Project Studio Network Recording Podcast

It's that time again! This is the annual roundtable discussion by seven of your favorite audio/recording podcasters. On the panel for this event: Yours truly, Big Al Wagner Ryan Canestro - The Home Recording Show Jon Tidey - The Home Recording Show Matt McGlynn - Recording Hacks Slau - Sessions With Slau Ronan C. Murphy - Ronan's Recording Show Dave Chick - Inside Home Recording We talk about the latests gear, recording techniques and pick our favorites from this year's NAMM show. Thanks to Ryan Canestro for organizing the whole thing!

On this week's podcast we've got News, a Celebrity Interview, we tweak the Stupid Knob and finally give away the ribbon microphone! News: This week it's all about personal news; catching up with Mike and Al. FOLLOW BIG AL ON TWITTER!http://Twitter.com/allenwagner Big Al's Blog: HomeStudioGuru.com FOLLOW MIKE ON TWITTER!http://Twitter.com/mikebolan TrueFire.com - Larry Carlton's Educational Site Yamaha Electone Festival Participants on YouTube Ronan C. Murphy's Great Video Podcast Yamaha MSP5 Studio Monitor Speakers History of the Yamaha NS10 LiveFromDarylsHouse.com T-Bone Wolk Celebrity Interview: We're proud to welcome performing and recording innovator Todd Rundgren. The most excellent Slau (his podcast: SessionsWithSlau.com) joins me for this interview. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings as solo artist, and during the seventies and eighties with the band Utopia. He has also been extremely active as a producer and engineer on the recorded work of other musicians. During the 1970s and 1980s, Rundgren produced big-selling albums, including Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf, We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad, and Skylarking by XTC. In the 1980s and 1990s his interest in video and computers led to Rundgren's "Time Heals" being the eighth video played on MTV, and "Change Myself" was generated on commercially available Amiga Computers. His best-known songs include "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light" which have heavy rotation on classic rock radio stations, and "Bang the Drum All Day" featured in many sports arenas, commercials, and movie trailers. Todd Rundgren's Web Site Check Out Todd's Album Arena Gear Mentioned by Todd in the Interview: Learn More About: Sony MDR Studio Reference headphones Learn More About: Line 6 Toneport Learn More About: Propellerhead Reason 5 Audacity Free Recorder for Mac and Windows The Stupid Knob: What Would Keith Richards Do?Daily Affirmations from a Rock and Roll Survivor Trivia Contest: Do we finally have a winner in the Ribbon Mic Giveaway! See you next show! http://ProjectStudioNetwork.com Tags: todd+rundgren larry+carlton truefire.com yamaha+electone ronan+murphy ronans+recording+show yamaha+msp5 yamaha+msp10 yamaha+ns10 live+from+daryls+house t-bone+wolk slau sessions+with+slau bang+the+drum+all+day sony+mdr line6 toneport reason audacity what+would+keith+richards+do Generated by: Technorati Tag Generator

Here's a nice little bonus for all you very, VERY patient listeners out there! This is a roundtable discussion by seven of your favorite recording podcasters. On the panel for this event: Yours truly, Big Al Wagner Ryan Canestro - The Home Recording Show Jon Tidey - The Home Recording Show Jesse Zoller - The Home Recording Show Slau - Sessions With Slau Ronan C. Murphy - Ronan's Recording Show Dave Chick - Inside Home Recording Enjoy, and yes there will be more PSN soon! Seriously. :)

This week’s show is exclusively sponsored by Cascade Microphones, home of the popular Fat Head ribbon mike that you’ve heard in a number of shootouts here on the show, which starts at just $149 US. And, check out their newest models, the Michael Jolly Edition Gomez ribbon mic and the Cascade C77, AES 2008 Par Excellence Winner. CascadeMicrophones.comWorld Class Mics At Bedroom Studio Prices News: X-Tempo POK - Wireless DAW Controller IK Multimedia T-RackS 3 Master Classes Sweetwater Guide to Wireless Systems Rhonda Vincent’s Album Project FREE Massey Tools Bundle Massey TapeHead For AU Format Crosstalk: FOLLOW AL ON TWITTER!http://Twitter.com/allenwagner PSN Sponsored By Cascade Microphones Bill Camarata’s Box Of Sound: Box of Sound #34 – Love The Surface Noise, Man 'Improving Bryan' channel on Mevio The Gulch Studio - Grae Smart Mike's Video Site Recommendation AOR-FM Indie Promo Site Our Stage Indie Promo Site Trent Reznor Digg Interview Marco Sfogli plays on a Larry Carlton style backing track Celebrity Interview: Charles DyeWe are proud to welcome back as our guest multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye, who began his engineering career in 1992. Since that time he's mixed hits for Ricky Martin, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias, Jimmy Buffet, Crease and Jon Bon Jovi. He's also recorded artists such as Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira (*WOWZERZ*) and Gloria Estefan, among many others. This is Part #2 of a multi-part interview. John Ralston's Official Site TurnMeUp.org Mix It Like A Record Auraleo.com MiLaRforum.com Source Elements Plugin Click to hear Charles' recent productions and mixes! CharlesDye.com The Stupid Knob: "The Nuge"• Ted Nugent offers security services to Paul McCartney. • Incompetent burglar badly bungles drum theft. • Wisconsin man battered singer over lousy heavy metal karaoke. • Amy Winehouse wants to write a children’s book? • Coolio injured in stage dive. • Man accused of attempted murder with a guitar Trivia Contest: It's time to announce ALL the winners in the Ribbon Mic Giveaway! See you next show! http://ProjectStudioNetwork.com Tags: recording studio home studio project studio protools digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business cascade microphones fat head microphone michael jolly cascade c77 xtempo pok ik multimedia sweetwater rhonda vincent steven massey massey plugins tapehead bill camarata grae smart aorfm trent reznor kevin rose digg marco sfogli john ralston turnmeup ted nugent amy winehouse coolio slau

On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview and a SUPER TWEAKIN' Stupid Knob! This week’s show is exclusively sponsored by Cascade Microphones, home of the popular Fat Head ribbon mike that you’ve heard in a number of shootouts here on the show, which starts at just $149 US. And, check out their newest model, the Michael Jolly Edition Gomez ribbon mic. CascadeMicrophones.comWorld Class Mics At Bedroom Studio Prices News: Pro Tools 8 Is Imminent Proteus VX Software Sound Module Now FREE IK Multimedia Announces Windows Vista Support Planet Waves Modular Snake System Massey Plugins Release De-esser TruePianos 1.4.0 For Windows & Mac Released Crosstalk: FOLLOW AL ON TWITTER! http://Twitter.com/allenwagner Daryl's House PSN Sponsored By Cascade Microphones The Great Don LaFontaine Has Passed Away Celebrity Interview: Charles DyeWe are proud to welcome back as our guest multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye, who began his engineering career in 1992. Since that time he's mixed hits for Ricky Martin, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias, Jimmy Buffet, Crease and Jon Bon Jovi. He's also recorded artists such as Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira (*shudder*) and Gloria Estefan, among many others. This is Part #1 of a multi-part interview. Mix It Like A Record Auraleo.com MiLaRforum.com Source Elements Plugin Click to hear Charles' recent productions and mixes! CharlesDye.com Mix Masters: Platinum Engineers Reveal Their Secrets for Success The Mixing Engineer's Handbook Mixing With Your Mind The Stupid Knob: • Man accused of stealing an electric guitar . . . by shoving it in his pants? "Keef"• "Keef" Richards spits at drummer Charlie Watts. • "Keef" finds racking his brain difficult. • Do the Stones talk when they’re not on the road? • Sheep embryos help Debbie Harry's looks? • Ukelele player abused? • "Keef" to donate his body to science? • "Keef" injected heroin using syringes from, FAO Schwarz? • Man tries to cash check for $360 Billion . . . to start record company. • AARP is proud to present . . . Foreigner? • Mariachi gets probation. AY YI YI! • Sony BMG, software pirates? Trivia Contest: It's time to announce the winners in the Ribbon Mic Giveaway! See you next show! http://ProjectStudioNetwork.com Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business cascade microphones ribbon microphone fat head microphone pro tools 8 Proteus VX ik multimedia planet waves modular snake steven massey massey deesser truepianos twitter daryls house daryl hall don lafontaine charles dye Ricky Martin Sammy Hagar Julio Iglesias Jimmy Buffet Crease Jon Bon Jovi Aerosmith Jennifer Lopez Shakira gloria estefan keith richards charllie watts mick jagger deborah harry sony bmg point dev led zeppelin classik studio reverb nady mixerman milar

On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, A Spotlight segment, Sessions With Slau and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Beta Monkey Music Drum Werks XII Microsoft's My Song Software More Info On The Return Of Vinyl Toontrack's EZ-player Pro A New Generation Of Melodyne: Direct Note Access Crosstalk: Dave Chick shares a great Jeff Healy story Trent Reznor strikes a chord with new offering Ryan Jackson, Assistant Professor of Music/Technology at Minnesota State University Moorhead, gets his new pair of Fat Head II ribbon mics. Spotlight: 5-time Emmy Award-winning post mixer John Davidson returns with a great primer on understanding compression. He's currently mixing for PBS, National Geographic HD, The Discovery Channel, and many others. He recently did the 5.1 mix for the King Tut Exhibit, which is traveling the world. John is an expert in surround sound mixing, including Pro-Logic, 5.1 and Dolby E. He also has a vast background in live mixing working with national acts like Dave Matthews, Alison Kraus, Marty Stuart and a host of others. Over the past several years he's served as a Chief Panel Judge on Audio Mixing/Sound Design and Music Composition for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, as well as being a Panel Judge for the ITS Monitor Awards. John is also recovering from back surgery. Get well soon John! A Basic ADSR Envelope Compression Example A - ADSR Envelope Compresion Example B - Ratio Compression Example C - Attack/Release Compression Example D - Soft/Hard Knee Diagram Of A Side Chain (Keying) Sessions With Slau This week, Slau takes us right into the studio with him on a recent session. Link to the video for which he was recording a soundtrack: http://www.romanhrab.com/rhprojects.asp?category=video&folder=roadsquiggles Site of the composer/drummer/bassist on the piece, George Hrab: http://www.georgehrab.com Trumpet player Andy Kowal's site: http://www.akowal.com George Hrab scrutinizes Slau's every move at the board. Slau applies his technical wizardry whileAndy Kowal and George Hrab look on in amazement. Andy and George can hear the difference whenSlau is behind the mix! The Stupid Knob: 1) No more Springsteen? That's a stabbing. 2) Harry Connick Jr. pays his band to do nothing. 3) John Denver karaoke? That's a shooting. 4) FedX (KFed, aka Kevin Federline) got how much?! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: James Brown holds the record for most US Hot 100 entries without ever scoring a number-one song. How many Hot 100 entries did he have? A: 99! This week's big winner is Dan Ryker! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Michael Leonard, Aaron Leigh, Dennis McFall, Carlos Marquez, Bert Van Daele, Daniel Murray, Adam Unser, Brian Plamondon and Aaron Stuart! 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 beta monkey music drum werks toontrack ez-player pro melodyne direct note access jeff healy trent reznor ryan jackson john davidson animal planet pro logic dave matthews alison kraus marty stuart adsr slau george hrab roman hrab andy kowal bruce springsteen harry connick jr john denver take me home country roads james brown

On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, Sessions With Slau and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: New RealTraps Video Tour - "Made In Connecticut" Trent Reznor Ghosts I-IV Avantone Active MixCubes Learn Songs at iVideoSongs.com IK Multimedia Promotion - FREE! We've lost a few good heroes recently: Buddy Miles, Jeff Healy & Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five Crosstalk: Mike tells us Buddy Miles stories Arnie Carruthers is recovering nicely and performing again Seth Godin: Live Music Talk A PSN shirt? Can't get it. Charles Dye had a fantastic workshop at the Sibelius Academy in Finland. He's also coming back to the West Coast soon. Stay tuned for details! Sessions With Slau: Slau features the CAD M179 microphone. The Stupid Knob: MTV Plays Music Videos?! Whitney got paid HOW MUCH?! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: When his 1995 album Me Against the World went to No.1 on the US chart, Tupac Shakur became the first male solo artist to accomplish what? A: He was the first male solo artist to have a #1 album while in prison. This week's big winner is Mark Anderson! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Bill Camarata and Michael Leonard! 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 trent reznor nine inch nails avantone active mix cubes ivideosongs ik multimedia amplitube jimi hendrix ampeg svx buddy miles jeff healy mike smith dave clark five arnie carruthers seth godin charles dye slau cad m179 paula abdul whitney houston me against the world tupc shakur

On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a guest Gear Review and we're gonna' tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Pro Tools HD 7.4.1 compatible with Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard) Pro Tools HD 7.4.1 Download Link Pro Tools HD 7.4.1 Plugin Compatibility Guide Flying Haggis Virtual Guitar Amp Voxengo VariSaturator Plugin Online Music: 90+ Essential Music and Audio Web Sites Propellerhead ReCycle 2.1.2 Crosstalk: Yay, we're back! No, it wasn't the writer's strike after all. We've just been stinkin' busy, busy, busy. Mike fills us in on his adventures in Cabo! Here's the pictures he talked about: Una Poca Familia Mike With Travis Snider Of The Toronto Blue Jays Mike has a brand new granddaughter, Onya! Onya Doing Elvis Al goes on a new gear spree! Presonus Eureka Apex 460 Multi-pattern Tube LDC RedCo Custom Cables Apple iPod Nano LCR (Left/Center/Right) Mixing Thread at MiLaRForum.com PSN In The Blogoshere! Kelly Sapergia’s Podcast Bill Kahler's Random Thoughts On Music, Songs, People, Books, And Whatever. The Metal Shop Podcast Music And Other Things Blog Audio Geek Zine AngryFolk.com Stu Venable & The Poxy Boggards BrianStephens.tv Video Podcast Brian Stephens Gear Review: Pete Buchwald weighs in with a great guest gear review of a couple of great mixing DVDs. Mix It Like A Record (Click To Order) Russ Long's Guide To Nashville Recording Shane Wilson's Guide To Mixing The Stupid Knob: Someone Is Killing Country Music Singers In Mexico! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Many folks chose Yesterday by The Beatles as one of the correct answers to our last trivia question. Yesterday is also one of the most covered songs ever. Within 500, how many different cover versions of Yesterday are there, minimum? A: 2,500! This week's big winner is Brian Plamondon! He takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. 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 flying haggis voxengo varisaturator propellerhead cabo una poca familia travis snider toronto bluejays presonus eureka apex 460 redco apple ipod nano kelly sapergia bill kahler the metal shop podcast music and other things audio geek zine angry folk poxy boggards stu venable brian stephens mix it like a record russ longs guide to nashville recording shane wilsons guide to mixing the beatles

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: Tone2 Gladiator Synth VI MIX Master Directory To be included in this guide for Companies A-L contact Debbie Mathine at debbie.mathine@penton.com or (866) 820-2645 and Companies M-Z contact Jared Harpole at jared.harpole@penton.com or (866) 353-9735 PianoTeq FREE CP-80 Upgrade MASI's AWE Workflow Engine Sammy Hagar To Launch Internet Radio Network The Music Production Technology Webinar Series Dan Fogelberg Has Passed Away At 56 Crosstalk: www.WhenWillAmyWinehouseDie.com 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! Gear Review: TruePianos Dedicated Acoustic Piano Virtual Instrument Listen To More Examples See The Video (Bottom of the page) Al gives it 5 out of 5 VU meters! Spotlight: Budget Gear Versus $500K Worth Of Gear Viewer Mail: Brack: He gets a ribbon! Tom (aka Dadooz): Naiant mics with a special gooseneck Don Dawber: Real-time Sampler Yoink 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: The Association, Never My Love The Beatles, Yesterday Ben E. King, Stand By Me Otis Redding, Dock Of The Bay. 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

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: Mix It Like A Record: Just $99! Attend A Live Workshop With Charles Dye! MasterWriter Songwriting Tool Grendel Sounds DEAD ROOM Isolation Cabinet Vienna Symphonic Library Special Sweetwater BLUE Baby Bottle Special Sweetwater Contact Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Native Instruments Kontakt 3 Demo Audjoo's Free Beta Helix Synth Crosstalk: 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 Gear Review: Listener Michael Masse reviews IK Multimedia’s ARC (Advanced Room Correction) System. Michael's Room Curve Spotlight #2 Minimalist Drum Miking: Getting the most out of your drum sound with only one mic! (And sometimes two.) Blumlein Configiration The Stupid Knob: 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

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: Take The Focusrite Liquid Mix Challenge Special Offer On McDSP's Analog Channel Native Spectrasonics 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 Crosstalk: Mike's in Cabo! We hate him. 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://RoyerLabs.com http://CascadeMicrophones.com http://WesDooley.com http://SoundWaveResearch.com/index_proaudio.html The shootout mics: The Venerable Coles 4038 Apex 205 Nady RSM-4 Nady RSM-5 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: Audacity (Freeeeeeeee!) 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

On this week's podcast we've got News, Crosstalk, a Feature Story and a MEGA Stupid Knob.! News: RealTraps Honored By Stereophile Magazine MusicRow's Shaker Maker Audio Warrior's The Mighty Wurlitzer Tascam DP-02 Digital PortaStudio Kevin Reeves Album It's About Time For FREE! Crosstalk: 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: Karim Ayari likes the AudioTechnica 4033 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 short Marilyn Manson is squandering the band's money Britney Spears replaces her children The Romantics are suing Guitar Hero Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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

News, Crosstalk, Viewer Mail, a Spotlight segment and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Soft Tube's Acoustic Feedback 5 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 Crosstalk: 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. 1) Studio Projects C3 2) AudioTechnica AT4033/CL 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

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 Supported Units: 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 Spotlight: Al tries the Heil PR-40 again this week with some different positioning. Slau does a dynamic mic mini shoot out. Waves SSL Bundle is in the house! Gear Review: 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. List Of Gear Used To Create The Core Library Patch List Demos 3.7 gig core library offers vast array of textures to explore 1,000 patches by award-winning sound designer Eric Persing All NEW Sounds Powerful interface and synthesis capabilities Dynamic layering of sounds for over 1,000,000 mix combinations Easy to use... Built-in patch management system Fully programmable Total recall with your sequence Multimode resonant Filters for each layer, plus Master Filters Three envelopes per layer for Pitch, Filter and Amplitude Matrix-style modulation routing, four LFOs Powered by custom 32 bit UVI engine Cross platform plug-in compatibility $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: Andrew Brierly from the Home Recording Odyssey podcast has a potential scam alert regarding http://TalentAward.net 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

News, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News: Digidesign Mbox Micro Flux Bitter Sweet Beta Monkey Music: Drum Werks IX Free SSL Plugin: X-ISM The Complete Led Zeppelin On iTunes Porter Wagoner, Dead At 80 Robert Goulet, Dead At 73 The SSL Shed Of Your Dreams! Crosstalk: Al Is Taunted By Apple's Leopard Mike's Guitar Sites: http://www.GuitarNoise.com http://www.Gootar.com Al's Trying Out The Heil PR-40 Electro Voice RE20 Gear Review: IK Multimedia's CSR (Classik Studio Reverb) 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. Suite of 4 separate reverb units: Plate, Room, Hall, and Inverse State of the art DSP based reverb algorithms 2 operational modes: Easy and Advanced 6 easy to use controls in Easy Mode More than 100 Parameters in Advanced Mode Highly customizable 8x8 Modulation Matrix per unit 4 assignable Macros per unit Full automation through host sequencer Full price: $399.00 US 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: "I have a friend who has a hardware sampler that enables him to quickly record a sound directly into it and then manipulate and sequence that sound quickly and easily. I've been looking for a plug-in alternative to this. What I'm looking for is something with a record button that I can click, say "boom", and have that "boom" available immediately for manipulation and sequencing." Try Abelton LIVE. Joao Alves: FaderWear Pascal Zander: Help Him Identify These Songs Greg Kocis: This video details the origins of one of the most famous and used drum loop samples ever. It narrates the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. John Walker: "I travel on business a lot and I'm looking for a way to take something along that will allow me to work on songs while I'm on the road. I'm a Pro Tools user and I'm seriously considering the MBox Mini, but I was wondering if you guys were aware of any other platforms that might work as well or maybe better on a laptop." Go For The Mini Pierre Foisy: "I need to hook-up an audio-interface to my iMac running Garageband. I've been behind in my knowledge of all the digital things and so I'm just coming back to recording and trying to get up-to-snuff on all this. "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. Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Dave Criddle from The Home Recording Odyssey podcast had a comment about the job openings we mentioned in the last show that were advertised for the King's Island theme park. He used to work there as a bass player! 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

News, a Gear Review, Viewer Mail, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News: Ethan Winer's New Tele-Vision Video & Instructional DVD Reaper 2.0 Pro Tools 7.4 Is Coming! The video demonstration of the new Elastic Audio in Pro Tools 7.4: de la Mancha basic64 FREE Synth For Windows 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 Links About Stuart McClellan: http://www.SMPAudio.com http://www.MySpace.com/stumcl http://www.TC-Helicon.com 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 Focusrite Trakmaster At American Musical Supply 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?" Slau - "There’s a known problem with the Edirol R-09 that might potentially affect listeners who own the machine. I was listening to Jim Fidler’s podcast, Republic of Avalon Radio, where, during his walk with his wife, he started talking about this problem where the side of the unit starts to come loose and buckle. It seems like a minor nuisance at first but it becomes a major problem if not fixed. I experienced the same thing and was surprised to find out that a lot of people are starting to see this. "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: Joey Bishop: 2/13/1918 - 10/17/2007 Did You Have A Special Music Teacher? The Stupid Knob Death Cab For Cutie VS Homeland Security FedEx Should Get The Pets Karaoke Violence & The Vacuum Hose Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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

News, a Gear Review, Crosstalk, a Special Report from the floor of the 123rd AES show and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News: Sneak Peek At Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2.0 Musical Affirmations For Musicians Audio Damage Announces Vapor Jars Of Clay Remix Contest StudioTraxx de la Mancha Releases Ring Thing FREE VST For Windows Our Friend Marc Sorger: 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. Click The Play Button ToListen To A Demo Reel Of Marc Sorger: The last big project that Marc produced, mixed and performed on:Jump by Casey McGill And The Spirits Of Rhythm. Links To A Few Of The Artists With Whom Marc Has Worked: Greg Topper Dean Parks Dean Parks - IMDB Carol Parks The Dillards Gino Vanelli Linda Ronstadt Tom Wopat Michael McDonald Bobby HatfieldRighteous Brothers Bill MedleyRighteous Brothers Walter BreckerSteely Dan 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. The Crysonic Main Web Site The Crysonic CRY-Q The Crysonic SPECTRA'Q Dave On The Home Recording Odyssey Dave On The Home Made Hit Show Crosstalk: 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. The Talent Search 2007 Staff Dwight Finney, Mike Bolan, Mike & Cass Schettler, Jerad Finck Feature Story: 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! IK Multimedia Advanced Room Correction System Crowley & Tripp Telefunken Ethan Winer - RealTraps Portable Vocal Booth SE Electronics Redco Abbey Road 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

News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak the Stupid Knob until it cries for mercy! News: Nuendo 4 Released Polyfractus 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 Crosstalk: 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 new Apogee Duet firewire interface: 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. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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

News, Crosstalk, we dig in the Cat Box, a Gear Review, a Feature Story and we tweak The Stupid Knob...HARD! News: Cakewalk's Sonar 7 Producer Edition VOX AmPlug Bluenoise: My Drumset Virtual Instrument PreSonus Monitor Station Yellow Tools Independence Free 2.0 Sampler GVST Free Plugin Page Crosstalk: Building A Quiet PC: http://QuietPCUSA.com & http://EndPCNoise.com 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 The Cat Box: 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: Hit Street Records Talent Contest Aaron Richner Band - MySpace Page 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: Responds in real time to pianist's interpretation Sounds and behaves like a real piano Extraordinary playability and expressiveness Advanced tuning, voicing and soundboard adjustment Extremely small (15 MB) and fast loading Visit the PianoTeq Web Site - Free 45-day Demo The Super Stupid Knob: Smells Like . . . Courtney Love? Marilyn Manson, The Broadway Star? Fitty Cent - Keepin' It Real! Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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

News, a Spotlight segment, TWO Gear Reviews, a Feature Story, Viewer Mail and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Apple Releases Logic Studio de la Mancha Sumo - Free! Sample Tank 2.5 Now Available Audiofile Engineering's Rax 2.0 QuickAudio - Free Audio Editor Brainworx bx_solo Spotlight: Coming Soon! Fluid, a chorus by Audio Damage. 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 24- Stand-alone Analog Mastering Station for Mac/PC T-RackS Plug-in - Analog Modeled Mastering Plug-Ins Feature Story: 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! Visit The Metal Shop Podcast SM57 VS PG57!          Viewer Mail: Chris Bakos - QLab Software Jose Vargas - Original Music Contest Carlos from Kissimmee, Florida - How do you quiet down a noisy computer? Building A Quiet Computer Case Dan Lueders - Lava Lamp TV Special! Mike's Computer Quiet Box The Stupid Knob: 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! This week we had five correct answers. Four were from reigning trivia champions John Demetre, George Taylor, Dan Lueders and Brandon Hire. And, this week's big prize goes to Jammin' Dave Jackson from The Musician's Cooler Podcast! Dave takes home a copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Way to go to all of you! 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

News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, a Feature Story and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: More DUY For Windows 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 Crosstalk: 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: Mark Rufino Dan Leuders Marty Starns Dale Nabeta Jose Vargas Ed Bradshaw Shannon Waldner Dave Jackson of the Musician's Cooler Podcast Howard Northrup Jonathan McMillan William Davidson Tony Oetzmann George Taylor Rick Gotlieb Patrique Osbourne Joseph Mazzu Barrie from Ontario Paul Bordenkirsher of MesaSand.com Keith Sommers And John Demetre! WHEW! 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 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

News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: DUY DaD Tape For Windows XP Vintage Amp Room Native URS 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 Crosstalk: The PACE OS X Prebinding Script Possible leaked photos of new Pod X3 & Pod X3 Live: Stu Veneable from AngryFolk.com is looking for steel drum tracks Stevie Wonder Is Going On Tour! 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

News, Crosstalk, Viewer Mail, a Feature Story and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Mix It Like A Record Event Chordie.com Apple iLife 08 Digidesign Tech Support Folder Universal, Google & gBox Team Up DRM-Free Crosstalk: The Lost Opening Sound Lost - The Series Spectrasonics Atmosphere Worst Album Cover Site Trailer For The Movie War Viewer Mail: Audio Comment From Stu at AngryFolk.com 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! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business chordie.com - ilife 08 - universal - google - gbox - drm - lost - spectrasonics - atmosphere - war movie angryfolk.com - metal shop podcast - brandon s hire - heavy metal box - dave duffus - sound logic studio - steven slate - talent database - michael hacker - keith richards kurt russell - charo - david crosby - dave jackson - musicians cooler - merv griffin - percy faith - xavier cugat - i've got a lovely bunch of cocoanuts - sevilla wheel of fortune - jeopardy - donald trump - resorts international - freddy martin

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 Crosstalk: Mike gets new gear! PSN In Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog ProTools VS Analog Listening Challenge Tronical Power Tune System Featured Performance: 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! Mojave Audio MA-200      Street: $995.00 Large-Diaphragm Tube Cardioid Condenser Mic Hand-selected 3-micron gold-sputtered capsule Jensen audio transformer Military-grade JAN 5840 vacuum tube Includes power supply, shock mount, case and cables Slau's comment: My new go to mic, especially for vocals. 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! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business steven massey - massey plugins - tape delay - quincy jones - celine dion - Billie Holiday, - Frank Sinatra - Ray Charles - Miles Davis - Dizzy Gillespie Count Basie - Ella Fitzgerald - Michael Jackson - Bono - Will Smith - Oprah - grammy - emmy - I Knew I Loved You - Thriller We Are the World - The Color Purple - sean combs - puffy combs - puff daddy - p diddy - NAMM - v-drums - roland hd-1 - the eagles youtube - the long run - joe walsh - don henley - glenn frey - timothy b. schmit - tuna pitch - focusrite - jason heath double bass - ssl Tronical Power Tune - boston - brad delp - michael masse - A Man I’ll Never Be - Don’t Look Back - Neumann TLM49 - RME Fireface 800 - cubase - jay z beyonce - def jam - charles dye - andrew dubber - jcb - nizlopi - milar - gavin monaghan - editors - izotope alan meyerson - transformers - pirates of the caribbean - mark rufino - shure sm57 - tapeop - prosoundweb - pachabel - impeto - slau audio tecnica - at4033 - mojave audio - ma-200 - tube mic - light my fire - jim morrison - the doors - Jose Feliciano - kurt russell charo - david crosby - tommy emmanuel

News, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Updated Massey Tools Pro Tools Tip Of The Day Widget Pro Tools Accelerated Videos Andy DiekrogerSweetwater Senior Sales EngineerSoundToys 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. New Music Strategies Web Site Andrew's FREE e-book, "The 20 Things You MUST Know About Music Online". Andrew's Manifesto The Stupid Knob: 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! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business the stupid knob lane sumner massey tools - pro tools accelerated - andy diekroger - focusrite - liquid mix - andrew dubber - new music strategies - The 20 Things you must know about music online - al sharpton - elvin bishop fooled around and fell in love - mickey thomas - jefferson starship - trent reznor - nine inch nails - ironoxide - airwindows - chris johnson - the doors - light my fire jim morrison - jay z - beyonce

[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 Refill Fab 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 The Cat Box: John Phillips submits a song called Old Photographs. And a big thanks to Hugo Ball for the new Cat Box segment intro! Crosstalk: Redco Custom Cables Prince may never work in this town again! Here's the Presonus guitar micing video: Viewer Mail: Caleb Hawkins - AirWindows AU Plugins Joven 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? The Stupid Knob: 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! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business the stupid knob lane sumner brian daste the magic closet abbey road the beatles propellerhead fab four virtual instrument ken scott de la mancha thrummaschine zoom h2 sundance channel live from abbey road Massive Attack Muse Snow Patrol Iron Maiden Richard Ashcroft Damien Rice The Kooks The Zutons Kasabian The Good The Band And The Queen Primal Scream Paul Simon The Killers Gnarlz Barkley gallo engineering studio devil 12ax7 conway twitty redco.com prince presonus mail on sunday caleb hawkins airwindows neve ssl npr on the media jay-z beyonce apple inc rocktron banshee talkbox gearslutz plasma tube bobby brown whitney houston dave mattews elvin bishop fooled around and fell in love ironoxide

[Show #78] Gear Review: Amplitube Jimi Hendrix Edition News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Soundsnap - Free Samples & Loops IK Multimedia - Buy 1 - Get 1 FREE! Andy DiekrogerSweetwater Senior Sales EngineerAndy Diekroger's Sweetwater PSN Discount Special! $50-$100 off many of the products we talked about in last week's show. That list includes: Apple’s Logic Pro Digidesign’s Digi003 (rack or control surface) Focusrite’s Liquid Mix Focusrite’s Liquid Channel Mojave Audio’s MA200 (The tube microphone he used during the interview.) Andy Diekroger Senior Sales Engineer (800) 222-4700 x1273 (Toll Free) (260) 432-8176 x1273 (International) andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Line 6 PocketPOD Soundfounts.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 Crosstalk: Def Leppard & Mutt Lange reunite! Transformers is awesome and is breaking records all over the place. YouTube.com sensation Esmee Denters is now on tour with Justin Timberlake and signed to a record deal. Dave Criddle from the Home Recording Odyssey podcast has a recommendation for Mike. Gear Review: 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: 5 separate modules: tuner, configurable stomp pedal board, amp head, cabinet and mic and rack effects 4 Amp models 7 Cabinet models 5 Microphone models 9 Stomp Effect models 4 Rack Effect models High-precision Tuner 2 Guitar rig chains Jimi Hendrix song presets immediately recall the entire rig used for that song Plug-In and Standalone version See all sound demos, download the plugin and the demo presets. 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): No winners this week! Hello . . . is thing on? See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business the stupid knob lane sumner soundsnap ik multimedia amplitube jimi hendrix andy diekroger sweetwater logic pro digi003 liquid mix liquid channel focusrite line 6 pocketpod miles'tone miles davis beta monkey music urs plugins classic console strip pro waves v-series bundle mutt lange def leppard transformers esmee denters tennman records justin timberlake youtube dave criddle home recording odyssey pandora fender marshall new zealand herald lindsay lohan paris hilton britney spears telstar the tornados stranger on the shore acker bilk he's got the whole world in his hands laurie london aufwiederseh'n vera lynn rolling stones steven tyler kenny rogers

News, a Celebrity Interview and even more prize-winning Trivia! News: Source Elements Talkback Epiphone Valve Junior, Version 3 Universal Audio v4.7 Sonalksis TBK3 Uber Compressor Propellerhead Reason 4 Waves API Bundle Celebrity Interview: 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: 1 (800) 222-4700 x1273 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: http://www.sweetwater.com/insync/mailinglist/ http://www.sweetwater.com/progeardirectory/signup.php 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! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business the stupid knob lane sumner andy diekroger source elements epiphone universal audio sonalksis propellerhead reason 4 waves api sweetwarer.com liquid mix liquid channel focusrite frank zappa grand funk railroad

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 Crosstalk: PandoraJam Andrew Dubber's New Music Strategies Blog Sony New York Music Studio Closing 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! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business the stupid knob lane sumner safari 3 de la mancha subhuman native instruments batter 3 robin thicke bet awards beyonce nexoft loopazoid john legend steven massey massey plugins massey tools pandorajam andrew dubber new music strategies sony jeff connor mike rowe qvc dirty jobs blue velvets golliwogs creedence clearwater revival

News, Crosstalk, a Gear Review, a Featured Performance and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Official Digidesign Support For 8-Core Mac Pro MusicRow 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 Crosstalk: 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. Johnny Cash Video Feature: 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. See The Amp Head See The Speaker Cabinet 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. VillaBlue On MySpace Juanita Grande's Web Site 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! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business the stupid knob lane sumner mac pro 8 core musicrow drum queen roland tr 808 roland tr 909 sequencial drumtraks the school of audio engineering ardour de la mancha dynamite cowbell plugin les paul stax records johnny cash epiphone valve junior villablue moby sheb wooley clint eastwood purple people eater rawhide grand ole opry blue velvets golliwogs

News, a Celebrity Interview, and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Extreme Punch 2 Analog Tape Emulation Pro Tools Updated to 7.3.1 cs3 Kenny 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/ Celebrity Interview: 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 Convertors RealTraps.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 Monitors Dynaudio BM 5A Monitors Avantone Mix Cubes Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ext 1273# http://Sweetwater.com Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record extreme punch kenny gioia groovebox urs plugins scott griggs milar forum apogee realtraps millennia avalon focusrite mackie adam audio dynaudio avantone auratone andy diekroger elton john jim croce john lennon

News, Crosstalk, a Spotlight feature on recording drums and Viewer Mail! News: U-NO-60 Virtual Synth JamJunky Groove Monkee Rock For Addictive Drums iChords Audio To MIDI Modartt Pianoteq Pianoteq Forums TuneCore/Guitar Center Van Giveaway Crosstalk: Start sending in your questions for Charles Dye! 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: The Recorderman overhead drum mic technique. Recorderman's original post at Recording.org Gearslutz thread with more discussion and pictures Viewer Mail: Joao Alves recommends this video cowbell lesson! An audio comment from Jeff Connor Lava lamp invention from Patrique Osbourne A gear/MIDI question from Jon Solitro An audio question about MILAR from Rick Shelton The Stupid Knob: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record jamjunky groove monkey addictive drums ichords pianoteq tunecore guitar center charles dye leo badinella brian daste the loudness wars recorderman gearslutz r kelly cher dirty dancing hips dont lie shakira wyclef jean

News, Crosstalk, a Spotlight segment and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Spectra C1 Compressor XLN Audio's Addictive Drums Jars Of Clay Remix Indaba Music Crosstalk: Leo Badinella and Balance Free Eddie Kramer Video! Mike's Video Pick: Thanks to everyone that's voted for PSN at Digg.com! Spotlight: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record crysonics amazon.com big fish audio addictive drums jars of clay remix indaba music leo badinella chile cueca hemiola eddie kramer the rolling stones peter frampton david bowie led zeppelin jimi hendrix digg.com pete townsend pete townshend the beatles ringo starr glyn johns abbey road olympic studios keith richards shrek kiss cher

News, a Celebrity Interview and Viewer Mail! News: Vintage Amp Room by SoftTube $25,000 Studio Makeover Contest Electronic Musician's Emergency Adapter Kit Kaltman Cable Coiler Vintager: Free Virtual Synth Dave AkinCelebrity Interview: 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. Dave's Studio - DNE Recording Andy DiekrogerSweetwater Engineer(800) 222-4700 Ext. #1273Andy Diekroger - Sweetwater (800) 222-4700 ex. 1273# Focusrite Liquid Mix Viewer Mail: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record vintage amp room softube guitar center studio makeover contest kaltman cable coiler vintager dave akin andy diekroger sweetwater focusrite liquid mix mesa sand productions buddy holly story gary busey avalon mackie

News, a Celebrity Interview, Crosstalk and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: Waves V-Series Bundle Peter 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 Celebrity Interview: 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 Magic Closet Studio 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 Mics Neumann U87 Altiverb Empirical Labs Distressor Wacom Tablets Epiphone Valve Jr. Amp Head The Stupid Knob: Nickelback is...well...back. Crosstalk: Cody Johnson MySpace Page Rick Jones' Studio Free Willie Nelson Concert in Choteau, Montana 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record waves v-series bundle peter gabriel i'll stand by you american idol carrie underwood izotope firepod jamstix the magic closet tower of power royer newmann altiverb empirical labs distressor wacom epiphone nickelback cody johnson rick jones willie nelson choteau michael jackson thriller saturday night fever

News, Crosstalk, a Spotlight segment, a Featured Performance and Viewer Mail! News: SSL Duende 2.0 SSL Drumstrip Tubedriver (Free Plugin) Nine Volt Audio Stylus RMX Video Zoom H2 Handy Recorder Yahoo, Gracenote Lauch Lyrics Service Crosstalk: 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: Home Is Where The Heartbreak Is by John Tubbs Jesse's Name by Rick Jones Viewer Mail: James Herbert - TC Konnekt 24D Problems Thread at Harmony Central about it 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record solid state logic ssl duende drumstrip tubedriver Nikolai Voronin nine volt audio stylus rmx spectrasonics zoom h2 handy recorder yahoo gracenote bmg universal sony bryan daste the magic closet transformers movie jeremy bolan camelphat free elton john pick world spinal tap wembley stadium live earth tribecca shelly yakus musicians cast john lennon u2 rattle and hum tc konnekt harmony central three dog night randy newman short people mama told me not to come michael jackson

News, a Gear Review, Crosstalk, a Featured Performance and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News: Digidesign RMS Monitors Mac UB Program List Pro Tools On Windows Vista Stevie Wonder Buys Back Grammy Prodikeys New Mix It Like A Record Free Preview Gear Review: 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: Three vintage amp models Flexible & continuous click-and-drag mic positioning Fully automatable parameters Compatible with all effects that work with real amps It will be available for both PC and Mac on: Digidesign Pro Tools 7.0 or higher, with Pro Tools|HD Accel Digidesign VENUE live system TC Electronic PowerCore (to be released in June 2007) This company also responsible for the Tubetech CL1B, Brainworx bx digital, Dynatube and Dynatube Bass. Featured Performance: Balance by Leo Badinella Real Love by Matthias Frank The Stupid Knob: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record stevie wonder prodikeys amp room softube keith richards rolling stones eric clapton layla duane allman tom dowd the language of music

News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview, we tweak The Stupid Knob and a Feature Story! News: TriTone Digital Releases AngelTone for Windows Geffen 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 Sumner's Web Site Lane's Studio: The Stupid Knob: Keith is at it again! Derek K. Miller from Inside Home Recording sent us this Nickelback comparison: Click here to listen Feature Story: 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. DeepRoots.com ScotlandBarr.com TheMagicCloset.net 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record tritone digital angeltone colortone geffen bratz toontrack ezplayer ezdrummer berklee dirn reel tape suite don ho honeys dukes lane sumner derek k miller inside home recording the magic closet deep roots scotlandbarr wendy carlos walter carlos switched-on bach moog ampex

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 Crosstalk: Elvis > Monty Python? REO Speedwagon > WalMart? Gear Review: RealTraps Portable Vocal Booth SE Reflexion Filter The Stupid Knob: Keith Richards...say no more! SPECIAL REPORT: Lava Lamp 2007 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record 8 core mac pro jim dooley jupiter 8v arturia roland jupiter 8 amie street brown university nettwerk music group best of dye elvis monty python reaper daw reo speedwagon walmart kevin cronin bruce hall realtraps portable vocal booth se reflexion filter kelly mittleman tlm-103 realtraps pvb shane hendricks keith richards pirates of the caribbean teague sparrow jack sparrow dennis rice disney bert richards lava lamp google i love lamp nick dotson surflounge tony butterworth the home made hit show here there and everywhere my life recording the music of the beatles geoff emerick northway studios digidesign icon robert willey the prisoner patrick mcgoohan derek k miller inside home recording oozing goo joss stone

News, a Music Messe 2007 Report. a Featured Performance and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News: Bitter-sweet from Flux Antress Free Plugins Musicnotes Guitar Tab Site Coming Harry Fox Agency Musicnotes MIX Magazine On Compression U2's The Edge Donates Guitar Julien's Auctions Music Rising Charity Spotlight: News from Music Messe in Frankfurt, Germany. IK Announces Sample Tank 2.5 Amplitube Jimi Hendrix Shipping This Month IK, 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. Rock & Roll Bands by Carl Jensen Let's Clean Up! by Dan Leuders Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record flux antress musicnotes harry fox agency mix magazine u2 the edge bono juliens auctions music rising ik multimedia amplitube jimi hendrix moog steinberg space echo the spice girls brian may mel c geri haliwell roland halion SampleMoog SampleTron Studiophonik t-racks polymoog memorymoog taurus bass pedals minimoog mellotron optigan strawberry fields forever sampletank music messe adam clayton larry mullen

News, a Feature Story, Crosstalk, we tweak the Stupid Knob and Viewer Mail! News: Liquid Mix 2.0 Coming Soon! Willie Nelson Ice Cream Flavor Audio Wizard Pro Ear Trainer PianoTeq 2.0 PianoTeq 2.0 MP3 Demos Sonic Birth Feature Story: Details of Al's latest mastering project with a client he met on NextCat.com, Mr. Don Rath Jr. Don Rath Jr.'s Web Site Big Al's Studio Don's Latest Press Release Don Rath Jr. Buy Heart Strings Buy Dawn Of A New Day Crosstalk: iTunes surpasses 2 Billion songs sold! Viewer Mail: Slau's Useful Links: Pro Audio Reference Pro Audio Resources Mother Of All Free Plugins Database Dave Akin A super-valuable monitoring tip! Douglas McDonald An audio comment about a great plugin. Paul Bordenkircher - His main web site Recommended acoustic treatment resources. Ethan Winer's RealTraps.com Auralex FREE Acoustic Analysis Ready Acoustics Room Analysis Tim Perry Wireless 1.4GHz Camera 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 Andrew Schaap Andrew's Charles Dye Ring Tone! The Stupid Knob http://SearchWithKevin.com 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record liquid mix willie nelson ben and jerry audio wizard pianoteq sonic birth don rath jr heart strings dawn of a new day itunes slau mesa sands productions reaper daw kevin federline search with kevin lynyrd skynyrd

News, Crosstalk and we tweak the Stupid Knob...twice! News: Snapper For Mac Guitar Shed 2 8 core Mac Pro Coming Soon? Alleged Web Site Slip Up Structure Public Beta The Death Of Paul Delay Crosstalk: PSN Breaks 100,000 Downloads! Bum Rush The Charts! The Special Buy Link For March 22! Barebonz.org Pro Tools Prefs Trasher Battlestar Galactica Free Files Weird Al Video Feature: First Television Appearance In The Studio - Latest Album The Stupid Knob: Cease & Desist For Lip Syncers The Demise Of Rap? Featured Story: Who are the Swampers? MuscleShoalsSound.org The Swampers in the mid-1970s: from left, Barry Beckett,Roger Hawkins, David Hood, and Jimmy Johnson. Viewer Mail: "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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record snapper guitar shed mac pro digidesign structure bum rush the charts barebonz.org pro tools prefs trasher battlestar galactica weid al riaa swampers musclr shoals the captain and tenille daryl dragon toni tenille mick jagger keith richards Muscle Shoals Sound Studio Aretha Franklin Bob Seger Bob Dylan Rod Stewart Cher Paul Simon Willie Nelson lynard skynard sweet home alabama 3614 Jackson Highway Noel Webster Wilson Pickett Wayne Perkins cat stevens blackfoot wild horses brown sugar the swampers king karma Barry Beckett Roger Hawkins David Hood Jimmy Johnson

News, a Celebrity Interview and and an extra large helping of Crosstalk! News: Massey Plugins - The To-do List Upcoming Massey Tape Delay Plugin Kylie Minogue Chooses Unknown Philharmonia Orchestra Samples MusicTheory.net ExpertVillage.com Brad Delp Dead At 55 Celebrity Interview: 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. Interview LInks: 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 Crosstalk Jim Farley's What's Up With That? Podcast 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 IntoThe Home Recording Odyssey Podcast! Al's Video Feature: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record eric mcmiller massey plugins tape delay Kylie Minogue Philharmonia Orchestra MusicTheory.net ExpertVillage.com brad delp boston milarforum.com taylor studios manhattan center studios recording connection promedia training jim farley shane hendricks sonic deviant transduction euphony tc helicon stuart mcclellan home recording odyssey andrew brierly dave criddle edgar winter frankenstein rick derringer beach boys toni tenille daryl dragon the captain and tenille mike love

News, a Featured Performance and a Super Stupid Knob! News: VSTWrapper 4 for DP 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record vstwrapper grammy yamaha hs-10 charles dye fxpansion digidesign 003 studio reviews magazine joe nichols anna nicole smith kevin federline stevie wonder fingertips part two promedia training

News, a Celebrity Interview with Ethan Winer and a special Spotlight segment! News: Crysonic's SINDO VST Win A Mustang And A Strat Stylus RMX Goes Universal Binary King Of The Blues Back Trax Synaptricity's Flashback 1.0 Ethan WinerCelebrity Interview: 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: EthanWiner.com RealTraps.com Ethan's Acoustics Forum The WOMB Forum 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record crysonic ford mustang fender stratocaster stylus rmx king of the blues synaptricity flashback ethan winer a cello rondo bob dylan kfed

News, a Celebrity Interview with Ethan Winer and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News: Sweetwater Pro Tools Resource Site Cakewalk YouTube Channel AES Regional Student Summit Brew Holster Cult DIY Voice Over Porta-Booth Ethan WinerCelebrity Interview: 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: EthanWiner.com RealTraps.com Ethan's Acoustics Forum The WOMB Forum A Cello Rondo - video powered by Metacafe The Stupid Knob The RIAA - Two weeks in a row! Link #1 Link #2 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 See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record sweetwater cakewalk youtube aes brew holster cult ethan winer realtraps RIAA ed sullivan beatles jack paar jack parr

News, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak the Stupid Knob! News: Fab Four Virtual Instruments The Neighbor Annoying CD SampleSwap - 4 Gigs Of FREE Samples DUY DaD Tape Native! Kenny Gioia's FREE Pro Tools Tutorials! SlauCelebrity Interview: 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. Slau's Web Site & Album Heil Microphones PR 40 PR 30 PR 20 Shure SM57 Sennheiser MD 421 AKG D 112 Electrovoice RE20 Pictures of Slau's session: The Stupid Knob: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record slau fab four eastwest sampleswap duy dad tape The Neighbor Annoying CD Kenny Gioia NAMM RIAA Long Tall Sally little richard heil microphones shure sm57 sennheiser 421 pr40 pr30 pr20 tlm103

News, a Celebrity Interview, we tweak the Stupid Knob and some Viewer Mail. News: Optimizing Windows For Audio Recording Shuriken's CopyShop Garritan Marching Band reFuse Software's Lowender Izotope Tutorials On YouTube Crosstalk: Mike and Al discuss Super Sunday, especially the performances given by Billy Joel and Prince. Tommy DetamoreCelebrity Interview: 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. Steel Guitar Tracks Online 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: Dan Boyle Mix It Like A Record John Phillips Kevin Reeves Tim Burgess Waid Hunley Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record ensoniq paris recording school online shuriken copyshop garritan marching band refuse software lowender izotope youtube super bowl super sunday billy joel prince steel guitar tommy detamore stellguitartracksonline keith richards kevin federline super bowl commercial derek k miller celine dion acdc inside home recording charles dye kevin reeves breaking up is hard to do neil sedaka

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: Celebrity Interview: 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: Contest Prizes: 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! :) That's it! Due to the length of this week's special episode, the trivia prize award from last week has been postponed until next week. See you then! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign guitar and drum trainer charles dye mix it like a record ssl ricky martin sammy hagar julio iglesias jon bon jovi grammy aerosmith jennifer lopez shakira gloria estefan livin la vida loca duy slau kagi media

NAMM news, Leo Laporte drops by and Part #7 of our 45 Days Of Dye! NAMM News: The Mic Thing from SM Pro Audio 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. Celebrity Interview #1: 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: Leo's Podcasts: 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 Celebrity Interview #2: 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 Discography 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 Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign guitar and drum trainer charles dye mix it like a record ssl ricky martin sammy hagar julio iglesias jon bon jovi grammy aerosmith jennifer lopez shakira gloria estefan livin la vida loca leo laporte namm psp vintagewarmer drumstrip amplitube 2 jimi hendrix edition digidesign reel tape suite digidesign structure sampler inside home recording paul garay derek k miller 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 the monkees elvis presley frank sinatra bobby darin the association the mamas and the papas rick nelson the beach boys glen campbell surflounge.com wizoo hans zimmer mic thing reflexion filter time magazine zune net neutrality

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 Grand Ol' Opry's king of twang, Del Reeves, has died at 73. His most well-known hit was Girl On The Billboard. Crosstalk: The first PSN was released January 12, 2006! Celebrity Interview 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 Web Site 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 DiekrogerSweetwater Engineer(800) 222-4700 Ext. #1273Andy Diekroger - Sweetwater 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 HeadCrane Song - Phoenix Massey - Tape Head Sign Up For The CAPE at The Womb CharlesDye.com Charles' Recent Projects Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: 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! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign guitar and drum trainer charles dye mix it like a record ssl ricky martin sammy hagar julio iglesias jon bon jovi grammy aerosmith jennifer lopez shakira gloria estefan livin la vida loca Momofuku Ando del reeves girl on the billboard tom sartori stu venable angry folk podcast cocktail party effect andrew brierly hit street records home recording odyssey sweetwater andy diegroger dave criddle ted jensen sterling sound brian stephens music pro show duy valve duy tape mcdsp analog channel tri tone digital colortone crane song phoenix massey tape head marvin gaye please mr postman