Summary: [Play IHR #57 now] Try GotoMeeting free for 45 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomeeting.com/podcast. Dave Chick on choosing an audio interface, Paul on ear training for intervals, Derek on enjoying music, and wacky music controllers. Plus a new affiliate program, and a new episode of IHR TV is available. If you can play Enhanced podcasts (AAC enhanced) on your iPod, PlayStation Portable, Apple TV, Xbox 360, TiVo, or Zune, or in iTunes or QuickTime, you'll find lots of photos and links accompanying this episode. 00:00 Intros, new affiliate program with NCIX.com -- finally, something for Canadians! 04:30 Episode #2 of IHR TV is out (on ReWire and Pro Tools), with more new ones coming. Please subscribe, because it's a separate video-only podcast feed. 05:14 SPONSOR: GoToMeeting.com 06:15 IHR 101 (Dave): Choosing an audio interface for your PC. Dave has a new Apex tube mic, which he says is "velvety smooth." He discusses the various technologies and options, and what to consider and look out for. 28:12 COMMENTARY (Derek): Enjoying music. (Background music is "Three Preludes, Opus 104a: Prelude in B Minor" by Felix Mendelssohn, "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin, and Derek's in-progress demo, called "Six Eight" for now.) Check out Arthur Rubinstein, Oscar Peterson, Glenn Gould, Dread Zeppelin, Celso Machado, and The Neurotics. 34:17 EDITORIAL: What are unusual music controllers and instruments -- such as Yamaha's Tenori-On (discussed at Sonic State and Music Thing), C-Thru's AXIS-64 (see YouTube), Roland's Octapad, MIDI drums for triggering piano sounds -- useful for? How can you change your musical approach by trying instruments you aren't used to? But please, no more Super Mario theme or Stairway, okay? 41:28 We recorded this podcast before the Vancouver Sun Run on April 20, but posted it afterwards. Derek has uploaded some photos of his gig for more than 56,000 people. 43:00 Don't forget to subscribe to Inside Home Recording TV (preferably via the iTunes directory), also available on YouTube, Viddler, Vimeo, Blip.tv, Revver, Facebook, and MySpace. Check out our site for the regular audio podcast, the blog, the comments and forums, and our Flickr photo group, as well as our Facebook page, and our Twitter feed to be updated whenever we post a new show. 45:52 END Credits Sounds: Our theme music, "Acidic Bond," is by Steven Dennis in Louisiana, U.S.A., and our voiceovers are by Steve Herringer in Vancouver. Pictures: The Home Recording Network "lava lamp" logo is based on an image by und_dann. Photo portraits of Paul and Derek are by Kris Krug. Other photos in this episode are courtesy of whatknot, freedryk, knowprose, malavoda, crowt59, litandmore, diluvienne, Hadassah28, dockerysean, svenwerk, everdred, good-karma, watchlooksee (twice), diebmx, and kagey_b. Thanks! Listeners: Please comment on the blog at insidehomerecording.com and head over to the the forums at insidehomerecording.com/forums. Also remember that you can post your photos to the IHR Flickr Group -- joining Flickr to share photos is free. We're also on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. And don't forget to subscribe to IHR TV! This podcast is (c) 2008 by Inside Home Recording under a Creative Commons license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca
