The Next Track
A podcast about how people listen to music today.
About the show
Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.
Episodes
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Episode #87 – Pitch, Tuning, and Temperament
January 12th, 2018 | 34 mins 45 secs
What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this.
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Episode #86 – New Year’s Resolutions
January 5th, 2018 | 32 mins 52 secs
As the new year rings in, we take a look at our music listening habits and think about how we may want to change them.
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Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much?
December 29th, 2017 | 37 mins 32 secs
Do you have too much music?
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Episode #84 – Ask Doug and Kirk: AirPods, Ripping Optical Discs, and Moving iTunes Libraries
December 22nd, 2017 | 34 mins 34 secs
We answer a few listener questions about Apple's AirPods, how to rip optical discs (other than CDs), and moving and merging iTunes libraries.
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Episode #83 – Daniel Spreadbury on Music Notation Software
December 15th, 2017 | 36 mins 18 secs
We welcome Daniel Spreadbury to discuss the software that composers use to put their notes onto virtual paper.
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Episode #82 – Let It Snow
December 8th, 2017 | 33 mins 17 secs
As winter closes in, and the holiday season approaches, we discuss the strange ritual of listening to Christmas music for just one month a year.
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Episode #81 – Ask Andy: Ohms and Decibels
December 1st, 2017 | 29 mins 58 secs
We bring back our regular guest Andy Doe to discuss some of the technical terms we read about with audio equipment: ohms and decibels, also known as Ω and dB.
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Episode #80 – John Cage
November 24th, 2017 | 46 mins 8 secs
We welcome Laura Kuhn, executive director of the John Cage Trust, to discuss the life and legacy of composer John Cage.
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Episode #79 – 1977
November 17th, 2017 | 30 mins 42 secs
Doug and Kirk look at how 1977 was a watershed year for popular music.
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Episode #78 – Alexander Joel on the Role of the Conductor in Classical Music
November 10th, 2017 | 35 mins 31 secs
Conductor Alexander Joel talks about the profession of conductor for operas and orchestras.
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Episode #77 – How to Get the Most out of Apple Music
November 3rd, 2017 | 31 mins 12 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss Apple Music, how it's changed the way they listen to music, and how to get the most out of the service.
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Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music
October 27th, 2017 | 32 mins 9 secs
Doug and Kirk were teenagers when disco hit. They didn't care for it then, but has their opinion change after 40 years? Is it time to reevaluate disco music?
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Episode #75 – Movies about Music, Part 2: Documentaries
October 20th, 2017 | 35 mins 20 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss their favorite music documentaries.
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Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead
October 13th, 2017 | 37 mins 55 secs
We welcome Jeffrey Norman, who has been mixing, mastering, and restoring Grateful Dead recordings for more than 35 years.
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Episode #73 – Kirk Wants to Buy an Amplifier
October 6th, 2017 | 33 mins 29 secs
Andy Doe helps Kirk and Doug understand "make louder boxes."
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Episode #72 – What’s New in iTunes 12.7
September 29th, 2017 | 32 mins 26 secs
Doug and Kirk take a close look at changes Apple has made to iTunes in its latest version, 12.7.