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 307 Episodes.
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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.
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Episode #71 – Hi-Fi Separates, Part 1: Network Streamers
September 22nd, 2017 | 32 mins 6 secs
What are network streamers? How do they work? Do you need one?
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Episode #70 – Movies about Music, Part 1: Fiction
September 15th, 2017 | 33 mins 11 secs
Doug and Kirk chat about their favorite movies about music, and some that they don't like.
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Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business
September 8th, 2017 | 37 mins 37 secs
We talk with Brian Brandt of Mode Records about releasing recordings of avant garde music, and the difficulties of the music business.
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Episode #68 – Hi-Fi Snake Oil, Part 1: Cables
September 1st, 2017 | 31 mins 23 secs
Andy Doe joins us to discuss hi-fi snake oil. In part one of a two-part series, we look at cables.