The hot summer months often slow things down, but not the Pro Sound News Twitter feed! We spent July serving up our daily headlines and plenty of intriguing, surprising and informative audio-related stories from around the mainstream media. Sift through this compendium of Tweets and you’ll find cool photos (Penguins at Abbey Road! Al Pacino as Phil Spector!), videos (The history of Rough Trade records! Children of Bodom’s live engineers!), Summer NAMM coverage, intelligent analysis, technological breakthroughs and some just plain weirdness. Most of PSN‘s tweets are our daily headlines, but the list below is everything else we posted. The best way to enjoy our Twitter feed, of course, is to follow us at www.twitter.com/prosoundnews.
Behind the scenes at Abbey Road Studios – CNET Newscnet.co/jM3P3O #ProAudio -Clive
The Tech Inside Apple’s $50 Thunderbolt Cable – Wired.combit.ly/k51LrJ #proaudio -Clive
A little holiday weekend clever stupidity: ‘The Matrix‘ lobby scene with an A capella soundtrack bit.ly/jXAV0y #NotProAudio -Clive
Another laugh: Hipster Music Defined http://t.co/U1kTwEd (via @Shure_Mike)
RT @AbbeyRoad Spotted: four real, live penguins hanging out on our crossing at 5am. They brought their VW Beetle with them, too. http://twitpic.com/5lj8p6
Jane Scott, Ohio rock critic, dies at 92 bit.ly/kBJxRG Quite a story–she covered Beatles to Britney, retired in her mid-80s -Clive
The secret life of white-space radio – CNETcnet.co/iEkHhQ #Proaudio related -Clive
PSN introduces a new blogger on our site today: Veteran recording engineer David Schober! http://t.co/6ffUx1i #recording #proaudio -Clive
RT @AVwriter: Stolen gear: Industry resources for tracking/reporting http://t.co/qj3BzgL #proaudio #avtweeps Good resources -Clive
Researchers plot rise and fall of drum machines in music – http://bit.ly/kMtWVK Most common speed: 120 BPM #proaudio -Clive
Festival-goers risk hearing damage – irishtimes.comhttp://t.co/bVT1rID Nothing you haven’t heard before (if you can still hear) –Clive
Hampton’s Bob Gurske, NC sound engineer and drummer, dead at 61 – dailypress.combit.ly/nI9TUQ #proaudio -Clive
123 year-old talking doll voice speaks again via digital model of cylinder phonograph record http://t.co/ToUF3Ze Wow! #proaudio -Clive
RT @Craig_Anderton EZ DAW session documentation: Dedicate track to narrating session info. Take pix of hardware controls, make quick video, put in video track.
RT @Chunklet Have a spare 90 minutes? Watch this! The history of Rough Trade: vimeo.com/25951380
RT @womensaudio Brendan O’Brien (Springsteen, Pearl Jam) on producing/recording Incubus and how to keep a fast pace in the studio. http://ow.ly/5xrAJ
RT @DavidSchober @ProSoundNews has brought me on board as their new blogger. Come give a look! http://bit.ly/j4ESC8
Seen our new Microphone Gear Guide online? See what top live and studio engineers/producers are using fb.me/yhpnvI4J #proaudio -Clive
RT @billboardbiz U.S. album sales are up at mid-year point for first time since 2004, according to new SoundScan figures bit.ly/r6cy1a
RT @LautenAudio I bet we are the first Microphone company to have a Google+ page. http://fb.me/znFJLjzp
Photo: Al Pacino as Phil Spector in upcoming HBO movie http://t.co/G6VTZgZ
A closer look at RIAA’s sales numbers – CNET Newshttp://t.co/YCqPc2m #proaudio -Clive
We finally hit 5,000 followers – thanks!
Music Bloggers Hack Record Industry by Launching Labels – Wired.comhttp://t.co/30ogHpO Um, no they don’t; interesting piece though -Clive
Today on the PSN Blog: Perception Is Reality? http://t.co/xHlf12h #ProAudio -Clive
RT @BlueMicrophones #recording snare drum w/enCORE: Use 200 on top for punch, 300 on bottom to pick up top end. Flip phase of 300, mix the 2 mics to 1 track
RT @chris_at_shure Are directional antennas better for your wireless mics? Not always; Karl Winkler @lectrosonics explains http://bit.ly/rmpKbF
Look up @chunklet (southern indie rock magazine’s twitter handle) and you’ll find they’re talking tasteless ‘sound guy euphemisms’ today.
Sony to end manufacture of minidisc, a stalwart of radio studios – Radio Survivorbit.ly/ntz8Xd #proaudio -Clive
Spotify Music-Streaming Service Comes to U.S. – NYTimes.comnyti.ms/qYTIwf #proaudio -Clive
Imogen Heap controls music with ‘magic gloves’ – CNEThttp://t.co/lxjXD1F #proaudio -Clive
On our blog today: A book review of Jon Chappell’s “The Recording Guitarist.” http://t.co/U54tt4D #ProAudio -Clive
RT @womensaudio Free Avid Pro Tools HD Native webinar July 28th 10am PST with Producer/Engineer Frank Filipetti (Barbra Streisand,… http://fb.me/MlLllsJP
Abbey Road Studios, crossing get English Heritage protection – West End Extrahttp://t.co/MQ8MU1G #proaudio -Clive
RT @ironwolf T-shirt at the Apple Company Store: “I visited the Apple campus, but that’s all I’m allowed to say.” #iOSDevCamp yfrog.com/kh10itj
RT @DavidSchober Very funny and insider’s video for #musicengineers #musicproducers and the like Studio Timmi meets Al Schmidt http://youtu.be/Ph43IPJeTe8
Kearny, NB-based Yanda Pro Audio makes the local TV news, setting up for “cruise night” http://bit.ly/qFnWkO #proaudio -Clive
The Swan Song of the Top 40 – NYTimes.comhttp://t.co/LxnIIvf Fascinating piece on the inability to measure music’s popularity now. -Clive
On the PSN Blog today: Interview with Music To Know (MTK) Festival founder Chris Jones http://t.co/iug9OZO -Clive
Chinese counterfeiting extends to full-blown fake Apple retail stores http://t.co/IEE4tzq Includes pics; this is unreal (literally!) -Clive
Today on the PSN blog: Madeon Makes Good with “Pop Culture” http://t.co/yewYsZR #proaudio -Clive
RT @womensaudio Cool video from our friends @Mix_Magazine – Sound for Film profile: ‘The Sound of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows‘ http://ow.ly/5IyPV
You can read the new July issue of Pro Sound News online for free at http://t.co/KaR5Wwo #proaudio #livesound #recording -Clive
Today on the PSN Blog: New live/church #proaudio blogger Jeremy Blasongame debuts! “Digitally Steerable Opinions” bit.ly/osaPXS -Clive
Audio engineer auctions Lennon autograph for record $40,000 – mcall.com http://t.co/ptFLCmp -Clive
Cool piece on how different musical logos [THX, Apple startup, Intel Inside, etc] were created: bit.ly/qru0L2 #proaudio -Clive
Audio issues at a Motley Crue show led to bad reviews – and the band bit back http://t.co/VenTx4n -Clive
Today on the PSN Blog: Recording Tip 8: Just because it’s analog doesn’t mean it’s better http://t.co/eXmqLvl #ProAudio -Clive
Ever clean LPs by putting wood glue on and peeling it off? This guy tried it on stampers and made a wood glue LP! Video: bit.ly/qnAlqS
RT @GuitarPlayerNow GP Summer NAMM-See Photos http://bit.ly/oJTwnz @HarmanNews @PreSonus @SourceAudioFX @essentialsound #NAMM #summer namm
RT @Shure_Mike Amy Winehouse is dead. I’m not surprised, but it’s sad news b/c she had a lot of talent…just couldn’t keep it together. http://ht.ly/5LGG5
RT @Sillywhite [Steve Lillywhite] Of course she was talented. That’s what makes me so bloody angry !
RT @NAMMShow Win a Record Deal? Visit Rm 214 at Summer NAMM, Nashville Convention Center today. Bring a CD and play it for Guitar Player Editor-in-Chief.
RT @EM_Magazine RT @NAMMShow: Wanna attend Summer NAMM? Everyone, (kids under 18 must be acc by adult) is welcome today at the Nashville Conv. Center. 10-4.
Judge Slashes ‘Appalling’ $1.5 Million File Sharing Verdict to $54,000 – Wired.comhttp://t.co/mvsAndl -Clive
Today on the PSN Blog: Part 3 of Mr. Bonzai’s interview with Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith http://t.co/iRZlkMs -Clive
Today on the PSN Blog: A visit to the art/audio exhibit, BioRhythm, in NYC’s Eyebeam Center http://t.co/5mKDUjC #proaudio -Clive
Today’s PSN blog: @DavidSchober Recording Tip 27: Don’t record in stereo unless your source is truly stereo http://t.co/FHW6GH3 #proaudio
Today on the PSN Blog: Electronica act When Saints Go Machine suffers for recording its art [Video] http://t.co/L68x8mi #proaudio -Clive
Today on the PSN Blog: A Chat with Gobbler’s Chris Kantrowitz http://t.co/pFM9B25 #proaudio -Clive
Video: Children Of Bodom FOH and Monitor guys talk Audix mics and which survived being thrown up on… http://t.co/vP1gEJe #ProAudio -Clive
McCartney makes pilgrimage to Motown Studio A on Detroit tour stop – The Detroit Newshttp://t.co/j7KXZv9 #sortaproaudio -Clive
RT @EM_Magazine Our resident audio maniac @Craig_Anderton demystifies Five Big Audio Myths. Worth clicking just for the cuuute dog pic! http://bit.ly/pj9JWg
RT @Gail_Elliott Man walks into Doctor’s and says “Doctor, I think I’m addicted to Twitter.” Doctor looks at him and says “Sorry, I don’t follow you.”
