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Show 320 – Baritone Obsessed with The Bunn

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Jon talks dives into the world of baritone guitars with a lot of help from Scott “The Bunn”. Find Scott on his channel The Bunn
We talk about everything from, What is a Baritone, tuning, setup, upgrades and more.

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Spotify Link https://open.spotify.com/show/6ffP9OPt8SjMwXCman1ckV

00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Welcome to the show Scott "The Bunn"
00:46 - today's topic - Baritone Guitars
01:31 - what is baritone
05:06 - visual comparison of guitars
06:12 - string thickness and tension
08:35 - tunings
13:18 - Bass Vi
17:54 - Longer scale is always better
20:08 - Strings
25:20 - guitar setup
28:17 - Pickups and hardware options
31:49 - Upgrades
36:58 - Amps and effects
41:08 - How Scott got started with Baritones

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This episode is supported by:
Brian Olsen, Doug Darrell, Stephan Gaugh, musicforgeeks, someone, John Stranovsky, Jonathan R, Michael Sedelmaier, and yinghuochong.

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Jon’s new telecaster

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBunn/
https://thebunn.ca/

Show 319 – Automating your life at home and in the studio

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Jon and Ryan share some ideas for using home automation and smart devices for the home studio, as well as smaller scale task automation with macro software, scripting, backups and more.
Jon uses many smart plugs for his video recording setup, activated by shortcuts app on phone, or stream deck, even through Siri.
Ryan hasn’t gone into the home automation world yet, but has a wildly complicated backup system with local and remote servers.

We would love to know what products and services you use to simplify your life, reduce task steps, or do more with your time. Leave a comment?

Download Episode 319

Spotify Link https://open.spotify.com/show/6ffP9OPt8SjMwXCman1ckV

00:00 - Intro
00:17 - todays topic is smart devices and automation in general
06:42 - wifi networking
13:47 - Automating computer tasks
15:21 - Stream Deck
21:52 - Focus modes
24:14 - Automatic Backups
26:49 - Ryan's backup system
30:08 - wrapping up

Some products and services we mentioned in this episode (some affiliate links)

Kasa Smart Plugs

Elgato Stream Deck

Elgato Stream Deck XL

Backblaze Online Backup

IFTTT

Bitfocus Companion for Stream Deck

Watt App for Kasa and TP-Link smart devices

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This episode is supported by:
Brian Olsen, Doug Darrell, Stephan Gaugh, musicforgeeks, someone, John Stranovsky, Jonathan R, Michael Sedelmaier, and yinghuochong.

Show 318 – Is Mac M1 finally good for Audio Pros?

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Jon and Ryan share their recent and long term experience with Apples M1 based computers for audio production. Jon runs the Mac Studio with M1 Max processor, and Ryan recently bought the MacBook Air with M2 processor. Has the transition been smooth? Of course not. Let’s talk about that.

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Spotify Link https://open.spotify.com/show/6ffP9OPt8SjMwXCman1ckV

00:00 - Intro
01:05 - A warrior's death
02:43 - It's fast!
05:05 - Handles everything easily, probably.
05:56 - Dongle land
07:16 - The one thing that upset me
10:22 - Does the security settings go too far?
14:25 - plugin support
20:15 - Its mostly good, finally

Previous episode talking about Mac Studio

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This episode is supported by:
Brian Olsen, Doug Darrell, Stephan Gaugh, musicforgeeks, someone, John Stranovsky, Jonathan R, Michael Sedelmaier, and yinghuochong.

Show 316 – Talking about voiceover with the Booth Junkie

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This week we have a great talk with Mike Delgaudio, a pro voiceover/voice actor, and YouTube content creator aka @Booth Junkie. We geek out a bit about microphones and preamps but first address some newbie concerns about getting into VO work such as:
Why use a vocal booth?
What are the common problems with a vocal booth?
What are some terms and jargon to know as a VO pro?

We had so much fun getting to know Mike in this interview, I know you’ll enjoy listening to this one.

Download Episode 316

Spotify Link https://open.spotify.com/show/6ffP9OPt8SjMwXCman1ckV

0:00:00 - It’s ep 316
0:00:43 - Welcome Mike Delgaudio
0:01:57 - What is Booth Junkie
0:03:38 - Mike's REAPER videos
0:09:15 - How Mike got started with Voice work
0:12:22 - A bit of HRS history
0:14:14 - Shoutout Matt McGlynn
0:17:26 - Let's talk about vocal booths
0:19:44 - the common issues with vocal booths
0:25:49 - do you NEED a vocal booth
0:29:38 - Group sessions
0:31:56 - Video sessions
0:34:30 - get your kids off Audacity
0:36:46 - shoutout Jordan Reynolds
0:37:36 - There is a use for every voice
0:39:28 - Jon's first VO recording project
0:42:59 - Some voiceover terms to know
0:49:00 - Text to speech and AI voiceover
0:54:58 - what is Punch And Roll technique
0:59:36 - recording with FX or Not
1:01:36 - Favorite mic and preamps right now

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This episode is supported by:
Brian Olsen, Doug Darrell, Stephan Gaugh, musicforgeeks, someone, John Stranovsky, Jonathan R, Michael Sedelmaier, and yinghuochong.

Links

Booth Junkie Website

Booth Junkie on YouTube

Show 315 – Uncompromising Quality with Cannibal Industries

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This week we have an interview with Eric Ballew of Cannibal Industries. Ryan is with Eric today in the Cannibal Industries shop where they’re building Ryan’s ultimate production sound cart.
Eric is also a sound mixer, and we talk to him about some of the challenges recording audio for Top Gun: Maverick.

We had a great time talking to Eric this week and we know you’ll enjoy this episode.

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Spotify Link https://open.spotify.com/show/6ffP9OPt8SjMwXCman1ckV

00:00 - Intro - Meet Eric of Cannibal Industries
08:42 - Eric's background
18:51 - Recording Top Gun production dialogue
26:44 - choice of boom mics
28:27 - the sound mixer is in charge of mics for boom op?
28:51 - choice of headphones
32:53 - what's in your pocket?
34:23 - Lessons from the Navy
39:46 - When to say 'No'
44:31 - The overkill power supply for the carts
48:04 - Uninterruptible power supply
56:14 - it will hurt the whole time you are dying

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This episode is supported by:
Brian Olsen, Doug Darrell, Stephan Gaugh, musicforgeeks, someone, John Stranovsky, Jonathan R, Michael Sedelmaier, and yinghuochong.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/CannibalIndustries/

Show 314 – Mini MS mic with Aaron Cendan

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Aaron Cendan is a sound designer for video games, mic maker, and ReaScripter. Today we invited Aaron on the show to talk about mid-side recording, the mini MS mic he designed, how MS is useful, and much more

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Spotify Link https://open.spotify.com/show/6ffP9OPt8SjMwXCman1ckV

00:00 - Intro
00:30 - welcome Aaron Cendan: sound designer and mini mic maker
01:37 - how we met
02:03 - first tangent, acoustic treatment
02:39 - Ryan is in a hotel in Orlando
03:35 - what is the Mini MS microphone
07:15 - what is Mid-Side stereo recording
10:50 - explaining the cables
14:08 - phantom power
18:02 - mic sensitivity
18:25 - about the electret capsules
19:57 - tangent more mini mics
22:37 - mic body materials and sound differences
28:06 - where do MS mics get used for games
34:08 - future REAPER scripting projects
36:38 - Jon got a Reel to Reel

Support the show and get your name at the end of the video

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This episode is supported by:
Brian Olsen, Doug Darrell, Stephan Gaugh, musicforgeeks, someone, John Stranovsky, Jonathan R, Michael Sedelmaier, and yinghuochong.

Links

Mini MS Microphone

Mini MS DIY Microphone Kit