News, a Celebrity Interview, and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News:

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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.

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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.

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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