Anderton
Anyone coming to my Virtual Instrument workshop on Thursday prior to the show?

I'm not getting into town until Thursday night.  Wish I could make it.  I am planning on sitting in on you Friday and Saturday sessions.

Kind request for everybody who will be there at Craig seminars: film it for us, please !

Afrodrum
Kind request for everybody who will be there at Craig seminars: film it for us, please !

The seminar is Craig's work... and the host is Sweetwater.
I think it would be great to have it filmed... but it would have to be at their discretion/choice.
 
I may break out my phone for a pic or two... but I don't want to be futzing (distracted spectating?) and miss the show.  

I gotta say...I promised the Thursday workshop a revelation on how to improve the sound quality of virtual synthesizers that would blow their minds, and it indeed did . Maybe I'll write it up for the Tip of the Week while I'm sitting in my hotel room tomorrow, but it's most effective if you have Z3TA+2 installed and can do the demo for yourself.
 
FWIW I was told my workshop had the most attendees of any of the Thursday sessions, so for all of you SONAR users who showed up, thank you for your support! 
 
I'm really looking forward to Jim Roseberry coming to my computer-oriented sessions. Knowing there will be someone there to correct me if I say something stupid is a nice safety net 

dwardzala
So is Cakewalk going to have presence this year (besides you of course) after the Big Reveal?

As you know, Cakewalk did not attend this year. 😢 I had a million questions...Ok, maybe one.

Walt

Anderton
....FWIW I was told my workshop had the most attendees of any of the Thursday sessions, so for all of you SONAR users who showed up, thank you for your support! 

Glad it worked out considering that it wasn't advertised until late in the game.

Walt

WallyG

dwardzala
So is Cakewalk going to have presence this year (besides you of course) after the Big Reveal?

As you know, Cakewalk did not attend this year. 😢 I had a million questions...Ok, maybe one.

Walt

There are Cakewalk demos being given at the Gibson bus, with a setup that's away from the noise and craziness. Check it out!

This gearfest was awesome. All but one of my seminars was very informative (don't worry Craig, it wasn't one of yours.). It was great actually meeting Craig, Jim, Wally G and Dave G and other Sonar users. I met other cool people in other sessions, too.

If you are in the Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois area, you really need to check out Gearfest. It is an incredible combination of information, product demos and show only discounts on every type of gear and software there is. And the people are awesome. I think Sweetwater has a rule like Disney, because everybody was smiling and helpful even though for them it is probably the most pressure packed 2 days of their entire year.

dwardzala
This Gearfest was awesome. All but one of my seminars was very informative (don't worry Craig, it wasn't one of yours.)

My first Gearfest and loved it! The one thing I picked up from the workshops is that I've been totally doing my mixes wrong. After watching the presenters listen to their changes in the mix (or mastering session) they alway moved their head forward/backward in sync with the beat. I noticed some (younger) attendees doing the same thing. I guess I just I'm not with it. I'm wondering if I missing some phasing issues by not doing this.I also noticed that Craig A. did not perform this ritual when he made changes to his tracks during his most excellent senimars. State of the Art technique we're missing?

dwardzala

And the people are awesome. I think Sweetwater has a rule like Disney, because everybody was smiling and helpful even though for them it is probably the most pressure packed 2 days of their entire year.

I made the same observation. I think they feed them happy pills! :-) What ever Sweetwater management is doing is working!

BTW: My wife told me not to return home unless I got a nice toy, sorry I mean tool. I purchased a Yamaha Montage Synth! Got to keep her happy!

Walt

Went to Gearfest Saturday. Couldn't make it Friday as I was enduring the drudgery of my "real" job.
Gearfest just seems to get bigger and better every year.
 
Got a chance to say hi to Craig after his excellent make your vocals twice as good (or for many of us 4 times as good) seminar. Thanks for the excellent presentation Craig!
 
I didn't come home with any goodies this year except a Furman power strip for my my wife. Like Walt says gotta keep her happy.
 
All in all, had a great day.