m179 josh mahler vocal voodoo productions kid rock marilyn manson britney spears kevin federline the romantics guitar hero abbey road paul mccartney |
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Fri, 23 November 2007
News, Crosstalk, Viewer Mail, a Spotlight segment and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:  Soft Tube's Acoustic Feedback5 Gigs Of Free Samples: Sample Swap Vember Audio's FREE ShortCircuit Sampler RecordingFreak.com Source Connect Pro 3.0 Natural Grooves Drum Loops ToonTrack DrumTracker Big Al's on his new Shure SM7B mic this week. What do you think? Bryan Daste of The Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon has a SM7B as well and loves it. 
Mike found pictures of his old hippie band house! PSN is mentioned on Matt Serle's Asymmetric Biz Cult Podcast and blog here and here. Mike's in-store customer is looking for an all around studio mic for $400.00. Al ponies up with the recommendations. Viewer Mail: John Mulligan recommends a great movie, Tom Dowd And The Language Of Music. You can download it through Netflix or buy the DVD here. John Walker learns the secret to getting good guitar tone into his DAW. Dave Smith takes PSN to the dentist! Bill Feduska has a question about burning CDs with CDTEXT. Tim Marema finds the abused SM58 from last week's video feature on ebay. Spotlight: Big Al on over analyzing your mix elements and Bryan Daste of The Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon has a great tip for recording acoustic guitar when there's a loud headphone click track nearby. The Stupid Knob: Saul Hudson of Guns N' Roses? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Who was the opening act of The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969? A: Richie Havens! Turns out Al's played with Richie before. Well, how about that? This week's big winner is Charles Wyatt! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Howard Northrup, Shannon Waldner, Stewart MacClellan, Kevin Anderson, Bryan Daste of The Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon, Jim Farley, Don Dawber, Jon Julson, Ernest Daniels and Nick Cicero of Cicero Pro Audio. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business soft tube vintage amp room sample swap vember audio shortcirsuit recordingfreak source elements source connect isdn natural grooves toontrack drumtracker shure sm7b bryan daste the magic closet matt serle asymmetric biz cult podcast studio projects audio technica tom dowd the language of music ahmut ertegun oscar petersen charles mingus aretha franklin ray charles cream eric clapton the allman brothers otis redding booker t layla duane allman tubepre cdtext saul hudson slash richie havens woodsstock abbey road |
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Sun, 11 November 2007
News, a Spotlight segment, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:  Pro Tools 7.4 Is Available Now!IntelliScore Ensemble 7.1 Spectrasonics Intel Mac Wrapper http://NaSoAlMo.org Edirol Leopard Compatability
USB 2.0 Audio Devices: M-16DX, UA-101 USB 2.0 mode, UA-1000 USB 1.1 Audio Devices: M-100FX, PCR-1, PCR-A30, SC-D70, SD-90, UA-1EX, UA-3FX, UA-4FX, UA-5, UA-20, UA-25, UA-101 USB 1.1 mode, UA-700, UR-80 USB MIDI Devices: UM-1 Series, UM-2 Series, UM-3EX, UM-550, UM-880, PC-50, PC-300, PCR-300, PCR-500, PCR-800, PCR-M1, PCR-M30, PCR-M50, PCR-M80, PCR-30, PCR-50, PCR-80, SC-8820, SC-8850, SD-20, SD-80, SK-500 IK Multimedia StealthPlug Special Guitar At BerkleeMusic Zero G's Classic Disco Sample Library
Slau does a dynamic mic mini shoot out. Waves SSL Bundle is in the house! Spectrasonics Atmosphere Dream Synth Module - The World's Most Massive Synth! This is really a different type of virtual instrument that brings together a three gigabyte core library of more than one thousand unique sounds and layer elements. Atmosphere works as a native plug-in instrument in all major hosts like Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase, Nuendo and Pro-Tools. Atmosphere was designed from the ground up by Eric Persing, well known for his sound design of classic Roland synthesizers and award-winning sample libraries. 
$399 - Six CD-ROM set MAS, RTAS Mac and VST Mac/PC included (Audio Units for OSX and RTAS for Windows available from www.spectrasonics.net/updates/) Operates as a virtual instrument software plug-in in all major hosts like Logic, Digital Performer, Pro Tools, Cubase SX, Ableton LIVE, Nuendo, Fruity Loops, Acid Pro and many other VST hosts. Also works in Sonar 2.0 with a VST wrapper (not included). System recommendations: 512 MB RAM, 3.9 GB free hard disc space MAC: OS 9 or higher, 500 mHz G3 or better CPU, MAS, RTAS or VST 2.0 host PC: Windows 98 or higher, 600 mHz Pentium III or better CPU, sound card, VST 2.0 host or Pro Tools 6.1 or higher CPU load: MODERATE All Specifications to change without notice. All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Viewer Mail:
Mike Schettler of Shortler Studios wrote in to share another major label "kiss off" from a major artist, Aretha Franklin. Gordon Brinton has launched http://ProAux.com, a gear auction site with ZERO selling fees. Want to try your hand at mixing some serious metal? Click Here! A video about abusing a Shure SM58 from Patrick Bonier: The Stupid Knob:  How bad is you lifestyle when it freaks out Snoop Dog? Ask Amy Winehouse!Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: In 1941 Alan Lomax first recorded the artist McKinley Morganfield. What name do we better know him by today? A: Muddy Waters! This week's big winner is Jason Paul. He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Jon Julson, Jesse Osborne, Charles Wyatt, Bryan Daste of the Magic Closet Studio in Portland, Oregon, Dadooz, Nick Cicero, Kevin Manning, Jim Miles and Kevin Anderson. Great work everyone! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business elastic audio intelliscore ensemble spectrasonics atmosphere eric persing edirol ik multimedia stealthplug berkleemusic classic disco andrew brierly home recording odyssey mike schettler shortler studios gordon brinton proaux sm58 patrick bonier snoop dogg amy winehouse muddy waters mckinley morganfield bryan daste magic closet studio |
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Fri, 2 November 2007
News, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob! 
News:
Flux Bitter Sweet Beta Monkey Music: Drum Werks IX Free SSL Plugin: X-ISM  The Complete Led Zeppelin On iTunesPorter Wagoner, Dead At 80 Robert Goulet, Dead At 73 The SSL Shed Of Your Dreams!  
Crosstalk:
Mike's Guitar Sites: Al's Trying Out The Heil PR-40 Electro Voice RE20  A suite of four high-end studio-quality reverbs modeled after popular outboard classics. Now anyone can afford the quality sound of a signature reverb in their studio.
    Crossgrade price: $249.00 US System Requirements:  Power PC Macintosh Minimal: 866 MHz G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Suggested: dual 1.25 GHz G4 or G5 processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS. Classik Studio Reverb RTAS requires Pro Tools 7.0 or later. Intel based Macintosh Minimal: 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later. Suggested: 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later. Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS. Windows Minimal: Pentium 1 GHz / Athlon XP 1.33 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later. Suggested: Pentium 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2.4 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later. Supported Plug-in formats: VST, RTAS. Classik Studio Reverb RTAS requires Pro Tools 7.0 or later. Viewer Mail: Basil Records Mentions PSN On Their Blog Christian King:
Try Abelton LIVE. Pascal Zander: Help Him Identify These Songs Greg Kocis:
Go For The Mini
"I would like to make a recording that will be the best I can do with the equipment I have. Right now, I've stopped my choice of interface to three models: Edirol FA-101, Focusrite Saffire (not LE) or TC Electronic Konnekt 8 or Konnekt 24. In terms of quality, how would you rate them from less to better." Those are three very nice units, all from reputable companies. Any of them would make a great choice. For a more detailed analysis and recommendation, give our friend Andy Diekroger a call over at Sweetwater.
(800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Paul Bordenkirsher from MesaSand.com: 36 Rules For Bands  The Stupid Knob:Keith Richards Plays A Squire Strat Worth $5,000,000.00? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: On Ringo Starr's 1974 version of You're Sixteen, who played the kazoo? A: Sir Paul McCartney! No winners this week? Whaaaaaaaaat?! Shame, shame, shame. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business mbox micro flux bitter sweet ms matrix beta monkey music drum werks ssl shed of your dreams summerwood aws 900 xlogic x-ism led zeppelin mothership o2 arena grand ole opry porter wagoner country music hall of fame country music association dolly parton last thing on my mind please don't stop loving me wagonmaster marty stuart robert goulet camelot heil pr-40 ik multimedia csr classik studio reverb basil records faderwear ableton live amen break mbox mini edirol focusrite tc electronic konnekt saffire home recording odyssey kings island paul bordenkirsher mesa sand keith richards strat lindsay lohan ringo starr paul mccartney |
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Thu, 25 October 2007
News, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
Reaper 2.0 Pro Tools 7.4 Is Coming! The video demonstration of the new Elastic Audio in Pro Tools 7.4:
Digidesign Announces The Upcoming "Eleven" Guitar Amp Plugin Audio Ease Releases Speakerphone FREE Virtual Drum Kit!  Gear Review:You might remember Stuart McClellan from an early episode of PSN, He's the magician that got a government grant to pursue a music create. Those wacky Canadians! His also a product tester for TC Helicon. This week he's done a guest review of the new iZotope RX noise reduction software for us.  The iZotope RX Web Site Viewer Mail: Mark Rufino - Stillwell Audio's Spectro - Name Your Own Price Plugins The Van Halen Pitch Debacle: Suzie DeCree - King's Island Jobs Paul Bordenkirsher Of MesaSand.com VM Sakai - Phil Dodds Has Passed Away. Who? You can see this Unsung Hero Of The Music Business in this video at the 1:05 mark where he says, "What are we saying to each other?" "Jim had one of the first units ever shipped and I followed suit about a week later. So, now that we’ve seen this effect, I bet more and more people will start to notice this. Thing is, our units are out of warranty but those people who see this now and bought their units a few months after us can still have it fixed under warranty. BTW, another issue that people have seen is that the back plate switches come loose very easily and just move freely without any effect. That was a problem that happened to both of us and is also a known issue. Edirol hasn’t done any recall or anything but I think they should. They’re replacing warranty units with a different polymer these days. Anyway, maybe this will help some folks. Jim Fidler talks about it in one of his recent episodes." Dadooz - Jars Of Clay Remix Big Al - AES Roundup At Sweetwater  Crosstalk:
Did You Have A Special Music Teacher?
FedEx Should Get The Pets Karaoke Violence & The Vacuum Hose Q: The original Woodstock was August 18, 1969. Within one dollar, what was the price of a ticket at the gate? A: $8 per day! A three-day advance ticket was $18. This week's big winner is Jose Vargas! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Jose also sent us this great link with some pictures of original Woodstock tickets. And here's a great video to have in your collection and on your video iPod. It's the entire Woodstock performance of Jimi Hendrix. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business ethan winer a cello rondo tele-vision realtraps reaper elastique pro elastic audio avid de la mancha basic64 digidesign eleven vox fender marshall mesa boogie soldano audio ease speakerphone altiverb stuart mcclellan izotope rx tc helicon mark rufino spectro stillwell audio massey plugins radiohead van halen suzie decree kings island theme park paul bordenkirsher mesa sand production phil dodds arp 2500 arp 2600 arp chroma kurzweil close encounters of the third kind edirol r-09 slau dadooz jars of clay sweetwater joey bishop rat pack death cab for cutie kevin federline britney spears karaoke woodstock jimi hendrix |
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Sun, 14 October 2007
News, a Gear Review, Crosstalk, a Special Report from the floor of the 123rd AES show and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:
Musical Affirmations For Musicians Audio Damage Announces Vapor Jars Of Clay Remix Contest StudioTraxx de la Mancha Releases Ring Thing FREE VST For Windows  Hello everyone, this is Big Al. This week I lost a good friend of mine in a senseless auto accident twenty miles north of Spokane, Washington. His name was Marc Sorger, He was 56.Marc was a real renaissance man of the music business; someone that did everything well. And a true Unsung Hero. He was one the best all-around musicians / studio cats I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and working with. He was a vibrant and dynamic live performer as well as a gifted engineer and mixer. He was also one of the few golden ears I've ever known. I swear he could spot a problem that was plus or minus 2 db at 18k . . . over the telephone. As a performer (sax and vocals) he was so fun to watch. He lived and loved his music. His vocal range was stunning and he could do total justice to screaming rock and roll or a tender jazz ballad. He had the kind of voice that made most people feel like just giving up their singing when they heard him. For some reason, it just made me want to be better. I studied him for hours and it was an education beyond monetary value. He performed and wrote with The Dillards, The Righteous Brothers, Gino Vanelli, Michael McDonald, Dean and Carol Parks, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Wopat, Greg Topper, The Spirits Of Rhythm, Safe Sax and a host of others. He also helped to design and build several studios, including Walter Brecker's place over in Hawaii a few years ago.  I had so many good times with Marc in the studio. We usually spent the whole session trying to recover from laughter. I remember one time we were working on some foley late at night and we were like two kids playing in their favorite sandbox together. It was pure joy and magic. That's the way it was always meant to be in the studio as far as I'm concerned.Below are links to just a sample of some of his work, including some projects we worked on together, and other folks with whom he worked and played. If you happen to have known him or worked with him, please drop me a line and let me know. I can't begin to fathom that we'll never work together again. I miss him so much it hurts. My condolences to Marc's whole family, his daughters (Rachell, Natalie and Sabrina), his friends and his long-time musical partners in the group Safe Sax, John Lowry and Tera Wolfe-Brasch. There will be an event in Marc's Honor at Ella's Supper Club in downtown Spokane on November 4th, 2007. Listen To A Demo Reel Of Marc Sorger: Jump by Casey McGill And The Spirits Of Rhythm.  Links To A Few Of The Artists With Whom Marc Has Worked:
Gear Review:  Roving PSN reporter Dave Criddle has another great review for us. This week Dave takes a look at the Crysonic line of plugins and puts one or two to the test.   Join Charles Dye for his Mix It Like A Record Advanced Mixing Workshop!When: November 8, 2007 Where: RSPE Audio Solutions 4130 Cahuenga Blvd. Suite #210 Universal City, California 91602 Click Here For Driving Directions From Your Location Click Here To Learn More About The MiLaR Workshop Click Here To Register Online Now The Hit Street Records Talent Show Is Over! Click here to see the winners.  Dwight Finney, Mike Bolan, Mike & Cass Schettler, Jerad Finck This last week was the 123rd AES--Audio Engineering Society--convention in New York. Trusty flash recorder in hand, PSN Correspondent Slau was on the floor live, generally pestering and annoying all the wonderful vendors that were exhibiting. All for you, dear listeners!The Stupid Knob: Yahoo has a page dedicated to Keith Richards news! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: What was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist? A: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. It's interesting to note that MTV initially didn't want to air any music by black artists. This week's big winner is Karim Ayari! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Neil Mavor and Patrique Osbourne. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business toontrack superior drummer audio damage jars of clay studiotraxx de la mancha marc sorger mark sorger dillards the righteous brothers gino vanelli michael mcdonald dean parks carol parks linda ronstadt tom wopat greg topper the spirits of rhythm casey mcgill safe sax walter brecker john lowry tera wolfe ellas supper club steely dan bobby hatfield bill medley dave criddle homemade hit show crysonic home recording odyssey charles dye mix it like a record milar rspe hitstreet records dwight finney mike schettler cass schettler jerad finck slau aes ik multimedia advnaced room correction system crowley and tripp telefunken ethan winer realtraps se electronics redco abbey road keith richards billie jean michael jackson portable vocal booth |
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Fri, 5 October 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak the Stupid Knob until it cries for mercy! News:  Nuendo 4 ReleasedPolyfractus Model 1.1 Reason 4 Released Universal Audio Version 4.8 M-Audio KeyRig 25 M-Audio KeyRig 49 IK Multimedida's SampleMoog Released BFD2 Preview Pics   Mike's son Jeremy leaves LucasArts and moves to Image Movers Digital Al goes to the Apple Store! RadioHead lets fans price their new album (Thanks to Stewart McClellan) John Fogerty's New Album Revival  Celebrity Interview:Logic Studio has really been causing a stir. Al sat down with Andy Diekroger from Sweetwater to talk about all things Logic. Andy is a long-time Logic user and just completed his Logic 8 orientation and training with Apple. Andy's Contact Information: Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com And also: andy@projectstuionetwork.com The new amazing value that is Logic Studio! See Apple's Details And Videos 
The Stupid Knob:  Mariah Carey. What kind of tape?Britney's woes continue to grow. Off to KFed's house the kids do go. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman totally confuses us. Q: The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star was the first video to premiere on MTV on August 1, 1981. The millionth video to air on MTV was also Video Killed The Radio Star, aired on MTV February 27, 2000. It's also the third most aired video in MTV history. What is THE most aired video in MTV history? A: Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer. This week's big winner is Aaron Stewart! Aaron takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Carlos Orellana and Keith Sommers. See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business logic studio sonor 7 steinberg nuendo mediabay dragan petrovic polyfractus reason 4 thor polysonic john demetre regroove rpg8 combinator propellerhead universal audio uad precision maximizer precision deesser maudio keyrig bfd ik multimedia samplemoog sampletank polymoog minimoog memorymoog tauras pedals little phatty lucasarts image movers digital apple store radiohead logic studio andy diekroger sweetwater apogee mariah carey britney spears kfed viacom philippe dauman drm the buggles vidoe killed the radio star peter gabriel sledgehammer john fogerty |
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Wed, 26 September 2007
News, Crosstalk, we dig in the Cat Box, a Gear Review, a Feature Story and we tweak The Stupid Knob...HARD! News:
 VOX AmPlugBluenoise: My Drumset Virtual Instrument PreSonus Monitor Station Yellow Tools Independence Free 2.0 Sampler GVST Free Plugin Page
New Van Halen Rehearsal Videos Doug McGee reports new flash drive technology based on "bug proteins". 50 TERABYTE drives within two years? Yikes! (In a cool way, of course.) Midnight Special Legendary Performances DVDs  You Can Only Be So Cosmic by Robert Willey.Here's what Robert told us about the background of this track, "I wrote, conducted, played synth, and sang this with the University of California San Diego Jazz Ensemble in the early 1980s, and the concert was recorded in stereo on a 15 IPS reel to reel. I’ve since overdubbed the vocals and added synthesizer reinforcement with Reason in Pro Tools. I’m not happy with the muddiness. I have the tape track going through a Waves denoise plugin to get rid of the hiss. Any suggestions?" Feature Story: Gear Review: Modartt's PianoTeq 2.0 Pianoteq is quality virtual instrument using breakthrough technology, available for PC and Mac as a VST/AudioUnit/RTAS plugin and stand-alone player. It models the sound of the piano in real time as opposed to playing back static recordings, like modern sampled instruments. Feature Highlights:
 The Super Stupid Knob:  Smells Like . . . Courtney Love?Marilyn Manson, The Broadway Star? Fitty Cent - Keepin' It Real! Q: What was the first hip-hop single to hit #1 on the pop charts and what was the artist's name? BONUS QUESTION: What is the artist's real name?  A: Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice. His real name? Robert Matthew Van Winkle!This week's big winner is Howard Northrup. He offered up even more details on this. Howard says, "One other little bit of trivia about him - his birthday is on Halloween. And no, I didn’t have to Google any of those meaningless facts. I grew up in South Florida, where Robbie was making a "name" for himself." Howard takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Patrique Osbourne and Steve, who called in his answer using our Listener Hot Line. Steve also generously forgot to hang up his phone so that we got to listen to him listening to PSN! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business cakewalk sonar 7 vox amplug bluenoise my drumset presonus monitor station yellow tools quietpcusa endpcnoise van halen wolfgang van halen david lee roth alex van halen eddie van halen bug proteins you can only be so cosmic doug mcgee robert willey university of california san diego jazz ensemble modartt pianoteq ac30 synthogy ivory courtney love marilyn manson spiderman the musical 50 cent ice ice baby vanilla ice robert van winkle ezdrummer addictive drums amek neve akg neuman bjarte ludvigsen mackie big knob mark rufino independence free microtuning the buggles radio killed the video star mtv |
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Tue, 18 September 2007
News, a Spotlight segment, TWO Gear Reviews, a Feature Story, Viewer Mail and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:  Apple Releases Logic Studiode la Mancha Sumo - Free! Sample Tank 2.5 Now Available Audiofile Engineering's Rax 2.0 QuickAudio - Free Audio Editor Brainworx bx_solo  Gear Review #1:PSN Field Correspondent Dave Criddle joins us with another great gear review. It's IK Multimedia's T-Racks; an inexpensive option for lots of interesting plug in tools.
T-RackS Plug-in - Analog Modeled Mastering Plug-Ins Following weeks of intense speculation by fans and the news media, it's been announced that the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones — would play a concert in London on Nov. 26. Jason Bonham, the son of John Bonham, who died in 1980, will fill in for his father on drums. The show, at the O2 arena, will be a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, the Atlantic Records founder who died in December. The bill is also set to include Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini, a 20-year-old Scottish heartthrob who was the last act Mr. Ertegun took under his wing.  Gear Review #2:This mic shoot out/gear review is being simulcast on both PSN and The Metalshop Podcast, hosted by Brandon Hire. It's the Battle of the under $100.00 Shures!  
Viewer Mail:
Jose Vargas - Original Music Contest Carlos from Kissimmee, Florida - How do you quiet down a noisy computer? Dan Lueders - Lava Lamp TV Special!  Mike's Computer Quiet Box Brought to us this week by Dave King. This falls under the NO DUH section of The Stupid Knob - Rock Stars and their Crash and Burn Lifestyles. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Who was the first rock artist to be arrested on stage? A: Jim Morrison!  See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business apple logic studio logic pro 8 soundtrack pro 2 studio instruments studio effects studio sound library quick swipe comping true surround mainstage ultrabeat es2 exs24 apple loops final cut studio 2 jam packs waveburner compressor 3 automatic delay compensation de la mancha sumo chorus ik multimedia sampletank amplitube t-racks classik studio reverb audiofile engineering rax 2 coreduo apple remote quickaudio ogg vorbis sion software brainworx bx_solo audio damage mks80 dave criddle led zeppelin robert plant jimmy page jason bonham john bonham 02 arena ahmet ertegun pete townsend bill wyman foreigner paolo nutini phil collins tony thompson mtv unplugged mothership the song remains the same the metalshop podcast brandon hire shure sm57 pg57 chris bakos qlab jose vargas rockin in the valley johnstown brewing company auralex dave king elvis presley eminem john moores university the doors jim morrison jimi hendrix t rex marc bolan nirvana kurt cobain bon scott sid vicious roger daltrey my generation jerry garcia grateful dead carl wilson beach boys johnny ramone the ramones john demetre george taylor dan lueders dave jackson the musicians cooler |
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Fri, 7 September 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, a Feature Story and we tweak The Stupid Knob!  News:
RealTraps Ceiling Tiles Roger Nichols Digital Spl-izer Two Free Plugins Located By Mark Rufino: 1) Free GIGA Continuous Velocity Piano 2) Stillwell Plugins Digidesign Strucure FREE Antares Harmony Engine Video Of Doug McGee's Bejing Apartment Studio: "Just wanted to drop you this link to a mini documentary on the construction of my current studio. All of the sound treatment was due to the info I’ve gleaned off of Ethan Winner’s site throughout the years. I was lucky enough to come across his articles about ten years ago when I was just starting out in this here project studio thing. I was thrilled to hear him on your show. I hope that you and your listeners enjoy this video. Feel free to copy any of the ideas in the construction of the studio." Keep your eye out for the PSN cameo!  Click Here To Play Mike Missed The Summer Of Love 40th Anniversary - DOH! Brandon Hire of The Metal Shop Podcast had a run-in with a lava lamp: 
From Joao Alves: 10 Recording Bloopers That Made The Album  Tom (aka Dadooz) wrote in and said, "Thought I’d send you a link to a great piece of software which was mentioned in episode 32, and which we thought may be lost due to developer abandonment. RAX2 has now been picked up by Audiofile Engineering and an update will be available soon."http://RockLighter.com Ooooooooooh! THE NEW iPODS ARE HERE! Gear Review:This week Dave Criddle joins PSN as a contributing field correspondent. He'll be bringing us all kinds of great features over the next few weeks while he's on hiatus from the Home Recording Odyssey podcast. This week it's a short but solid review of some gear Dave heard about right here on PSN, PRODIKEYS! 
10 Large File Sending Services Feature Story:  Bob Lefsetz is a Santa Monica-based music-industry figure, who has worked previously as an entertainment business attorney and as a consultant to major record labels. Perhaps he's best known as the author of The Lefsetz Letter, which was first produced as a hard copy publication and is now a free e-mail newsletter. In it he addresses the issues that are at the core of the music business today: downloading, copy protection, pricing and the music itself.His latest keynote address in Australia has some particularly interesting incite on the creation and distribution of music in this digital age. Enjoy this excerpt and I'm sure you'll take something away from it that will benefit you directly in your studio. The Stupid Knob:Courtney Love + Keith Richards = YIKES! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Thomas Edison was one of the earliest folks to lust after recording gear. In 1887 he made the first recording of a human voice on the first tinfoil cylinder phonograph. It was a poem that is now considered a classic children's song. What was it? A: Mary Had A Little Lamb! We had a fantastic turnout this week. Mostly all correct answers and many without having to Google! This week's winner is Aage Auby from Oslo, Norway! Aage is taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to:
Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business walla walla duy magic spectrum macgiceq everpack ilok realtraps ethan winer ceiling tiles rfz minitraps mondotraps roger nichols digital spl-izer finite impulse response multiband compression rhodes mark rufino giga continuos velocity piano tascam spectral morphing stillwell audio reaper massey structure structure free advanced instrument research samplecell kontakt exs24 multitimbral rex files antares harmony engine avox choir gerry bassermann doug mcgee bejing summer of love joao alves brandon hire metal shop podcast rax2 audiofile engineering rocklighter dave criddle home recording odyssey prodikeys bob lefsetz the lefsetz letter australia courtney love keith richards lindsay lohan kate moss thomas edison tinfoil cylinder phonograph mary had a little lamb |
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Sun, 26 August 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:
 Vintage Amp Room NativeURS Classic Console Strip Pro Presets Rayzoon Jamstix 2 ClassicTone-56 & PulTone-FL Audio Damage Liquid Native Intruments YouTube Channel MASSIVE Discount On NI Komplete 4! Contact: Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex.1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com
Possible leaked photos of new Pod X3 & Pod X3 Live:   Celebrity Interview:It's been awhile since we had a chance to catch up with 5-time Emmy-winning mixer and PSN Field Correspondent John Davidson. A lot has happened in the last several months and we're looking forward to catching up with him. Apparently his security access card for the VIP elevator here in the PSN Towers is still working so he came on up and joined Al in Studio B for a chat. The Stupid Knob: There is an entire Internet community and forum dedicated to the idea that the real Paul McCartney was replaced some time in 1966. Why? The leading theory is that the original Paul is dead, but there are many other theories to be considered. So, if you're up for a colossal waste of time and a few laughs, check it out.  Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question:Q: Before achieving success as a singer, what did Luciano Pavarotti do for a living? A: He was an elementary school teacher! No correct answers this week. DOH! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business duy dad tape softube vintage amp room urs classic console strip pro rayzoon jamstix 2 tri-tone digital colortone classictone 56 pultone-fl api pultec audio damage through-zero flanger phil spector george martin and the cradle will rock mks80 native instruments youtube andy diekroger sweetwater komplete 4 ilife 08 iwork 08 pace prebinding line 6 pod x3 charles dye milar mix event danbee pixelhum stu veneable angryfolk checmical brothers poxy boggards steel drum stevie wonder grammy emmy a wonder summer's night john davidson pbs nicholas cage george clooney paul mccartney luciano pavarotti thomas edison |
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Fri, 17 August 2007
News, Crosstalk, Viewer Mail, a Feature Story and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:  Mix It Like A Record EventChordie.com Apple iLife 08 Digidesign Tech Support Folder Universal, Google & gBox Team Up DRM-Free  The Lost Opening SoundLost - The Series Spectrasonics Atmosphere Worst Album Cover Site Trailer For The Movie War
Brandon Hire From The Metal Shop Podcast The Heavy Metal Box Dave Duffus Of Sound Logic Studio Steven Slate Drums TalentDatabase.com Michael Hacker's Talent Database Profile Peter Day Is Looking For Some Tracking In San Franciso  Feature Story:Brandon S. Hire writes two heartfelt songs for loved one that have passed away. Brandon's Web Site To find the songs Karen and Thoughtless go to the Media section, then click on Audio, then on Orphan Album Preview. The Stupid Knob: Keith Richards - Did he, or didn't he? I'll bet he did!  Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question:Q: Big Al and his wife have the opportunity on occasion to hang with a celebrity here and there. We'll name three celebrities that his wife has interacted with. You tell us which one kissed her on the lips. 1) Kurt Russell, 2) Charo or 3) David Crosby. A: Charo! Cuchi! Cuchi! Congratulations to this week's winner, Patrique Osbourne! Patrique is a reigning champion so the prize goes to the next fastest answer and that was Dan Leuders! Ah, but Dan is a Mac guy so he has graciously donated his prize to the next fastest responder, and that's Christopher Ray. Congratulations Chris! Send us an e-mail and claim your prize. He'll be taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Also with the right answer and garnering Honorable Mention is Dave Jackson of the Musician's Cooler podcast at MusiciansCooler.com and Stuart from Victoria, BC, who phoned in his answer using our Listener Hotline. Special honor goes out to Patrick Abbas. While he didn't have the correct answer, his line of reasoning showed that he's been paying attention to the little details for a long time here at PSN. Thanks Patrick! Information On Merv Griffin See you next week! |
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Tue, 7 August 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Featured Performance, Viewer Mail, a Spotlight segment and a Gear Review! News:  The Massey TD5 Lives!New Quincy Jones Video Podcast Optimizing Windows XP For Audio Diddy Recruits New Assistant Online Eagles New Album Almost Ready Tuna Pitch Tuning Widget
PSN In Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog ProTools VS Analog Listening Challenge Tronical Power Tune System  We recently featured a news item about the sad and untimely death of Brad Delp of the band Boston. Michael Masse wrote us about this and a tribute he's produced. Michael writes, "I wanted to share with you a recording I recently completed as a tribute to Brad Delp, the lead singer of Boston who passed away recently. When I heard the circumstances surrounding his death, a suicide, it broke my heart. That someone who brought millions of people so much joy could feel so sad and alone—there’s no thought more tragic to a fellow musician and fan."One of my favorite Boston songs has always been A Man I’ll Never Be from Don’t Look Back. That song hits home for me even more now. It expresses a feeling of inadequacy that I think we all can relate to at some point, and I expect that song gave Brad some comfort, too. "Here’s my humble rendition—it’s sort of an acoustic arrangement. I could never do Brad's voice justice, but I wanted to record it to mark his passing. I performed all the vocals and music, and recorded and mixed it in my home project studio. The chain was a Neumann TLM49 into a Pacifica pre amp then through my RME Fireface 800 into Cubase 4." Thread about this song on GearSlutz forum Viewer Mail: Michael Hacker: More JayZ/Beyonce Going To Apple Rumors Charles Dye: JCB by Nizlopi - Video Jan: New Izotope Podcast Mark Rufino: SM57 Mic Mod Mike Schettler: Ultimate Cannon Rock Video (see below) Spotlight: How PSN is produced and recorded. Gear Review: We were having an in-depth discussion about mics with Slau a couple of days ago and we got to comparing mics that we've both used and mics that he has in his closet that we haven't used. Two of his favorite mics are the Audio Technica AT4033 and the Mojave Audio MA-200. Time for a shoot out!
Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: The song, Light My Fire was recorded and released at approximately the same time by two different artists. The more famous one today is by Jim Morrison with The Doors, but the song was equally successful by another singer/guitarist. Who is he? A: Jose Feliciano! This week's winner is Steve Sawyer! Congratulations, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Steve Ayon, John Demetre, Chris Cowan, Keith Sommers, Tom Franklin, Robert Willey and Roger Miller and Don Howatt, who both called in their answers using our Listener Hot Line: (928) 395-1343. Great job! See you next week! |
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Thu, 26 July 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:
Pro Tools Tip Of The Day Widget Pro Tools Accelerated Videos Andy Diekroger Sweetwater Senior Sales Engineer Andy Diekroger from Sweetwater has special offer for all PSN listeners. If you've been thinking about adding a Focusrite Liquid Mix to your set up, this might be the last excuse you need. From now through July 31, when you buy a Liquid Mix you'll receive the optional DSP card for FREE! That's a $250.00 value! Contact Andy directly for the special. Andy Diekroger Senior Sales Engineer (800) 222-4700 x1273 (Toll Free) (260) 432-8176 x1273 (International) andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com  Celebrity Interview:The business of music is changing rapidly and we all need new strategies for marketing the music we record. This week Al had a chat with Andrew Dubber, who has a lot of good advice to offer. He's the Degree Leader for Music Industries at UCE Birmingham, and a senior lecturer and researcher with a particular interest in online music, radio and new media technology.
Andrew's FREE e-book, "The 20 Things You MUST Know About Music Online". Andrew's Manifesto  Al Sharpton hastens the death of . . . rap?Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Elvin Bishop had a big hit in 1975 with Fooled Around And Fell In Love. However, he didn't sing the lead vocal. Who did, and with what super band did this person go on to have many more hits? A: Mickey Thomas, who later joined Jefferson Starship! This week's first responder was a reigning trivia champion Mr. Roger Linder! Therefore, this week's prize has been awarded to the second responder Jason Victorine. Congratulations gentlemen! Jason takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Steve Sawyer, Keith Sommers, John Demetre and Gary Eisenbraun, who actually submitted his audio answer via the customer feedback line! Answer To Last Week's BONUS Trivia Question: Q: What early Mac composer and musician went on to become the creative force behind a Grammy-award-winning industrial rock group? He also created the sound track for the hit video game Quake. His band's logo also appears in the game on the nail gun ammo boxes. A: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails! Well, you Mac folks came out in force for this one! The winner is Pete Buchwald! Pete has won a copy of the awesome AU plug IronOxide from AirWindows.com courtesy of Chris Johnson! Honorable Mention goes out to Theo Tigno, Patrique Osbourne, Steve Ayon, Steve Sawyer, Shannon Waldner, Kris Keyser, Neil McDougall and Jonathan McMillan. Way to go! See you next week! |
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Thu, 19 July 2007
[Show #79] We Step In The Cat Box & Abbey Road Is Everywhere! News, Crosstalk, a Cat Box segment, Viewer Mail and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:  Abbey Road Keyboards RefillFab Four Virtual Instrument De La Mancha's Free Synth - Entropy De La Mancha's Free Effect - Thrummaschine Zoom H2 Handy Digital Recorder Sundance Channel's Live From Abbey Road Gallo Engineering's Free Guitar FX Plugin - Studio Devil BVC John Phillips submits a song called Old Photographs. And a big thanks to Hugo Ball for the new Cat Box segment intro! Crosstalk:
Prince may never work in this town again! Here's the Presonus guitar micing video: Viewer Mail:  Caleb Hawkins - AirWindows AU PluginsJoven Kerekes of Dublin - NPR's On The Media Podcast Tim Lee - Headphone Distribution Deon Walker - DX100 Through A Rocktron Banshee Talkbox Doug - "Stupidest things you ever heard during a session" thread on the GearSlutz forum Paul Zander - Plasma Tube: The Future Of The Lava Lamp? Bobby Brown: Apparently rehab didn't take. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: This band has become THE top-drawing American band in the world. In fact, only one act--the Rolling Stones--sold more tickets than they did in the preceding decade. Who is it? A: The Dave Matthews Band! A lot of good guesses this week but no right answers. Doh! See you next week! |
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Sun, 8 July 2007
[Show #78] Gear Review: Amplitube Jimi Hendrix Edition News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:
IK Multimedia - Buy 1 - Get 1 FREE! Andy Diekroger Sweetwater Senior Sales Engineer Senior Sales Engineer (800) 222-4700 x1273 (Toll Free) (260) 432-8176 x1273 (International) andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com  Line 6 PocketPODSoundfounts.it: Miles'tone Trumpet Modeler Beta Monkey Music: Pure Country III: Nashville Brushes Loop & Sample Collection URS Classic Console Strip Pro 50% Off Waves V-Series Bundle
 Amplitube Jimi Hendrix Shipping This MonthThis week we're looking at Amplitube: Jimi Hendrix Edition. It claims to be the first authentic software recreation of the complete guitar amp and effects rig of Jimi Hendrix. It includes models of extremely rare and collectible vintage stomp boxes, amp heads and cabinets. It features:
It sells for just $249.00 US - $199.00 if you're a registered owner of any other IK product. The Stupid Knob: According to the New Zealand Herald, Lindsay Lohan has been singled out to play Paris Hilton in a movie of her life. She could also be joined by Britney Spears on the project. Our heads just exploded. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: What was the first single by a British band to reach #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100? And what was the name of the group? A: Telstar by The Tornados. Up to that point, and since World War II, there had only been three British names that topped the U.S. chart: In May of 1962 Stranger On The Shore by clarinetist Mr. Acker Bilk; the second was He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands by Laurie London (1958), whilst the first was Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart by Vera Lynn (1952). The Tornados playing Telstar live (clams and all): See you next week! |
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Thu, 28 June 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview and even more prize-winning Trivia! News:  Source Elements TalkbackEpiphone Valve Junior, Version 3 Universal Audio v4.7 Sonalksis TBK3 Uber Compressor Propellerhead Reason 4 Waves API Bundle This week Andy Diekroger dropped by for a chat. He's a guitarist, a recording studio professional and a valuable asset as a Senior Sales Engineer at Sweetwater.com. Andy's contact information:
andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com M-F 10-7 EST Pictures of the Sweetwater's expansion (There's photo gallery button to push down the page.) Technical Support Database and other helpful links (The knowledge database is what to look at plus the most popular knowledge base articles.) Check out Sweetwater's e-newsletter InSync (not the band) and their online audio dictionary called Word Of The Day. There are links on the Sweetwater care page above and a database for Tech Tip Of The Day. The specfic pages are: The overall signup page including the directory Liquid Mix assets list - The "who's who" of the eqs and compressors and their respective serial numbers. See the Liquid Mix See The Liquid Channel  
Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: What famous three piece band had Frank Zappa produce an album for them in 1976? A: Grand Funk Railroad! This week's winner is Pete Buchwald! Congratulations, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to John Demetre. Great job! See you next week! |
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Fri, 22 June 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Spotlight/Lava Lamp segment and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:  Beware Mixing The Safari 3 Beta On Mac!de la Mancha Subhuman 2.0 Free Native Instruments Battery 3 Add-ons Free Native Instruments Battery 3 Video Will Robin Thicke Be The First Funky White Boy? Nexoft's LoopAZoid Free Sampler VST! Free Massey Tools Beta Plugin Pack Spotlight/Lava Lamp Special Report Jeff Conner provides audio lava lamp conspiracy proof.  Jeff C., Somewhere In Texas Here's video proof of the lava lamp's involvement in Mike Rowe's career (of Dirty Jobs fame): Listen To CAPE Radio At The Womb (Top Of The Page) Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: This group started off as the Blue Velvets, then they became the Golliwogs, after one more name change, they hit big with swamp rock! By what name are they known today? A: Creedence Clearwater Revival! This week's winner is Utku Alatas from Istanbul, Turkey! Congratulations, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Thomas Rushton, Kevin Doucet, Pete Buchwald and Jesse Osborne. Great job! See you next week! |
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Sat, 16 June 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, a Featured Performance and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:  Official Digidesign Support For 8-Core Mac ProMusicRow Drum Queen School Of Audio (SAE) Engineering Ardour Open Source DAW de la Mancha Dynamite Cowbell Plugin FX Plugin Comparison Site #1 FX Plugin Comparison Site #2  Les Paul Is 92!Stax Records Is 50! Send in your questions for Charles Dye! Send in your questions for a Mastering Engineer! Calling all Cat Box submissions! Here kitty, kitty. Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash - Blue Yodel No. 9 Johnny Cash's Last Recorded Performance at the Carter Family Fold July 5, 2003. Gear Review: The Epiphone Valve Jr. Mike's credit card just FLEW out of his wallet for this one. 
Featured Performance: Al fininshed his work on the french dance/chill song One Step Away. Check out the final master! We'll let you know where you can pick up the album as soon as it's released. The artist is VillaBlue, which is Juanite Grande and Pascal De Falco. The Stupid Knob: Moby, The Vegan Vampire!  Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question:Q: In spite of the fact that much of his time was devoted to his role on Rawhide, the western TV series, this actor had time to record a major novelty hit. Who was he and what was the song? A: He was Sheb Wooley and the song was Purple People Eater! This week's winner is Patrique Osbourne. Congratulations Patrique, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Jonathan McMillan and Steven Moore. Great job! See you next week! |
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Wed, 6 June 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview, and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:
 Pro Tools Updated to 7.3.1 cs3Kenny Gioia's Pro Tools Videos Link #1 Kenny Gioia's Pro Tools Videos Link #2 Pro Tools 310i: Advanced ICON Mixing Techniques URS Plugins The URS discount code: twentyoff http://www.All-Guitar-Chords.com/ Al met Scott Griggs over at Charles Dye's forum over at The Womb, that's MilarForum.com. Scott has an interesting project in progress and wanted to ask some questions and opinions regarding the direction he's taking. It occurred to us that many of you may have exactly the same questions, so we invited Scott to come and grill Al in person.  Apogee AD/DA ConvertorsRealTraps.com Ethan Winer's Forum Millennia TD-1 Mic Pre Avalon VT-737sp Mic Pre / Channel Strip Focusrite ISA 220 Session Pack Mackie HR824 Monitors mk2  Adam Audio A7 MonitorsDynaudio BM 5A Monitors Avantone Mix Cubes Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ext 1273# http://Sweetwater.com Q: What mega, superstar musician made the two following statements: 1) "I guess I just want to be remembered as a good musician and a good writer of good songs." 2) "When Jim Croce died, John Lennon said to me, 'You sell more records when you die than when you live. And with you, I hear so many of your records on the radio now that if you die, it will get so ridiculous I'll have to throw my radio out the window.'" A: Elton John! This week's winner is Roger Linder. Congratulations Roger, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Pete Jarvis, Dave Jackson from the Musician's Cooler podcast, Utku Alatas from Istanbul, Turkey, Trevor Brooks and Dave King. Great job! See you next week! |
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Thu, 31 May 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Spotlight feature on recording drums and Viewer Mail! News:
iChords Audio To MIDI Modartt Pianoteq Pianoteq Forums TuneCore/Guitar Center Van Giveaway
Dave Chick comments on Leo Badinella Sweetwater's guitar recording tip Brian Daste's guitar recording trick Al's featured video - The Loudness Wars: Spotlight:
Recorderman's original post at Recording.org Gearslutz thread with more discussion and pictures Viewer Mail:
Lava lamp invention from Patrique Osbourne A gear/MIDI question from Jon Solitro An audio question about MILAR from Rick Shelton R. Kelly -- Pillar of the community...nay...THE WORLD! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: It's one of the biggest singles of all time. It was #1 in almost every charting country in the world, including the UK and the US. It's the second most successful single of all time (after Cher's Believe) since 1999 in the United World Chart and has sold about 9 million copies worldwide. It's a duet, and a remake of a song off of the movie soundtrack of the movie Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. A: Hips Don't Lie, Shakira (ahh-OOO-gah) and Wyclef Jean! This week's winner is Mark Long. Congratulations Mark, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Alex Free and Jon Solitro. Great job! See you next week! |
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Wed, 23 May 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Spotlight segment and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Crosstalk:
Free Eddie Kramer Video! Mike's Video Pick:
Pete Townsend's Blog  The Stupid Knob:Keith Richards...in danger of typecasting? Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: In 1978, all four members of this group released solo albums simultaneously. Who were they? A: KISS! This week's winner is Jonathan Diener. Congratulations Jonathan, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Roger Linder, Kris Kleiner, Tom Hansen, Alice Bowie, Randy Gilkey, Ivan O’Donoghue, Josh Mahler, Jeff Francis, Jon Julson, Nathan Else, Doyle Hundley, Keith Sommers, Stewart McLellan, Carl Jensen, Steven Talley, Shane Hendricks and Pete Buchwald. Great job! See you next week! |
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Wed, 16 May 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview and Viewer Mail! News:
$25,000 Studio Makeover Contest Electronic Musician's Emergency Adapter Kit Kaltman Cable Coiler Vintager: Free Virtual Synth  Dave Akin Dave Akin is a long-time listener that has recently made a significant upgrade to his studio - specifically his mixing tools. He did this armed with information he learned on the show and with some much-appreciated consulting with Andy Diekroger at Sweetwater. Al spent some time with Dave talking about how he's gotten to where he is in his mixing career and how important it is to keep learning and progressing.
Andy Diekroger Sweetwater Engineer (800) 222-4700 Ext. #1273 (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273# Focusrite Liquid Mix Jon, and Paul from Mesa Sand Productions Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Who did the actual singing in the movie The Buddy Holly Story? A: The actor that also played Buddy in the movie, Gary Busey! This week's winner is Nathan Else. Congratulations Nathan, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Josh Mahler, Kris Kleiner, Steven Talley and Keith Sommers. Great job! See you next week! |
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Tue, 8 May 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview, Crosstalk and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:  Waves V-Series BundlePeter Gabriel's we7 Free Music Service First iTunes Exclusive Song Debuts In The Top 10 - I'll Stand By You iZotope Vista Drivers FirePod Vista Drivers Jamstix Group Buy  A couple of weeks ago Al visited a local studio in Portland, Oregon called The Magic Closet. It's a nice facility run by an equally nice guy, Mr. Brian Daste. In the course of their visit together Brian revealed a few tips and tricks he's developed and Al asked if he'd mind sharing them with all of us. He thought that was a great idea!
The Tower Of Power Horns Spot Band in drum demo: Chris Mosley Quartet Drummer in drum demo: Randy Rollofson Royer R121 Ribbon Mic  Neumann KM184 MicsNeumann U87 Altiverb Empirical Labs Distressor Wacom Tablets Epiphone Valve Jr. Amp Head Nickelback is...well...back. Crosstalk: Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Michael Jackson's thriller album came out and crushed all kinds of records, including the largest selling album of all time. What album held that title until then? A: The Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack! This week's winner is Nate Thoreson. Congratulations Nate, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. See you next week! |
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Wed, 2 May 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Spotlight segment, a Featured Performance and Viewer Mail! News:
SSL DrumstripTubedriver (Free Plugin) Nine Volt Audio Stylus RMX Video Zoom H2 Handy Recorder Yahoo, Gracenote Lauch Lyrics Service Bryan Daste - The Magic Closet Studio Transformers Previews Camel Phat Free For PC Camel Phat Free For Mac Elton John manages to turn the words from an oven instruction manual into a catchy little song, entirely improvised. Pick World Custom Guitar Picks Spinal Tap is reuniting! They're getting back together for a performance at Wembley Stadium in London as part of worldwide Live Earth concerts on July 7. They have a new short film out - click here to watch it now. Spotlight: Some tips and tricks gleaned from Shelly Yakus at MusiciansCast.com -- Formerly Vice President of A&M Recording, Shelly has engineered some of the most successful recordings from John Lennon’s "Imagine" to U2's "Rattle & Hum" and is credited with over 100 million record sales. Featured Performance:
Jesse's Name by Rick Jones James Herbert - TC Konnekt 24D Problems Pete Buchwald - Refrigerator Box Vocal Booth Dan Leuders - The KID'S Rider Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Which Three Dog Night hit was written by Randy Newman, the creator of his own hit Short People? He's also written about a gazillion movie soundtrack themes. A: Mama Told Me Not To Come This week's winner is Joao Alves. Congratulations Joao, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Pete Buchwald and Kevin Anderson. Way to go guys! See you next week! |
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Thu, 26 April 2007
News, a Gear Review, Crosstalk, a Featured Performance and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:  Digidesign RMS MonitorsMac UB Program List Pro Tools On Windows Vista Stevie Wonder Buys Back Grammy Prodikeys New Mix It Like A Record Free Preview Amp Room by SoftTube Still in beta, straightforward and simple, Vintage Amp Room emulates three great guitar amps in a complete studio set-up with speaker cabinets and fully flexible microphone positioning.  It has none of the added gadgets or weird-sounding presets sometimes found in simulation software. Their goal is not to give you a pre-produced, ultimate guitar sound, but to provide you with the ultimate tool to create your own. It features:
Featured Performance:
Real Love by Matthias Frank Could it be Keith Richards...again? Yep. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Who played the slide guitar on the classic Eric Clapton hit Layla? A: Duane Allman!  Both Slau and Mark Rufino had some valuable follow up to this. They referred to a documentary on Tom Dowd called Tom Dowd: The Language Of Music. It's an absolutely fascinating glimpse into the life of a talented and influential engineer and producer.One of the interesting things in the movie is where he plays the original multitrack master from the Layla session and he solos Dunae’s slide and the piano. It’s so exciting to hear the raw material out of context. Slau and Mark both say. "If you haven't seen this, run (don't walk) to the store and pick up a copy." Better yet, just click here to get one online! This week's winner is Jeremy North. Congratulations Jeremy, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Randy Gilkey, Slau, Mark Rufino, Shane Ward, Jonathan Diener, Jim Farley, Tom Drake, Joao Alves, Mike Schettler and Rich Palmer. Way to go guys! See you next week! |
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Tue, 17 April 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview, we tweak The Stupid Knob and a Feature Story! News:  TriTone Digital Releases AngelTone for WindowsGeffen Wants Your Song! Tonntrack Releases EZplayer Free Berklee's New BIRN Online Radio Network Digidesign Ships Reel Tape Suite Don Ho Is Dead At 76  Celebrity Interview:Finally! You've heard him at the top and end of the show for over a year now. This week, Mike sat down with Lane Sumner, the the composer and performer of the PSN theme called Road Trip. He's a fantastic guitar player, a project studio owner, and a teacher. Listen in as Mike visits Lane at his studio. Lane's Studio:  
Derek K. Miller from Inside Home Recording sent us this Nickelback comparison: Click here to listen This is a great story from Brian Daste of The Magic Closet recording studio in Portland, Oregon. It's a fascinating project bringing young and old artsits together.Bryan graduated from the University of Miami with a baccalaureate in Audio Engineering. Since then he has worked in some very well respected post-production studios on the East and West coasts (Outpost in Miami and Bongo Post + Music in Sacramento) - as well as independently working for musical artists in both regions. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: What was the first classical album to go platinum, and who was the artist?  A: Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos (then Walter Carlos) was the first classical album to go platinum in 1968. Her Bach transcriptions for the Moog synthesizer brought electronic sounds into the mainstream. She's been credited with starting the synth revolution. Before this album, synths were mainly perceived as educational tools and not part of mainstream music. She painstakingly performed Bach using a MOOG modular and an Ampex 8 track tape recorder.Remember, the MOOG modular did not have any presets, was monophonic and you had to use patch chords to manually connect components to come up with a new sound. The album came out and rocked the music industry. It�s fascinating to think a Bach album started it all. This week's winner is David Melfi. Congratulations David, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention goes out to Nate Thoreson, Jeremy North and Bill Camarata. Way to go guys! See you next week! |
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Tue, 10 April 2007
News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, we tweak The Stupid Knob and we have a Lava Lamp Special Report! News:  8 Core Mac Pros Are Here!DooleyDrums.com Arturia's Jupiter-8V AmieStreet.com PSN's "Best Of Dye" At The Womb MiLaRForum.com
REO Speedwagon > WalMart?  Gear Review:The Stupid Knob:
 Lava Lamp At Google(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! |
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Sun, 1 April 2007
News, a Music Messe 2007 Report. a Featured Performance and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News:  Bitter-sweet from FluxAntress 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 MonthIK, Sonic Reality and Moog Team Up Steinberg Now All IntelMac Compatible Steinberg Releases Sequel Boss RE-20 Space Echo Clone  Crosstalk: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! |
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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! |
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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?
MuscleShoalsSound.org
 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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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Sun, 25 February 2007
News, a Celebrity Interview with Ethan Winer and a special Spotlight segment! News:
 Crysonic's SINDO VSTWin A Mustang And A Strat Stylus RMX Goes Universal Binary King Of The Blues Back Trax Synaptricity's Flashback 1.0  Ethan Winer 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! |
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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 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 |
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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!  Slau 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! |
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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.  Tommy Detamore 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! |
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Mon, 29 January 2007
It's our "official" 1-Year Anniversary show featuring Charles Dye and the winners of the "A Mix To Dye For" contest. Mike & Slau at the NAMM Show: 
 Grammy Award-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye began his engineering career in 1992. Since that time he's mixed hits for Ricky Martin, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias, and Jon Bon Jovi. He's also recorded artists such as Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and Shakira...among many others. Here's Part #8 of our 45 Thousand Years Of Dye featuring the winners and losers of the "A Mix To Dye For Contest". Interview Links:
First Prize: Autographed copy of Mix It Like A Record First Runner-up: Amadeus Pro or Guitar & Drum Trainer Second Runner-up: Amadeus Pro or Guitar & Drum Trainer Attend A LIVE Charles Dye Class! MIX IT LIKE A RECORD! MiLaR & DUY Contest DUY Plugins McDSP Plugins Ted Jensen Discography Ted Jensen - Sterling Sound Visit Charles' Forum At The Womb Sign Up For The CAPE at The Womb CharlesDye.com Charles' Recent Projects CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CONTEST WINNERS! AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CONTEST LOSERS! :) |
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Mon, 22 January 2007
NAMM news, Leo Laporte drops by and Part #7 of our 45 Days Of Dye! NAMM News:
 
PSP VintageWarmer 2 SSL Duende 1.5 SSL Drumstrip For Duende AmpliTube 2 Jimi Hendrix Edition Digidesign Reel Tape Suite Digidesign Structure Sampler NEWS FLASH: NAMM Show Overrun By Lava Lamps! Photo evidence provided by the boys over at Inside Home Recording.  Derek K. Miller Getting Dangerously Close!  Now It's A Lamp That Can Grant Wishes Too?!  I Rest My Case.  You know him as the King Of All Geek Media, the one and only Leo Laporte. While Mike was at the NAMM show Al had a chance to sit down with Leo in honor of our one-year anniversary. They had a chance to talk about the future of PSN and podcasting as well issues that may effect the use of the web for project studio owners everywhere. Interview Links:
this WEEK in TECH Security Now net@nite Windows Weekly MacBreak Weekly FLOSS Weekly Daily Giz Wiz KFI Tech Guy MacBreak The Laporte Report Futures In Biotech this WEEK in MEDIA this WEEK in LAW iLifeZone Inside The Black Box The VFX Show Grammy Award-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye began his engineering career in 1992. Since that time he's mixed hits for Ricky Martin, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias, and Jon Bon Jovi. He's also recorded artists such as Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and Shakira...among many others. Here's Part #7 of our 45 Thousand Years Of Dye featuring Part #2 of your questions for Charles. Interview Links:
Ted Jensen - Sterling Sound Waves Meta Flanger Derek K. Miller - Inside Home Recording Paul Garay - Inside Home Recording DAW Sample Rates & Bit Depth MIX IT LIKE A RECORD! Sign Up For The CAPE at The Womb CharlesDye.com Charles' Recent Projects Q: This country star had a string of hits that crossed over to the pop charts in the late sixties and seventies. He began his career as a highly regarded session musician, playing on hits by The Monkees, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, the Association, the Mamas & the Papas, Rick Nelson, the Beach Boys and many others. In 1969, he sold more records than the Beatles and began a three year run hosting his own TV variety series. Despite all of his musical success, he can neither read nor write music. Who is this talented recording artist? A: Glen Campbell! We had a LOT of response to this one. The first correct response was given by Chris Cowan. However, Chris has won in this series before, so he receives the kudos but the grand prize of a free copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer goes to our second correct responder, JH Fleming from SurfLounge.com. Congratulations! Honorable Mention goes out to Michael Masse, Brian Stephens from the Music Pro Show, Derek K. Miller from Inside Home Recording, Jonathan Diener, Mark Rufino, Dan Lueders, Andy Bullock, Wade Hundley, Rick Jones and Dave King! See you next week! |
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Mon, 15 January 2007
News, some Crosstalk and another installment in our 45 Days Of Dye! News: Two Celebrity Passings: Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant ramen noodles, died last week in Osaka, Japan. He was 96. Broke musicians everywhere are in mourning.   The first PSN was released January 12, 2006! This is week #6 in 45 Days Of Dye. Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye began his engineering career in 1992. Since that time he's mixed hits for Ricky Martin, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias, and Jon Bon Jovi. He's also recorded artists such as Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and Gloria Estefan, among many others. Interview Links:
Tom Sartori On MySpace Tom Sartori On CD Baby Tom Sartori Poker Story Stu Venable - Angry Folk Podcast The "Cocktail Party" Effect Mike Schettler - Shortler Studios Andrew Brierly - Home Recording Odyssey Podcast Andy Diekroger Sweetwater Engineer (800) 222-4700 Ext. #1273 Dave Criddle - Home Recording Odyssey Podcast Hens Zimmerman - Sounds Good Podcast Ted Jensen Discography Ted Jensen - Sterling Sound Brian Stephens - Music Pro Show DUY Valve & Tape McDSP Analog Channel Tri Tone Digital - ColorTone  Massey Tape Head Massey - Tape Head Sign Up For The CAPE at The Womb CharlesDye.com Charles' Recent Projects Q: Who was the 22-year old drummer who played on the Marvelettes 1961, number one hit, "Please Mr. Postman"? A: Marvin Gaye! This week's winner is George Leite, congratulations George! You're taking home a free copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer, courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention also goes out to Ernest Daniels, Brian Stephens from The Music Pro Show, Mark Rufino and Dan Leuders! See you next week! |
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Sun, 7 January 2007
News, some Crosstalk, another installment in our 45 Days Of Dye and some Viewer Mail! News:
ChordMate for Mac OS X SpatialVerb A Mix To Dye For - The Contest, is closed. Studio Feature: Javan Reigner of Willow Street PA.       This is week #4 in 45 Days Of Dye. Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye began his engineering career in 1992. Since that time he's mixed hits for Ricky Martin, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias, and Jon Bon Jovi. He's also recorded artists such as Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and Gloria Estefan, among many others. Interview Links:
http://www.JenBeast.com Singer's web site from "Something Happened 2 U" Waves Renaissance Compressor Waves Linear Phase Multiband Dynamics DUY Wide Digidesign X-Form The PSN Charles Dye Ring Tone #1 CharlesDye.com Charles' Recent Projects Dave Criddle, Grae Smart and John DiGiorgio. Get Kevin Reeves' Album It's About Time Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: In 1976, who became the first band to use lasers in a live performance? A: The Who! This week's winner is Chris Cowan, congratulations Chris! You're taking home a free copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer, courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable Mention also goes out to Michael Masse and Ernest Daniels! See you next week! |
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Tue, 2 January 2007
[Show #52] Charles Dye Part #4: A Robot, Renegade Cop News, a Spotlight feature report from PSN Field Correspondent John Davidson, Part #4 of Another Thirty Days Of Dye and Viewer Mail! News:  James Brown 5/1933 - 12/2006 TCM Young Film Composers Competition Beta Monkey Music: Free Drum Loops! Ratshack Reverb 2.0 Last chance to get "Mix It Like A Record" for $99! * Offer ends January 5, 2007  The Baltimore Ravens are hot right now, and they could potentially go all the way to the Super Bowl. What does that have to do with production and music you ask? Well, John Davidson, 5-time Emmy-winner and special PSN Field Correspondent found out when he ran into David Wainwright. John Davidson 5-time Emmy-Winner  This is week #4 in Another 30 Days Of Dye. Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye began his engineering career in 1992. Since that time he's mixed hits for Ricky Martin, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias, and Jon Bon Jovi. He's also recorded artists such as Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and Gloria Estefan, among many others. Interview Links:
"Mix It Like A Record" for $99! * Offer ends January 5, 2007 Pow -r Dither Charles In December EM Magazine ProMediaTraining.com Mackie Big Knob (Monitor Control) • See this at Sweetwater Presonus Central Station (Monitor Control) • See this at Sweetwater CharlesDye.com Charles' Recent Projects
Suggestion From Mike Shettler Of Shortler Studios: x10.com Brian Stephens: MusicProShow.com Audio Comment From Nate Thoreson Tim Burgess Comments On "iPod Thieves" Q: There was a milestone in country & western music when the first C&W song by a female artist sold over one million copies. It's been covered by, among others, the Dixie Chicks, Suzy Bogguss, Lynn Anderson, and LeAnn Rimes. Who was the artist, OR what was the title of the song? A: I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart by Rubye Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. This week's winner submitted the only correct answer and takes home a copy of Guitar And Trainer, courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Congratulations to Dennis McFall! The Jammin' Djembe Player! See you next week! |
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