Show 248 – Hammond organ modification and our most valuable gear

Posted on April 27, 2015 by jon

In this episode we have a segment by Peter Corbett on modifying his Hammond L102 Spinet organ with comparison to various virtual Hammonds.
We also discuss our most valuable studio gear.

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The day after we recorded this episode Jon and Ryan got together for a REAPER tutorial. You can watch this on the REAPER Blog.

Equipment and software mentioned in Peter’s segment:
Hammond L102 Spinet organ
Leslie 760
Logic X Vintage Organs plugin
NI Vintage Organs for KONTAKT
GSI VB3
Sound Dust Hammer Plus for KONTAKT
Melda Productions M-Rotary

Equipment mentioned in the Most Valuable Gear segment
GAP Pre-73 microphone Preamp
Shure SM-7b dynamic microphone
Shure SM-57 dynamic microphone
CAD M 179 multipatern condenser microphone
AKG K240 mkii Headphones
Sony MDR-7506 Headphones
iZotope RX4
Cockos REAPER

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Show 247 – Ask HRS 5

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jon

This week we catch up on questions and comments in the fifth installment of Ask HRS.

Topics include: Ryan’s location audio gear; reamping; fetishes; Seventh Circle Preamps; 10 lessons from 243 podcasts; mobile drum recording; recording in a car; going back to 4-track recorder; touch control surface for DAW, and more

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Show 246 – The Last One…

Posted on December 30, 2014 by jon

In this episode Jon goes solo and gets one more show out before the end of the year. Adam Hawley sent in a segment on recording a song entirely with a smart phone in Rolling Ford Studio, aka his truck. Also, Jon has a quick review of some notable software and music from the past year.
ASK HRS is the next episode so send in your questions for Ryan and Jon.

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Show 245 – DIY fuzz pedals and more!

Posted on October 23, 2014 by jon

This week we discuss a great segment sent to us by Jon Cohen on the Fuzz and distortion pedals he has built. Helping us geek out in the pedal discussion is Jeff Brooks.

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Show 244 – Tips for Mobile Drum Tracking Sessions and more

Posted on October 16, 2014 by jon

This week we have a great segment sent in by Brock Haltiwanger on recording drums in unfamiliar environments with portable gear. Guest host this week is Brandon S. Hire.

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Show 243 – PreSonus Monitor Station V2 Review and Ryan’s Film Sound Recording Rig

Posted on July 23, 2014 by jon

This week Jon reviews the PreSonus Monitor Station V2 and Ryan shows us all the gear he needs for recording and mixing sound on set.
Check out the photos below to see Ryan’s rig.

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