Doug Adams
Co-Host of The Next Track
Doug Adams is an AppleScript developer and, since 2001, the proprietor of Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes. Doug is an audio and voice-over producer by trade and formerly worked in radio broadcasting as—at various times—disc jockey, announcer, production director, and program director. Doug is a musician, a life-long music lover, and all-around audio geek.
Doug Adams has hosted 304 Episodes.
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Episode #96 - Kiku Day Explains the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute)
March 16th, 2018 | 38 mins 1 sec
We welcome Kiku Day, ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player, to discuss this Japanese Flute.
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Episode #95 - Movies about Music, Part 3: Concert Movies
March 9th, 2018 | 33 mins 32 secs
We finish our look at movies about music by discussing concert movies. What makes a good concert movie? Why are concert movies no longer interesting?
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Episode #94 – Do Classical Record Labels Make Money?
March 2nd, 2018 | 41 mins 52 secs
People often wonder if classical record labels make money. We asked Andy Doe, who has a lot of experience in the classical record business, and he explains how the business works.
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Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks
February 23rd, 2018 | 44 mins 39 secs
If you’re an audiobook listener, you will probably recognize this voice.
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Episode #92 – How They Listen to Music: Chuck Joiner, Podcaster
February 16th, 2018 | 33 mins 2 secs
Podcaster Chuck Joiner talks to us about how he listens to music: which sources he uses, how he chooses what to listen to, and what equipment he uses.
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Episode #91 – The Apple HomePod Sounds Great, Except When it Doesn’t
February 9th, 2018 | 32 mins 46 secs
Kirk got his HomePod. He spent a couple of hours listening to music to judge the sound quality. In short, it sounds great at times, but at others it doesn't.
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Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists
February 2nd, 2018 | 43 mins 44 secs
Journalist Liz Pelly talks about streaming muzak, Spotify, playlists, and the future of streaming.
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Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
January 26th, 2018 | 37 mins 13 secs
Musician and journalist James Jackson Toth launched an experiment in dedicated listening; sitting and listening attentively to just one album a week. He failed.
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Episode #88 – Buying and Selling Hi-Fi Equipment
January 19th, 2018 | 36 mins 27 secs
Chris Connaker talks about buying and selling hi-fi equipment, and introduces his new venture, a platform for buying and selling audio goods.
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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.