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Take Three: What would Dolly do?
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makersBy Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, hope you're having a great week. Here's this week's Take Three email. PhaseLock Beta folks! This is my weekly email. Friendly reminder that if you don't want to receive Take Three emails, no hard feelings. Opt out here to stay in the beta. If you just "unsubscribe" you'll kick yourself out of the beta. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS
TAKE TWO: GEAR HIGHLIGHTI'm selfishly holding the Take Two section this week. My upcoming plugin release PhaseLock is now in private, invite-only beta. What does it do? One of our testers summed it up really well in an email to me yesterday: As a member of this Take Three email community I wanted you to have access to it. Let me know what you like and don't like. I haven't said this anywhere else yet, but I'm aiming for an October 1 release. Last thing I'll say about it for now: I'm looking for folks in my network to help with the release by creating content about your honest review of the plugin. Willing to compensate you for the right fit. If that sounds fun, hit reply and let's talk! TAKE THREE: WHAT WOULD DOLLY DO?The passing of music legend Dolly Parton is objectively the biggest news in music this week. My client/friend Ben Rector made a really sharp observation on Instagram. He noted that people from all walks of life universally loved Dolly, and in a world of tribes and polarization, how rare that is! Dolly was both unapologetically herself and uniquely graceful at approaching sensitive cultural moments. As I'm writing this -- I started trying to compile and fact check all the examples I could remember of her charitable contributions (Hurricane Helene recovery / children's vaccinations / Tennessee wildfire victim support / her Imagination Library program, etc.) and the list was literally too long for this email. She had a humorous and easy-going way of moving through the world and always supported musicians, songwriters, and anyone who she noticed needing a hand. As someone who has directly benefited from her generosity, I hope to leave behind even 1% of the legacy she did. So when I'm dealing with mix clients or answering questions about one of my plugins or even talking to local stagehands -- I'm going to try to ask myself "What would Dolly do?" Until next week, happy music making, Reader. |
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Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. Quick reminder. If you're part of the PhaseLock beta and you do not want to receive my awesome weekly emails, you can opt out of these here. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS UAD's Moog Model D synth is 80% off ($29) if you buy it through Plugin Boutique. Why Your USB Hub Could Be Corrupting Your Studio Drives, via Production Expert MusicTech's "best new plugins, free and paid" this...
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. A hearty welcome to all the new folks! If you are on the PhaseLock beta list and you do not want to receive these weekly emails, click here. Do NOT click unsubscribe unless you never want to receive any email from me again (including PhaseLock beta stuff!) TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS D'Addario admits Suno was used in string demo video. They must have read last week's email....
Three minute reads for audio engineers and music makers By Thomas Dulin Hey Reader, here's this week's Take Three email. TAKE ONE: QUICK LINKS Willie Nelson lashes out at AI Data Centers in Texas (Billboard) Apple have announced Apple Upgrade, allowing you to lease a Macbook Pro or Mac Studio New SSL "Odyssey" console is 96 channels, fully recallable TAKE TWO: GEAR HIGHLIGHT Lots of folks wrote in after my "tune your PA" email and asked what kind of measurement mic they need. I have used this...