I would like to take a moment and discuss the possibilities of performance with a story. Many artists of all kinds capture the audience very well but do they show their vision and place a strong mindset or imagery for the listener? I would like to share this short 4-minute video with you about Mr. Dolby. His inspiration can be shown here along with his strong ability to entertain the audience. Pay attention to how he captures the crowd. We can all take lessons here. Click here to view Mr. Dolby's website.

How amazing is it to hear a song that is set up by a story. I came across this song from TED.com when Mr. Dolby captures the crowd from the idea of writing a song from his boat the Nutmeg. He explains how he rarely plays songs of his own because there wasn’t any. His conversation started out talking about this project of restoring the Nutmeg and how if the polar ice caps where to melt his boat would rise up like an ark. This boat is where his recording creation station lies. What amazing humor and creativity from Mr. Dolby.

Setting up this story for the song by leading us into his life and existence of the Nutmeg is a clever way to help others understand how to tell a story. He talks about the solar panel/turbine this boat is being electrified with and how he stays up into the early morning writing new songs. Mr. Dolby has inspired me to look deeper within myself to create ideas and capture the story by using humor and creativity. Images are a wonderful thing when explaining an idea or song. What a wonderful and humorous listen. Thank you Mr. Dolby for the wonderful song. I really liked how you set us up on your vision before the performance.

Slate Pro Raven MTX

Hello recording engineers & studios,

How interesting is it to think about the future of mixing consoles and recording devices. We live in an ever changing world of technology were anything is possible. It is very exciting to see this all-new innovative product in motion. We can now move faders and adjust our sessions much faster and smoother with the touchscreen Raven MTX. Let me give you a better understanding over the unit and what it is exactly that I like about this product.

When I was first starting out as a recording engineer it was easy to get confused and lost within the DAW and everything seemed so difficult. After months of learning and reading books about Pro Tools and other DAWs I thought how unique would it be if I could simply move the controls with my fingers like one would do with a physical console. With the Raven MTX there are many wonderful shortcuts and commands that are only a finger push away.

Here we are with the first of its kind and it too looks a little daunting. However, after watching some of the tutorials from NAMM 2013 I feel that making this transition would be good in the long run. It looks as if the options here are limitless. I feel that Slate Pro has redefined the world of recording and believe that the studio is on its way to new curves and innovating designs. I like the sleek look and its capability of integration on a large scale in regards to consumers with many different DAWs and software. I would have to say that my favorite thing about the Raven MTX is the hotkeys commands and how easy it is to use. Instead of clicking Shift-Command-N one can simply store this 3 key command as one button push on the screen.

I hope you enjoyed my short overview of the all-new Slate Pro Raven MTX.

Cheers, Joshua