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 |
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 |
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:
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