Inside Home Recording

Website changing by June 17

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:00:52 -0700

We're nearly ready to change the site over to the new design and web hosting arrangement, and are planning to make the change in the next day or two. During that time you may see some strange behaviour -- the site may appear to be down, or some things might not work properly. But it will come back in even better shape. Make sure you visit www.insidehomerecording.com and not homepage.mac.com/garaymusic to see the correct site.One reminder: please ensure that you are subscribed to the podcast using the correct RSS feed: either feeds.feedburner.com/insidehomerecording for the Enhanced Podcast (here's a one-click iTunes link) or feeds.feedburner.com/ihrmp3 for the MP3 audio-only podcast (iTunes link).

Big changes to the IHR website soon

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:12:50 -0700

Derek is working on a major revamp of the Inside Home Recording website. Watch for big changes in the very near future—with luck by the time show #18 goes online.

Paul Garay buys himself a guitar

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:20:11 -0700

Over the June 10 weekend, Paul, whose expertise is in keyboards, bought himself an electric guitar (see photo). It is a Godin SD (in black), made by the Canadian Godin company in Quebec and Vermont, for use in his studio and to help him learn the instrument. (Derek also owns a Godin, in his case an LG model, which he bought last summer.)

IHR Podcast FAQ

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:55:05 -0700

Inside Home Recording (IHR) is a podcast that covers the latest in home studio recording, hosted by Paul Garay and Derek K. Miller and based in Vancouver, Canada.

IHR Episode #17 Shownotes - IHR_06_09_06

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:33:29 -0700

On extra-long episode 17, Paul welcomes "iHost" Derek K. Miller back for another show, offers an ear training session on phase cancellation, and reviews Serato Pitch 'n Time LE. Derek reviews the Blue Snowball USB condenser microphone and interviews musician Craig Northey. The Mailbag highlights vocal harmonizers and low-priced gadgets and gizmos. Visit www.insidehomerecording.com and read the full shownotes for more.

Antares Auto-Tune 4 rates a 5 out of 5 - PG

Tue, 30 May 2006 12:37:32 -0700

If you are looking for the De facto standard in a monophonic pitch correcting plug-in, this is what I recommend. Auto-Tune 4 is the most flexible, powerful, and great sounding solution in my opinion. Here are some links for you:• Specifications - http://www.antarestech.com/products/auto-tune4.shtml • Download the free trial version - http://www.antarestech.com/download/demoform.shtml • EQ Online review - http://www.eqmag.com/story.asp?storyCode=4635

Derek's IHR #16 shownotes

Tue, 30 May 2006 12:07:53 -0700

Quick 'n' Dirty Drum Miking 101 • Derek's photos of his drum miking setup - flickr.com/photos/penmachine/sets/72157594148211987/• MXL990 condenser microphone - mxlmics.com/condenser_mic/900_Series/MXL990/mxl990.htm• AKG D112 dynamic bass drum microphone - http://akg.com/products/powerslave,mynodeid,186,id,261,pid,261,_language,ENUS.html• Primer on Recording Drums at Home from Kimchee Records - kimcheerecords.com/articles/drums/• TapeOp magazine drum miking forums - messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=31237• "Underground Drum Sounds" from Electronic Musician - emusician.com/mag/emusic_underground_drum_sounds• Derek's February blog post, "It Sucks to Record Drums" - penmachine.com/2006/02/it-sucks-to-record-drums.htmlClassik Studio Reverb Review • IK Multimedia website - classikstudioreverb.com/prod-CSR.html• FAQ about USB dongles for IK software and limitations on resale - ikmultimedia.com/Main.html?IKFaq• Announcement about Universal support for Intel Macs - macnn.com/news/34272 MacBook • Apple MacBook main page - apple.com/macbook• PowerPC plugins won't work with Universal applications running natively on Intel Macs - docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303120• Rosetta is the built-in technology that lets Intel Macs run PowerPC software - apple.com/rosetta• MacBooks are pretty hot - intelmactemp.com

Paul gives Reason Drum Kits 2.0 four out of five

Mon, 15 May 2006 12:11:43 -0700

Looking to add some killer acoustic drum sounds to your Reason songs? You should check out Drum Kits 2.0 Refill for Reason 3.0. Click here to learn more. You also might be very interested to see a super cool video presentation. Overall: I thought it sounded very good and gives you very flexible control over the sounds, mixing of the kits, and effect settings. My only gripe was that it took way to long to load on in Mac OS X. When I used it in Win XP, it loaded much faster, leaving me wondering why that was?

Universal Audio UAD-1 Ultra PAK "turbo-charges" your host-based DAW - Paul Garay

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:57:11 -0700

On IHR_08_28_06 , Paul reviews the UAD-1 Ultra PAK giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars. This is an excellent DSP card for those engineers and musicians who are running native DAW setups and want that extra DSP-based processing, utilizing the PCI card's 24 "prestine" sounding onboard plug-ins including classic UA vintage emulations like the LA-2A AND 1176 compressors.

IHR show #14 show notes

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:45:13 -0700

Featured: IHR's 101 section talks about EQ, Paul reviews the Universal Audio UAD-1 Ultra PAK DSP card, and James interviews fellow podcaster, Derek K. Miller from penmachine.com . Send your comments to comments@insidehomerecording.com .

Samson Q1U - Dynamic USB Microphone isn't that bad after all...

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:30:03 -0700

A few shows ago, James reviewed this microphone and had to cut the review short. The reason was that he was unable to download the software that he thought would of been on the Samson website. When he couldn't find it, we at IHR sent an email to Samson requesting support. They never did reply for whatever reason, so a few weeks later we decided to give it another try. After plugging in the mic without a driver, we opened the Sound Preference Panel using a Mac OS X Tiger, selected the USB mic (not pictured), and began to record some voice. We were both pleasantly surprised with the results and recommend this mic to anyone on a budget who wants fairly good sound at a price anyone can afford.

Native Instruments Kontakt 2 is amazing! - PG

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:15:34 -0700

I am very impressed with this sampler. Not only is it the most powerful sampler I've ever used, it has the most straight-forward interface you'd ever hope for in a software sampler. It will import any format of library you give it, and the built-in effects sound top-notch. It's a great sampler not only for the studio, but live work as well. - Paul Garay KONTAKT 2 embodies the future of sampling. No other software or hardware sampler offers such a comprehensive set of features, so much flexibility and performance or such a high degree of compatibility. From authentic library playback of virtually any format to the intuitive creation of new instruments, from profound sound design to lively and dynamic surround sound mixes - KONTAKT 2 opens the doors to creativity.

Show #13 interviews blind students from Arkansas, USA and more...

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:10:53 -0700

James interviews a couple of visually challanged students who are avid home recording enthusiasts, Paul reviews Native Instruments Kontakt 2 sampler and MusicLab's MIDIoverLAN CP software. Listen to IHR_04_14_06 podcast here !

Paul's Reason 101 course NOW available!

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:57:51 -0700

Point your browser to macProVideo.com and check out Paul's new tutorials on Propellerheads Reason software. Over 3 hours of content will take you on the grand tour of this very cool software, covering a wide variety of topics.

Jam Pack 4 World Music gets 5 out of 5 stars *****

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:29:46 -0700

For this trip, feel free to pack light. Leave the luggage at home and bring your headphones to experience the sometimes unfamiliar and always mesmerizing sounds of music from around the world. With the World Music Jam Pack, you can assemble and create music from a collection of over 3,000 Apple Loops played by master musicians from nearly every corner of the globe. "I had a blast with this Jam Pack, and constantly found myself wondering in very different sounding and uncharted musical direcitons" - Paul Garay, Inside Home Recording.