News, a mic pre shoot out between the Chandler Germanium and the Studio Projects VTB 1 and fantastic Viewer Mail! News:

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Celebrity Interview: Hugo Ball is one of our fine listeners that originally wrote in to complain about something he didn't like on the show. So, we did what comes naturally, we made friends. It turns out that Hugo has quite the project studio and a passion for recording. He also happens to own one of the mic preamps I'm considering adding to my studio as part of my continuing gear conundrum, the Chandler Germanium. But, is it worth spending over a $1,000 on a mic pre? How much better could it be than a decent lower priced unit? Well, Hugo has both so I convinced him to take a little gear trek, a mic pre shoot out for the benefit of all PSN listeners. If you'd like to talk to Hugo about doing a voiceover for your project, you can e-mail him at this address: [email protected] Here are the links to the raw wav files featured in the mic pre shootout:

Chandler GermaniumDistorted Guitars And Bass Vocals Studio Projects VTB1Voiceover Acoustic Guitar Tambourine

Viewer Mail:

Judson Voss: Dave Jackson's School Of Podcasting Get Real, The Real Estate Investing Show for the Rest of Us Douglas McDonald: Real Traps Acoustic Videos John Demetre: QuikWall For A Vocal Booth Mark Rufino: Using Sonotubes As Bass Traps

Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: One night in 1968, while Gary U.S. Bonds was playing at a club in New Jersey, he thought he'd give a local kid a break and invite him up onstage to do a number. Who did that kid turn out to be? A: Bruce Springsteen! A Special Award! Adam Smith of Halifax, NS, Canada was the 100th person to put a pin in our Frappr map! We award him a complimentary copy of Guitar And Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at RenegadeMinds.com. Congratulations Adam! A Special Moment With Charles Dye!

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