In this week’s podcast, Russ, Dan and Julian discuss the effect too many resources have on our knowledge and our learning. They answer your questions and share their finds of the week.
Tips From Exponential Audio
Michael Carnes from Exponential Audio has now shared 4 tips with our podcast community. Check our article Expert Reverb Tips & Tricks in which we bring together the first 3 tips Michael has already produced for our podcast community and now the latest tip ‘Using The Compressor To Make Level-Sensitive Reverb’ as there's a compressor/expander built into the warp page of all the second-generation reverbs.
Deals
Our friends at Sonnox are running an unmissable deal and for the whole of November they are offering 50% off very nearly all of their excellent plug-ins and bundles.
During November our friends at Lexicon are offering big discounts on all of their plug-ins. You could get genuine a Lexicon reverb for as little as $29.95.
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Talking Points
I Have More Audio Production Resources Than Ever Before So Why Do I Feel So Dumb?
5 Typical Mastering Myths Debunked To Help You To Produce Better Sounding Masters Today
Competitions
Production Expert has teamed up with Latvian microphone manufacturers JZ Microphones to bring you the chance to win a stunning JZ Black Hole BH1S. This multi-pattern condenser mic is worth over £1,400 and could be yours. Follow the link in the podcast article.
Community Feedback Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio Solutions
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Aaron Vinik follows up on his question from last week saying that he has fixed his issue and that he’s going to checkout some of our mic recommendations.
Questions From The Community Kindly Sponsored By Vanguard Audio Labs
Vanguard Audio Labs are a microphone brand based in southern California who are punching well above their weight with their small, yet perfectly formed and sensibly priced range of Condenser microphones. Check out James’ recent testing session of the Vanguard V1 Stereo Pair + Lollie.
Steven Chouinard is experiencing huge latency from his hardware inserts - can we help?
Rick Peck is following the advice given by Dan in his studio build articles and is trying to clarify how Dan installed his downlighters without compromising his soundproofing.
Matthias Fischer Wants to know how Russ assigned samples to every pad in Impact in Studio One in one operation in this video.
Isaias Schwalb Rosa Asks whether you are restricted to 32 ins and outs when using Soundgrid with Pro Tools Ultimate
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.
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Russ - Studio One on Splice
Julian - A cool iOS trick
Dan - The Townsend Sphere Microphone