In this week’s podcast, Mike, Alan and Emma discuss their experiences of working in post-production during COVID. How have things changed? To what extent have remote working practices replaced face to face interactions and when people are actually in the same building, how is safety maintained?

Deals

• Nugen Audio are offering their Modern Mastering Bundle consisting of MasterCheck, ISLst and Visualizer 2,  and MasterCheck on its own with a 50% discount until July 2nd 2020.

• Until July the 6th Sonnox are offering a 50% discount almost everything they make. For the first time, the amazing Oxford Drum Gate is available with a 50% discount along with the greatest hits from the Oxford Range like Inflator, Dynamics and the famous Oxford EQ.

• We have some more great deals from iZotope, UJAM, RSPE, Waves, Editors Keys and Avid on our Deals page.

Talking Points Kindly Sponsored By Arturia

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• Talking Point 1 - Experiences working around CoVID-19

• Talking Point 2 - Mentoring - How do we pass on our knowledge and experience to the next generation

Competitions

• Our friends at Kali Audio are offering the chance to win a pair of their LP8 two-way monitors. The larger of the two models in the Lone Pine range, the LP8 is a two-way monitor that offers performance way beyond its price tag of $199. Please note that this giveaway is only open to entrants from the US, Canada and Europe.

Source Connect Now

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.

Find Of The Week Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio Solutions

RSPE Audio is up and running… remotely. Their team is set up and working from the safety of their homes, and their sales staff are available by phone, live chat, or email to receive and process orders. They have everything you need to build or upgrade your home studio and ensure you can continue to work from home. If there is anything they can do for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out or shop online at RSPEaudio.com

• Alan - Gosh, so many things! Source Nexus, Dante Via & Virtual Soundcard, my Intonato - I guess my “find” would be just the sheer wealth of solutions there are out there that can help you work remotely. But to pick one, it will have to be my 4G Router, which is giving me great internet connectivity.

• Emma - Gullfoss EQ Plugin from SoundTheory

• Mike - Horst Schnattler’s ambiences library ambiXes. The special thing about this is that you can buy a single ambience file for 2-5 dollars in B-Format Ambisonics and binaural stereo with an image of the exact recording location. You might want to check out this video introduction:

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