A Talks

I was listening to a bunch of people on twitter when this topic of Hindi as the national language of India was being discussed and the sheer misinformation and misinterpretation just had me in splits and at the same time I was pretty angry, so without writing a huge description I just want you people to listen to what I have to say in the matter and then decide for yourself what exactly has become of us as a society.

Hello & Welcome ladies & gentlemen to yet another offering of A Talks! Well today, A Talks about catching up with friends and then having a creative discussion about photography, film-making, audio & other stuff in general. We talk war, peace, finance & more! Trust me life has been very hectic lately and catching up with buddies and people who in general like you and you like them can be a blessing, also how the world going all virtual and bridging all boundaries is something phenomenal, so we took our chance and had a delightful conversation, which was eventually so delightful, that I thought I should share with you all, so here is another episode of A Talks and here's me hoping all of you are doing fine, please take care of yourselves and I shall see you in the next one!

Cheers!!

Gear Used In This Episode:

Microphone: Rode NT-1

Interface: Audient EVO4

Desk Stand: Rode DS-1

DAW: Adobe Audition

Ladies & Gentlemen, today I bring you a story that has not been titled by the author but is written by Shane Ransom, the internet can be a wonderful place, a place full of stories, stories that touch the heart, stories that make our minds wander off in places and situations one could only ever imagine. Today, let's take another such journey with another story..

Gear Used In This Episode

Microphone: AKG P120

Audio Interface: Zoom U-22

Boom Arm: Wright Boom Arm

DAW: Adobe Audition

Music: Epidemic Sound

Hello ladies and gentlemen & welcome to 2022! also welcome to another episode of A Talks! Each year we make several resolutions, bucket lists, new plans, new mind maps, etc but some of us are able to complete those resolutions and others like myself are just too lazy to even give them a thought after the new year sweets are over, lol. But each one of us definitely has some plans, some stuff that we want to happen, some stuff that we don't want to happen, some stuff that we want to do, and some stuff which we kinda want to undo..so on and so forth...

So I thought why not share my 2022 expected stuff with all of you my wonderful audience! so here I am!!

Wishing you all a very very happy new year and I pray that all of you are blesseed with love, happiness & peace!

Gear Used In This Episode

Microphone: Rode NT-1 & SMR Shock Mount

Audio Interface: M-Audio Air 192/4

Desk Stand: Rode DS-1

DAW: Adobe Audition 2022

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Twitter: @ATalks_

Instagram: _atalks 

Hello ladies & gentlemen, I continue telling stories and today's story is a religious story taken from the highly revered hindu scripture, The Ramayana. Ramayana goes on to tell the story of life of Lord Rama and his deeds inspire millions of people across the globe. This story narrates the part where Lord Rama meets his most astute devotee Lord Hanuman who devoted his entire life in the service of the Lord. This is a special episode as I have always wanted to tell stories from our mythology, our culture & bring them to a platform where they can be easily and freely accessed. Today is indeed a happy day. Due to the restrictions of time and emotions, this episode is in Hindi & Avadhi, which is a local dialect spoken in the northern parts of India and which the modern Ramayana was written by Goswami Tulsidas, so to maintain the sanctity and authenticity I did not change anything at all and also mentioned the source from which I am reading this story for the listeners.

I am hoping this would enable us to connect us with our stories and our culture even more and in a better manner. I shall Talk to you in the next one..take care & enjoy!

Gear Used In This Episode:

Microphone: Electrovoice RE20

Interface: M-Audio Air 192/4

Desk Stand: Rode DS-1

DAW: Adobe Audition 2022

Sometimes we are so busy living our lives and being independent and fighting our own battles that we casually ignore what some people around us have to tell us, we just don't realise that we are committing mistakes that can cost us our life's valuable time and we can put ourselves in some serious jeopardy, we think that we are right and eventually end up making mistakes that we end up regretting for a lifetime. Based on true events, today's episode of A Talks is a mini version of the usual longer episodes that most of you are accustomed to hearing. 

Some might complain that this could have been in English and could have reached more people, but I felt that choosing the right tone and language for something you want to convey can have a lasting impact, not only does it convey the true emotions but also hits the right chords with the intended audience, hence today's A Talks Mini was recorded in Hindi, for my English listeners I have included the gist of what I had to say in this episode in the foregoing paragraph. 

This episode does not have an introduction nor a conclusion, it's more of a cliffhanger because life has no finality until it ends, infact those who believe in it, know that it never ends even after death, but that can be debatable and its best left alone for now, maybe we can discuss life after death in another episode of A Talks some other day.

This episode is also dedicated to all people out there who sometimes tell people that USB Microphones are not good enough for podcasting and if someone really wants to make progress while podcasting, they must upgrade to an xlr based setup, while that is not completely incorrect, its not completely true as well, infact what you are hearing in this very episode is a USB microphone, and that too a very old one, do you find it lacking in any means tonally or quality wise whatsoever? are you be able to guess by just listening to an episode about what microphone and more so what kind of connection was used with it for recording a particular episode? I certainly can't, but it's possible you may be able to do that, if you can , do let me know how you figured it out on my twitter handle which is mentioned below.

Wishing all of you my wonderful listeners all the good health and happiness in the world, remember, to err is human...but to learn from your mistakes is something that makes you a better human being. With that, I shall take your leave for today..until next time..

Gear Used In This Episode

Microphone: Audio Technica ATR-2100 (Via USB)

Studio Monitors: Presonus Eris 3.5 BT

DAW: Adobe Audition

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Twitter: @ATalks_

Hello Ladies & Gentlemen & Welcome to another episode of A Talks. 

Beginning today, this podcast is not only gonna have talks from the heart but stories in my voice as well. Stories have a way to themselves, they capture so many feelings, they convey so many emotions, so many facets of life, so many facts, so many details and so much more. When I was deliberating to include stories in A Talks I was faced with the choice of creating a whole new podcast and doing the same therein, but then something told me that A Talks is the place where I could do this. Today I read a story by Molly Quinnell which takes you through life with its ups and downs, its beginnings and endings...its a beautiful story written really beautifully and the best part its not a thousand pages long, its short and yet tells you a story that is very meaningful and touches your heart. I sincerely hope this new addition to A Talks will come across as a pleasant change and not something that you wish was never added to this podcast, our usual talks will continue to flow as they used to and with more innovations, additions, changes, etc. A Talks will continue to bring something to your table. With that here is this new addition dedicated to all of you, my wonderful listeners.

Gear Used In This Episode

Microphone: Shure MV7 (USB Mode)

Studio Monitors: Presonus Eris 3.5BT

DAW: Adobe Audition

Music: Epidemic Sound

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I hope this episode is finding you in the best of spirits, best of health and best of moods. Today's episode is gonna be a short one where I share with you some of my thoughts about happiness, we talk about art, life & love. This quick episode is courtesy an art forum where I saw someone talk about happiness through art and then the importance of love, I thought why not present something to my wonderful audiences and get a chance to reach them through this short little viewpoint that yours truly feels he has, so do tune in to this episode of A Talks!

Gear Used In This Episode

Microphone: Rode NT-1

Audio Interface: Behringer U-Phoria UMC-22

Headphones: AKG K361