Show 183 – Location sound and the zombie apocalypse with Ric Viers

This week we chat with Ric Viers about his new book The Location Sound Bible
and upcoming sound effects library Zombie Apocalypse.

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Show 181 – Ferrite passive DI box DIY kit review and more!

This week we review the new Ferrite passive DI box kit from DIY Recording Equipment, compare it to the Countryman 85 active DI and talk about the new Colour project in the works.
Our guest this week is Peterson Goodwyn.

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Show 180 – Odd Acoustic Mics shootout and more.

This week Jon tries out a few mics you don’t usually hear on acoustic guitar. The mics in the shootout are: M-Audio Pulsar II (small diaphragm cardioid condenser), IK Multimedia ARC Mic (small diaphragm omni electret for measurement), Shure SM7B (large cardioid dynamic), Rode NTG-2 (Shotgun), and Audio-Technica PRO-70 (wired cardioid lavalier).
No guest this week.

In other news, our site and feed are working right again after being hacked twice in as many months. We are keeping the Wiki offline for a bit as that seems to have been the cause of the trouble.

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Show 179 – Recording in enclosed spaces and more

This week we talk about recording in enclosed spaces, comparing a studio live room to a vocal booth, outdoors and a small bathroom. Randy Coppinger joins us for the fun.

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The weird mic Randy was using on this show, sounds great!

Show 178 – MXR Bass DI+ Reviewed and more!

This week we review the MXR M-80 Bass DI+ Pedal/DI/distortion. In the comments section we discuss Sonar’s Pro Channel feature; wire gauge; isolation cabinets; Line 6 console/preamp emulation; REAPER configuration; REAPER themes; setting up a mastering session and DDP export.

No guests this week.

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