The Next Track, Episode 52 - It Was A Very Good Year

We observe our first anniversary with a look back at some of our most interesting and popular episodes.

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The Next Track - Episode 38 - Audio at CES

The Consumer Electronics Show was held a few weeks ago and Chris Connaker from Computer Audiophile joins me and Kirk to talk about audio gear at the show and some interesting information about the future of the MQA audio format.

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The Next Track - Episode 35 - Peter Chilvers

Kirk and I are both fascinated with Brian Eno's generative music app, Reflection. So we asked the developer, Peter Chilvers, to come on the show and talk about generative music and his other app collaborations with Brian Eno.

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The Next Track - Episode 32 - DACs

Outboard DACs are a subject that we've been meaning to get to and so we invited Chris Connaker of Computer Audiophile to be our guest once again to explain everything we'd want to know about using a digital-analog-converter in an audio system.

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The Next Track - Episode 31 - Apple Music

Jim Dalrymple, long-time Mac journalist and founder of The Loop, recently wrote a critique of Apple Music and we asked Jim to elaborate on his experiences and thoughts with the service.

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The Next Track - Episode 29 - Tagging Audio Files

We get around to talking about some tagging basics, mostly geared towards iTunes. Kirk reminds me about Option-space bar. I had the chance to mention a few AppleScripts for exporting artwork and my "Smarts" app for managing Smart playlists.

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The Next Track - Episode 27 - Paul Englishby

Kirk and I wanted to find out what writing music for soundtracks was all about and so our guest for this episode is UK composer Paul Englishby. You may not have heard of him but you certainly may have heard his music, which he writes for TV, film, and stage. His latest project was composing the music for a high-tech production of "The Tempest" being staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also does the music for the British TV shows "Luther" and "The Musketeers", both of which are favorites at my house.

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The Next Track - Episode 26 - Ask Andy #1

Kirk and I asked our pal Andy Doe to come on the show for the first of an every-now-and-then feature we're calling "Ask Andy". We get lots of techy queries from listeners that we're under-prepared to answer but that Andy is happy to take a crack at. Topics in this episode include stereo speaker placement, iTunes playback effects, new (and dubiously useful) audio file formats and more.

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The Next Track - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Subwoofers

Kirk and I had been kind of winging it when it came to subwoofers, so we asked our pal Andy Doe to explain the basics and help Kirk decide if he actually needed one. Check out Episode #21 of The Next Track Podcast.

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