We’re all pretty used to the Western 12 note scale, and it’s hard to hear anything else these days that isn’t considered extremely experimental. What would happen if you broke these 12 tones per octave into 31? That was actually an experiment by mathematician and early Ai theorist David Rothenberg back in 1968. David hired […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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I think anyone would agree that amp modelers are so good these days that the need for using a tube guitar amp is greatly diminished. What convinced me that modelers were here to stay is when I heard that metal gods Metallica stopped taking their beloved tube amp rigs on the road in favor of […]
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The prevailing wisdom over the last decade or so has been that any artist should get their songs online early and often. It didn’t cost that much, and at least your chances of being discovered is greater than zero. But are they? According to music data company Luminate, 45.6 million music tracks online received zero […]
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I’ve owned a Tesla Model 3 for a few years now and it’s far and away the best car I’ve ever owned, and I’ve owned a lot of nice cars before this. I could gush over all the things I love about the auto, but near the top of the list is the audio system. […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! P.S. Click here to save your seat for the free Music Supervisors Panel.
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Have you ever run into a problem where your DAW is suddenly crashing when it worked perfectly before? Chances are that the problem has to do with a plugin that you installed that isn’t playing nicely with either your DAW or operating system. While it seems like it should be easy to simply delete the […]
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Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart recently asked me to appear on a special edition of their Your Morning Coffee podcast to speak about Ai in music production and marketing. If you’re not familiar with their podcast, it’s one of the best around on the business of music, and they ask super-insightful questions. Please join me […]
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On the latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast, I’ll be taking a look back at how my predictions for 2023 fared, as well as my predictions for 2024. Yep, I’m going out on a limb this year! Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Happy New Year, and […]
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Happy New Year everyone! Let’s have a safe, happy and prosperous 2024 together. As always, I’m very grateful and thankful for your continued support!
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You’d think that all the engineer and producer greats would use the same vintage microphones that have become just as famous as they are, but that’s not the case. U47’s, C-12’s, U67’s – they all have a place in the hall of fame for good reason. That said, it’s interesting that some of the greats […]
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It’s been an eventful year in the music industry and that’s what we’ll review in the latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast. We’ll look at: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. I hope you’ve had a great 2023 and I look forward to us both having a […]
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Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday. Eat, drink and be merry, but be sure to stay safe so we can enjoy the new year together. Thank You! I am grateful, thankful and humbled by your continued support.
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There are a few “godfathers” of the modern recording industry – Bruce Swedien, Al Schmitt and Bill Putnam all immediately come to mind as they transcended different eras of music. Engineer/producer Tom Dowd certainly falls into this category as well, with the added gravitas of being one of the physicists that actually worked on the […]
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Can you believe that it’s Episode #500 of my Podcast? To celebrate I have my very first guest from Episode 1, engineer Dennis Moody. Dennis is one of the few engineers who’s as comfortable in a recording studio as he is in a live concert setting. Likewise, he’s just as comfortable mixing a rock, R&B, […]
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