The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn

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.... more

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October 07, 2016♫ Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers
Doug and Kirk had some questions about subwoofers. So they invited Andy Doe to explain how they work, how to set them up, and why we might want to use them.
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You’re listening to this at home for your own pleasure, it doesn’t actually matter if it’s accurate. What matters is that you like it.
This week’s guest:
Andy Doe, Proper Discord
Show notes:
Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer
Wharfdale Diamond SW150 Subwoofer
Mackie HR824 Mk 2 Studio Monitor
Pyle Home PCB3BK 3-Inch 100-Watt Mini Cube Bookshelf Speakers
Online Tone Generator
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Johann Sebastian Bach, Suites for Solo Cello, by Anner Bylsma
Doug: Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra: Ray Sings, Basie Swings
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Special Guest: Andy Doe.
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September 30, 2016♫ Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues
We welcome musician, historian, and author Elijah Wald to discuss the history of the blues.
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Show notes:
Elijah Wald’s website
Elijah Wald’s Songobiography
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Mayor of McDougal Street
Inside Dave van Ronk (the album with the cat on the cover)
Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings
Kirk’s review of Dylan Goes Electric
Robert Palmer: Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig, May 20, 1965:

Our next tracks:
Kirk: Hot Tuna
Doug: Howlin’ Wolf: The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions
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Special Guest: Elijah Wald.
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31min
September 23, 2016♫ Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings
Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of live recordings vs. studio recordings. And, are live recordings really live?
“Bravo!”
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Show notes:
Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Vol. 19, Honolulu, HI, January 23, 1970
The Who: Live at Leeds, Super Deluxe Edition
Humble Pie: Performance – Rockin’ The Fillmore: The Complete Recordings
ZZ Top: Live – Greatest Hits From Around The World
Hot Tuna: Hot Tuna
Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive!
The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium 1965
Yes: Yessongs
Chicago: Live at Carnegie Hall
Grateful Dead: Europe 72
Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East
Allman Brothers Band: Eat a Peach
Deep Purple: Live in Japan
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan: The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Deluxe Edition)
Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels
Bob Dylan: Shadows in the Night
The Beatles: Please Please Me
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir: Bach, Complete Sacred Cantatas
nugs.net
Live Phish
Dead & Company
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Alfred Brendel: Live and Radio Performances, 1968-2001
Doug: Elton John: 17-11-70
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29min
September 16, 2016♫ Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music
We welcome New Yorker music critic Alex Ross for a long discussion about listening to classical music today. This episode runs a bit longer than usual, but we think you’ll enjoy the whole show.
“I mix the familiar and the obscure.”
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Show notes:
Alex Ross’s website, The Rest is Noise
Alex Ross’s writings on The New Yorker
Alex Ross’s books: The Rest is Noise, Listen to This
The Composers of Quiet: The Wandelweiser collective makes music between sound and silence
Wandelweiser Miscellany
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Dennis Johnson: November – Interview with R. Andrew Lee
Doug: Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band: Bongo Rock
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Special Guest: Alex Ross.
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42min
September 09, 2016♫ Episode #17 – Jacks, Pods, and Music
Doug and Kirk look at the audio-related elements of this week’s Apple product announcement. The headphone jack, AirPods, and Apple Music.
“Frankly, I don’t listen to a lot of new music. I’m still trying to catch up on a lot of old music.”
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Show notes:
Correction: When discussing AirPods, we said that they cannot be used with devices other than a Mac, iOS device, or Apple Watch. Since we recorded this show, Apple has stated that the AirPods can be used with any Bluetooth device. However, they only pair automatically with Macs, iOS devices, and Apple Watches.
News:
Apple: Jacks Off iPhone 7
Jabra Revo Bluetooth headphones
Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Apple’s AirPod Mistake
Chums Slip Fit 3mm Rope Eyewear Retainer
Plantronics Voyager Legend UC Bluetooth Headset
I Forgot How Bad Apple’s EarPods (not AirPods) Sound
Apple Activates “My New Music Mix” “My Favorites Mix” on macOS and iOS Betas
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding – Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings
Doug: The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958
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30min
September 02, 2016♫ Episode #16 – Managing and Storing Digital Media Files
Doug and Kirk discuss some news and some music and audio technology history, then examine the best ways to manage and store a digital media collection.
Show notes:
News:
Rudy Van Gelder, Renowned ‘A Love Supreme’ Engineer, Dead at 91 – Rolling Stone
Music Technology of the 1970s: A Timeline – Pitchfork
Managing and Storing Digital Media Files:
TuneSpan
Drobo
WD My Cloud 4 TB
Synology
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Harold Budd: Children on the Hill
Doug: Bis: Social Dancing
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31min
August 26, 2016♫ Episode #15 – What is Mastering and Remastering?
Doug and Kirk welcome Sangwook “Sunny” Nam, two-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer. He explains what mastering and remastering are, and we learn a lot about the magic that mastering engineers perform.
“All the processing I’m doing is done on the analog side.”
Show notes:
Jacob’s Well Mastering
Sunny Nam’s recordings on Discogs
Doug Sax
The Doors on vinyl

Sunny Nam’s mastering studio.
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Blind Gary Davis: Harlem Street Singer
Doug: Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy & Elsewhere
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Special Guest: Sunny Nam.
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36min
August 19, 2016♫ Episode #14 – Audiophile Utility Poles and Other News
Doug and Kirk take a look at recent news in the music and audio world. From audiophile utility poles to iTunes news, from record stores to car radios, this news and views episode keeps you up to date on what matters in music listening. And Kirk gives an update on his first Pearl Jam listening experience.
“For $10,000 there better be a powerful placebo effect.”
Show notes:
News:
Pearl Jam: Ten
A Gift for Music Lovers Who Have It All: A Personal Utility Pole
Records’ rebirth fueled by older music obsessives, not young hipsters
Ch-Ch-Changes in the Physical Music Retail Landscape
A Couple of Work and Movement Scripts
iTunes Gets a Splash of Color
iTunes 12.5 and iOS 10 Music App to Add Lyrics to Song Playback
Ultravox: The Island Years
Wim Martens: a man of no fortune and with a name to come
Talking Heads: Fear of Music
Hugo Ball
Honda Civic 2016: A case study of the disappearing radio
Our next tracks:
Doug: ZZ Top: Rhythmeen
Kirk: Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 19: Honolulu Civic Auditorium, HI, 1/23/70
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29min
August 12, 2016♫ Episode #13 – Which Streaming Service Is Right for You?
Doug and Kirk welcome back Chris Connaker to discuss music streaming services. Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, or another; which is right for you? What are the pros and cons of the various streaming services?
“I have never heard a song by Pearl Jam.”
Show notes:
News:
Apple Is Finally Making iTunes Better for Classical Music
Dislike is a New iTunes 12.5 Track Property
Streaming music services:
Pearl Jam
Qobuz
Apple Music
Spotify
Tidal
Pandora
Roon
Pearl Jam: Ten
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Organisation
Doug: Daryl Hall: Sacred Songs
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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.
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33min
August 05, 2016♫ Episode #12 – iTunes & AppleScript
Doug and Kirk discuss iTunes and AppleScript. This was bound to come sooner or later, since Doug is the AppleScript ninja. We look at what AppleScript does, and discuss more than a dozen of the most useful AppleScripts to use to manage your iTunes library.
“AppleScript does not run on Windows, and Windows does not run in my house.”
Show notes:
News:
New Pink Floyd box set covers the early years: 1965 – 1972
Pink Floyd copyright release: 1965: Their First Recordings
Everything you need to know about playing music with AirPlay
Classical Music Needs More Silence
Listen Different: Add Silence to your iTunes and iPod Playlists
High-Resolution Silence
iTunes & AppleScript:
Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes
Artist – Name Corrector
Remove n Characters from Front or Back
This Tag, That Tag
Search Replace Tag Text
Proper English Title Capitalization
List MIAs
Super Remove Dead Tracks
Music Folder Files Not Added
Move Playlists to Folder
Playlist Manager
Find Album Artwork With Google
Save Album Art as folder.jpg
Embed Artwork
Re-Embed Artwork
PDF Adder
View Cached Music
Copy Tag Info Tracks to Tracks
A Space Between
Download FAQ and Video
Windows Solutions?
Bill Nelson’s Artisanal Music
Our next tracks:
Doug: Roomful of Blues: Live at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Kirk: Bill Nelson: All That I Remember
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29min

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