Published: March 27, 2006, 1:35 a.m.
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On this week\'s show we feature some ProTools updates, a recommendation for a great online service and an interview with an Oscar-winning computer animator.
\\n\\nAl begins with a couple of ProTools updates concerning recent versions Mac OSX Tiger and their compatibility with recent versions of ProTools, as well as a heads up on a potential technical issue with the Digi 002R.
\\n\\nNext, Mike shares a great online service for sending large files (up to one gig) without any charge. Here\'s the link:
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Celebrity Interview:\\nWe\'re proud and privileged to interview Oscar-winning computer key frame animator,
Mr. Jeremy Bolan. His latest project was the blockbuster
King Kong, which just happens to have been released on DVD today.
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\\nOscar-Winner
Jeremy Bolan\\n You can also see his work in movies like
Constantine, Starship Troopers 2, Stepford Wives and the upcoming
Garfield 2.
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Our New Frappr Map Is Up!\\nCome on over and put in a virtual push pin. Show us where you\'re listening from and what you look like! Here\'s the link:
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Answer To Last Week\'s Trivia Question:\\n
Q: There was a special guitar sound, often referred to as "the talking guitar" used by artists like
Peter Frampton in the song
Show Me The Way,
Joe Walsh in his song
Rocky Mountain Way and
Richie Samborra on the latest
Bon Jovi hit
It\'s My Life.
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How\'d They Do That?\\n\\n
\\nHeil Talkbox\\n A: The Heil Talkbox! The
Talkbox was developed with
Joe Walsh,
Bob Heil\'s lifelong friend and fellow ham radio enthusiast. He had just recorded
Rocky Mountain Way using
Pete Drake\'s Talking Actuator. and suggested he and Bob develop the concept further. They\'re still being produced by
Jim Dunlop.
Bob Heil sold that company the rights in 1988.
\\n\\nCongratulations to the following listeners that got the right answer!
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\\n\\t- Neil Jordan from Edinburgh, Scotland
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This Week\'s Trivia Question:\\n
Q: What was the first commercial music CD released in the US that was also manufactured in the US? All CDs sold in the US previously had been import titles pressed for overseas labels. These were still manufactured overseas, but for US labels.
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See you next week!\\n\\nTags:
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