Podcast appearances and mentions of jeff thomas

Every single one of us can be a civilizing influence wherever we happen to be standing. Barry Brownstein reviews Alexandra Hudson's book "The Soul of Civility" and explains our personal duty to be a source of civil behavior. Any time we find ourselves a little too up-to-date on what's happening politically, it's time to take a step back and regain our perspective. Jeff Thomas has an accurate description of how democracy is the ideal distraction. Article of the Day: If you've ever found yourself questioning authority, this is an article you need to consume and digest. Christian Leithart explains how to be an individual, you must first accept authority. Sponsors: Life Saving Food Fifty Two Seven Alliance HSL Ammo Quilt & Sew

In this episode of Archispeak, we explore the evolving frontier of home automation with Jeff Thomas of Control4 and Michael Smith of Bromic Heating. Together, we unpack the layered relationship between architecture and integrated technology—why it's critical to bring smart home specialists in early, how lighting, heating, and sound are blending into seamless user experiences, and where the real opportunities lie for residential architects.We dig into the nitty-gritty: from the difference between Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Wi-Fi protocols, to the challenges of retrofitting systems in older homes. Along the way, we highlight how smart tech isn't just about gadgets—it's about extending comfort, enhancing ambiance, and making homes safer, more energy-efficient, and more enjoyable to live in.If you've ever felt out of your depth when a client asks about smart thermostats, color-tunable lighting, or voice-controlled heating, this one's for you. We're asking the questions you didn't know you needed to ask—so you can deliver better outcomes and stay ahead of what's coming next.This episode has been made possible with the generous support of Bromic Heating.Episode Links:Jeff Thomas on LinkedInMichael Smith on LinkedInControl4 websiteBromic websiteEclipse heatersBromic heater Revit and CAD filesDesign service with a heating expert-----Have a question for the hosts? Ask it at AskArchispeak.comThank you for listening to Archispeak. For more episodes please visit https://archispeakpodcast.com.Support Archispeak by making a donation.

When it seems there's not enough time to enjoy the best things in life, we need to step back and get some perspective. Paul Rosenberg describes the luxury of thinking one's own thoughts. If you're not familiar with the Sword of Damocles, take a look at this essay by Jeff Thomas. It's not just political leaders who could feel that sword fall, but also entire populations. Article of the Day: I can't believe it's been almost a decade since Jacob Hornberger wrote this essay. His breakdown of gun control and the right to resist tyranny is as true today as it was then. Definitely information worth having. Sponsors: Life Saving Food Fifty Two Seven Alliance HSL Ammo Quilt & Sew

WUPHF.COM! Ryan has a big idea, and gets a surprising amount of the office on board. Meanwhile, Dwight is reliving a childhood memory, definitely for selfish reasons. And can Jim stay busy when there isn't time to waste? Jeff Thomas is back to help us answer these questions and more.

Please Join us. today as Jeff Thomas teaches about true fellowship with God!

Hour 3: Abdul Carter at No. 2? + Ryan Wilson + Jeff Thomas going to see Oasis full 2100 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:27:07 +0000 urqq5ofYrqtYopkCcKjk4KroynxpGyV5 sports The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima sports Hour 3: Abdul Carter at No. 2? + Ryan Wilson + Jeff Thomas going to see Oasis The only place to talk about the Cleveland sports scene is with Ken Carman and Anthony Lima. The two guide listeners through the ups and downs of being a fan of the Browns, Cavaliers, Guardians and Ohio State Buckeyes in Northeast Ohio. They'll help you stay informed with breaking news, game coverage, and interviews with top personalities.Catch The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima live Monday through Friday (6 a.m. - 10 a.m ET) on 92.3 The Fan, the exclusive audio home of the Browns, or on the Audacy app. For more, follow the show on X @KenCarmanShow. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.

Jeff Thomas is going to see Oasis full 538 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:56:49 +0000 4YvWugOhYZhhT2p1JXyKiMl0kGhyHy3g sports The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima sports Jeff Thomas is going to see Oasis The only place to talk about the Cleveland sports scene is with Ken Carman and Anthony Lima. The two guide listeners through the ups and downs of being a fan of the Browns, Cavaliers, Guardians and Ohio State Buckeyes in Northeast Ohio. They'll help you stay informed with breaking news, game coverage, and interviews with top personalities.Catch The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima live Monday through Friday (6 a.m. - 10 a.m ET) on 92.3 The Fan, the exclusive audio home of the Browns, or on the Audacy app. For more, follow the show on X @KenCarmanShow. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2

(0:00) Intro.(1:52) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:39) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Jeff (E46 from Oct 2021)(3:42) On Nasdaq's IPOs in 2024 (180 IPOs raising $23B). Looking ahead in 2025.(6:23) What to expect facing new Administration. Reference to Nasdaq's IPO Pulse Index.(8:59) The three priorities for boards considering an IPO: strategic quality, risk management, and succession planning (people).(11:14) On the ruling striking down the Nasdaq Diversity Rule(14:27) On the political backlash against ESG and DEI in the US(18:00) On global markets and the new geopolitical landscape. Nasdaq as "the trusted fabric of the financial markets". Reference to article by Nelson Griggs, Nasdaq President.(22:32) On the "stay private vs go public" debate, and arguments for public listings: 1) access to capital, 2) liquidity, 3) creating an acquisition currency, and 4) having the brand and the trust of a public company.(27:00) Private Equity backed companies going public.(29:50) On the influence of AI in public markets and in governance.  Boardvantage's AI solutions for directors.(35:30) Outlook for 2025.(39:55) On direct listings and SPACs (50 SPACs on Nasdaq in 2024)(40:36) On board education. Reference to the 3rd VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA) on May 14, 2025, at Cooley in SF.Jeff Thomas serves as EVP, Chief Revenue Officer, and Global Head of Listings at Nasdaq. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Few writers have a deeper well of wisdom from which to draw and a keener eye for truth than Jeff Einstein. He's back from a lengthy hiatus with a gem of an essay on spirituality and freedom. Finding common ground today seems more difficult than ever. Jeff Thomas notes that one of the characteristics of our time is that we've stopped believing in the things that actually matter. Article of the Day: One of the best reasons to rethink our daily consumption of mass media is how it affects our emotional and mental health. Christine Schueckler explains how the media is trying to make you mad. Sponsors: Life Saving Food Fifty Two Seven Alliance HSL Ammo Quilt & Sew

Alexi Godbout was born to ski instructor parents and was on his way to a pro skier future from a young age. He did the standard, started with ski racing, graduated to moguls, and then got his master's in park skiing. He went from local kid, following new school legend Philou Poirier, to a pro Salomon contract at 14 and a 20+ year pro ski career that, after years of podiums, shifted to the big mountains where he makes his “Blank Collective” films today. On the podcast, we talk about getting sponsored early, beating Tanner and Henrik at the ISPO Awards, injuries, big mountains, and more. Stan Rey asks the Inappropriate Questions. Alexi Godbout Show Notes: 4:00: Born into a ski instructor family, ski racing, Philou, blading, and football 16:00:  Stanley:  The brand that invented the category! Only the best for Powell Movement listeners.  Check out Stanley1913.com   Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories or sugar. 19:00:  Winning his first event at 14, was he cocky, English, and his first US Open, Charles Gagnier, and getting his first contract 27:00:  Aspen Open, winning awards over Tanner and Henrik, Skimatic, his first knee injury, Kangaroo Flip, and Dew Tour 41:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 42:00:  Money, Tall T style, his hair, filming with Jeff Thomas for the first time, and X Games 49:00:  Poor Boyz, street skiing, MSP, winning Dew Tour, doing his knee again, coming back to a podium, and the Olympics     60:00:  Moving to Pemberton, his new sled fiasco, Blank, learning from Jeff Thomas, too many cooks in the kitchen and Blank favorites 72:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Stan Rey

Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos joins me to compare notes on what's happened since we last spoke. Hint: A lot has happened. Has politics swallowed our society whole? Michael Herman examines the growing divide between family members who feel the need to punish each other for their political leanings. Article of the Day: Most of us have heard the analogy of a jar containing red and black ants who coexist just fine until someone shakes the jar. Jeff Thomas revisits that story to glean some lessons we can apply to our current situation. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance HSL Ammo Quilt & Sew

It's a wee bit of viral marketing (but actually not) as Andy brings the cast of Sweeney Todd to the office! This episode features great moments from so many in the cast, as well as great moments with return guest Jeff Thomas! From Andy and Erin to Stanley and Cynthia, we check out the highs lows and many, many deleted scenes of this season 7 episode.

The day we stop pursuing status is the day we begin to know real peace. Paul Rosenberg has some hard won wisdom to share on the need to get past status. Becoming a well-rounded individual has greater impact on the world that we might think. Victor Davis Hanson makes the case for why the world needs more renaissance people. Article of the Day: If you're not familiar with the term "man of the system" you need to check out this essay from Jeff Thomas. He explains how the man of the system thinks he knows what's best for everyone else and seeks to impose it. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Jeff Thomas is VP of Marketing at My Place Hotels. We chatted about the unique marketing strategies required for extended-stay hotels. Recorded during the My Place Hotels Annual Conference, this episode covers: • How My Place leverages its brand website and OTAs to attract long-term guests. • The importance of storytelling in creating an emotional connection with potential guests.  • New technologies like virtual tours to enhance customer online experiences. • Insights on marketing to construction crews, nursing teams, and corporate contracts. • Collaboration between marketing and national sales teams to capture high-value guests. • Upcoming innovations and distribution channels at My Place Hotels. Tune in for an in-depth look at how to market extended stays in today's competitive hospitality environment!

It's my weekly sit down with Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos. There's a lot going on and few people have a better handle on it all than my friend Eric. Trying to make sense of the what's happening to our world isn't getting any easier. Jeff Thomas has a thoughtful explanation for our current trend of manufactured uncertainty. The difference between the mindless masses and a thoughtful individual comes down to a willingness to humble ourselves by asking hard questions. Here are 21 difficult questions from Morgan Housel that will teach you a lot about yourself. What protects our freedoms, laws or people? Brian Almon has some great examples of how tyrants and politicians (but I repeat myself) cannot be stopped by laws and elections alone. Article of the Day: The war on raw milk is picking up steam lately. The same experts who brought us such hits as "wear a mask" and "six feet of separation" as well as the incomparable "safe and effective" are saying raw milk is a vector for bird flu. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos joins me for our weekly sit down. There's a lot going on right now and Eric has a great take on all of it. The mask of the lying legacy media came off last week yet it shouldn't have surprised those paying attention. Ron Paul says last week's debate should be a wake-up call for Americans. Just as we go through various stages of life, so does the empire in which we live. Jeff Thomas lays out those stages and explains why the new paradigm was inevitable. Article of the Day: The Supreme Court decision that overruled the Chevron Deference is a huge step toward corralling a federal bureaucracy gone wild. Brian Almon has a highly informative take on the technocratic utopia that got slapped down last week. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Each week on The Wes Buck Show, the Drag Illustrated team, Wes Buck, JT "Murder T" Hudson, and Mike Carpenter, bring their unique insights and analysis to the most electrifying moments and storylines from a packed weekend of drag racing. Don't miss out on the action and conversation - hit SUBSCRIBE for the latest in drag racing: @dragillustrated Grab your MERCH here: https://dragillustrated.store Stay connected with The Wes Buck Show: @thewesbuckshow @dragillustrated RACERSCLUB MERCH: http://www.racers.club Want to sponsor the show? Contact us: wes@dragillustrated.com #dragracing #wesbuck #dragillustrated #NHRA #PDRA #NoPrep #Streetoutlaws #NoPrepKings #Promod #MWDRS #topfuel #funnycar #prostock #radialracing #NPK #WDRA #dragrace #DI #WBS #WesBuckShow #WSOPM #WorldSeriesOfProMod #Brandenton #MMPS #FloRacing #FloDragRacing #Stroud #RedLineOil #RacersClub #racers.club #NHRAFinals #ProStock #NoPrepKingsDallas #WorldStreetNationals #Episode346 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewesbuckshow/support

It's my weekly visit with Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos. If you need encouragement, this is a conversation you'll want to hear. Here's a question about a topic that can become very unnerving, very quickly. Jeff Thomas ponders, can you afford to eat? It's a question none of us ever believes that we'll be asking. My business partner Russ Anderson and I have been beating the drum lately on the topic of critical thinking. In fact, we're putting together a thought-criminal's handbook, if you're interested. Article of the Day: To get a sense of just how Big Motherish the state is becoming, just look at the recess rules that kids must follow. Lenore Skenazy describes how we're making recess fun--for bureaucrats. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com joins Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter to go over the latest in Cleveland Guardians baseball, including the lineup's pop and the pitching rotation's needs.

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter go over the U.S. Open second round coverage, and how Jeff just wants one more major run from Tiger Woods.

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter discuss the success of the 2024 Cleveland Guardians, and if the team needs to bring in ace-level talent to stay afloat in the hunt for the postseason.

Marc Kestercher of ESPN Radio joins Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter on The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima to go over the Boston Celtics' 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers' competitive spot in the Eastern Conference.

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter (in for Ken Carman and Anthony Lima) talk Cleveland Browns, with Daryl claiming the Browns already know who will be the offensive playcaller this season.

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter go over the Cleveland Cavaliers' head coaching search, and why Daryl is skeptical about the Cavs reportedly wanting to keep Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley together.

Danny Cunningham of Locked on Cavs joins Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter (in for Ken Carman and Anthony Lima) to go over the latest in the Cleveland Cavaliers' coaching search, whether Donovan Mitchell will sign an extension this offseason, and if the Cavs' "Core Four" can co-exist next season.

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter take over 'Fix My Life!' in place of Ken Carman and Anthony Lima.

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter (in for Ken Carman and Anthony Lima) open Friday morning with discussions about Cleveland Browns minicamp, the U.S. Open, and the Big 12.

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter take you through what you may have missed 'About Last Night!'

Jeff Thomas and Daryl Ruiter (in for Ken Carman and Anthony Lima) go over Amari Cooper remaining out of Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp.

The climate crisis movement is one of the most visible symptoms of growing world-wide authoritarianism. Doug Casey has a great explanation of how this hysteria is lowering our standard of living. When property crimes aren't prosecuted but people with unapproved political views are, your society is in trouble. Jeff Thomas points out how nowadays, it seems that nearly every crime is against the state. Paul Rosenberg is back with another deeply relevant insight on how we are returning to serfdom. He says it starts with the corporatization of everything. As the election nears, we'll likely hear greater clamor for gun control. Michael Boldin says, don't buy into it. He reminds us why our forebears didn't trust gun grabbers and neither should we. Article of the Day: The truth takes a while to come to light but, in time, it always does. Ian Miller explains how the CDC director has finally admitted the uncomfortable truth that many of us recognized 4 years ago. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Jeff Thomas is an award-winning filmmaker, a once-sponsored skier, and a guy who was born to be a baseball player. While he can still throw the ball at 85 mph, the day Jeffy's dad showed him the brochure to high North Ski Camp in the late '90s, Jeff's life went from boring baseball to the epicenter of the new school of skiing. At camp, he met his heroes, athletes, and his biggest inspiration, filmmaker Johnny Decesare —all of whom would become the forefathers of the sport and the lifestyle the twin tip movement bred. On the podcast, we chat about his Hall of Fame pedigree, Theory 3 media, Poor Boyz Productions, Teddy Knape, Switchback Entertainment, and more. Nerdy About Nature's Ross Reid asks the Inappropriate Questions Jeff Thomas Show Notes: 5:00:  The Wolverine, work ethic, baseball, High North, Jonny D, his ski career, film school, Theory-3, and recruiting athletes. 21:00:  Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com Stanley:  Save 30% off at Stanley1913.com Using the code SNOW30 at checkout Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. 24:00:  Talent scout, money in the DVD days, Whistler condo, K2 Back 9, Teddy Knape, accidents in the mountains, joining Poor Boyz Productions, and EDIAS   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. 42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 45:00:  Brining Theory-3 talent to PBP, athlete feedback, Switchback Entertainment, Vail, and going to an agency 59:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ross Reid

Why is it worth the extra effort required to sift through the mainstream disinformation and misdirection? Michael Herman says, it's so you can see a healthier, clear-thinking person in the mirror. I'm not a huge fan of musical theater but I would make an exception to go and see a performance of White Rose: The Musical. This is a story that more people should hear. The Duke students who walked out on Jerry Seinfeld's commencement address missed hearing an important message. Domenic Scarcella shares some great insights on what Seinfeld actually said. The doorman at a swanky building looks very important but he isn't the guy running the show. Jeff Thomas says, our political leaders have a lot in common with that all-important doorman. Article of the Day: It's hard not to notice how objectivity has been methodically driven out of the press. Tim Hartnett has a great explanation of why journalism relies on fuzzy ideas to camouflage an agenda. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

I'm joined by Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos for our weekly chat. The world always seems to make a bit more sense after a visit with Eric. Watching an empire fall from grace is a rare historical event. Yet here we are. Jeff Thomas has a marvelous breakdown of how it happens and why it's happening to the U.S. empire today. The authoritarian quest to take control of our speech, our memes and our ability to create community is picking up speed. El Gato Malo reminds us that their victory is not set in stone. Article of the Day: As kids we were taught "don't talk to strangers." But what do we do about the strangers who are paid to talk to our kids? Here's a marvelous essay from Jen Downey on how to help your child forge a skepticism sword of their own. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Visualizing a trillion dollars isn't easy. And most of us would rather not think about how that amount is being added to the national debt every 100 days. Jeff Thomas breaks down the problem of "Give me liberty or give me debt." The dangers of unsound money are becoming more apparent by the day. Mike Maharrey describes how the founding fathers predicted the economic problems of today. Here's a follow-up to an article I shared yesterday from Nate Rudquist on discipline being the key to masculinity. Here, Nate explains the importance of male mentorship in raising healthy boys. The ongoing inversion of reality makes it very difficult to know what is real anymore. Rob Jenkins urges us to be truth-tellers and to believe our lyin' eyes when the narrative managers insist we believe them. Article of the Day: The military tit-for-tat between Israel and Iran is raising a number of questions about where the world is headed. Brandon Smith has a take that's worth considering as the stakes continue to rise. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  Fifty Two Seven Alliance Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Meet Jeff Thomas, 2nd-year Principal at WRVHS. Jeff is a bundle of positive energy who I was fortunate to meet at the Vermont Principals Conference in the summer of '23. Jeff is a former mechanical engineer, turned PE teacher turned Principal. I am excited to talk with him about his journey including the 8 before 8 concept. Join us LIVE on April 10th at 7 pm EST. #ELB #SurviveThrive This podcast is sponsored by IXL Personalized Learning. IXL is used by more than 1 million teachers each day. It is also the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Learn more here: ixl.com/elb

Our current lack of economic stability has many of us wondering how to protect whatever money we have. Jeff Thomas tackles the question of how close your wealth should be. The housing shortage across the U.S. is a literal shortage. Joshua Polk says tiny homes can be big problem-solvers, if regulators will get out of the way. If gun control advocates wish to disarm the public, they'll have to ban the knowledge of how to make guns. Thomas L. Knapp says gun control is a call for returning to the Stone Age. It's easy enough to spot what's wrong with society today. J.B. Shurk shares some important lessons for those who will rebuild the Republic. Article of the Day: Hard to believe it was 4 years ago this week that the world went off the rails. Domenic Scarcella has a terrific essay that charts his growing skepticism of the covid narrative from the time the lockdowns began. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  TMCP Nation Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

It's hard to remember what life was like before the internet. Jeffrey A. Tucker has some marvelous advice on how to survive a world of instant feedback. Dependency upon government is more than just an ideological choice, it's a disease that has done in many other civilizations throughout history. Jeff Thomas wonders, when will we learn? It's strange how those of us in rural America who wish to be left unmolested by others are being portrayed as the primary threat to "democracy." J.B. Shurk explains why the totalitarian left sees us that way. The most egregious aspects of the covid response have subsided but Dr. Clayton J. Baker says one injustice still remains: Health care students are still being subjected to force. Article of the Day: The election year hysteria is growing all around us and it's not getting easier to remain rational. Robert Ringer spells out what's at stake and ponders whether we are facing the final battle for liberty. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  TMCP Nation Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Jeff Thomas joins Andy & Dan to give a tribute to the late Richard Lewis, who sadly passed on Tuesday.

Baskin & Phelps (Dan Menningen in for Jeff Phelps) give their thoughts on NIL for college athletes, Jeff Thomas joins the show to tribute the late Richard Lewis, and the recent morning traffic jams in Greater Cleveland.

The inversion of morality and foundational principles in American society is astonishing. Michael Herman has some great insights to the question of where it all started. The fact that democracy naturally devolves into tyranny has been understood for millennia. Jeff Thomas points out that our growing police state is evidence that we are entering the endgame. You don't have to be a Trump fan to recognize how "justice" is being turned on its head for political purposes. Charles Krblich explains the danger of being ruled by the capricious whims of politicians. One of the greatest abuses of government power can be seen in the practice of law enforcement seizing cash from people without any evidence of a crime. James Bovard explains how highway robbery has become the law of the land. Article of the Day: Will AI be a tool of advancement or destruction to higher education? Rob Jenkins has an interesting take on how AI might affect our educational institutions in the years. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  TMCP Nation Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Jeff Thomas joins us to talk about the most controversial episode of the series, Scott's Tots! But is it as bad as everyone says? Michael makes an impossible promise to a group of students, and ten years later, it's time to collect! Erin is along for the ride as Michael faces the music, in a therapeutic episode that we think had to happen. Join us for a look at the "cringiest" episode of The Office, at least since Dinner Party. And ask yourself, whatcha gonna do?

Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos is my guest as we discuss matters of utmost importance. This may be one of the most informative assessments you'll read regarding the great reset. James Howard Kunstler asks us to think about some of the ways our world is about to change. Chances are good that all of us will soon have to revisit the way we think about money. Jeff Thomas has some thoughts on the importance of keeping physical gold. Life isn't slowing down for any of us. Daisy Luther has some timely advice on what to do when you're just too busy to prep. Article of the Day: Keeping kids safe online is a praiseworthy effort. However, as Kimberlee Josephson explains, having the government regulate kids' access to social media is a very bad idea. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  TMCP Nation Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos stops by for our weekly chat. If you missed the performance of "Fast Car" at the Grammys this year, it's worth looking it up. Singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman put the wokesters to rest with her duet with country singer Luke Combs. Since when is rising lack of trust in mass media a good thing? As Kurt Mahlburg explains, the ongoing mainstream media bloodbath is a win for truth. With the steady approach of central bank digital currencies, smart people are giving serious thought as to how to protect their wealth. Jeff Thomas tackles this question with some timely reminders about crisis and confiscation. Article of the Day: Is it possible to create wealth without making anything? Here's a marvelous economic lesson courtesy of Art Carden on how value is created and how private property and and voluntary exchange make resources available. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  TMCP Nation Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

AI is reshaping industries, but how is it affecting audio outside of Voice Replication? This week, we're diving deep into this "can of worms" on the latest episode of the Pro Audio Suite podcast! Join us as we host a riveting discussion with MPA from WAVES as we unpack: AI's role in enhancing creativity rather than replacing it.  WAVES AI investment strategies. • The potential risks of letting AI scrape and replicate without human creativity. The balance between traditional mixing and AI's edges in audio engineering. Perspectives on the rise of AI voices in media.   We're not looking for a future where AI spits out a Taylor Swift song on command. Instead, we're all about how AI can serve as the ultimate assistant in the studio, ensuring creativity and passion remain at the heart of production. Don't miss this nuanced conversation on the future of AI in pro audio.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: First book focusing on EA and Farmed Animals: The Farm Animal Movement: Effective Altruism, Venture Philanthropy, and the Fight to End Factory Farming in America, published by Jeff Thomas on January 18, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Thank you so much to Lizka for encouraging me in this post. I'm so excited to share my book that will be of great interest to EA folks was just released by Lantern. The Farm Animal Movement: Effective Altruism, Venture Philanthropy, and the Fight to End Factory Farming in America tells the stories of this exhilarating moment in our movement in a way that I hope will inspire millennials to dedicate their careers and resources to EA and to helping end farm animal suffering. The chapters are: Introduction: Ending the World's Worst Suffering Numbers Don't Lie: Effective Altruism and Venture Philanthropy Political Power: Family Farmers Versus Big Meat Vegans Making Laws: From California to Capitol Hill Building a Movement: Mercy for Animals and Emotional Intelligence Betrayal of Trust: Inside the Humane Society's #MeToo Scandal "We are hurting so much": Racism and 'Color-blindness' Animal Law and Legal Education: Pathbreakers and Millennials Dreamers: The Good Food Institute and Clean Meat The target audience is people who are EA- or animal-aligned (students, career-changers, donors, volunteers) but who haven't yet found their niche. Hopefully it will be helpful for EAs as a recruitment tool. It's the first book to focus exclusively on EA and farm animals, so I hope it makes a difference! I feel like the movement needed a book that would be useful for laypeople, advocates and scholars. The book has a popular, engaging writing style with academic methods and footnotes. I am thrilled at how the book turned out with the insight and help from the team at Lantern. All credit goes to them for the beautiful cover design. I am so proud to be a member of this movement and grateful to all who participated in this project (EA Forum commenters, you know who you are :) ). Thank you for the opportunity to post on this Forum. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

I'm joined by Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos for our weekly conversation about how the world is doing. It's not just politicians who are working overtime to deep six our liberties and self-determination. As Jeffrey A. Tucker points out, the professional managerial class is deeply alienated from the public and it can't go on like this forever. If you have the perception that the people in power aren't just making mistakes but are deliberately doing the wrong thing, you're not wrong. Jeff Thomas shares the reasons why the elite are seeking an end to progress. Article of the Day: If there's a recurring theme to the current political debates it's growing inability to tolerate others unless you can control them. Salomé Sibonex says, left, right, center or upside down, control freaks abound. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  TMCP Nation Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

The realization that no one is coming to save us is not a mindset of defeat. As J.B. Shurk explains, it's a call to stop waiting for permission to save yourself. Jeff Thomas always provides a thoughtful overview of world affairs without getting bogged down in current events. Today, he is advising that it's time to fasten our seat belts. Many of the doctors who spoke up against the medical/media/government Borg during the covid pandemic paid a high price. Jordan Alexander tells us about a Washington state physician whose medical license may be taken from her. To get a sense of how academia has become more focused on prestige and image than on substance and character, look no farther than former Harvard president Claudine Gay. Gay resigned yesterday but the damage is done. Article of the Day: Speaking out is never easy. Mike Fairclough reminds us that finding our hero's voice is not only possible, but also desperately needed by a world in need of heroes. Sponsors: Life Saving Food  TMCP Nation Iron Sight Brewing Co. Quilt & Sew

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WAVES director of training and development Michael Pearson Adams (Gomez to his Aussie mates) joins us in part 2 of a chat about plugins for Voice Actors.  A big shout out to our sponsors, Austrian Audio and Tri Booth. Both these companies are providers of QUALITY Audio Gear (we wouldn't partner with them unless they were), so please, if you're in the market for some new kit, do us a solid and check out their products, and be sure to tell em "Robbo, George, Robert, and AP sent you"... As a part of their generous support of our show, Tri Booth is offering $200 off a brand-new booth when you use the code TRIPAP200. So get onto their website now and secure your new booth... https://tribooth.com/ And if you're in the market for a new Mic or killer pair of headphones, check out Austrian Audio. 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We kick off by tackling the prevalent issue of hearing loss, exploring how it affects professional audio and the struggles people face in finding headphones that suit their hearing capabilities. Pearson expresses his ambition to build a chain for monitoring, specifically for those with hearing loss. We also delve into audio tools like the C Four Multiband Compressor and F Six Dynamic EQ, discussing their features, capabilities, and best applications. The conversation emphasizes the importance of tailoring preset tools to individual preferences, supporting efficiency in producing quality and personalized sound._QMARK #HearingLossSolutions #ProAudioSuite #TechForHearingLoss   Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro: The Pro Audio Suite (00:00:39) Building Hearing Loss Monitor (00:07:36) Volume & Monitors in Mixing (00:11:29) Multiband Compressor vs. Dynamic EQ (00:12:12) Development of C Four Plugin (00:14:01) The F Six: Parametric EQ & Music Dynamics (00:17:16) Discussing Presets (00:22:10) Quality of Presets (00:28:24) Podcast Recording Technique: Source Connect & Voodoo Radio Imaging   Transcript Speaker A: Y'all ready? Be history. Speaker B: Get started. Speaker C: Welcome. Speaker A: Hi. Speaker C: Hi. Speaker A: Hello, everyone to the Pro audio suite. Speaker C: These guys are professional and motivated with tech. To the VO stars, George Wittam, founder of Source Elements Robert Marshall, international audio engineer Darren Robbo Robertson and global voice Andrew Peters. Thanks to Triboo, Austrian audio making passion heard source elements George the tech Wittam and Robbo and AP's international demo. To find out more about us, check ThePro Audiosuite.com line up. Speaker A: Learner. Here we go. : And don't forget the code. Speaker C: Trip a P 200. : That will get you $200 off your Tribooth. Now, this is part two of our conversation we had with Michael Pearson, Adams Gomez, if you like, from waves. This week's discussion kicks off in a different place. We're talking about hearing loss. Speaker B: I don't know. I don't want to take this off the rails too far, but something that's come up in the last couple of weeks, more than once. So it seems to be. Well, I wouldn't say maybe it's a coincidence, but maybe it's just the sign of the times and the fact that my clients are all getting older, but people are having a hard time finding headphones that work well for them anymore because of hearing loss. The topic came up. One person asked me about having their hearing aids tuned for professional audio. Another person asked me about just choosing headphones that are better for their hearing. And nothing that they tried worked well, probably because they have severe hearing loss. : I was going to say Friday, but normally ice cream, right? Speaker B: So what I'm getting at is I've been starting to want to build a chain for monitoring, specifically, especially for those with some hearing loss. And I'm wondering what other tool set you think might be useful. Like, if I was going to build a studio rack for a monitoring chain, is it just EQ or. I'm actually looking at compression and EQ together, because if you've lost some hearing in a certain band and you boost the bejesus out of that band, that could be bad too, right? Speaker A: Two syllables. F sIx. Speaker B: F six. Okay. Speaker A: F six. : Six. Speaker A: Floating bands of multiband equalizing compression gives you the ability to choose the threshold on each and every one of them, move them around, and actually decide how each of those bands is compressed or expanded based on the reaction of the voice coming into it. To me, that would be the best starting place for you to create a chain like that would be that plugin. Speaker B: Because it's obviously the only person that can decide if it sounds right is the listener. Like the person that has a lot. So the way I would have to do it would be to log in remote source, connect in remote into their screen, load the plugin, put it into a chain, and then just hide everything. Speaker A: And give them the macros and name the macros appropriately. Speaker B: Yeah, well, yeah, that would be the end result. Exactly. But to have that ability for them to sculpt the sound of their own headphones in a way they never could before, this sounds like the right tool to attack that. I want to start looking into building those chains for people because hearing loss is an issue. Speaker A: There is a risk there as well. And I talk about this in a completely different way for this than I would if this was music. So, for example, in the music world, we have the lowest latency, as in zero latency vocal tuning, plugin, wavestune, and Wavestune live. And there's always been a lot of stigma about, oh, you can't have tuning. It's like one of the best things a tuner can do, if it's used properly, is give the singer confidence. Not fix them, but give them confidence. So if it's on in the monsters, it gives them confidence to remember that they are good and they can do a great job. And that in itself, that confidence minimizes any sharp or flat notes because they're not nervous. Now, on the other end of that spectrum, George, is in a voiceover world, the first thing that comes to my mind as a concern by creating a chain that lets them hear it properly is making sure that they're not hearing. To use an analogy, to make sure that they don't think they're in a Porsche when they're in a VW, as far as other equipment, because audio processing can make you sound amazing, but it also could hide multiple issues with the track that you're recording if what they're monitoring isn't what's being sent to the client. Speaker B: I would never recommend someone who has loss of hearing loss unless they are an actual engineer with years of training. I would never suggest that they go into this thinking that they're going to fix their own monitoring themselves without the ears of another engineer or an engineer with good hearing or trusted hearing that can make a judgment, help judge them on where those settings should be. I know they could dig themselves into a heck of a big hole. It cannot be a replacement for everything else that we talk about. Proper acoustics, noise, floor mic technique, et cetera, et cetera, et know. : Well, usually with hearing loss, it's the upper frequencies that go first. So my idea would be to talk to Yamaha and get them to build headphones that sound like NS ten s. Speaker B: Well, the headphones that you have, you're still using the Austrian Audio 55s, right? The X 55s, yeah. Remember when I reviewed those with you and I thought they were too mid range forward? Right. I didn't like the way they sounded. Yeah, correct. But for you, they were a great match. Right? Yeah, that's the thing. And so headphones are, again, extremely subjective, but it can be a maddening process to try out a lot of different headphones. Like this client of mine. : What was the headphone that rang out your ear from the inside? And then I tried your curve. How did that work? Speaker B: They were really uncomfortable. Yeah, really? They had in ear plugs that plugged into the inside of your. Like, they literally went into your ears. And then they had a surround cup that went around the outside of the ear. : It was a little. Speaker A: That sounds horrible. : They sound like my in ear, like. Speaker B: The one they're called Noritones or Nora something. I can't remember what they were called. I returned them. But the idea there being that, yeah, you can make corrections to a point and then eventually your hearing loss is going to be too poor. : Well, also, you can't correct it when you can't hear at some point. Speaker B: Right. : So just cranking it up, you just end up with feedback through your hearing. Speaker B: That is true, yeah. Well, I mean, my friend is an optometrist or optimist. My friend is an audiologist. And they said the danger is if you do continue to boost, let's say four K, two K, whatever the frequency band, you're still subjecting that SPL on the eardrum or more, you're continuing to cause damage. So it's a tricky situation. But thanks for the F Six recommendation. I'll look at. Speaker A: So there's a couple of things about that while we're talking about it. I just want to mention briefly, for all you lovely people out there, quick analogy. On my phone, I have a setting on my phone, just in the basic phone settings that limits the loudness that is allowed in my headphones on my phone. And I can change it to whatever DB I want. And I have it set fairly conservatively because I value my tool. That makes me money, my ears. But then on top of that, I also have a pair of very large monitors here in the studio that I have a mark on the output knob on the audio interface that I do not go above because at that point I know that I'm damaging my hearing. So my advice is always get used to listening as low as possible, because you can, and this is something that Jeff Thomas told me Robbo, years ago when I was his student, was if you can hear everything at a low volume, then it'll sound great loud. If you hear everything when it's loud, you won't hear everything at a low volume. : You do have to stay at the right place when you're mixing within the Fletcher Munson curve to make sure that you're know if you're listening too low and you don't ever check it out up there for just a moment. And I'm not talking about hearing damage level, but you'll just lose the bass in the high end. It's just sort of the way the ear at lower levels loses the outer extremities first. : I think like anythinG, though, I think checking your mix on different monitors. I mean, I always check at different volume levels. I mean, different levels. Yeah. The dim button is regularly used for me. I'll listen to it in a pass and then I'll dim it and switch monitors and have a listen that way and just flick around. I mean, you could muck around with a mix forever, I guess. But I think they're the two essential things is volume and different monitors. : I'm constantly surprised when I think back when I was living in Sydney and in excess had Rhino Studios, rhinoceros, and I was there for. They were recording. I think I was there for Kick and X. I can't remember. No, it was definitely kick. Speaker A: It was kick, yeah. : So I was in there for Kick and I remember sitting there when they were recording and stuff and it was. Speaker A: Chris Thomas English showing our. : Know and then someone, oh, we're just doing a playback of one of the songs I think was going to be the single. I can't remember. Come and listen. So we're into another room to listen to the playback. It was so fucking loud. I don't even know what the song was. I have no idea. I don't know what they were hearing because I couldn't hear anything. : It's probably what you need. The first single was it? : Probably. : I hate it when people, when you're in a room and it's really loud and you're just like, I don't want to be in here and you got to get out. But not. You really shouldn't go above 80 or you should keep that at maybe the top average. Speaker B: Average. Yeah, maybe peaks of 90 to 100, maybe. It is amazing. The iPhone has the ability now to monitor your surroundings. And it will actually. Or the watch, I think, more so. And that's almost like a reason to get the watch. I keep trying to not buy the damn freaking Apple Watch. I'm like, I don't want another addictive gadget, but the fact that it does monitoring the noise levels around your environment and lets you know, yo, you were in an unsafe noise level environment, just so you very. Speaker A: That's cool. Speaker B: It's a really good idea. I mean, it's almost a reason to get one of those things. : Tipto can't hear what you're hearing in your headphones, unfortunately. Speaker B: No, it can't do anything for headphones. No, you're absolutely right. Absolutely right. : I wanted to ask a question a little bit more if Gomez is here. So I love the C Four, and I use it like an EQ, and I use it like a compressor, and it's my deesser, and it's just like, whatever the hell you want it to be. And the F Six is kind of a dynamic EQ. The C Four is a multiband compressor. You see how the different frequency bands work, essentially, like, you're able to tune the F six more precisely. That is very true. But what are the other kind of differences between, say, a multiband compressor and a dynamic EQ? Speaker B: Oh, boy. : What uses. : Wow, that's a can of worms. Speaker B: This I want to hear. Speaker A: Okay, so firstly, let's talk about the C Four, right. The C Four was a plugin that we developed, not for studios, but we developed it for live. And it kind of was a mixture of. Okay, so let's deal with something that gives you compression, expansion, bit of limiting dynamic EQ, normal EQ, and then has this one floating band, which we honestly didn't think anybody would use. And then everybody lost their shit over the floating band of the C Four. Sorry, not the C Four. So when we updated it, when we went to the C Six, we put the floating band in because people are. : Like, that's so funny. Do you know what? I lost my shit over in the C Six? What was the individual key per band? That's so awesome. It's like, automatically duck it. But you don't have to duck the whole music. You can just sort of carve out some frequencies for the voice, and it doesn't sunk the music, like, fell out of nowhere. Speaker A: Well, the beautiful thing about it is it lets you apply per band, compression, expansion, upward expansion, and to a point, dynamic EQ. This was a tool that, again, is still very much a broadcast person and live person tool. And we found a lot of studio people, not all studio people. I'm not going to generalize, but we found a lot of them were like, we just can'T work out the use case for this. : Deesser. Yeah. Why have a Deesser when you can just have a multiband compressor with little compression on the high end? Speaker A: Because it's not the way you're thinking with your broadcast and your post production hat on. Not your music production hat on. So now let's go to one of my favorite products, the F Six. The F Six is literally, okay, so everybody loved the floating bands in the C Six, so let's just give them six floating bands. What we did was we took our best code of parametric EQ and let you boost, cut, define change the thresholds, cues, everything on it, so that your EQ basically flows with the music dynamics. And it's not just a static boost or a static cut. One of the best things that you can do with the F Six is go, okay. Right. So use it as an EQ if you want, but then if you actually, then choose. Okay, cool. So on this one I'm going to make this a mid or a sides processing channel, and on this one I'm going to use this one with an external side chain. So you can have all of these things going on. And every single one can have a different side chain if you want to. : The F Six has a separate side chain for each band. Speaker A: Yes. : Very sick. I kind of think of one of the differences as being the multiband approach where you have the filters that are always going to trade off with the next frequency band. Sort of keeps you in line, keeps you more flat, and you're kind of doing more general sculpting. Whereas the F Six being you got bandwidth, you can overlap things, you can poke a hole in this and not in that. Speaker A: I use it for poking a hole in the mix all the time. : I'd say that it's much more possible to get lost in the F Six and it's possible to, obviously with the C four you can do crazy stuff as well, but just that nature where the bands don't overlap and you're always dealing with sort of an equal amount across the board. Speaker A: Having the crossovers and the visualization of the crossovers between these plugins has helped people a lot, but I actually find more people in user land for us get confused when they're talking to me about, okay, so talk me through the C Four. And this comes down to development and research and design as well. It's like C Four, I find, confuses people on getting the best out of it. Way more in 2023 than the F Six. The F Six, they look at and go, oh, okay, cool. All right. I understand it because we made it feel and look more like an EQ than compression, but it's both. Speaker B: Yeah. I really like the design of that. I'm going to start exploring it more. I've played around some others, and this one looks more powerful and more flexible. And to be able to set up a deesser that's really precision and de harsher and do all that dynamically, that's very compelling. I can set that up in a chain. Speaker A: Yeah. I love this plugin. I really do. : It's the go to plugin in my template, to be honest with you. Speaker A: Thank you. : Oh, really? Speaker A: Thank you. : Hey, I want to throw one at you, and you could maybe dispel a bit of an argument that I've had with a few people. I want to talk about presets for a minute, because the presets that come with wave stuff are usually very good. There's no arguing with that. But I come across two schools of thought. I come across the people who basically go, I love the such and such preset on this plugin. So I put the plugin on the track and I turn it on and now don't really play with it. My argument would be that, yes, it's a great preset and it sounds good, but it's designed around someone else's voice. A different instrument. A different sounding instrument. Whatever the case may be, it's always going to need some tweaking. Would you agree? Speaker A: Firstly, when we're talking about presets, I feel like this year, well, actually, in the last two or three years, we've kind of moved across a big bump of discussion, and we've gone from presets are bad, it's like it's cheating and all this kind of crap to presets are great. Thank God these software companies put so many of them in. Let me just take you through for a second. So everybody knows how these presets come about and how much time goes into them. So one of the first things that happens is the product manager and the team at Waves, or whichever other company I'm going to guess they do roughly the same. Clearly not as good, because we're awesome, but it's like the person who knows the plugin best is usually the product manager. And so a lot of those initial presets will come from the product manager, because the average plugin he's in charge of it through development. And that could be up to five years sometimes of living with that tool and working through development, QA testing, beta testing, going back, fixing things back into it again. So you get to know this tool intimately, and through that, you get to create presets because of your intimate knowledge of that specific plugin. But then what we do is we have an artist relations department run by a mate of mine by the name of Gitai. Barack and Gitai will take these software tools, these plugins, and he'll reach out to all of our artists that are waves endorsed to artists, everybody from like the Chris Lord Algis, Tony Maseratis, Eddie Kramer's, through to Manny Marrican and Andrew Shepp's and all the others, Armin Van Buren, Dead Mouse, anybody that's. But he will reach out to the ones that are relevant for the kind of person that will use this specific plugin, and we then ask them to create their own presets. And that's where you end up with the categories of different artists names in those plugins. So in that case, yes, you are dealing with that person working on presets in their room. So if it says Andrew Shepps, it's done in the ceiling space of his cottage in Worcestershire. It's a lovely sounding space. He's got really nice setup. He's got PMCs. The room sounds amazing. That's where those presets come from. And a lot of people will say, well, it's Andrew Scheff's preset. Must be amazing. Yes. For him. For you, it's a starting point. It's a starting point. Take that great starting point from that dude with a lot of experience, and then save as your name and tweak the hell out of it so that it works perfectly for you. They are a starting point. They are a shortcut. They save you hours upon hours of working out how to get what somebody else has already done for you. Speaker B: Yeah, I tell my clients that, get my custom presets made, this is a starting point. You can use this happily for many years, and some do that clients come back five, six, seven years still using that preset you made or that stack or whatever. I'm like, really? I wasn't a very good engineer back then, but whatever. If you're booking, that's great. But, yeah, I tell people, if you're only going to do one thing, get one preset that's eqed to you, everything's dialed into you, and now you have an awesome stepping off point. To copy or make a duplicate from and go crazy. Now you can always return to home and get back to a starting point that works well. So these presets that you guys have designed. Speaker A: Yeah. Speaker B: They're not custom to tuned EQ or whatever exactly to that, to your voice, but you're knowing that the parameters and the ranges of the parameters and such are in musical or tasteful know. : Yes, perfect. I couldn't put that better myself. I'm going to use that on my next Facebook argument, George. Speaker A: So we create these presets, and by. Speaker B: The way, let me say, Michael, not everybody does good presets. I can tell you a very big company whose daw I use, and their presets are horrendous. So you guys really do put in the effort. Sorry, go ahead. Speaker A: We really do. But what we try and do is we try and make sure that we're giving people a starting point that saves them time. And also take into account presets are there to give you an idea of what the potential power of the plugin is. So a preset might not, if you go through the presets, it might not be what you're after right now, but if you use the preset browser and just flick through them, you're going to find that, oh, my God, it can do that. Fantastic. Save that for later. I save presets that I want to get back to with my initials and that way I can go through them and I can type in MPA and it brings up and it goes, okay, cool, I need to get back and mess with that one or that one or that idea. : It's funny, isn't it? We talk about presets and things, but it's also choices of microphones and preamps as well. I was doing a session this morning and I said, what do you want? You want me to use a large diaphragm mic with 1073 or do you want me to use 41 six with a grace? And they're like, oh, 41 six with a grace. So it's kind of like an analog preset, if that makes any sense. Speaker B: Yeah, as long as you know what you used. Like, if you have to come back to that project again, if you've got more than one chain, you do have to do the extra documentation as a voice actor to make sure that. : Do you know what, though? You don't, George. Because that bloody 41 six, there's no way you're going to miss that one. Speaker B: Well, no, that mic is distinctive, but, yeah, no, the more chains you have to remember and preset and store the little bit more of a responsibility. You're going to have to keep track of that later down the road. You got to pick up that a year later. Having two distinct options is smart. Having 17 variations, maybe too much to keep track of. : Sorry about that. Speaker B: To have this mic and preamp as a combo you use, I have clients that have two mics, two preamps, or three mics, two preamps. What do they want to do? Well, they want to hear every combination of those three mics and those two. I'm like, no, you don't. You don't need to hear and use all three combos of every permutation. Once you have two chains or three chains maybe, that are like, go to. Just go to it. : You just find things that you like that work, that are convenient, like, they technically work together, they sonically work together, they're packaged right. Speaker B: There's gear. FOMO, man. It's FOMO. People are like, there's something new, there's something new. What can I make it better? I'm like, I get it. Speaker A: And this is kind of why, obviously, we've talked about creative access subscriptions from waves before. One of the beautiful things about a subscription is if yoU're on, say, for example, the essential, you've got 110 plugins that you can mess with. And then rather than actually buying them, if you decide, no, I don't need those plugins, then cancel the subscription and go and buy two or three of them instead. It's totally up to you. Speaker B: Like a mega demo. Yeah, pretty much the ultimate demo of every plugin. Yeah. Speaker A: There is a very good argument for having an overwhelming amount of tools and finding that it degrades your work because you can't think about what to use at the time. A perfect example is, and I'll take this back to, this is 2008. 2008, I get a phone call from a mate of mine, Brian Gold, who owns a post production studio house in Detroit. Detroit. : I know him very well. He's a great guy. Speaker A: Yeah. And he rings me and he goes, mate, we need Mercury bundle for all the rooms. I'm like, I'm happy to help. How many rooms you got right now? And he goes, 13. So he had 13 rooms at Gold Sound. At that point in time. He had just put in decommands, icon consoles, plus HD, six protools. : Was this when the Mercury Bundle had the TDM pricing? And then the native get. Speaker A: Don't spoil my story. And Brian says to me, he goes, so I'm going to need mercury bundles for all those, I said, mate, for that I will personally fly in, install them all, give you a huge hug, and then get you drunk. So Brian then drops the bill on this, which is at that time, TDM Mercury was $13,450 each. And he bought 13 of them. And then he rang me and said, give me another one. I'm going to have a floating one. So there's 14 times 13,000. You do the math. So I go into the studios, and by this time, I'd known him and his team for a while. Lovely people. Brian's still a really good friend of mine, and I go in and I install all these mercury bundles and I go, okay, I'm going to come back in three months. I come back in three months. These guys, after I've taken them through all of these plugins before, they were still using the four plugins that they were used to, that they'd been using for the last two or three years. So there is a point where you have to look at this and go, okay, how many tools do I need and which ones am I going to use? And is too many degrading my work or improving my work? : You're going to use the ones that give you the sound you want, the sound that you want, and the sound that you like. Speaker A: Yeah. : Okay, so I get one plugin, and the plugin would be Gomez Avox. Speaker A: That's it. Arvox. It's one of the most epically simple and productive plugins you can buy for a simpleton. : I want to go simple. Speaker A: Well, that was fun. Is it over? Speaker C: The Pro audio suite with thanks to Tribut and Austrian audio Recorded using Source Connect, edited by Andrew Peters and mixed by Voodoo Radio Imaging with tech support from George the Tech Wittam. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and join in the conversation on our Facebook group. To leave a comment, suggest a topic, or just say, good day. Drop us a note at our website, theproaudiosuite.com.

Adam Carswell goes back through the archives to share his Next Level interview with Jeff Thomas, Writer for InternationalMan.com, from DC350 discussing the importance of where you live and finding a like-minded community to prosper with, especially as an Anarcho-Capitalist.In this episode, Adam and Jeff talk about:What makes the Cayman Islands one of best places to live as an AnCapHow tyranny is born from prosperity The inspiration behind his pseudonym as a writerJeff's mindset to achieving wealth and successThe investment strategy that could save you from a global economic crisis Adam would like to give a huge thanks to Jeff for coming on the Dream Chasers platform and sharing his knowledge and experience.Contact Jeff Thomas: https://internationalman.com/ Episode Resources:Adam J. Carswell Facebook Group RaisingCapital.com InternationalMan.comAnCap Radio Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnCapRadio GooBalls.io Carswell.ioTimestamped Shownotes:01:06 – Host Adam Carswell introduces by Jeff Thomas, Writer for InternationalMan.com01:49 – How did Jeff become an anarcho-capitalist?03:24 – Where did Jeff get his sense of freedom at such a young age?05:17 – How does Jeff see the population of the Cayman Islands changing?07:41 – What makes the Cayman Islands a great place for anarcho-capitalism?11:26 – How does prosperity breed tyranny? 14:08 – How did Jeff get connected with Doug Casey?20:58 – How did Jeff create his pseudonym for his writing and become a voice of authority in the Cayman Islands?26:50 – What have been the key factors for Jeff to create wealth and success for himself?29:26 – What are the positives and negatives of being a celebrity?31:25 – What factors are more important to hire someone than those that “fit the job description”?33:43 – Has Jeff ever considered living somewhere other than the Cayman Islands?  39:00 – Who would Jeff recommend moves to the Cayman Islands?39:56 – What is Jeff's favorite cigar? 44:56 – Where is the world's best mojito? 46:30 – What is Jeff's investment strategy?55:53 – What is Jeff planning for in the future?— — — — — Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.This video features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.