Archive for the ‘Mixing, Recording and Sound Design’ Category

AudioNowcast August 9, 2010 episode 89

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Andrew Levine sound recordist, mixer, writer and Theremin player from Blumlein Records was our guest.

topics included:

Product reviews and just how much cread should you give them, where do you get  good info on new products, a guitar amp simulator on the ipad that’s pretty cool (speaking of reviews), one thing that you can do to be a better mixer (it’s going to take work), Theremin its not just for Sci Fi movies anymore (classical music on the Theremin…really) and why its so darn difficult to play, multichannel audio and why XY tri is so awesome, taking public transportation to your gig, we all could be a little greener, Jon O’Rourke one of our listeners gets to see behind the scenes (your not missing much) and a great deal for our listeners here (enter audionowcast to get a 50% discount) plus a whole lot more. Thanks for listening and be sure to check out our Facebook page for more info on the podcast, with pictures of some the studios we work in, as well as a place to ask questions and get answers.

AudioNowcast July 12, 2010 episode 87

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Bob Bendick, actor, comedian, vo talent and host of the Bob Bendick podcast was our guest for part 2 of our podcasts on voice over.

topics included:

Traveling with technology and why wifi in the car is so cool, we try to answer a listeners question and fail miserably (note to self: try not to insult listener), breaking into sound design, and what are the differences between what Scott and Diego do (new term, sound photographer), why you don’t want to record your VO demo with your laptop mic, how to mic a VO session, what mic to use and where to place it and why you may not want to use a booth at all, plus a whole lot more. Thanks for listening and be sure to check out our Facebook page for news and info on our podcast.

AudioNowcast March 23, 2010 episode 81

Monday, March 29th, 2010

We cover all kinds of stuff on this potpourri of a podcast.

topics included:

Is there a 5 note rule for songs, How do you buy a mic, Why your ears are the best test, D112 and why it rocks, Bobby tells us a few tips for miking a drum kit (he’s a genius), how to save a mix when you have a bad bass player, how to mix ADR to sound like it’s really outside, what makes a great reverb, Ego and why being a jerk will kill your career (or nobody owes you nothing) plus a whole lot more. Thanks for listening and check out our Facebook and Myspace page.

AudioNowcast February 23, 2010 episode 80

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Sound designer extraordinaire Diego Stocco (think Spectrasonics Omnishere, Stylus RMX ) and Greg Ondo the software guru from Yamaha were our guest.

topics included:

Sometimes we get it right, a few examples of this, why this lawsuit is really bad news for all of us, what album was released on two one hour long tracks and why this was a bad bad bad idea (an option would have been nice), Diego Stucco talks about sound design (everyone who is anyone has used one of his patches) how he does it , why he does it, how you can start doing it, (be prepared to learn) how did he record that burning piano patch, working with trees, whats it like to invent an instrument and work with Hans Zimmer, whats on the horizon from Yamaha plus a whole lot more (really a ton more). Thanks for listening and be sure to check out our Facebook and Myspace Page.