Stiff from ProToolerBlog gets the credit for the heads-up on www.recordready.com ;  it’s a brand new site courtesy of a music professor  (Matt Fordham) from Seattle.   It’s chock full of that Pro-tooly goodness in the form of articles/video tutorials.  If Matt keeps this up, he’s gonna have a fantastic site!  Go there and check it out!

So the Iron Chefs at Digidesign have been cooking up a new virtual instrument plugin and this one’s gotta be designed either for phlebotomists or the Trance Loop/Electronica crowd.  Judging from the samples, you beatmakers out there should be well pleased.  I was severely disappointed in the example of an Acoustic Piano sound, but impressed at the ultra-modern beats with extra-wide spatial imaging on everything else they listed.  Yea, I’m a plug-in junkie and I’ll be downloading this.  It will probably be just like the Eleven Plugin;  –I’ll fall in love with it and when it expires it will be about $300 more than I think it’s worth.  Heck, I could probably find a real acoustic piano (used) for that…but why expect killer piano sounds from a plugin called “Transfuser.”  But enough of my sardonic wit,  go check it out for yourself. 

 One more thing, be sure to ignore any “Transfuser” criticism you might hear from Christian Science or Jehovah’s Witness-affiliated websites.

See his original post here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-70HnOrChQ

Happy Archiving!

Any guitar sound that you like can be created, stored and emailed to your friends using your computer, not your amp. Guitar Rig is a plugin for popular sequencers/recording software. 

 It’s kinda cool to hear Dweezil play Van Halen then one of his dad’s old solos.  His 2nd tour (Zappa plays Zappa) is coming to play a concert in Atlanta in a few months…I wonder if the wife would go.   Hmmm….

Promedia’s blog tells us how to get started with the Elastic Time feature in Pro Tools 7.4.

 Protooler announces the new Digidesign update to Pro Tools 7.4 cs3 is now available and lists all the bug fixes.

The Good Musician blog calls it quits;  B5 Media is looking for a new blogger to take his place.  Goodbye, Arjun,  it’s sad to see you go.

From BigBlue Lounge,  Tarekith’s guide to the mixdown process.

And here’s a site to teach you the Circle of 4ths/5ths.

From the Womb Boards,  Here is What Is - a DVD documentary about Daniel Lanois recording his music in recording studios from Toronto to Morocco.  Here’s what his site says about the project: (I’ve already ordered my copy!)

For those of you who might not know, the film is a camera following me around over the course of a year, in and out of recording studios documenting once and for all the way it really happens. We start in Toronto and end in Morocco.
The film will be showing in select cities and the dvd will be available soon.

If you’re not familiar with the Womb Boards’ CAPE Project, here’s some tunes from the latest REVEAL to peak your interest.

Peace-

j

John Mellencamp demands John McCain stop using his songs for campaign events. (WTOP via future of music blog).

Gerd Leonhard (MediaFuturist Blog) recommends a book predicting what the future holds for the music industry.

Hometracked shares some Vocal EQ Tips.

Protooler shares a link where you can get PDF files to make your own ProTools shortcut stickers.

Guitarflame asks “where do you find your music?”.

Listenerd shares a link to a company that has used pitch to MIDI conversion to create a version of Guitar Hero that is usable with real guitars  Plus, it also offers a teaching mode to help you learn new songs.  Cool!

Music Row reports that Warner Music Group’s head is under investigation by French authorities for insider trading.  Bad, Edgar, Bad!

Musicthing has posted the strangest accordian equipment review ever. (I’ve never seen an accordian do anything like that!).

Seth Godin’s post on deciding what to make could speak to musicians.  Rewrite it yourself only with a focus on making music. 

Good Musician shares tips on how to get young children interested in playing an instrument.

I’m not originally an Erykah Badu fan, but after seeing her on Before the Music Dies (a great video!!), I had to catch this review of her new music video on Killed by the Video Star’s site.  As I watched it, my grins turned to guffaws…she’s probably one of the most intelligent artists out there today!  I won’t give away the cool stuff, but it’s a real trip down memory lane in the spirit of RHCP’s Dani California vid.

The clinician is Terry Howard (3 time grammy award winner).

If you liked that, you might also enjoy this outtake here of Smashmouth’s” Days like These”.

Undiscovered footage of Phil Collins recording the drum track for “In the Air Tonight”  (flash required)?  No it’s a commercial, silly.

I’m not a sports fan, and I really rolled my eyes when I discovered that Chunklet had this country ditty labled as “Worst Song” here;  Being an Auburn grad. myself, I’d quickly add that this doesn’t seem to be an officially produced song about Auburn University(at least I sure hope it’s not!!).

Creative loafing has an article about the songwriter who’s started the UGA music business program.

Simon Napier-Bell reflects on the great injustices of the major record labels. (Thanks Media Futurist)

The Listenerd share a cool interactive music video, “Black Mirror” that allows you to mute the multitrack audio (1 = vocals, 2 – drums, 3 – pad, etc…).

Protooler noticed this Strum-Acoustics release:   a virtual acoustic guitar plugin with performance-enhancing voicing/strum algorithms to make any hack keyboard player sound just like a real acoustic guitar player.

How much of the mediocre stuff in your life have you let yourself believe is great?

Seth Godin talks about breaking bad habits: (video link).

Wire to the Ear reminds us that it’s better to start tracking softly to avoid the big “D“.(article is tagged Ableton Live, but applies to Pro Tools, too!)

Make it a good day!

-J

These light+loudspeaker combos are really aesthetically appealing, but they’re probably not suited for the average nightclub environment.  Imagine the fireworks when you add a few of these to a room full of drunks and a few pitchers of beer spilled on the floor…. (credits to emusician Xtra).

Hear 2.0 reminds us of the cyclical nature of the music industry. (ad-supported music).

Media futurist predicts a songwriter’s strike due to the failings of the Performing Rights Organizations (PROs).  I believe there’s a good chance he’s right about this; –the industry and the courts still haven’t gotten a good handle on a digital world without borders.

A lot of bloggers are pointing to the end of the record labels.  I read with interest the post about “Digital is more than just the Internet“  from New Music Strategies.  The point is well taken;  –the industry was not prepared for the wide open spaces and changing formats/distribution methods.  Change takes time and the folks who made a living off the status quo were slow to see the handwriting on the wall.  But don’t rule them out yet.

Seth Godin published some new music lessons for the industry to think about. (hypebot, our digital music).

The Digital Rights Management experiment apparently failed, so the labels will have to come up with something new(our digital music).   My bet=look out for  digital watermarks that track the tracks (Listenerd). 

The RIAA is probably not dead. (Mashable via Listenerd).  I know my job continues to change incrementally.  The same can be said for the industry, even though change can be painfully slow (and those who do not change are condemned to fade away).

Finally, we’re all here for a purpose.  Look at Louis’s post and contemplate the future.  What changes do you need to make?

For you plugin-heads;  a free Vintage meter! (RTAS, VST & Direct X).  (thanks to the Womb board).  Plus a list of more FREE RTAS plugs!

Happy Sunday!

Peace,

J