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Essential Ambient Jazz Records | Discogs Explore the evolution of ambient jazz, from Miles Davis and Alice Coltrane to André 3000 and Floating Points.

Love this article from @discogsofficial.bsky.social on some essential ambient jazz releases - it's always a great time for In A Silent Way or Journey In Satchidananda. Surprised not to see any Albert Ayler, John Zorn, or Bill Laswell though.

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How to EQ Your Dialogue Recording Step 1: Recording Phase Recording phase: how to use an equalizer in your dialog or spoken word recording from start to finish to improve your video, podcast, sermon or audiobook.

How do you know where to start with EQing your dialog recordings? Should you use a "one size fits all" EQ setting that you may see as a preset in your EQ plug-ins? Check the link below for a better way: #podcasting #voiceover #audiobooks #audio #tips #editing www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/how-to-...

Dialog Compression: Master with the Vertigo VSC-2 Pt.7 Upgrade the sound quality of your dialog by learning to use a compressor that's tailor-made for your spoken word mastering sessions.

The Vertigo VSC-2 comp. is ideal for mastering spoken word audio, but it has to fit in a "chain" of plug-ins for mastering. Learn exactly where to place it in your mastering chain and what other plug-ins you need for an effective dialog mastering chain 👇 #audio www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/dialog-...

When is my Voice Over or Podcast Audio Good Enough to Release? Learn how to know for sure that your voice over dialogue, podcast dialogue or sermon audio sounds good enough to be released to your listeners.

Remember these 3 key tests to weigh your dialogue against before releasing it to the world:
--is it clear and understandable?
--are there any distracting noises?
--do I have to reach for the volume to hear it?
Learn more here 👇 #podcast #audiovideo www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/is-my-d...

"Intimate yet expansive, this is the sound of a band discovering itself in real time. Lage and his new quartet glide between free-jazz elasticity, gospel-blues warmth & a subtle rock drive to create something that feels both contemporary and romantic."—DownBeat ★★★★ julianlage.lnk.to/ScenesFromAb...

FFAB unlocks the batch audio powers of the free ffmpeg with a GUI - CDM Create Digital Music FFmpeg, the free multimedia toolkit, is so powerful that, honestly, it's entirely possible not to know all that it can do. For audio, the new FFAB offers a graphical front-end on Mac and Linux, with r...

This is so insanely powerful it's kind of hard to know what to say. Elaborate parallel processing chains for audio that you can just drag and drop with ffmpeg's file format support and convolution and all this other stuff... and it's free?!

Dialog Compression: Master with the Vertigo VSC-2 Pt.7 Upgrade the sound quality of your dialog by learning to use a compressor that's tailor-made for your spoken word mastering sessions.

You definitely want your dialog to have a clear, polished sound that connects emotionally with your listeners. Today I'll help you get one step closer to that goal by showing you how to use a compressor that's tailor-made for the job 💎 #audiobooks www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/dialog-...

Dialogue Audio Problem Solving Guide Correct 4 common problems in spoken word recordings to sound polished & professional from the comfort of your home (for voice-overs, podcasts, audiobooks & sermons).

Is your spoken word audio holding you back? 🎙️ Stop letting common recording problems ruin your projects! Get the FREE 20-pg Guide to learn to quickly correct 4 common issues & make your audio sound pro - all from home. Download your guide to start sounding better today! www.bryanhurtaudio.com/guide

Dream with this: solenoids, percussion, and circuits in live Torso session - CDM Create Digital Music Here's a perfect way to treat your ears at the start of the week. Sound artist and percussionist Lorenzo Colombo recorded this ethereal, cosmic live set at Torso Electronics in Copenhagen. The dadamac...

Exactly the sounds I wanted to start out this week ... four transcendent performances. And love the way Lorenzo Colombo is combining percussion/acoustic/electroacoustic with the machines -- expect this will inspire some of you!

Transform Your Dialogue Recordings With Simple Steps Transform your dialogue recordings for video, podcast and audiobooks to sound professional with simple, repeatable steps.

What's your biggest obstacle when it comes to using compression in your spoken word recordings? Here you can find HELP for using compression in audio for video, podcasts & audiobooks. Check it out 👇 #podcasting #voiceover #audioforvideo #audiobook www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog?tag=how...

Wise words from Malaysian musician, professor, and artist Kamal Sabran.

Dialog Compression: Master with the Vertigo VSC-2 Pt.7 Upgrade the sound quality of your dialog by learning to use a compressor that's tailor-made for your spoken word mastering sessions.

You can learn to give your voice-overs, podcasts & audiobooks a professional, polished sounding master with this "secret weapon" for dialog compression - the Vertigo VSC-2. Place it in your mastering chain after corrective EQ and before your limiter 👇 #audio www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/dialog-...

Dialogue Audio Problem Solving Guide Correct 4 common problems in spoken word recordings to sound polished & professional from the comfort of your home (for voice-overs, podcasts, audiobooks & sermons).

Need to work on your dialog from home? No problem! Learn to correct 4 common problems in spoken word recordings to sound polished and professional, all from the comfort of your home. FREE GUIDE BELOW 👇 #PodcastAudio #VideoAudio #Audiobook #AudioTips www.bryanhurtaudio.com/guide

Mysterious AI singer racks up millions of streams as music industry questions authenticity Sienna Rose has emerged as one of the most talked-about new names on streaming platforms in recent weeks, racking up

A mysterious artist with millions of streams is forcing the music industry to confront how quickly AI-generated music is entering the mainstream.

#AIMusic #MusicTech #Streaming #DigitalArtists #FutureOfAudio

Cenozoix Compressor Vintage Emulations Twelve vintage hardware compressors emulated by the Cenozoix plug-in. I followed the clues to make this list, and noted how they sound.

Celebrate the aural qualities we inherited from analogue gear that preceded digital plug-ins as I follow bread crumbs for the twelve emulations in the Cenozoix Compressor manual. Which ones? How do they sound?
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Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...

“The country with the Statue of Liberty deprived us of our liberty without any kind of evidence,” Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan who was held in CECOT for months, said two days after he was returned to his family.

(Published July 2025)

Dialog Compression: Master with the Vertigo VSC-2 Pt.7 Upgrade the sound quality of your dialog by learning to use a compressor that's tailor-made for your spoken word mastering sessions.

The Vertigo VSC-2 comp. is ideal for mastering spoken word audio, but it has to fit in a "chain" of plug-ins for mastering. Learn exactly where to place it in your mastering chain and what other plug-ins you need for an effective dialog mastering chain 👇 #audio www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/dialog-...

Dialogue Audio Problem Solving Guide Correct 4 common problems in spoken word recordings to sound polished & professional from the comfort of your home (for voice-overs, podcasts, audiobooks & sermons).

Do you ever wonder how to adjust problems you hear in your dialog recordings (for video, podcast & audiobooks) to simple corrections? Grab my valuable 20 pg guide to solve 4 of the most common problems. FREE BELOW 👇 #podcasting #audiobooks #editing #audiotips #videoaudio www.bryanhurtaudio.com/guide

NoiseWorks Audio announce VoiceAssist AI-Assisted Vocal And Dialogue Tool : NoiseWorks Audio announce VoiceAssist

AI-Assisted Vocal And Dialogue Tool : NoiseWorks Audio announce VoiceAssist

NoiseWorks VoiceAssist - We Check Out Vocal Cleanup That You Won’t Believe Although solutions have existed for decades to edit noises or polish recorded voices, until very recently there were some things that could never be fixed. The announcement of NoiseWorks’ VoiceAssist could change all that… Hear its magic for yourself and decide what you think.

NoiseWorks VoiceAssist - We Check Out Vocal Cleanup That You Won’t Believe

Sting 2.1 makes the most fun pattern, arp, acid maker even more funner - CDM Create Digital Music It's the crazy-good acid maker, but more than that: Sting is fun for spinning all kinds of melodic and rhythmic patterns. (I'm constantly putting it on percussion tracks.) Now Iftah's back with a Stin...

If you're not already playing with this, you should be!

Sting was already fun, but 'freezing' parameters when you hit generate, setting octave, and adding arpeggiator playability completely opens it up. Funnerer than ever.*

If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One

Delightful story about an oboe maker in upstate NY. I learned a lot about oboes, eccentrics, and end-stage Capitalism.

Here's an archive link if you need it: archive.is/pEcws

A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Dialog Compression: Why Compress During Mastering Pt.6 Learn 3 crucial reasons to use a compressor while mastering and how it functions with the limiter in your dialog mastering sessions.

Learn 3 crucial reasons to use a compressor while mastering spoken word audio and how it functions together with the limiter in your dialog mastering sessions 👇 #podcastaudio #voiceover #audioforvideo #audiobook #editingtips www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/dialog-...

Apple Announce Logic Pro 12 - Pushes Deeper Into AI And Appears To Leaves Intel Macs Behind Logic Pro 12 brings new AI-powered tools for composition, chord analysis, and loop discovery, but it also draws a firm line under Intel Mac support. With Apple silicon now mandatory, this release signals a clear direction for Logic’s future on both Mac and iPad.

Apple Announce Logic Pro 12 - Pushes Deeper Into AI And Appears To Leaves Intel Macs Behind

I’ve been catching some nice sunsets lately

Get Universal Audio's 610 tube channel strips for free - DSP or native - CDM Create Digital Music For a limited time, you can grab UA's 610-A and 610-B models for free, emulating tube amps, transformers, and EQ circuitry in software form. That includes both the UAD Native version you can run anywh...

The free production arsenal continues to grow -- but this one won't last forever. (Plus some history/explanation of the different versions UA has done...)

Dialog Compression: Master with the Vertigo VSC-2 Pt.7 Upgrade the sound quality of your dialog by learning to use a compressor that's tailor-made for your spoken word mastering sessions.

Mastering Spoken Word? 🎙️ You need the Vertigo VSC-2! It handles dynamic range with incredible transparency, keeping your words sounding natural while gently gluing it in place. Learn how to set up the compressor below: #spokenword #podcast #voiceover #audiobook www.bryanhurtaudio.com/blog/dialog-...

Dialogue Audio Problem Solving Guide Correct 4 common problems in spoken word recordings to sound polished & professional from the comfort of your home (for voice-overs, podcasts, audiobooks & sermons).

Is your spoken word audio holding you back? 🎙️ Stop letting common recording problems ruin your projects! Get the FREE 20-pg Guide to learn to quickly correct 4 common issues & make your audio sound pro - all from home. Download your guide to start sounding better today! www.bryanhurtaudio.com/guide

Why removing the headphone jack was bad for wired headphones Opinion: But it's not too late -- not even the biggest companies can destroy a 140-year old port.

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