By Clive Young.
Every day, we use Twitter to bring you links to our latest headlines, but we also use it to spread the word about different things, whether they’re interesting articles in the mainstream media or important announcements from organizations like AES. Reading back our Tweets from October, we found a spate of new singles released in obscure formats (wax cylinders, anyone?), promoted the heck out of our interview with country music superstar Kenny Chesney, and found lots of amusing audio-related stuff out there on the web. Here’s a run down of most of it, minus our daily news headlines. To get the latest in Pro Audio, make sure to follow us at @ProSoundNews!
Jimmy Iovine attacks music file formats at NYTimes – but reader comments are even better. http://nyti.ms/ctYkng #ProAudio -Clive
Super-loud TV commercials one step closer to extinction http://bit.ly/a3bnDg -Clive
RT @Discographies Foo Fighters: 1-6 “My old position was eliminated and I am seeking employment. I have a strong knowledge of current trends in my industry.”
RT @futuresonics October is National Protect Your Hearing Month! NIHL is 100% preventable find out more at @HouseEar and http://www.hearnet.com/
RT @Shure_Mike If you’re in Chicago on 10/14, you may want to check out Shure’s Microphone Listening Lab Live at Groovemaster Studios: http://ht.ly/2N6s5
RT @SennheiserUSA Enter to win #HD800 Sennheiser headphone; in 140 characters or less, tweet your #Sennheiser story; our biased judges will select a winner
Gb4less sifts through Gigabyte Storage and Memory Deals – lifehackerhttp://bit.ly/b5Qmgr -Clive
Box Set packaging gone wild: The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Boxhttp://bit.ly/bG3nBu -Clive
Just posted a cool interview with the author of the new book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Filmshttp://bit.ly/94kzNL #ProAudio #LOTR
Oct. 6, 1927: The Jazz Singer Gives Movie Audiences the ‘Talkies’ – Wiredhttp://bit.ly/9KAs15 #ProAudio -Clive
RT @womensaudio thanks the Audio Engineering Society @AESorg for supporting WAM at AES conference 11/5-7 in SF. Visit us at Booth 1316! http://ow.ly/2PHx3
VIDEO: Short interview with monitor crew on the band’s various mixes – tompetty.comshar.es/0JCfh #ProAudio –Clive
More video at TomPetty.com – FOH man Robert Scovill explains his Avid Venue desk to the masses shar.es/0Jd0f #ProAudio -Clive
Justin Timberlake prefers vinyl to MP3s – Yahoo! Newshttp://yhoo.it/9MvJMJ Whereupon millions of teen girls ask Dad ‘What’s a turntable?’
RT @DougAdamsLOTR New interview out today by Clive Young at Pro Sound News — http://bit.ly/9Xoyuh
RT @billboardbiz The Country Music Association is donating more than $2.9 million to Nashville-area flood relief and music education. http://bit.ly/cpKalJ
Update on Des Moines dB Soap Opera (venue GM arrested for not letting cops take ambient reading) http://bit.ly/cxOkvv #ProAudio -Clive
RT @AESorg #AESSF Platinum Panels line-up announced: http://aes.org/x0pr89-129 #ProAudio #AES includes Bob Ludwig+keyboardist from The Doors, and more
Billy Idol Lands Book Deal with Simon & Schuster – GalleyCathttp://bit.ly/98yxaP So–co-writer or will he be typing by himself?
Former AES president @jimnanderson published in today’s NY Times’ Metropolitan Diary: http://nyti.ms/dyJnXv Amusing! -Clive
44 Fanciful Uses for Dud Discs http://bit.ly/df1pMf Finally, a use for that OMC album in the glove compartment…
Al Pacino to Play Phil Spector in David Mamet-written/directed HBO Movie – NYTimeshttp://nyti.ms/b7ITqn -Clive
At NY Beacon Theatre w/ Dave Natale (Stones FOH), Radio City audio team playing @thomasdolby thru new Clair-installed PA; sounds good -Clive
New vinyl 45s are cool but Tom Waits has one-upped everyone, releasing a 78 with its own player! http://bit.ly/cKLHE2 -Clive
More new releases in obscure formats: Black Swan on reel-to-reel and cassette http://bit.ly/crLjht -Clive
Ultimate old format single: Band releases wax cylinder; comes with ‘build a player’ instructions http://bbc.in/adBS8S #ProAudio -Clive
Ex-videogame audio engineer on The Sims pours life savings into game music concert – Wiredhttp://bit.ly/bxFyEY #ProAudio -Clive
RT @BeatlesTweets Oct. 15: Today in 1960, John, Paul, George and Ringo played together for the first time recording Gershwin’s “Summertime”
RT @AESorg Report from the 38th #AES Conf on Sound Quality Evaluation (June 2010 in Sweden): http://aes.org/events/reports/38thConference.pdf #ProAudio
@kennychesney talks recording with Pro Sound News editor Frank Wells: /blog/32172
RT @QuincyDJones/article/32164http://fb.me/ComtC3tF
A Subway, 4 iPhones and a Little Serendipity – NYTimeshttp://nyti.ms/crhoIw Busking in the iPhone Age (good song) -Clive
RT @billboardbiz Unreleased @LadyGaga songs will no longer be auctioned online because she bought them back: http://bit.ly/dv8h3U
RT @BCBeat Netflix Adds Dolby Surround Sound http://bit.ly/9D5lon
RT @SennheiserUSA 129th AES in San Francisco, 11/4-11/7. Where recording innovations happen. Be there!!
RT @RandyCoppinger Ben Burtt lectures at #AESSF. This ought to be amazing. http://ow.ly/2Vogn #FilmSound #StarWars
Now here’s some rock history up for grabs: Legendary NYC Hotel Chelsea for sale – Yahoo! Newshttp://yhoo.it/9TIyps -Clive
Seen part two of our Pro Sound News interview with Kenny Chesney? http://bit.ly/aPzEnw #ProAudio #Recording
The final part of our Kenny Chesney interview, talking favorite studio and live mics, and more! http://bit.ly/advsag #ProAudio -Clive
Cool piece on inside the Library of Congress’ private audiobook service – Yahoo! Newshttp://yhoo.it/a8zcw3 #ProAudio -Clive
RT @BlueMicrophones Liz Phair at @Esquiremag‘s Ultimate Bachelor pad studio performing w/enCORE 300 http://yfrog.com/7c91kj Liz & Blue http://yfrog.com/764icbj
iPhone 4 unpowered amplifier – http://bit.ly/dy91Mi About as analog as it gets. -Clive
Mindflex Hack Turns Brain Waves Into Music – Wiredhttp://bit.ly/cj4rfe -Clive
You can rest easy now–J.D. Fortune back to fronting INXS – http://bit.ly/bdEI67 -Clive
RT @Billboardbiz The Cars Reunite For First Album In 23 Years http://bit.ly/aoe5TT
RT @PublishersWkly If you only watch one book video today, it probably should be this one. http://bit.ly/bnWitb
The unusual–but thoroughly appropriate–headstone of Tony Wilson, Factory Records founder (New Order, etc) http://bit.ly/bkeOYQ -Clive
The last mystery of the blues: were Robert Johnson’s recordings sped up? – Boing Boinghttp://bit.ly/bcFmcT #ProAudio -Clive
RT @SweetSelect Free VIP badge to the AES Convention in San Francisco Nov 5-7, courtesy @AESorg & @SweetwaterSound : http://bit.ly/SWAES2010.
RT @Equpdates Got $2? EQ wants to share this cheapo solution for storing equipment manuals and accessories! http://bit.ly/bTBGLG #proaudio #recording
RT @AESorg check out the lunchtime keynotes at #AESSF by @dave_rat and others – open to all badge types! http://aes.org/x0pr94-129 #ProAudio #AES
RT @bssaudio HiQnet London Architect v3.02 R3 is now available for download at http://www.bssaudio.com/software.php #proaudio
A Walkman Obit: Remembering the portable player – Yahoo! Newshttp://yhoo.it/9zctVl
Myspace Revamp Focuses on Entertainment – NYTimeshttp://nyti.ms/acLOFR Just in time or too little, too late? -Clive
RT @Communitypro Community will be at AES! Visit us at Booth 810. SF Moscone Convention Ctr, 11/5 thru 11/7. www.aes.org #proaudio
Device turns your chest cavity into a sub when you watch movies while traveling – NYTimeshttp://nyti.ms/brjWUM -Clive
RT @AESorg students: make every effort to get to #AESSF next week-time is running out! http://youtu.be/UNRB2moHDaY #ProAudio – reg extended to Sun.nite
