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with Paul Garay, Derek K. Miller, and Dave Chick
and featuring Boris Aeven
Paul works with Rod Stewart (sort of), Boris rants about stage pianos and monitor speakers, we discuss NAMM news and laptops vs. desktops, and Dave Chick comes to Derek’s home studio to record IHR.
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- 00:00 Intros with Paul Garay, Derek K. Miller, and Dave Chick - Disneyland, Derek’s birthday, Boris has Internet!
- 05:44 George Michael the home recordist.
- 08:07 Summer NAMM Show news - Korg’s nanoSERIES controllers, IK’s Total Workstation Rack runs as a standalone sampler unit or as an external hardware plugin module.
- 12:00 Pro Tools 7.4 finally supports Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and there’s also a Mac OS X update which improves support for Logic Pro.
- 15:30 Don’t forget the Home Made Hit Show summer song challenge, deadline August 10.
- 16:10 SPONSORS: Thanks to Source Elements, GoToMeeting, macProVideo.com, Blubrry, Home Recording Network.
- 16:30 AFFILIATES: zZounds, Amazon, NCIX (Paul found super-cheap deals on hard disks and Etymotic headphones).
- 18:35 IHR TV #4 features Derek on “The Lab With Leo” (now cancelled, alas) talking about MIDI drums, and he also did some live gigs with his cover band The Neurotics (he posted on the IHR blog about their live setup).
- 21:54 SPONSOR: GoToMeeting
- 23:02 IHR 101: Paul in the studio with Rod Stewart (well, not quite). He uses Audio Hijack Pro for getting sound (especially from video sources), and Logic Pro for sequencing, beat mapping, and editing. He plays most of the parts himself, except for guitar, which he subs out to someone he’s worked with lots, but has never met in person. Backing vocals also come from another studio. He uses a similar process for the TinaJourney.com Tina Turner tribute.
- 34:47 BORIS’S RANT: Buying a new stage piano (Derek also wrote an article on that topic five years ago, which remains useful) and reference monitors. For pianos, the line between pro stage and home use has blurred considerably. He discusses Casio, Yahama, and Roland stage pianos, and some of the strange design decisions that get made along that blurred line. Newer pianos are definitely better in sound. He ended up with a Yamaha P140, despite some compromises, because the higher-end pianos are too heavy. He also purchased Dynaudio BM5A reference monitors, with much better low end and more accuracy than what he used previously.
- 42:27 EDITORIAL: Paul bought a new MacBook Pro, necessary for the better dedicated video card, because of all his recent video work for Mac Video Training and macProVideo.com. General discussions of laptops vs. desktops, and the continued appeal of the tiny 12″ PowerBook.
- 56:00 Welcome Dave to Vancouver and its restaurants. Also don’t forget the website and blog, IHR TV, our new page at Facebook, our Twitter notifications, the listener forums. See you for IHR #61!
- 58:48 END
Credits
Sounds: Our theme music, “Acidic Bond,” is by Steven Dennis in Louisiana, U.S.A., and our voiceovers are by Steve Herringer in Vancouver.
Pictures: The Home Recording Network “lava lamp” logo is based on an image by und_dann. Photo portraits of Paul and Derek are by Kris Krug. Thanks!
Listeners: Please comment on the blog at insidehomerecording.com and head over to the the forums at insidehomerecording.com/forums. Also remember that you can post your photos to the IHR Flickr Group — joining Flickr to share photos is free. We’re also on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
And don’t forget to subscribe to IHR TV!
This podcast is (c) 2008 by Inside Home Recording under a Creative Commons license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca
by Derek
July 17th, 2008
[Play IHR #60 now]
Try GotoMeeting free for 45 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomeeting.com/podcast.
with Paul Garay, Derek K. Miller, and Dave Chick
and featuring Boris Aeven
Paul works with Rod Stewart (sort of), Boris rants about stage pianos and monitor speakers, we discuss NAMM news and laptops vs. desktops, and Dave Chick comes to Derek’s home studio to record IHR.
If you can play Enhanced podcasts (AAC enhanced) on your iPod, PlayStation Portable, Apple TV, Xbox 360, TiVo, or Zune, or in iTunes or QuickTime, you’ll find lots of photos and links accompanying the enhanced version of this episode.
This podcast is (c) 2008 by Inside Home Recording under a Creative Commons license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca
by Derek
July 17th, 2008
Back in January of 2007, Derek and I attended the NAMM show in Anaheim CA. Among the hundreds of cool recording gadgets, software plug-ins, and instruments we came across, one particular product caught our eye. That was the SE Electronics Reflection Filter. This device’s main purpose when placed behind a microphone is to reduce a room’s ambience, resulting in a dryer (or more true) recording without any of the sonic coloring that can occur in a sonically untreated room.
I’m my case (and probably Derek’s), that is exactly what we have; mostly untreated rooms. Mine in particular, has a drum kit, shelves jammed with books and DVDs, some plastic storage boxes, and a few keyboards lying around. There’s also 2 glass sliding patio doors isolating the control room, live room, and my kid’s playroom. The room is not treated, so trying to record dry vocals in there isn’t really ideal.
I look forward to receiving the RF and testing it over the next few weeks ahead. I’ll also be reviewing it on an upcoming podcast, including some audio vocal samples of my “before and after” recordings.
by Paul
July 13th, 2008
IHR TV Episode #4 (Video) [00:12:38m]:
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On IHR TV #4, Derek K. Miller demonstrates to Leo Laporte how he uses a Yamaha DTXPress MIDI drum kit, both with internal sounds and with external MIDI-generated instruments (including an organ!) in GarageBand.
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I originally planned to record my own segment on how this MIDI drumkit stuff works, but then realized that my final appearance on Leo’s now-cancelled The Lab show (broadcast from 2007 to 2008 on G4TechTV and CityTV in Canada, and the HOW TO Channel in Australia) covered pretty much everything I wanted to say.
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IHR TV is sponsored by macProVideo.com. For a 15% discount on your next video tutorial purchase, use the promo code ihrtv15 at checkout, or visit insidehomerecording.com/macprovideo.
Theme music:
“Acidic Bond” by Steven Dennis.
Photos
IHR hosts photo by Kris Krug.
This video podcast is (c) 2008.
by Derek
July 6th, 2008
A few people have asked about the gear my band The Neurotics uses in our live shows. We run our own sound, without a sound engineer, and have found over the years that this arrangement works well for us. A lot of the stuff would also be useful for recording:
The setup consists of instruments from Fender, Gretsch, Pearl and Sabian (my drums in the back), Korg, Matchless, Dr. Z, and Yorkville, as well as PA equipment from Shure, Mackie, Yorkville, and AKG. Our Mackie mixer sits on top of one of the guitar amps.
This collection of gear might be a bit overkill for a small venue like the golf club wedding we played last night, but with levels low, we can create a good balance between instruments and vocals. At a larger venue, it has enough power to help us entertain several hundred people in a hotel ballroom or outdoor show.
Click the picture for a larger view, which includes notes on individual items. I was pretty tired after the show and the hour-long drive back home, which got me to bed at 3:30 a.m.—I’m not used to that anymore.
by Derek
June 29th, 2008
Although Mac OS X Leopard has been out for almost a year now, it wasn’t until this week that Digidesign announced full support it. That meant that anyone who upgraded or bought a new Mac since October 26, 2007 could not run Pro Tools on it.
I’ve been running Leopard on my PowerMac G5 for a few months now, and haven’t really had a major issues, other than the above mentioned. When I edit IHR in Pro Tools, I’m usually working on my PC running Windows XP. It’s nice to know that I can finally work again in Pro Tools on my Mac (if I wish).
In case you’re interested, the update is FREE and already available directly off of Digidesign’s website.
by Paul
June 21st, 2008
A few months ago, I created an “InsideHome Recording” account at Facebook. It turns out that wasn’t quite the right thing to do—Facebook accounts are supposed to be for real people, not amorphous entities like podcasts and websites.
Instead, I should have created a Facebook “page,” like this one. So, if you’re a Facebook user and a friend of “InsideHome Recording,” I’d encourage you to become a “fan” of Inside Home Recording at the page itself. Just click “Become a Fan” on the upper right side of the page.
We’ll post updates to both places, but this new method is more legit in the eyes of Facebook. Thanks, and sorry for the confusion. Oh, and invite your friends too!
by Derek
June 18th, 2008
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IHR Episode #59 (Enhanced) [00:40:58m]:
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Paul tells you how to move files between different DAW applications, Dave reviews the REAPER audio workstation for Windows, and Derek is amazed at how hard video is. Plus copyright in Canada, music applications for the iPhone, Podcasters Across Borders, and the Home Made Hit Show summer song challenge.
If you can play Enhanced podcasts (AAC enhanced) on your iPod, PlayStation Portable, Apple TV, Xbox 360, TiVo, or Zune, or in iTunes or QuickTime, you’ll find lots of photos and links accompanying this episode.
- 00:00 Intros with Derek K. Miller and Dave Chick.
- 00:42 Episode contents, Dave’s move from Toronto to Vancouver.
- 02:52 Sponsors and networks - Source Elements, GoToMeeting, the Home Recording Network and Blubrry Network, and macProVideo.com, and our affiliate programs at zZounds, Amazon, and NCIX, plus Derek’s hospital stay.
- 03:52 NEWS: copyright law in Canada, Moo Cow Music’s Band for the iPhone, WellMixed.com, Podcasters Across Borders conference June 20-22, Home Made Hit Show summer song challenge.
- 11:25 SPONSOR: GoToMeeting.com
- 12:11 IHR 101: One DAW to Another (Paul Garay), featuring Logic Studio, Pro Tools, GarageBand, Transfer Big Files, You Send It, and MobileMe.
- 25:30 GEAR REVIEW: REAPER for Windows (Dave Chick)
- 35:41 EDITORIAL: Video is hard (Derek and Dave), featuring Final Cut Express, iMovie ‘08, and iMovie HD 6.
- 39:47 Outro
- 40:58 END
Credits
Sounds: Our theme music, “Acidic Bond,” is by Steven Dennis in Louisiana, U.S.A., and our voiceovers are by Steve Herringer in Vancouver.
Pictures: The Home Recording Network “lava lamp” logo is based on an image by und_dann. Photo portraits of Paul and Derek are by Kris Krug. Thanks!
Listeners: Please comment on the blog at insidehomerecording.com and head over to the the forums at insidehomerecording.com/forums. Also remember that you can post your photos to the IHR Flickr Group — joining Flickr to share photos is free. We’re also on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
And don’t forget to subscribe to IHR TV!
This podcast is (c) 2008 by Inside Home Recording under a Creative Commons license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca
by Derek
June 18th, 2008
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IHR Episode #59 (MP3) [00:40:48m]:
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Paul tells you how to move files between different DAW applications, Dave reviews the REAPER audio workstation for Windows, and Derek is amazed at how hard video is. Plus copyright in Canada, music applications for the iPhone, Podcasters Across Borders, and the Home Made Hit Show summer song challenge.
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This podcast is (c) 2008 by Inside Home Recording under a Creative Commons license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca
by Derek
June 18th, 2008
IHR TV Episode #3 (Video) [00:14:37m]:
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On IHR TV #3, Derek K. Miller shows how he records, engineers, and prepares each episode of Lip Gloss and Laptops, a podcast his wife co-hosts. He uses a Zoom H4 recorder, MXL mics, Sennheiser and Audio-Technica headphones, and a variety of software on his MacBook.
Download IHR TV #3 (H.264 video) or watch it at Blip.tv, Vimeo, and Viddler. A shorter version is also on Revver, YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook. You can receive IHR and IHR TV updates at twitter.com/ihr.
IHR TV is sponsored by macProVideo.com. For a 15% discount on your next video tutorial purchase, use the promo code ihrtv15 at checkout, or visit insidehomerecording.com/macprovideo.
Music
Background music:
Palancar
“August 12, 2006″ (mp3)
from “Ambient Train Wreck Series Volume 1″
(Blue Water Records)
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Theme music:
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Photos
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by Derek
June 13th, 2008
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