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! |
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! |
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! |
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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