Audionowcast

Bob Coover from Groove Synthesis and a friend and colleague of Dave Smith joined us for this special podcast. topics included: The NAMM show, it was better than expected and there were some nice gems to be found, speaking of gems, Bob talked about the 3rd wave synth a highlight from NAMM, We then payed […]

Our pre-NAMM show podcast. Topics included: NAMM this year is going to be interesting, to say the least; some of our highlights throughout the years, speculation on who will be there and who is not going to be there, micing a grand piano outside, lid up or down ( I say mostly down) you are […]

16 year aniversasry show!! Our guests were Thomas Wendt from Integrative Concepts and Aaron Higgins from 1010 Music. Topics include 16 years of podcasting goodness thanks to our seven listeners, Fiedler Audios SpaceLab, a 3d audio object reverb, wow, what a game-changer, lemon drop, and fireball nano synths from 1010 music; good things do come […]

Ok, it’s been a while; travel, work, COVID, and a slew of other things, but we are getting back in the groove and ready to roll. Topics included: Why the five months off, gear that helps you be better, earthworks microphones, and why they sound so dang good, plus a whole lot more. Thanks for […]

I know, it’s been a while, and to be honest, we don’t have a good excuse but, we’re back! topics included: Apple new Macbook Pros, you know it’s only a matter of time before we all get one, what does this power mean for the industry, could I finally get my lidar reverb, atmos mixing, […]

We are back live and in the studio! topics included: Hello world nice to see you again, spacial audio and the push from apple, why is there so much interest from the labels in the new(?) format, (hint: it’s not as noble as you think) What spacial audio does phenomenally well, A honest review of […]

This is our 15-year anniversary podcast! Join us as we celebrate a decade and a half of the AudioNowcast.

David Sonnenschein joined us again on this latest episode. topics included: Putting together a budget 5.1 studio, some tools you’ll want (Cargo Cult Plug-ins), the speakers  (M-Audio BX5 Graphite was my speaker of choice)(I misspoke on the podcast, not the BX5A) sound baths, and the effect of audio on our body, haunted places is that […]

David Sonnenschein, who literally wrote the book on sound design, was our guest for this informative podcast. topics included: Can you really do audio a whole feature film for less than 15k, where do you make your compromises, setting up a super small 5.1 monitoring system, tips for working on a low budget project, MnE’s […]

This is a show about favorites. topics included: Still trying to survive but there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon, favorites, what are our favorite DAWs, what are some of the plugins we can’t live without, what are our favorite keyboards, we answer these questions and tell you why, recording high SPL sources […]

We gather together to start the new year. topics included: Reaching a breaking point, yes we are all sick of this, NAMM 2021, new gear from some of our favorites, virtual events, and trade shows, why some of us just can’t do them anymore, DIT and other careers your audio training may help you score, […]

Kristy McConville, the audio producer for AEW,  joined us for our Christmas Special. topics included: Guitar Center just refuses to go away (that’s not a bad thing), Kristy talks about recording sound effects for an AEW video game (500 hundred SFX! Oh my!), our first virtual gift exchange, some of the choices were spot on, […]

Emmy nominated documentary producer, author and speaker Steven C. Smith was our guest for this amazing episode. topics included: Selling gear, eBay, Craigslist its time to get rid of stuff, do not be a slave to things, Steven tells all about his new book “Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywoods Most Influential […]

Martin Page joins us on this unedited episode. topics included: New Macs and why we can’t wait for them, Martin gets his video yanked off Youtube, but wait it’s his song, his video, and his channel, how did that happen, are some companies just too big, demo albums, and why they are so awesome, for […]

Bobby Summerfield joins us from Australia. topics included: Bobby relocates to Australia during covid, how did that go, new workflows and how do you monitor your studio from the other side of the world, uninterruptable power supplies and why you need to monitor their batteries, (horror story ahead) power often overlooked but so important to […]

Dave Smith and Andrew McGowan from Sequential were our guests for this very special podcast. topics included: A moment to reflect on the passing of Eddy Van Halen, he changed it all for rock and roll, the reintroduction of the Prophet-5, Dave tells us why he decided to update this amazing legendary synth, what changes […]

Studio designer Carl Tatz was our guest for this episode. topics included: What’s a good vocal mic, like a really good serious vocal mic (for music) in the $2500 to $4000 range (it makes a difference), how do you choose one and what are some of the resources to help you narrow it down, going […]

Singer-songwriter Tamara Laurel joined us for this podcast. topics included: Tidal and hi-def streaming audio, why they change the game by making listening to music fun again, (cymbals. on Spotify sound like white noise right?), We visit with Tamara and find out why she chose to be a songwriter and left the artist side of […]

On this episode, we gather around and discuss new and not so new ideas in defining the sound of a place. topics included: defining how a place sounds, new tools, old tools and why can’t we know if that new house is loud, Stevie Wonder’s song “Superstition” and the mysterious 2nd part that keeps it […]

We had a great conversation covering a potpourri of topics. topics included: Are you sick of COVID and survival tips, SOUND, Eurorack and the real cost of getting into a rack (starting with the rack itself), vintage synths and the sounds they made were not as great as we think they were, headphones (yup I […]