Mike, James and Alan chat through issues and highlights from the week's news as well as the usual Pro Tools tips, tricks and community questions answered.Podcast Sponsor - Kii AudioWhether you work in a major facility, independent recording studio, or from your home studio, you’re always looking for ways to raise the bar of sonic performance to give a clear, reliable and consistent advantage over your competition and The Kii THREE system is that advantage. A good monitoring situation enables you to work faster, easier and achieve better results everyday that take the guesswork out of any decision during a production. Kii Audio designed the Kii THREE with the acoustical challenges of today's studio setups in mind. It fits everywhere and can be the one and only monitor solution you need for every task. It really is the first Mini Main monitor system available. To learn more, check out the interview in which Russ chatted with Kii Speaker Inventor Bruno Putzeys about speaker design, room acoustics and why he ended up designed the Kii THREE Active Monitors. DealsLiquidSonics Seventh Heaven Professional Deal - Buy For £159 Reduced From £227Also, don’t forget to check out the deals from our Partners in the Partner Deals section on our Deals page.Talking Points Kindly Sponsored By Universal AudioOffer extended until 31st August 2017 -  Buy any award-winning Apollo rackmount audio interface and get an analog dream studio filled with up to $3,500 of genuine UAD plug-ins from Studer, Lexicon, AKG, Pultec, Fairchild, Teletronix, and more! Buy an Apollo Duo or Apollo Firewire and get a plugin bundle worth $1200, buy an Apollo 8P, Apollo 8 Quad, or Apollo 16 and get a plugin bundle worth $2000, or buy any 2 Apollo rack mounted interfaces, and get a plugin bundle worth $3500. For more details please visit the Universal Audio website. From Pro Tools To Studio One - Two Years On Has Anything Changed? Would You Use A Super Wide Seamless Monitor With Pro Tools? CompetitionsWin Audionamix TRAX Pro 3 SP & Music Production Bundle (TRAX Pro 3 & VVC) - Worth $1500 Don’t forget to check out our win page, to discover more opportunities to win pro audio software and gear from our Partners, in the Partner Win section, on our Win page.Community Feedback Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio SolutionsRSPE has teamed up with Metric Halo to offer two of their plugins, HaloVerb and Character. Get either of them for just $30 (normal price is $129 saving 75%) or get them both for $45 saving over 80%. HaloVerb is based on the original HaloVerb hardware implementation for 2d-Expanded Metric Halo interfaces, the HaloVerb plugin expands on the algorithmic sound to give you more flexibility and control. Character is designed to let you add the distortion characteristics of classic analog circuits to your tracks.  The Metric Halo Flash Sale is available for purchase via electronic serial number until midnight (PDT) September 5, 2017, exclusively from RSPE Audio Solutions. Jim Reeves has been in touch with an interesting suggestion for a new type of iLok. As he uses iLok, as well as a thumb drive for Waves and an elicenser for Vienna. “Wouldn't it be nice if iLok were a hub with ports for other USB licences, maybe on a short cable. Then moving from one computer to another requires only one machine port”.This Week’s Featured Pro Tools Expert InterviewIn this interview for Pro Tools Expert, Technical Editor James Ivey talks to engineer and producer Greg Wurth. James caught up with Greg at his LA studio to talk about his work both past and present, his gear choices and his move into creating the Greg Wurth Audio brand. Questions From The CommunityKhavel X has purchased a Sontronics Aria and is concerned about the proper positioning/mounting of the microphone as a result of things that he has heard and read about the effects of rising heat from the valve within the microphone impacting the lifespan or the performance of the diaphragm, pointing to