The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearnTechnology Music

The Next Track episodes

January 04, 2023Episode #246: Apple's Music App in 2023
We discuss the state of Apple's Music app and new or missing features for 2023.
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‌Show notes:
The iTunes Guy
Doug's Scripts
Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic (press release, August 2021) "Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year..."
This link goes to the Classical genre on Apple Music
Our next tracks:
Andrew O'Hagan: Mayflies, BBC adaptation
The Cars: Heartbeat City
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35 min
December 21, 2022Episode #245: Christmas Gift Guide
Doug and Kirk look at some Christmas gifts for music lovers.
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‌Show notes:
Our previous Christmas episodes
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson at 50
Douk Audio VU22 Dual Analog VU Meter Display
Douk Audio VU3 Dual Analog VU Meter, 2-Way Amplifier/Speaker Switch
Wim Wenders: A Curzon Collection
FAC 51 The Haçienda 1982
The Haçienda - The Club that Shoot Britain
Sonos 20% off sale
Pioneer DJ PLX-500 Direct Drive Turntable
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Complete Lieder Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
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29 min
December 07, 2022Episode #244: Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits
Record labels no longer have control of which songs become popular, and, as a recent article in Billboard says, there are too many songs and not enough hits. (Yes, we recorded this back in October.)
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‌Show notes:
Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling to Create New Stars
Bob Lefsetz, The Billboard Article
Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio
Robert Fripp - Celebrity Video Messages
King Crimson 1000 Club
Objective and Subjective Review Of My 7.1.4 Immersive Audiophile System (Chris Connaker's listening room)
Our next tracks:
Brian Eno: FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Christine McVie: The Legendary Christine Perfect Album
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31 min
November 23, 2022Episode #243: Are Singles Dead?
Do charts of the top singles make sense any more?
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‌Show notes:
Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs
The UK Singles Chart is 70. Is it time for it to retire?
Top of the Pops
Official Charts
The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain
List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones
Burning Shed
Our next tracks:
Be Bop Deluxe: Live in the Air Age
The Buzzcocks: Sonics in the Soul
Nikki Lane: Denim & Diamonds
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28 min
November 09, 2022Episode #242: How to Break the Ice for Podcasts
Doug and Kirk discuss some new gear for working with audio, immersive audio, and Zoom.
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‌Show notes:
Loupedeck Live
Loupdeck CT
Griffin PowerMate
Hindenburg
Focusrite Vocaster Two
Descript
Monogram
Sonos Arc
Sonos One
Brian Eno: Reflection (It's not 77 Million; it's the simple generative images that are in the iOS app.)
Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Blu-Ray audio
Our next tracks:
[The Grid & Robert Fripp: Leviathan](https://amzn.to/3MmpCUF)
Budgie: Squawk
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32 min
October 12, 2022Episode #241: Geoff Edgers on Searching for the Perfect Sound
In a long Washington Post article, Geoff Edgers goes in search of perfect sounding vinyl records.
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‌Show notes:
The Search for the Perfect Sound
Better Records
The Electric Recording Company
Craft Recordings
Intervention Records
Plangent Process
Our next tracks:
The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night
Herbie Hancock: Future Shock
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39 min
September 28, 2022Episode #240: There's No Old Music Anymore
Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days.
Music no longer sounds like it comes from a specific time. Old music sounds new these days.
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‌Show notes:
Running Up That Hill
Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades
Our next tracks:
Lou Reed: I`m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos
Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs
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28 min
September 14, 2022Episode #239 - Immersive Music
Is it time for a new audio revolution? Immersive music may be the next big thing. Chris Connaker joins us to tell us about his 7.1.4 audio system.
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Guest: Chris Connaker
‌Show notes:
Chris Connaker's articles on immersive audio
Episodes with Chris Connaker
Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio
MoFi on the Steve Hoffman Music Forums
Our next tracks:
The Capture
Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years
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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.
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42 min
July 20, 2022 The Summer Interregnum
We've decided to take rest of the summer off, and we'll be back in September. Enjoy your summer (or your winter, if you're down under).
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July 06, 2022Episode #238 - The Fade
Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs.
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‌Show notes:
Fade (audio engineering)
A Little Bit Softer Now, a Little Bit Softer Now… The sad, gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music.
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 45, "Farewell" - Finale
Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa
Steve Reich: Tehillim
What Ever Happened To The Pop Song Fade-Out?
Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
Taper's Choice on archive.org
Our next tracks:
Taper's Choice
Paul Leary: The History of Dogs, Revisited
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32 min

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Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.