Vix Audio Show BLOG
Exploring the wonderful world of sound entertainment. Audio drama and comedy from the past and present. Available as an MP3 download or Podcast. EMAIL: vixaudioshow@aol.com
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- Will Franken- Man of 1000 Voices?
Will Franken is a hot one man show/comedian from San Francisco who has recently entered the world of podcasting.
His show is called-
Things We Did Before Reality
You might recall I tried doing an audio drama a while back with me providing all the voices. I didn't think it could be done sucessfully but Will has proved me wrong.
This highly talented guy not only writes extremely clever absurdist satire but performs all the characters himself. Men, women, old, young, foreign accents- Will does them all with enough skill to make you forget it's all coming from one just one man.
But the thing that impresses me most about the 6 podcasts that Will Franken has produced so far is the level of sophistication he uses to combine the dialog, music & sound effects plus the amazing ways he comes up with to transition one idea to another.
If you want to hear some cutting edge samples of modern audio comedy, click on the above links and check out Will's stuff now!
PS- One word of caution!
As Rob Avila of the San Francisco Bay Guardian said of Will-
"The easily offended will not be disappointed."
Mr. Franken's material is definately NOT politically correct.
I think he takes delight making fun of our PC society and using harsh language at times to make some of his points.
If biting, Lenny Bruce-style satire is offensive to you, I'd recommend sticking with Bill Cosby.
Vic
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:53:32 GMT - Skype Me!
Last week I bought a Logitech USB headset (stereo headphones w/mic $39) to use for my audio production work. I heard you get better sound out of the USB ports and so far it seems to be true. This product came with a free offer from Skype for an hour of Skypeout minutes plus a months worth of Skype voice mail.
When I went to skype.com to download the FREE software I discovered something cool. Here's a quote from their web site-
Free calling within the US and Canada. But remember, you can make free calls within the US and Canada to both landlines and mobile phones until the end of the year. It’s really easy; there are no contract fees, no line rentals. All you need is Skype and a phone number you want to call.
I quess I can save my hour of Skypeout minutes until next year because for 2006 it's ALL FREE! I've tested it out by calling my friends & relatives from California to Florida on their normal phone numbers and it really works!
My name on Skype is vixaudioshow. Feel free to call me if you see me online or leave a voice mail. If I get enough messages I might extend my Skype voice mail for a year. Lots of podcasters use Skype to keep in touch with their listeners and for doing interviews with non-local folks. I'm excited that such a powerful technology is available to all and is free to use.
Vic
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:30:42 GMT - Audio Addicts, Willamette, & Dr. Squid
On the Yahoo group, Modern Audio Drama, people have been commenting on the Vix Audio Show podcast and the Blog-
Dani of the Society of Audio Addicts had this to say-
Jesse at SFF had the right idea, I have posted about your great
podcast on my blog too! Excellent addition to the podcasting/audio world!
If I could be so bold as to suggest you get your podcast feed on a
couple other directories other than iTunes, that way even more can
enjoy this awesome show! Or at least have the podcast feed available,
for all of those who do not succumb to the mighty Jobs. ;-)
I have a list of directory links on the Addict Blog!
GREAT work! Everyone should know about this one!
~Dani
Here's Dani's Blog post-
Monday, July 10, 2006
Have you been to Vix?
Well I am there now! Your host, Victor Gates, is quite hospitable and always has cold beer!
OK, I don't know if he has cold beer, but I do know he has a GREAT opening theme, and wonderful interviews with those who have brought (and are bringing) innovative audio to your addictive ears. It's the first podcast after a year hiatus, and I'm wishing I had known about this a year ago!
The sound of this podcast is awesome! Amazing quality!
I'm listening to his latest episode now, which talks about the old (well if you consider 1984 old) NPR show Bradbury 13, and have subscribed to the podcast so I can hear the rest!
Great show Vic!
Be sure to visit the Society of Audio Addicts for lots of cool audio info.
Just to put Dani's mind at ease, I do have Vix Audio Show listed on a few other Podcast Directories besides iTunes-
Podcasting News Podcast Directory
Podcast Alley
Digital Podcast
PodcastDirectory.com
Podcast.net
Yahoo
All Podcasts
Idiotvox
Podfeed.net
The PodLounge
Dramapod.com
I think a lot of these directories have some sort of automated RRS feed thing going where they snag your show the minute your publish the feed.
Sam A. Mowry of the Willamette Radio Workshop said this about the bonus material-
Wow, your bonus tracks are tremendous. I loved all the info and links
concerning Paul Frees. Great work and thanks for sharing.
SamA
Willamette Radio Workshop
I just downloaded the MP3 of The Wind That Shakes The Corn from the WRW web site. Very impressive work! Go check them out!
If you like things like Schlock Audio Theater
you may enjoy my friend Joe Sherlock's BLOG-
Dr. Squid's Smorgasbord of Terror!
He just added an RSS feed to it-
http://fandcproductions.blogspot.com/atom.xml
So subscribe now and follow his adventures in no budget film-making with more scary monsters and sexy babes than you can shake a big stick at!
Vic
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:22:41 GMT - SFF Audio & Colonial Radio Theater
Jesse Willis of SFFaudio.com was kind enough to plug my show on his great web site and also offer a source for buying new copies of the Bradbury 13 radio series. Here's what he had to say-
Victor, the host and creator of the Vix Audio Show podcast, has just relaunched his show after a year of letting it lie fallow. The new episode (#5) features an interview with sound designer Michael McDonough - who if you didn't know - and shame on you if you didn't - is responsible for the famous 1984 broadcast NPR series known plainly as the "Bradbury 13". The podcast also features a few clips from the most popular installment in the series: A Sound Of Thunder. In my opinion, Michael McDonough's series has the best radio dramatized adaptations of Ray Bradbury stories, if not some of the best audio dramatizations of Science Fiction in general.
Incidently.... [CUE CHEESY COMMERICAL MUSIC] Though the series Victor is talking about is out of print, I still have BRAND NEW, STILL SEALED stock from the Durkin Hayes 1990s audiobook releases of the "Bradbury 13." A complete set, 12 of the 13 shows on 6 individual cassettes, is $70.00 USD. This set is 100% legitimate, unplayed, and official. (This series is NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN folks.) Send me an email if you're interested in a set. [/END COMMERICAL]
If you love Science Fiction/Fantasy in audio format be sure to visit SFFaudio.com. There is a wealth of good information there.
Mark VanderBerg from The Colonial Radio Theater had been emailing me about an exciting NEW audio production they just finished based on Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. Here are a couple-
Victor,
As an FYI, The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air
has just completed a collaboration with Ray Bradbury
to bring his classic book "Dandelion Wine" to the
radio drama community. More info at -
http://www.colonialradio.com
Being Bradbury and being a
new audio production this is news...and it looks a if
it will get very wide distribution at retail for the
holidays. This might be something you could use.
Mark VanderBerg
Executive Producer
Victor,
The program will be available sometime in November
from Blackstone Audio. They get very good retail and
Internet distribution, and we will also have links on
our website-
http://www.colonialradio.com
You may use clips on your show.
We just got an email from Ray Bradbury indicating
that he very much liked the program. As such, we will
likely produce others. It is all very exciting.
Take Care,
Mark
That IS exciting news Mark! I will include a sound clip from this CRT production on my next Vix Audio Show podcast.
Thanks again to SFFaudio & CRT.
I'm always happy to pass along cool information like this.
Vic
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:39:21 GMT - Bernard Herrmann & Paul Frees BONUS MATERIAL!
One of the things I really love about watching movies on DVDs are the special features or bonus material. I know for the normal movie watcher sometimes this extra stuff can be boring. But for the hardcore fan there can never be too much information especially on a favorite film.
While I was editing my interview with Bradbury 13 creator Michael McDonough, I had to cut out a lot of stuff for the sake of time and to keep the interview on the main topic. One side story was Michael being a big fan film composer Bernard Herrmann and how he was in Los Angeles when Herrmann died and was able to attend his funeral. The photo below shows just a few of the great movies Bernard Herrmann composed music for.
Here's the MP3 file of Michael McDonough talking about Bernard Herrmann-
Herrmann.mp3
Another part that got cut out was how McDonough got world famous voice actor Paul Frees to do the narration for Bradbury 13.
Here's the full story- Frees.mp3
And here is the Paul Frees DEMO that Michael reffered to-
FreesDemo.mp3
Hope you enjoyed these little extras.
Stay tuned for the next episode of Vix Audio Show!
Vic
PS- Just a couple technical notes-
I have discovered that the new Mac OS X versions of the FTP programs CYBERDUCK & FETCH will work with AOL when it comes to uploading files to your AOL web space. The log on is the same as before-
FTP ADDRESS- members.aol.com
USER NAME- ftp or anonymous
PASSWORD- "your AOL screen name"@aol.com
REMEMBER you HAVE to be logged onto AOL or it won't work!
Also- I have removed all the old Super Cool Magaines For Sale files from my web space to make room for the new stuff. So when you click on the old links they don't work.
Sun, 09 Jul 2006 06:55:25 GMT - Vix Audio Show #5 Bradbury 13 -A New Begining!
It's been a year since the last episode of Vix Audio Show. A lot has happened since then. I was able to do a little G4 upgrade on my old iMac so now I'm able to play around with programs like Garage Band without crashing too many times. My workload has let up too so now I have more time to experiment and try to improve on the production values of this podcast. I hope you'll enjoy the new format of show number 5 which features one of the milestones in radio drama- Bradbury 13. Stay tuned for more fun!
Vic
Click to hear the MP3 (right click to download & save)
Vix Audio Show #5 Bradbury 13 & Michael McDonough interview
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:15:43 GMT - Look Mom! I'm on iTunes!
After many days of waiting, my podcast finally made it onto the Apple iTunes Music Store Podcast Directory. I'm so excited! Now when people want to subscribe to my show all they have to do is type V-I-X into iTunes Podcast search and click the subscribe button. What could be easier?
Click the image below to go to iTunes and download the FREE program!
Until next time-
Keep listening....to audio entertainment.
Vic
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:09:41 GMT - Vix Audio Show #4
All About Audio Theater -
The Good, The Bad, and the Chubby!
In this episode of Vix Audio Show I play sound clips from both good and bad audio theater productions.
First, we have my first atempt at doing audio drama on a computer-
THE HOUSE OF BIG WOMEN
For the good example we have David Mamet's
THE WATER ENGINE an EARPLAY production from NPR
To download the MP3 of Vix Audio Show #4
CLICK HERE!
To subcribe to my Podcast feed cut and past this address-
http://members.aol.com/vixaudioshow/feed.xml
My email address is-
vixaudioshow@aol.com
Hope you enjoy it!
-Vic
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:50:10 GMT - Vix Audio Show #3
Drunkards & Hippies & Dummies OH MY!
What do W.C. Fields, hippie protesters, and wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy have in common?
Listen to VIX AUDIO SHOW #3 and find out!
To download the MP3 of Vix Audio Show #3-
CLICK HERE. (13.58 Minutes 4.8 MB)
To subcribe to my Podcast feed cut and past this address-
http://members.aol.com/vixaudioshow/feed.xml
My email address is-
vixaudioshow@aol.com
Hope you enjoy it!
-Vic
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:53:47 GMT - VAS #1 John Carpenter Interview Sound Upgrade!
When Michael Geoghegan of Reel Reviews listened to my 1977 interview with John Carpenter, I think his poor audiophile ears couldn't take all the tape hiss and backround noise that was on that old cassette tape. He asked if he could play around with the original recording and see if he could reduce the background noise and bring up the quality of the voices. It wasn't possible to remove 100% of the noise, but I thought he did such a nice job that I have replaced the old interview with Michael's cleaned-up new version. I also made the MP3 mono this time so it's a smaller file download!
To listen to Michael's Reel Review of the original Assault On Precinct 13- CLICK HERE.
To listen to Vix Audio Show #1 with the new improved John Carpenter interview CLICK HERE.
I'd like to thank Michael again for his help. Be sure to check out his other Reel Review Podcasts for more cool films worth watching!
Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:54:03 GMT
