Russ, Julian and Dan discuss the merits of the Avid ACA survey, whether we really can be good at everything and the history of Pro Tools. They answer questions from the community and share their finds of the week. 

Deals

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• Avid Survey ACA Members With Round 2 To Help With Product Road Maps Including Pro Tools and Sibelius

• Modern Recording Technology Fools Us Into Thinking We Are Good At Everything

• The History of Pro Tools - 1984 to 1993

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Questions From The Community

• Porter McComas - Has a question about his headphones being mirrored to outputs 1&2 on his HD native system

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

• Julian - Thomas Lund video on Loudness wars and R128  

• Dan - SE X1R Microphone

• Russ - Julian’s AudioSuite tip

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