In the Production Expert podcast Julian, Eli and Audrey discuss our relationship with gear. We all love buying new stuff but we feel guilty if we don’t use the gear we have as much as we could. Should we be sensible or give in to gear lust and open up the wallet?

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• Should we settle with the gear we have or keeping buying new stuff?

• Gating

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As you may know, we are spread out around the UK, Europe and the US 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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• Audrey - Free sound effects for taking this survey from ProSound Effects

• Eli - Bassdude

• Julian - Audio Test Kitchen

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