IHR Episode #20 – IHR_07_21_06 (Enhanced)




Inside Home Recording - Enhanced AAC Podcast show

Summary: Giveaway Draw, New Forums, Ear Training on Processing Mistakes, NI Guitar Rig 2 Review, Headphone Roundup, Software vs. Hardware Editorial Total time: 42 min 26 sec 00:00 Intros, Derek's daughters are co-hosting for our giveaway, Blubrry.com, first video podcast, Paul's macProVideo courses. 02:45 GIVEAWAY: From submissions in our free public IHR photo pool. Listen to find out who the winner is! 05:10 Derek admits a mistake, and reminds everyone to back up your audio files. 06:08 MAILBAG: Musedit, new IHR forums, USB mics, separating MIDI instruments in Logic, voice-over advice. 08:05 IHR's Rob Gillis thanks you for supporting us through 20 shows, talks about sponsorship and advertising. 09:27 EAR TRAINING: Paul on how to spot mix processing mistakes (gain, distortion, overcompression, stereo-mono), stereo war story. 14:30 GEAR REVIEW: Paul on Native Instruments' new Guitar Rig 2. 23:45 GEAR REVIEW: Derek on quality recording headphones. 37:25 EDITORIAL: Software vs. hardware. 42:26 END Links mentioned: Our experimental video podcast Paul's macProVideo online Reason course Giveaway contents: Andy Walker's security book, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware, and Viruses Derek's Penmachine Sessions album GoDaddy drink holders MacMice USB "The Mouse" Art Vista virtual piano plugin Mailbag and forums discussion: Musedit.com USB mics MIDI in Logic Voice-over advice Guitar Rig 2 from Native Instruments: NI registration site Paul's photos of Guitar Rig 2 in use GR2 videos and tutorials Other reviews of GR2, also from Music Tech magazine and audioMIDI.com Derek's IK Multimedia AmpliTube 2 review from IHR #18 Headphone test tracks: AC/DC's "Back in Black" OutKast's "Intro" from Speakerboxxx Peter Gabriel's "No Way Out" from Up Headphones: Derek's photos of headphones from this roundup Auto Technica ATH-M20 AKG K240S and other K2xx series Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Sony Street Style (newer derivatives of the MDR-G72) Sennheiser PX100 Shure E3C Etymotics ER-4P Other headphones mentioned but not reviewed: Koss PortaPro Grado SR60 Shure E4C Etymotic ER-6 Ultimate Ears and Future Sonics Sony MDR-7506 Beyerdynamics DT250-80 Software vs. hardware: Focusrite hybrid effects Universal Audio UAD1 card (reviewed on IHR #15) TC Electronics PowerCore Tape recording at TapeOp.com Boss CE-300 analog chorus Forums discussion IHR's zZounds affiliate program helps us pay the bills Flickr group for giveaway IHR at blubrry.com Join the discussion at the IHR forums. Our theme music, "Acidic Bond," is by Steven Dennis in Louisiana, U.S.A.