Thursday, March 22, 2012

The new feeds

As  I start to move services I am implementing a few changes that you should be aware of. I am putting up new feeds for the podcasts which means if you don't want to miss any podcast content then you need to plug in new feeds into the podcatcher you use to get our content. The list bellow will give you the feeds to use. The change will happen over the next month and I will give you updates on the podcasts themselves so you can be aware. The only podcast this change does not effect is God Is Great because I had enough hindsight to already run the feed through feedburner when I first started the podcast.

Samcast feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tscnsamcast


Samuel's Thoughts: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tscnst


All About Sound: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tscnallaboutsound


Thank you for all your patience and I will continue keep you informed of all developments as they arise.

Monday, March 19, 2012

The new studio layout

We recently remodeled the samcast studios and just like last time I figured I would give you a tour of the new changes we have made.



If you missed the first studio setup video and want details about the equipment I use in the setup in more detail check out the first video here:

I'm very happy with the changes we have made and look forward to another 100 episodes in a brand new and more professional setup!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

All About Sound Episode 42: Getting in the system, part 28

On this weeks All About Sound we start the basics of studio recording by talking about instrument precautions, amps and preamps, working alone vs working with someone, setting a brighter sound, a warning about excessive lows, using click tracks, rough guitar and vocal tracks, and we start to talk about drums and drum machines.

Recommended Links:

http://www.audio-recording-center.com/index.html

http://studiobuddy.com/

http://www.taxi.com/

http://www.discmakers.com/

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/

http://www.americanmusical.com/

http://www.music123.com/

http://www.juststrings.com/

http://carvin.com/

http://www.stewmac.com/

http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp

To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher:

http://allaboutsound.podbean.com/feed

Theme song by Danny Lewis

Artwork by Jordan Robinson http://jackfreakingnapier.deviantart.com/

Any Questions? Send feedback to samcastfeedback@gmail.com and put "all about sound" in the subject line

To see all previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/allaboutsound


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Samcast episode 99: Lawsuits and Privacy

On this weeks Samcast I talk about a few lawsuits a change of a classic brand and I get angry about a serious breach of privacy.. warning, I get a bit ranty on that one...


Interesting way of looking at privacy: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/03/highlighting-privacy-problems-apps-need-respect-user-rights-start

Girl rightly sues school for getting to involved: http://www.mobiledia.com/news/132658.html

Man Sues over Siri: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/03/12/so-sirious-iphone-user-sues-apple-over-voice-activated-assistant/

Man seeks to regulate blogs: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/business/media/guidelines-proposed-for-content-aggregation-online.html?_r=2

Encyclopedia Britannica stops the presses: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/after-244-years-encyclopaedia-britannica-stops-the-presses/

To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher:

http://labtec7.podbean.com/feed/

Send feedback to: samcastfeedback@gmail.com


music by Derek K. Miller at http://www.penmachine.com/

Artwork by Jordan Robinson http://jackfreakingnapier.deviantart.com/

To see all previous episodes go to tscn.tv/samcast



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The podcasts will be late

I'm sorry to have to say this but it appears the podcasts for today will be late to be published due to an issue I am having with my podcast client. To say the captcha system is broken would be an understatement and it appears the site itself wont let me in. For the time being I still plan to record the episodes today but I have no idea when they will go up. I will try to keep you informed and I appreciate your patience. I would have put announcements up on the individual pages but again..i'm locked out.

Update: For now the problem seems fixed. I will give you updates if that seems to be a problem again. I do plan on switching clients to fix these problems but for now as I go over the slow process of doing so I will keep you up to date on any problems I have so you will be up to date as well.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

All About Sound Episode 41: Getting in the system, part 27

On this weeks All About Sound we talk about equipment that may be optional or unnecessary as we go into virtual tracks vs real tracks, mastering labs, studio monitors, headphones, CD duplicators, and disc printers.

Equipment mentioned:

Yamaha RH2C Headphones: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/yamaha-rh2c-stereo-headphones/245010000000000

Art Headphone Amp: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/art-headamp-4-stereo-headphone-amp/240368000000000

Taiyo Yuden: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/taiyo-yuden-80-minute-700mb-cdr-52x-white-inkjet-printable-100-disk-spindle/950061000000000

Primera Disc Printers

Microboards CD duplicators

Recommended Links:

http://www.taxi.com/

http://studiobuddy.com/

http://www.discmakers.com/

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/

http://www.americanmusical.com/

http://www.music123.com/

http://www.juststrings.com/

http://carvin.com/

http://www.stewmac.com/

http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp

http://www.audio-recording-center.com/index.html


To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher:

http://allaboutsound.podbean.com/feed

Theme song by Danny Lewis

Artwork by Jordan Robinson http://jackfreakingnapier.deviantart.com/

Any Questions? Send feedback to samcastfeedback@gmail.com and put "all about sound" in the subject line

To see all previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/allaboutsound



Listen here:


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Samuel's Thoughts episode 14: A new studio with the same outlook

On this Samuel's Thoughts I talk about how finally the weather allows me to walk again, the huge remodel the samcast studios underwent, talk about how happy I am with the podcast mastermind, and talk about goal and a positive mental attitude.

To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher:

http://samuelsthoughts.podbean.com/feed/


Send feedback to: samcastfeedback@gmail.com


To see all previous episodes go to episodes go to: tscn.tv/samuelsthoughts



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Samcast episode 98: A Fruit Dominated Week

On this weeks Samcast I sit alone for the first time in weeks to dig deep and find news besides just the new iPad. I cover a senator thats griping about things that are already being fixed, A hacker that went rouge on the rouges, the old penny rumor is dispelled, some serious concerns about drones, and of course I do talk about the new iPad.








The new iPad: http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2012/03/liveblog-apple-unveils-a-new-ipad/

Senator behind on technology: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/04/us-apple-google-ftc-idUSTRE8230WZ20120304

No honor among hackers: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/06/hacking-group-lulzsec-swept-up-by-law-enforcement/

Penny rumor dispelled: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=could-a-penny-dropped-off

Police crash new drone: http://gizmodo.com/5890507/police-drone-crashes-into-police


To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher:

http://labtec7.podbean.com/feed/


Send feedback to: samcastfeedback@gmail.com


music by Derek K. Miller at http://www.penmachine.com/

Artwork by Jordan Robinson http://jackfreakingnapier.deviantart.com/

To see all previous episodes go to tscn.tv/samcast



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Sunday, March 4, 2012

All About Sound Episode 40: Getting in the system, part 26

On this weeks All About Sound we continue talking about studio recording by going into different mics for different uses and talk about the essential equipment any setup need for a studio recording along with a funny example of how what you see on stage isn't necessarily what you get.


Links mentioned:

Funny speaker setup truth: http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/just-a-marshall-stack-281t


Recommended Links:

http://www.taxi.com/

http://studiobuddy.com/

http://www.discmakers.com/

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/

http://www.americanmusical.com/

http://www.music123.com/

http://www.juststrings.com/

http://carvin.com/

http://www.stewmac.com/

http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp

To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher:

http://allaboutsound.podbean.com/feed

Theme song by Danny Lewis

Artwork by Jordan Robinson http://jackfreakingnapier.deviantart.com/

Any Questions? Send feedback to samcastfeedback@gmail.com and put "all about sound" in the subject line

To see all previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/allaboutsound



Listen here:



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Samcast episode 97: I can’t see what your doing but it’s the same as last time

On this Samcast Jacob joins me to talk about four cases of what our rights actually are, 5 actors that seem to do the same thing in every movie, and then we talk health with discussions on exercise having benefits to your brain and the problems we face with the crap we put in our body every day.






When the police can tell you to decrypt: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/02/24/two-cases-lessons-if-cops-dont-know-what-you-encrypted-they-cant-make-you-decrypt-it/

FBI forced to turn off tracking devices: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/02/25/fbi-turns-off-thousands-of-gps-devices-after-supreme-court-ruling/

5 actors that do the same thing in every movie: http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-actors-who-do-exact-same-thing-in-every-movie/

Exercise can help your brain: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-exercise-jogs-the-brain

An argument for natural milk: http://www.naturalnews.com/035081_pasteurized_milk_cancer_dairy.html


To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher:

http://labtec7.podbean.com/feed/


Send feedback to: samcastfeedback@gmail.com


music by Derek K. Miller at http://www.penmachine.com/

Artwork by Jordan Robinson http://jackfreakingnapier.deviantart.com/

To see all previous episodes go to tscn.tv/samcast


Listen here:

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