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

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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!

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The Stupid Knob: Nickelback is...well...back. Crosstalk:

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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