Why Do You Choose The Gear You Do? Does Peer Pressure Affect Your Choices? - Pro Tools Expert Podcast 343
In this week’s podcast, James, Dan and Alan discuss what it is which drives our equipment choices, they share community feedback and their finds of the week. Also in this week's Podcast, there is an opportunity to get an exclusive discount of an Exponential Audio plug-in, but you have to listen to the podcast to get the discount code!
Tips From Exponential Audio
Michael Carnes from Exponential Audio has now shared 3 tips with our podcast community. Check our article Expert Reverb Tips & Tricks in which we bring together the 3 tips Michael has produced for our podcast community. They are Making Great Sounding Small Rooms, Using The Chorus Effect In Reverbs Creatively In The R2 Series and How To Use The Tail Suppression Feature In The 2nd Generation Exponential Audio Reverb Plug-ins.
We also have a podcast exclusive deal from Exponential Audio, but you will have to listen to the podcast to get the details of this offer.
Deals
This month’s featured deal is from Leapwing Audio. Until 31st October, get 20% off their CenterOne Spatial plug-in and DynOne Parallel MultiBand Dynamics Processor, making them just over £143 (inc vat) each. Also don’t miss Julian’s tutorial on how to get the best results from your DynOne plug-in.
Avid are offering UJAM’s excellent Solid and Heavy virtual drummers at 50% off until October 31st. Only a week to go on this so get moving.
Don’t forget to check out the deals from our Partners on our Deals page. Highlights include iZotope offering introductory prices on RX7, Insight 2 and their new Post Production Suite 3 and Avid & Audient are both offering special discounts for student.
Talking Points Kindly Sponsored By Universal Audio
Did you know that the team at Universal Audio are offering you the chance to build your own custom plug-in bundles of 3, 6 or 10 plug-ins from one low price, and save over 60%! Just pick your bundle option and then choose your plug‑ins. It’s that simple.
You can find out more from the Universal Audio website.
Talking Points
Competitions
This month we have partnered with our friends at IK Multimedia to offer you, three opportunities of winning a copy of IK Multimedia’s Total Studio MAX 2 music production bundle worth €1199.99.
Community Feedback Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio Solutions
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Dominic Morley shares some feedback about his experience of doing the quiet fan mod on his HD IO.
Questions From The Community
John Zona wants some more info on the James’ experiences of owning an Audient console.
John LeTellier also wants advice on the Audient consoles, this time for his University.
Jagojames McGeorge Is interested in the Avid Dock and wants information on its usability.
Niels Nielsen Has an issue with Melodyne when used in Studio One via ARA.
Source Connect Now
As you may know, we are spread out around the UK & Europe when we record the podcast. In the past, we have used a variety of internet-based solutions so we could hear each other. We have settled on Source Connect Now which gives us ISDN equivalent quality audio using a Chrome browser, no software to install. You can get a free account from Source Elements.
Find Of The Week Sponsored By Synchro Arts
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James - JZ Microphone Black Hole BH-1
Dan - Adam SP5 headphones
Alan - Avid Pro Tools Dock and Artist Mix