IHR Episode #51 (Enhanced) – Ultrasone Cans, Guitar Rig 3, Black vs. Silver




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Summary: [Play IHR #51 now] Try GotoMeeting free for 45 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomeeting.com/podcast. Total time 39 min 6 sec. Our last show before Christmas features Paul's review of Ultrasone PROline 650 headphones, Derek's review of Guitar Rig 3 with Rig Kontrol 3 from Native Instruments, a reminder about our remix contest deadline on December 31, and a surprise discussion of black and silver. If you can play Enhanced podcasts (AAC enhanced) on your iPod, PlayStation Portable, or Zune, or in iTunes or QuickTime, you'll find lots of photos and links accompanying this episode. Shownotes 00:00 Intros (picture is from Elf Yourself). 00:35 The December 31 deadline for our Boris Aeven remix contest is coming up. Check out the forum thread. 06:50 CORRECTION: The Levelator was written by Bruce Sharpe, not Paul Figgiani. 08:40 SPONSOR: GoToMeeting.com. 09:43 GEAR REVIEW (Paul): Ultrasone PROline 650 headphones, which Paul first heard about last year when recording the Apple Podcast Recipe seminar and from an IHR listener. See his photos, as well as Derek's previous headphone shootout and Audio-Technica headphone reviews. 17:07 GEAR REVIEW (Derek): Guitar Rig 3 with Rig Kontrol 3 from Native Instruments. See Derek's photos, his article about guitar tone, Paul's Guitar Rig 2 review, Derek's reviews of AmpliTube 2 and AmpliTube 2 Live with StealthPlug (plus sound samples), as well as Home Recording Odyssey co-host Dave Criddle's guitar plugin shootout of Guitar Rig, AmpliTube, and Rock Amp Legends at the Project Studio Network podcast (both part of the Home Recording Network). The background music is Derek's brand new 12-minute ambient guitar instrumental "Striking Silver" (podsafe MP3 file), and was recorded live in one take with his G&L guitar and a single setting in Guitar Rig 3. He recorded the Guitar Rig sound samples with the G&L, his modified Yamaha Pacifica, and his Godin LG guitar. 33:08 EDITORIAL: Black! Silver! Grey! Woodgrain! Gummy colours! Blue! Agh! 39:06 END. Merry Christmas! Thanks again to GoToMeeting.com (online meetings made easy with GoToMeeting: try it free for 45 days); M-Audio (thanks for the use of Pro Tools M-Powered); and Source Elements (thanks for the use of Source-Connect). We are also part of the Home Recording Network and Blubrry.com groups of podcasts. 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. Join the IHR listener forums. Also remember that you can post your photos to the IHR Flickr Group -- joining Flickr to share photos is free. This podcast is (C) 2007 by Inside Home Recording under a Creative Commons license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca