This week Jon continues the series on effects, this time on EQ and filtering. Ryan talks about session organization, templates and plugin presets.

Listen to Show # 13

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Links:

Apulsoft ApEQ: http://www.apulsoft.ch/apeq/index.php

Stillwell Audio VibeEQ: http://www.stillwellaudio.com/?page_id=34

Sound On Sound D-Verb presets: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov03/articles/protoolsnotes.htm

ProTools Plugin Preset Co-Op: http://www.digitalaudiorock.com

Enjoy!

This week Jon continues his series on effects by explaining Reverb. Ryan explains how to get a great acoustic guitar tone at any venue.

Listen to Show # 12

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Enjoy!

This week Jon starts his series on effects with modulation: Tremolo, Vibrato, Chorus, Flanging and Phasing. Ryan talks about microphone preamps, what they are, which ones are good and some Do-It-Yourself options.

Listen to Show # 11

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Links:
These plugins were used in the Modulation segment.
Chorus and Phaser - http://www.stillwellaudio.com/?page_id=39
Flanger - http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products:VST_TAL-Flanger
Tremolo - http://www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs/ndctrem.htm
Vibrato - http://www.twocircuits.com/freeware.php

These are the DIY preamp kits we talked about
FiveFishStudios Kits - http://fivefishstudios.com/
Seventh Circle Audio Kits - http://www.seventhcircleaudio.com/

Enjoy!

This week Ryan interviews his Grandfather Joe Canestro to talk about how technology, recording and music have changed throughout the decades.

And Jon has some tricks for adding some excitement to your mixes.

Listen to show # 10

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Random links from the discussion:

Toys Breaking – Circuitbent Sample Collection

De La Mancha – Dynamite Cowbell VSTi

This week Jon talks about different types of headphones and which are useful for the home studio environment, Ryan talks about various setups for live music recording…and then we ramble on and on about something…

Listen to show # 9

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This one is long and silly…it’s been a long and silly week.

Enjoy!