In this week’s podcast, Russ, Julian and Alan discuss our recent series on third party plug-ins, asking Alan what he would need in addition to the stock Pro Tools plug-ins to get his post work done. The team also answer your questions and share their finds of the week.

Deals

• Some of the Holidays Deals are still valid. Check them out in the Holiday Deals section of our Deals page.

• Don’t forget to check out the deals from our Partners on our Deals page.

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

• Roundup - Just Keep One 3rd Party Plug-in In Your DAW. Find Out Which Plug-in Each Team Member Chose And Why

Competitions

• We currently don’t have any competitions on our site. If you are wondering if you might have won something in our Christmas 10th Anniversary competition then just to let you know that we have been emailing all the lucky winners and later this week we will be announcing the winners on the site.

Community Feedback Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio Solutions

Our friends at RSPE has the best deals ever on Avid Hardware! However the prices are so low we cannot share the with you here. To find out how good these prices are on Avid hardware you will need to call RSPE to get all the low down on the prices. Use the special link in the podcast notes to get in touch with RSPE.

• Daniel Gaudet comments that he has missed some content on the site since we have re-structured the front page. Russ suggests the archive page or subscribing to the RSS feeds.

Questions From The Community Kindly Sponsored By Vanguard Audio Labs

Vanguard Audio Labs is a microphone manufacturer based in California who make high-quality original microphone designs that punch well above their sensible price. You can learn more about their microphones at Vanguard Audio Labs, or by checking out our testing session & review of the rather stunning Vanguard V1S+LOLLI Multi-Capsule Pencil Condensers.

And if you're at Winter NAMM this year, be sure to stop by their booth 16128 to see the unveiling of their newest microphone, the multi-head Vanguard V7.

• Bart Broom wants advice on creating funk horn lines using Session Horns Pro.

• Hugh Macdonald asks for our thoughts on a suitable computer for a mobile Pro Tools rig

• Dave Haddad is unclear about whether he should be using 24 bit or 32 bit float when setting up new sessions.

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

• Russ - 6 minute diary

• Julian - Mackie Big Knob Passive

• Alan - My new server.

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