Ep 49: Braxe + Falcon's $400 dream speakers

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07/26/22 • 58 min

Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon are pioneers of French house music, releasing on Thomas Bangalter’s Roulé label. In 1998, Braxe released ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ as one-third of Stardust, while DJ Falcon broke out with tracks like ‘Together’. Now the producers (also cousins) are teaming up to release new music as duo Braxe + Falcon.

In this episode, learn about Braxe’s penchant for affordable speakers, the lesser-known converters they use for all mixes, why they love modular and which esoteric French polysynth makes the cut.

Season 4 is sponsored by EVO by Audient: https://evo.audio/

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS!)
https://www.instagram.com/motorbass/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Al_QCDVk8&ab_channel=HouseMusicDealer%28HMD%29 (DJ Falcon - My Name Is)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3PvUHjoUJA&ab_channel=BlizzardOfTheCoast (DJ Falcon - Honeymoon)
https://gearspace.com/board/high-end/989713-ua-2192-2015-a.html
https://www.burlaudio.com/products/b2-bomber-adc
https://motu.com/en-us/products/software/dp/features/
https://buchla.com/lem-208/
https://buchla.com/music-easel/
https://mos-lab.com/
https://www.strymon.net/product/magneto/
https://reverb.com/item/10079358-tapco-th-15a-15-powered-loudspeakers-pair
https://musictech.com/news/gear/namm-2022-auratone-unveil-new-5c-active-super-sound-cube/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight_CMI
https://baloran.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=59
https://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/sourc.php

In this episode, learn about Braxe’s penchant for affordable speakers, the lesser-known converters they use for all mixes, why they love modular and which esoteric French polysynth makes the cut.

Season 4 is sponsored by EVO by Audient: https://evo.audio/

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Ep 48: Jacob Collier steals Chris Martin’s magic mic

Jacob Collier is a musical polymath who shot to fame as a teenager with his a virtuosic split-screen vocal reharmonisation videos. Since then, he's won Grammies, had audiences all over the world participate in his live looping sets, and collaborated with heroes like Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones.

In this episode, get some valuable tips and tricks for vocal production, learn about his rule-breaking audio interface, his favourite mics on the planet (one high-end, one low) and find out what his beautifully conceived luxury item is.

Season 4 is sponsored by EVO by Audient: https://evo.audio/

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS!)
https://equipboard.com/items/casio-ctk-611
https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm58
https://www.apple.com/uk/mac-pro/
https://www.djez.com/
https://www.tascam.eu/en/downloads/archive/US-122
https://www.roland.com/global/products/ua-25ex/
https://www.audinate.com/products/manufacturer-products/dante-pcie-card
https://mojaveaudio.com/microphones/
https://ben.ai/
https://www.digitalaudio.dk/PRODUCTS/AX32-Audio-Router---AD-DA-DD-Converter
https://www.audinate.com/products/dante-enabled/grace-design/grace-design-m108
https://gracedesign.com/products/monitor-controllers/m905
https://www.aearibbonmics.com/products/r88-series/
https://www.steinway.com/pianos/steinway/grand/model-d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Gould
https://www.steinway.com/spirio
https://kiiaudio.com/bxt.php
https://kiiaudio.com/kii_three.php
https://hajanga.com/#
https://chicagoelectricpiano.com/wurlitzer/baby-blue-wurlitzer-200a/
https://www.spectrasonics.net/products/keyscape/models/ep_200A.php
https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/study/teaching-staff/barak-schmool/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_9J7QU-uGE
https://www.klassickeysgb.com/info
https://www.reddit.com/r/JacobCollier/comments/txgmd0/jacob_misses_the_gong_vancouverapril_5_djesse/

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Ep 50: Maylee Todd’s Tenori-On lures celebrities

Multi-talented Canadian musician, producer and 3D artist Maylee Todd has just released her concept album MALOO, where she performs as a self-animated avatar of the same name. It’s truly weird and wonderful.

And this episode is full of unusual and hilarious twists and turns. Find out how a laundry mishap nearly destroyed a prized piece of studio gear, how she comes up with voices for characters in video games, and which of her beloved instruments she would never sell, even to Randy Jackson.

Season 4 is sponsored by EVO by Audient: https://evo.audio/

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS!)
https://musictech.com/features/studios/show-off-your-studio-maylee-todd-la-maloo-stones-throw/
https://www.daz3d.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Tenori-on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Iwai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am
https://www.networkworld.com/article/2222575/data-center-steve-jobs-lsd-habit-why-he-indulged-in-marijuana-and-his-1975-arrest.html
https://asia.toto.com/products/toilets/
https://p-vine.jp/
https://evo.audio/products/audio-interfaces/evo-16/overview/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Levy
http://www.guitarrasmorales.guitars/en/guitar-players/caetano-veloso-guitar-of-paco-de-lucia/
https://www.akg.com/Microphones/Condenser%20Microphones/C414+XLII.html
https://www.lyonhealy.com/harps/salzedo/
https://www.dynaudio.com/professional-audio/m-series/m3xe
https://www.rokoko.com/products/smartsuit-pro
https://www.xsens.com/motion-capture
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/roland-mks-juno-107-tr-707-vintage-127232118
https://www.vintagesynth.com/ensoniq/ts10_ts12.php