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SEQUENCELo-fi Spirit, High-tech Tools: How Songzap is Transforming DIY Music With AIWhat if the raw immediacy of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska—recorded on a four-track cassette in his bedroom—could be a blueprint for today’s musicians to create without the barriers of studio costs or complex tech? That’s the mission of RT60’s Dr. Mike Exarchos and Dr. Rob Toulson, creators of Songzap. The app blends a DIY ethos with AI technology to allow musicians to craft polished multi-track demos directly on their phones. Designed to provide access and education for those who might otherwise be put off by the technical aspects of making music, Songzap uses AI to simp...2024-11-2734 min
Recording & MixingDrum Science - Part 3In the third and final part of this series, Rob Toulson focuses on recording drums and talks us through the issue of frequency cancellation in a multiple mic setup, details how to choose the recording sweet spot in a room and explains the various stereo mic technique options that are available.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:52 - Phase Coherence03:00 - Time Delays05:10 - Comb Filtering07:53 - Flipping The Polarity12:22 - Choosing A Recording Space14:56 - Mic Choice And Placement17:43 - Stereo Techniques18:08 - Spaced Pair Technique19:02 - Glyn Johns...2023-12-0827 min
Recording & MixingDrum Science - Part 2In part 2 of this 3-part series, Rob Toulson explains how to optimise the drum sound for recording by experimenting with drum head, damping system, tuning and drum shell combinations.Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:09 - Drum Heads01:44 - Mersenne's Laws04:05 - 1 and 2 Ply Drum Heads05:45 - Damping Systems07:10 - Centre Dot Drum Heads09:27 - Choosing Your Timbre11:44 - Selecting Your Drum Shells14:25 - Optimising The Whole Kit19:41 - Tuning The Kick DrumProfessor Rob Toulson BiogRob is Director of RT60 Ltd, who develop mobile apps...2023-11-1622 min
Recording & MixingDrum Science - Part 1Rob Toulson dives into the science behind how drums produce sound in this three-part series. In part one he talks us through the different pitches, frequencies and overtones, to help producers, recording engineers and indeed drummers to better understand the essentials of tuning. Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:16 - Dealing With Multiple Frequencies 05:19 - Tuning The Fundamental Frequency10:56 - Smoothing Out Modulation13:31 - Harmonic Overtones19:12 - Controlling Decay And Damping 23:11 - SummaryProfessor Rob Toulson BiogRob is Director of RT60 Ltd, who develop mobile apps for musicians and...2023-10-1225 min
The Climate QuestionCan the ski industry survive climate change?Record-breaking temperatures in the Alps in Europe have led to a disappointing ski season so far. Some slopes have been more brown than white, while others have been forced to close all together. Many worry this is a bad omen for the whole industry – which employs thousands globally. This is part of a wider trend of unpredictable weather. Some ski resorts are trying to adapt, by making artificial snow for example, but these short-term measures aren’t always sustainable. It’s predicted that the Alps will have 25% less snow by 2050, whereas resorts in Arctic Sweden are fo...2023-02-2727 min
The Waterline Live - Connecting to COP26THE WATERLINE SUMMIT 2022 - DAY 2: Overview of the Adaptation and Resilience dayJonathan Levy presents a mix of interviews from Day 2 of The Waterline Summit 2022 which looked at adaptation and resilience. There was also a full day hackathon. This episode features:
Wayne Willis - Edenic
Catherine Darby-Roberts - Arup
Ann Cousins - Arup
Helen Todd - Environment Agency
Dr Agota Mockute - EEI UoH
Toby Rhodes - Perform Green
Dave Glassey - Team GB
Ben Kolosz - EEI UoH
Rob Lewis - Edenic Group
Emma Toulson - Ørsted2022-10-2934 min
Folkways: The Folklore of Britain and Ireland(S1E3) 🌾 EAST ANGLIAN LANDSCAPE + LORE: Interview with Rob Jones of Black Dog ZineWe’re talking to Rob Jones of Black Dog Zine - a striking new publication looking at East Anglian landscape and lore. We talk cities that fell in the sea, black dogs, white dogs and green children. Plus our relationship with the landscape around us, experimental music scenes, “deep touristing” and the lingering touch of MR James. Not to be missed!
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The Edge: Backstage PassEpisode 24 - "The Other Side of the River"In an episode of contrasts Emmanuel Sonubi, Rob Deering, Jojo Sutherland & Ria Lina compare everything from the joys of parenthood to the number of press ups achieved. With paperboys currently making more money than comedians, maybe our universal experiences will lead to that all-important fresh material they may someday need. There’s socks-pulled-up confidence and much laughter over forgotten punchlines, playing covid chicken and even beer pong.Jarred Christmas, Sean Meo & Luke Toulson join Ria on stage to take on footballers faking it and why clowns are scarier than global war...2020-07-1642 min