Ex’Radio recently upgraded to a Mackie Onyx 820i firewire mixer. Besides looking cool, the tactile control and added functionality is definitely a step-up from our previous MBox2 Pro. Listen for the quality of programming to continue reaching meteoric heights!
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I was contemplating the title of Ex’Radio. You see, I’m signed up for Google alerts and every day or so I get topics on “Ex’Radio”. Although most of the time the results are literally about an ex-radio disc-jockey… as in out-of-work. It’s sad but true when it comes to the current state of radio as we have known it over the past century. Now we have the internet and all of the connectivity it brings, which is good. So… Ex’Radio. Not only does our title reference the unique name of Ex’pression College in all of it’s apostrophe glory- it is also a reference to radio that’s moved on to a new technological medium. Hence, Ex’Radio… get it?
OK, we’ve been talking about a lot of games that we were excited for. Of course, there are games that we will sadly overlook. Unfortunately, we don’t have time to cover everything. However, there is one game that we totally have neglected: Scribblenauts for the Nintendo DS. How we missed out on a gem like this, I don’t know, but at least we’re telling you about it now. It’s your typical 2D platforming-puzzle-action game (or something along those lines) with a twist; you write down whatever object you want to appear on the touch screen, and like magic, it’s in the game world. The amount of possibilities to complete something seem endless. I think it’s time for me to upgrade my DS. Not that I need to, but it’s a good excuse to do so now.
I was at Maker Faire this year and discovered a booth with a DIY (Do It Yourself) Wireless Internet Radio Receiver by Jeff Keyzer (aka mightyohm). Check out his blog, which includes complete instructions on how-to make one of these units. http://mightohm.com/wifiradio
Sincerely,
Digital Soup
Yesterday was the first successful attempt at patching a live Skype call into the Ex’Radio stream. There’s still a little testing to be done with our signal chain, but look for this to become a standard feature over the next few weeks. So if you don’t have Skype, go download it today! Cheers to Sunny and Andy for helping to make this a reality!
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Musikmesse is a pro light, sound, and otherwise A/V tech show in Frankfurt, Germany. It’s held annualy like AES, but is considerably smaller mainly catering to the European market. This does not mean, however, that the reveals and products shown are not worth paying attention to. I’ve spent the last few days cycling through press releases and writing articles about the best tech to come out this year, so here’s a quick rundown of the best you’ll see.
And last, but not least, my favorite reveal of Musikmesse 2009: the SSL X-Desk. It’s semi-affordable ($4,000 is a lot of money) and one of the best ways to get the SSL sound in your house/apartment.
Be sure to check out the coverage and count on us doing more of the same when AES Europe rolls around in May.
Hi. My name’s Ben Versluis. I’m an Expression College graduate and one of the first people to spend hours and hours fine-tuning Ex’Radio who currently resides in Illinois and is a not-making-much-money kind of blogger/freelance audio engineer. I write for a website called AskASoundGuy.com, so if you’re into audio and music, check it out. I’ll be posting on this site from time to time.
The biggest conversation regarding audio editing and music production is usually the tools of the trade talk.
“What program should I get?”
“What kind of mic should I use on a kick?”
“What monitors should I use for mastering?”
All very relevant questions when talking about audio and music. But the biggest question is always about the platform. Should I buy a Pro Tools setup? Should I buy Live 8? What should I be doing?
I was once, and in some ways still are, a novice. I remember being confused as to what program was best for what and even more confused as to where I should be putting my money when it came to gear. To hopefully answer some questions, I wrote an article that hopefully helps some people with this problem.
Feel free to stop by the site and comment, submit your personal music projects, and send us an email if you have a question!
