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Gearwire.com crosstalk@gearwire.com Gearwire.com Crosstalk 48: Nursing Our Summer NAMM Hangover Headache Now that Bill's applied enough aloe vera to his sunburn, and Britton's -- uhh -- recovered, we've decided to take one last look at the Summer NAMM product debuts that may have been eclipsed in the standard GW news cycle by the mighty Moog Guitar. http://www.gearwire.com/media/Crosstalk-48.mp3 Tuesday, 15 July, 2008 10:00:00 EST 38:53 summer namm, namm, summer namm 2008, roland, ibanez, juno stage, boss, slicer, v-drums, toby keith, crostalk, gearwire Gearwire.com Crosstalk 47: Sum Sum Summer NAMM, Sum Sum Summer NAMM, SUMMER NAAAAAAAMM For about two weeks, we thought the HVAC system in the Gearwire offices was busted, but it turns out it's just hot because Summer NAMM 2008 is here! Covered: Moog Guitar and other, non-Moog-Guitar products. http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk-47.mp3 Friday, 27 June, 2008 10:00:00 EST 34:26 crosstalk, summer namm, namm, namm 2008, korg, moog, ibanez, moog guitar Gearwire.com Crosstalk 46: Let's Start At The Very Beginning (Of The Signal Path) Microphones: another expansive topic for the Crosstalk gang, perhaps, but a short bullet-point primer from Britton serves as good jumping off point for a discussion on general microphone use, and some not-so-common mic applications. http://www.gearwire.com/media/Crosstalk-46.mp3 Monday, 16 June, 2008 10:00:00 EST 35:20 Crosstalk 46, Crosstalk, microphones, condenser, dynamic, ribbon mic, pzm, shure, neumann, akg, sennheiser, rode, audix, samson, mics, mxl, behringer Gearwire.com Crosstalk 45 Plugs In To Plugins Gearwire Crosstalk focuses on the incredibly immense field of VST instruments and plugins. The gang compares plugins to analog equipment and the use of plugins to the use of the actual instrument. http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk-45.mp3 Monday, 02 June, 2008 10:00:00 EST 37:38 Crosstalk 45, Crosstalk, VST Plugins, VST, Plugins, MIDI, CV Gearwire.com Black Metal And Outsourcing Are Killing America What do dropped-C tuning and audio equipment production outsourcing have in common? They're both discussed on episode 44 of Crosstalk! As Kierkegaard said: "both production outsourcing and Norwegian Black Metal are reprehensible, but necessary evils." Or was that Dick Van Patten? http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk-44.mp3 Tuesday, 20 May, 2008 10:00:00 EST 37:36 crosstalk, krk, outsourcing, black metal riff off, riff off, contest, ampeg, vox, reverend, fender, gibson, epiphone, korg, loud Gearwire.com Bill, Henry, Britton And Owen On Vintage Fetishism So many things get better with age -- cheese, wine, George Clooney -- but did that Ibanez Blazer Bass really attain some magical quality once it hit the two-decade mark? Crosstalk discusses the liberal use of the "vintage" tag and its implications. http://www.gearwire.com/media/Crosstalk_43.mp3 Monday, 05 May, 2008 10:00:00 EST 39:54 crosstalk, vintage, used gear, ebay, craigslist, gear fetish, fender, marshall, vox, guitar, synth, recording, neumann, delorean Gearwire.com Beating Dead Horses With Bob Mothersbaugh In Episode 42 of Crosstalk, the Crosstalk gang talks more about amp modeling, spurred on by an interview with Bob Mothersbaugh. Guess what? Britton still hates Line 6. http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk42.mp3 Thursday, 17 Apr, 2008 10:00:00 EST 36:19 Crosstalk, Line 6, Modeling, Amp Modeling, Devo, Bob Mothersbaugh, Mothersbaugh Gearwire.com Musikmesse Review In Episode 41 of Crosstalk, Bill almost strangles Britton for excessive use of a vocoder, Musikmesse proves once again to be the greatest show on Earth and the guys finally get to talk about custom analog synths. http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk41-musikmesse.mp3 Wed, 2 Apr, 2008 10:00:00 EST 30:00 Crosstalk, musical gear, musikmesse, custom analog synth, guitar, bass, double neck Gearwire.com Bill, Owen, Henry and Britton Level Their Opinion Cannons On The Lo-Fi Movement Crosstalk concentrates on discussing the difference between lo-fi and poor quality http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk40-lofi.mp3 Tue, 11 Mar, 2008 10:00:00 EST 26:05 Crosstalk, musical gear, lo-fi, guitar, bass, double neck Gearwire.com Bill, Henry and Owen Dish On Their Home Recording Experiences Crosstalk focuses on home recording and the crew shares experiences before suggesting what to start your rig with if you're on a budget http://www.gearwire.com/media/Crosstalk-39.mp3 Fri, 22 Feb, 2008 10:00:00 EST 45:34 home recording, monitor, DAW, tracking, recording, computer recording, Crosstalk Gearwire.com Bashing Something That Deserves It -- Guitar Hero Crosstalk moves to audio format and talks about what went down at Winter NAMM 2008 http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk-38.mp3 Mon, 11 Feb, 2008 10:00:00 EST 20:11 NAMM show, trade show, new products, musical gear, Guitar Hero, crosstalk, gear Gearwire.com Crosstalk In Complete Barbershop Harmonization Crosstalk takes a look at the DigiTech Vocalist Live 4 and discusses vocal effects http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk36-full-episode.mov Mon, 24 Dec, 2007 10:00:00 EST 36:50 vocals, processing, effects, harmonization, pitch correction, crosstalk, gear Gearwire.com Crosstalk In Complete Barbershop Harmonization Crosstalk takes a look at the DigiTech Vocalist Live 4 and discusses vocal effects http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk36-full-episode-lo.wmv Mon, 24 Dec, 2007 10:00:00 EST 36:50 vocals, processing, effects, harmonization, pitch correction, crosstalk, gear Gearwire.com Crosstalk In Complete Barbershop Harmonization Crosstalk takes a look at the DigiTech Vocalist Live 4 and discusses vocal effects http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk36-full-episode.wmv Mon, 24 Dec, 2007 10:00:00 EST 36:50 vocals, processing, effects, harmonization, pitch correction, crosstalk, gear Gearwire.com Using Digital Effects And Listening To Them Crosstalk focuses on how to make the most out of your guitar modeling http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk34-complete.mov Mon, 26 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 19:28 guitars,modeling,digital effects,effects,ear fatigue,monitoring Gearwire.com Using Digital Effects And Listening To Them Crosstalk focuses on how to make the most out of your guitar modeling http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk35-complete-lo.mov Mon, 26 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 19:28 guitars,modeling,digital effects,effects,ear fatigue,monitoring Gearwire.com Using Digital Effects And Listening To Them Crosstalk focuses on how to make the most out of your guitar modeling http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk35-complete-lo.wmv Mon, 26 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 19:28 guitars,modeling,digital effects,effects,ear fatigue,monitoring Gearwire.com Using Digital Effects And Listening To Them Crosstalk focuses on how to make the most out of your guitar modeling http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk35-complete.wmv Mon, 26 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 19:28 guitars,modeling,digital effects,effects,ear fatigue,monitoring Gearwire.com USB Guitars, Modeling Software, And The Argument Between Digital And Analog The Crosstalk trio gets opinionated about guitar modeling http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk34-complete-episode.mov Tue, 13 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 25:30 guitars,usb,modeling,digital effects,effects Gearwire.com USB Guitars, Modeling Software, And The Argument Between Digital And Analog The Crosstalk trio gets opinionated about guitar modeling http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk34-complete-episode-lo.mov Tue, 13 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 25:30 guitars,usb,modeling,digital effects,effects Gearwire.com USB Guitars, Modeling Software, And The Argument Between Digital And Analog The Crosstalk trio gets opinionated about guitar modeling http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk34-complete-episode-lo.wmv Tue, 13 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 25:30 The Crosstalk trio gets opinionated about guitar modeling Gearwire.com USB Guitars, Modeling Software, And The Argument Between Digital And Analog mark's test summary http://www.gearwire.com/media/crosstalk34-complete-episode.wmv Tue, 13 Nov, 2007 10:00:00 EST 25:30 guitars,usb,modeling,digital effects,effects Gearwire.com Also we check out Sonivox Muse and a couple of expensive fuzz pedals The Barge Concepts BP-1 and the HBE UFO battle it out in the last section of this episode. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-028.mov Wednesday, 07 March, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 33:41 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Also we check out Sonivox Muse and a couple of expensive fuzz pedals The Barge Concepts BP-1 and the HBE UFO battle it out in the last section of this episode. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-028.mp3 Wednesday, 07 March, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 33:41 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Answering some viewer mail, listening to beats, and some free plug-ins In this episode the role of Britton Wetherald will be played by a paper plate. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-027.mov Tuesday, 20 Febuary, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 31:50 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Answering some viewer mail, listening to beats, and some free plug-ins In this episode the role of Britton Wetherald will be played by a paper plate. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-027.mp3 Tuesday, 20 Febuary, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 31:50 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Answering some viewer mail, listening to beats, and some free plug-ins In this episode the role of Britton Wetherald will be played by a paper plate. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-027-mo.mp3 Tuesday, 20 Febuary, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 31:50 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com A look at some products that might show up at WNAMM 2007. New products from Moog and Fender are expected to show up. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-026.mov Saturday, 13 January, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 36:01 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com A look at some products that might show up at WNAMM 2007. New products from Moog and Fender are expected to show up. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-026.mp3 Saturday, 13 January, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 36:01 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com A look at some products that might show up at WNAMM 2007. New products from Moog and Fender are expected to show up. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-026-mo.mp3 Saturday, 13 January, 2007 18:00:00 GMT 36:01 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Also some VST's and mixing tips with Blue Cat audio plugs. Windows Vista, Ugo Ironhead and Tunguska, and Blue Cat Audio plugins are this weeks subject. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-025.mov Tuesday, 19 December, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 41:29 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Also some VST's and mixing tips with Blue Cat audio plugs. Windows Vista, Ugo Ironhead and Tunguska, and Blue Cat Audio plugins are this weeks subject. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-025.mp3 Tuesday, 19 December, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 41:29 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Also some VST's and mixing tips with Blue Cat audio plugs. Windows Vista, Ugo Ironhead and Tunguska, and Blue Cat Audio plugins are this weeks subject. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-025-mo.mp3 Tuesday, 19 December, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 41:29 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Gearwire pulls music out of a hat. The boys must produce an audio bumper in a randomly chosen style of music. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-024.mov Monday, 12 December, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 56:19 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Gearwire pulls music out of a hat. The boys must produce an audio bumper in a randomly chosen style of music. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-024.mp3 Monday, 12 December, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 56:19 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Gearwire pulls music out of a hat. The boys must produce an audio bumper in a randomly chosen style of music. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-024-mo.mp3 Monday, 12 December, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 56:19 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com This week we cover two free synths, a sampler, and a desktop drum machine. Glances at some of the coolest plug-ins and apps available for free download. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-023.mov Wednesday, 23 November, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 31:01 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com This week we cover two free synths, a sampler, and a desktop drum machine. Glances at some of the coolest plug-ins and apps available for free download. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-023.mp3 Wednesday, 23 November, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 31:01 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com This week we cover two free synths, a sampler, and a desktop drum machine. Glances at some of the coolest plug-ins and apps available for free download. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-023-mo.mp3 Wednesday, 23 November, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 31:01 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Mixing multi-track drums can be tricky. Check out how the crosstalk team deals. Also a discussion of the Illegal music downloading site AllofMp3.com and in-studio review of Cakewalk's Dimension Pro soft-synth. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-022.mov Monday, 13 November, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 33:45 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Mixing multi-track drums can be tricky. Check out how the crosstalk team deals Also a discussion of the Illegal music downloading site AllofMp3.com and in-studio review of Cakewalk's Dimension Pro soft-synth. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-021.mp3 Monday, 13 November, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 33:45 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Mixing multi-track drums can be tricky. Check out how the crosstalk team deals Also a discussion of the Illegal music downloading site AllofMp3.com and in-studio review of Cakewalk's Dimension Pro soft-synth. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-021-mo.mp3 Monday, 13 November, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 33:45 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com We got one of the few Little Phatty's. Video of M-audio's NRV-10 and Native Instruments Massive accompany the In studio review of the Moog Little Phatty. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-021.mov Friday, 31 October, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 33:45 moog, guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com We got one of the few Little Phatty's. Video of M-audio's NRV-10 and Native Instruments Massive accompany the In studio review of the Moog Little Phatty. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-021.mp3 Friday, 31 October, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 33:45 moog, guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com We got one of the few Little Phatty's. Video of M-audio's NRV-10 and Native Instruments Massive accompany the In studio review of the Moog Little Phatty. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-021-mo.mp3 Friday, 31 October, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 33:45 moog, guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearwire Gearwire.com Tons of cool stuff this week, but the highlight is the Ableton Live 6 test drive. Kudos for Digidesign, and the Krakli Sygnus-SF, plus the Sonar AudioSnap feature, all in episode 19. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-019.mov Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 45:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Tons of cool stuff this week, but the highlight is the Ableton Live 6 test drive. Kudos for Digidesign, and the Krakli Sygnus-SF, plus the Sonar AudioSnap feature, all in episode 19. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-019.mp3 Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 45:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Tons of cool stuff this week, but the highlight is the Ableton Live 6 test drive. Kudos for Digidesign, and the Krakli Sygnus-SF, plus the Sonar AudioSnap feature, all in episode 19. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-019-mono.mp3 Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 18:00:00 GMT 45:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Also this week, the musician site 15 Megs of Fame, the latest from Akai, and new synths from Native Instruments. SH-101 vs. SH-201, the MPC 500, and Komplete 4, all on the docket in episode 18. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-018.mov Tuesday, 26 September 2006 18:00:00 GMT 45:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Also this week, the musician site 15 Megs of Fame, the latest from Akai, and new synths from Native Instruments. SH-101 vs. SH-201, the MPC 500, and Komplete 4, all on the docket in episode 18. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-018_mono.mp3 Tuesday, 26 September 2006 18:00:00 GMT 45:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Also this week, the musician site 15 Megs of Fame, the latest from Akai, and new synths from Native Instruments. SH-101 vs. SH-201, the MPC 500, and Komplete 4, all on the docket in episode 18. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-018.mp3 Tuesday, 26 September 2006 18:00:00 GMT 45:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Also this week, gossip on the Myspace music sales revolution, and Universal's Spiral Frog onlie distro system. This week, its online distribution, digital emulations, and distorted guitars, all on the docket in episode 17. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-17.mov Thursday, 07 September 2006 18:00:00 GMT 45:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Also this week, gossip on the Myspace music sales revolution, and Universal's Spiral Frog onlie distro system. This week, its online distribution, digital emulations, and distorted guitars, all on the docket in episode 17. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-017_mono.mp3 Thursday, 07 September 2006 18:00:00 GMT 40:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com Also this week, gossip on the Myspace music sales revolution, and Universal's Spiral Frog onlie distro system. This week, its online distribution, digital emulations, and distorted guitars, all on the docket in episode 17. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-017.mp3 Thursday, 07 September 2006 18:00:00 GMT 40:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also the Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 and Pro Tools 7. This week, Crosstalk honors the spirit of Bob Moog, who passed away one year ago from the week of taping. We remember Moog with a shootout featuring two of his monosynth creations, one old, one new. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-016.mov Wednesday, 30 August 2006 18:00:00 GMT 47:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also the Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 and Pro Tools 7. This week, Crosstalk honors the spirit of Bob Moog, who passed away one year ago from the week of taping. We remember Moog with a shootout featuring two of his monosynth creations, one old, one new. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-016_mono.mp3 Wednesday, 30 August 2006 18:00:00 GMT 47:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also the Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 and Pro Tools 7. This week, Crosstalk honors the spirit of Bob Moog, who passed away one year ago from the week of taping. We remember Moog with a shootout featuring two of his monosynth creations, one old, one new. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-016.mp3 Wednesday, 30 August 2006 18:00:00 GMT 47:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also the Abelton Live 6, plus soft synths The crew talks shop with the returning Drew, Ableton Live 6 is on its way, so we look at some of the new features fans of the live looping DAW lust for, plus a modulation pedal shootout. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-015.mov Tuesday, 22 August 2006 18:00:00 GMT 46:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also the Abelton Live 6, plus soft synths The crew talks shop with the returning Drew, Ableton Live 6 is on its way, so we look at some of the new features fans of the live looping DAW lust for, plus a modulation pedal shootout. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-015_mono.mp3 Tuesday, 22 August 2006 18:00:00 GMT 46:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also the Abelton Live 6, plus soft synths The crew talks shop with the returning Drew, Ableton Live 6 is on its way, so we look at some of the new features fans of the live looping DAW lust for, plus a modulation pedal shootout. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-015.mp3 Tuesday, 22 August 2006 18:00:00 GMT 46:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Summer NAMM coverage of Alesis Control Pad, Novation XioSynth, Italia Guitars The crew checks out more exclusive video footage from Summer NAMM 2006. An in-studio demo follows, featuring a few classic free plug-ins. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-014.mov Monday, 14 August 2006 19:00:00 GMT 41:59 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Summer NAMM coverage of Alesis Control Pad, Novation XioSynth, Italia Guitars The crew checks out more exclusive video footage from Summer NAMM 2006. An in-studio demo follows, featuring a few classic free plug-ins. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-014_mono.mp3 Monday, 14 August 2006 19:00:00 GMT 43:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Summer NAMM coverage of Alesis Control Pad, Novation XioSynth, Italia Guitars The crew checks out more exclusive video footage from Summer NAMM 2006. An in-studio demo follows, featuring a few classic free plug-ins. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-014.mp3 Monday, 14 August 2006 19:00:00 GMT 43:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also KORG KAOSPAD 3, Summer NAMM coverage of Fender Princeton Recording Amp, Numark iDJ2, Electro-Harmonix HOG Must be lucky episode 13: Gearwire Crosstalk goes video!!!! Mike, Dan, and Britton speculate on the next generation of touchpad madness with the announcement of the Korg KAOSSPAD 3. Next, three of the videos from our Summer NAMM expedition are previewed and discussed. We finish off with our first in a series of looks into free and donationware plugins. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-013.mov Wed, 09 August 2006 19:00:00 GMT 40:31 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also KORG KAOSPAD 3, Summer NAMM coverage of Fender Princeton Recording Amp, Numark iDJ2, Electro-Harmonix HOG Must be lucky episode 13: Gearwire Crosstalk goes video!!!! Mike, Dan, and Britton speculate on the next generation of touchpad madness with the announcement of the Korg KAOSSPAD 3. Next, three of the videos from our Summer NAMM expedition are previewed and discussed. We finish off with our first in a series of looks into free and donationware plugins. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-013_mono.mp3 Wed, 09 August 2006 19:00:00 GMT 41:53 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also KORG KAOSPAD 3, Summer NAMM coverage of Fender Princeton Recording Amp, Numark iDJ2, Electro-Harmonix HOG Must be lucky episode 13: Gearwire Crosstalk goes video!!!! Mike, Dan, and Britton speculate on the next generation of touchpad madness with the announcement of the Korg KAOSSPAD 3. Next, three of the videos from our Summer NAMM expedition are previewed and discussed. We finish off with our first in a series of looks into free and donationware plugins. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-013.mp3 Wed, 09 August 2006 19:00:00 GMT 41:53 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com featuring Mike Matthews, Ashdown Superfly, Line 6 Toneport KB37, Samson ribbon mic, Open Labs, Roger Nichols, RKS Guitars The crew is back! This week they sass Summer NAMM with a special edition featuring exclusive Gearwire coverage from this year's Summer NAMM in Austin, TX. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-012_mono.mp3 Fri, 28 July 2006 19:00:00 GMT 53:14 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com featuring Mike Matthews, Ashdown Superfly, Line 6 Toneport KB37, Samson ribbon mic, Open Labs, Roger Nichols, RKS Guitars The crew is back! This week they sass Summer NAMM with a special edition featuring exclusive Gearwire coverage from this year's Summer NAMM in Austin, TX. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-012.mp3 Fri, 28 July 2006 19:00:00 GMT 53:14 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Roger Nichols plugins, Redisents sell blank CDs This week Gearwire Crosstalk goes to 11. Britton gets replaced by a sampler. The crew speculates on the new line of audiophiley plugins from Roger Nichols. Giant eyeball band The Residents pushes the digital distribution envelope by, er, selling blank CDs to fans. MOTU's Ethno Instrument gets the treatment in this week's in-studio review. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-011.mp3 Fri, 30 June 2006 19:00:00 GMT 38:47 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also M-Audio MidAir, Guyatone ULTRON and ULTREM This week the crew speculates on M-Audio's new wireless MIDI keyboard controller and a fancy-lookin' pair of tap-tempo stomp boxes from Guyatone. They also get sound from Arturia's new Analog Factory softsynth bundle and an unholy conglomeration of Moogerfoogers. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-010.mp3 Fri, 23 June 2006 19:00:00 GMT 41:25 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Music piracy sites, DiMA lobbies for licensing changes, Tunecore.com A special edition of Gearwire Crosstalk covering issues of copyright and digital music distribution. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-009.mp3 Fri, 16 June 2006 19:00:00 GMT 25:53 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Line 6 Bass Model Pack Line 6 releases Bass Model Pack, the latest in the company's line of downloadable software updates that add new functionality to the venerable PODXT and PODXT Pro. (As a bonus, Britton reveals his true feelings toward modeling amps.) Next up, Native Instruments product specialist Joshua Fielstra takes us deep into the Kore. Learn about the options and hear some of the sounds that Kore brings to your wavetable. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-008.mp3 Fri, 09 June 2006 19:00:00 GMT 35:00 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Ashdown Fallen Angel, Digi Music Production Toolkit LE, PreSonus Faderport and FireStudio, Waves GTR In episode seven, the team speculates on Ashdown's Fallen Angel DSP amps, Broadjam's DIY Web service for musicians, Digidesign's Music Production Toolkit for LE, and the Faderport and FireStudio DAW thingamajigs from PreSonus. This week's shootout: hollowbody electric guitars, featuring two Ibanezes, a Gretsch, and a Rickenbacker. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-007.mp3 Fri, 02 June 2006 19:00:00 GMT 48:01 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also Ampeg SVX plugins, SSL Duende This week, the team speculates on the release of Ampeg and IK Multimedia new bass amp and effects simulators--can they fit that huge Ampeg sound into your computer? A totally deep discussion on the SSL Duende firewire DSP unit follows--can ones and zeroes really deliver that certain something that SSL's do so well, and for relatively cheap? http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-006.mp3 Fri, 26 May 2006 19:00:00 GMT 37:43 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production, gearcast, gearwire Gearwire.com also RME Micstasy, Muse Receptor, trouble for E-H tubes? This week, the Crosstalk crew attempts to unravel the mysterious gain reduction technology on RME's new Micstasy preamp/converter. Then they wade into the murky waters of geopolitics, pondering whether tube manufacturing in Russia will turn end up MIA thanks in part to the KGB, leaving tube enthusiasts SOL. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-005.mp3 Fri, 19 May 2006 19:00:00 GMT 45:19 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production Gearwire.com Tips for tight-wads: used gear, mods, room treatments, free software, audio school or not, music promotion In this special edition of Gearwire Crosstalk, our panelists share penny-pinching tips for recording and promoting your music--without having to eat Ramen every night of the week. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-004.mp3 Fri, 12 May 2006 19:00:00 GMT 38:53 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production Gearwire.com also NI Kore, Edirol R-09, Roland HPD-10 Mike, Drew, Britton, and Dan attempt to peel back the layers of enigma surrounding Native Instruments Kore Universal Sound Platform. They also review the Edirol R-09 and Roland Handsonic HPD-10. Plus there's a distortion stomp box shootout! http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-003.mp3 Friday, 5 May 2006 19:00:00 GMT 30:59 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production Gearwire.com also Focusrite Liquid Mix, TC Electronic TC Konnekt 24D This week the Gearwire Crosstalk clan discusses the Moog Little Phatty's big sales, the new Focusrite Liquid Mix, the TC Electronic Konnekt 24D, and reviews the Fender TC90 and the TC Electronic G System. http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-002.mp3 Fri, 28 April 2006 19:00:00 GMT 35:15 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production Gearwire.com also Moog Little Phatty, Korg PadKONTROL Mike, Drew, Britton, and Dan do the news, engage in wild speculation, and fire off some gear reviews http://www.gearwire.com/media/gearwire-crosstalk-001.mp3 Fri, 21 April 2006 19:00:00 GMT 25:57 guitar, musician, pro audio, music gear, musical instruments, music equipment, recording, audio production, music production