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Show 248 – Hammond organ modification and our most valuable gear

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

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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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PreSonus Monitor Station V2 | Desktop Studio Control Center

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Show 240 – Slate Trigger 2 review and Stereo Widener shootout

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This week Jon reviews Steven Slate Drums Trigger 2 and we have a listener segment from Robert Webber shooting out free stereo wideners.

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Steven Slate Drums Trigger 2

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Original Post for widener shootout

VSTs used in shootout:
Voxengo MSED
Blue Cat Widening Gain
Voxengo Stereo Touch
Brainworx bx_solo
Flux Stereo Tool

Show 217 – Cloudlifter CL-Z review and more!

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This week Ryan reviews the Cloud microphones Cloudlifter CL-Z mic (see show 116 for original Cloudlifter review), we also talk about the Keith McMillen QuNeo and Yamaha 01V96I digital mixing console. We also answer questions about high-end interface options; dome shaped building acoustics; LCR panning; and versatile guitar amps.

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Show 177 – Ryan tries REAPER; Recording Strategies; and more!

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This week Ryan shares his first experiences with the REAPER, and we chat with Björgvin Benediktsson about his new book Recording Strategies.
Our guest this week is Björgvin Benediktsson.

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