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

AudioNowcast April 2, 2021 episode 223

Friday, April 2nd, 2021

David Sonnenschein joined us again on this latest episode.

topics included:


Putting together a budget 5.1 studio, some tools you’ll want (Cargo Cult Plug-ins), the speakers  (M-Audio BX5 Graphite was my speaker of choice)(I misspoke on the podcast, not the BX5A) sound baths, and the effect of audio on our body, haunted places is that vibe just residual sound energy, cymatics and the visual beauty of sound, how long does it take for sound to dissipate plus a whole lot more. Thanks for listening and be sure to check out our Facebook page and our IGTV page if you want to see the video of the podcast.

AudioNowcast September 17, 2020 episode 214

Friday, September 18th, 2020

Studio designer Carl Tatz was our guest for this episode.

topics included:


What’s a good vocal mic, like a really good serious vocal mic (for music) in the $2500 to $4000 range (it makes a difference), how do you choose one and what are some of the resources to help you narrow it down, going to the movies, what a treat it was, how. to be safe and what movie was worth the risk, (it was a fairly low risk), Carl talks about his Phantom Focus monitoring system, what it is and why it’s more than just a pair of speakers, plus a whole lot more! Thanks for listening and be sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram pages. Visit our IGTV page to see the video.

AudioNowcast August 6, 2020 episode 211

Monday, August 10th, 2020

We had a great conversation covering a potpourri of topics.

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Are you sick of COVID and survival tips, SOUND, Eurorack and the real cost of getting into a rack (starting with the rack itself), vintage synths and the sounds they made were not as great as we think they were, headphones (yup I lost another pair), KORG OASYS, things we’ve lost and so much more. Thank you for listening and be sure to visit our Facebook page to see the video of this and all our recent podcasts.

AudioNowcast April 30, 2020 episode 202

Saturday, May 2nd, 2020

Scott Howarth, Adjunct Professor of Audio Engineering at Brandon University in Manitoba Canada was our guest for this podcast.

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Another week staying at home, some things that we finally had time to do, Scott Howarth tells all about his career working for the CBC and recording live music, how much time did they have to set up, live recording techniques, why you need to back away from some instruments to really hear what they sound like, why Nashville rocks and a new spaces episode is coming out soon. Thanks fro listening and be sure to check out our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.