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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.

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AudioNowcast June 15, 2010 episode 85

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Michael Bard head funkologist over at StudioBard joined us for this podcast.

topics included:

Whats up with the website, getting info on the web, why manuals still matter (ask Rob he reads a ton), Camel Audio Alchemy and why you need it, creating your own sound and why its a key to break out of the pack, high end microphones (finally), what does your $2500 and up really buy you, where is the sweet spot on the microphone price scale, do you really need to spend that much on a mic and so much more. Thanks for listening and be sure to check out our Facebook page.

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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.

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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.

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