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 #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings
September 23rd, 2016 | 28 mins 18 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of live recordings vs. studio recordings. And, are live recordings really live?
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♫ Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music
September 16th, 2016 | 41 mins 29 secs
We welcome New Yorker music critic Alex Ross for a long discussion about listening to classical music today.
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♫ Episode #17 – Jacks, Pods, and Music
September 9th, 2016 | 29 mins 22 secs
We take a look at the audio-related elements of this week's Apple product announcement.
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♫ Episode #16 – Managing and Storing Digital Media Files
September 2nd, 2016 | 30 mins 16 secs
You have lots of digital audio and video files. What's the best way to manage and store them?
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♫ Episode #15 – What is Mastering and Remastering?
August 26th, 2016 | 35 mins 55 secs
We welcome Sangwook "Sunny" Nam, two-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer, to learn about record mastering and remastering.
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♫ Episode #14 – Audiophile Utility Poles and Other News
August 19th, 2016 | 28 mins 11 secs
Doug and Kirk take a look at recent news in the music and audio world. From audiophile utility poles to iTunes news, from record stores to car radios, this news and views episode keeps you up to date on what matters in music listening.
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♫ Episode #13 – Which Streaming Service Is Right for You?
August 12th, 2016 | 32 mins 44 secs
Doug and Kirk welcome back Chris Connaker to discuss music streaming services. Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, or another; which is right for you? What are the pros and cons of the various streaming services?
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♫ Episode #12 – iTunes & AppleScript
August 5th, 2016 | 28 mins 26 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss AppleScript, which helps you manage your iTunes library.
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♫ Episode #11 – Audio Myths & Superstitions
July 29th, 2016 | 32 mins 14 secs
We welcome back Andy Doe, digital music consultant, to discuss myths and superstitions around audio; cables, breaking in hardware, digital audio, and more.
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♫ Episode #10 – Setting Up a Home Media Server
July 22nd, 2016 | 27 mins 14 secs
Have you ever wanted to set up your own home media server? Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of doing this, and explain how to set up a Mac mini as a media server.
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♫ Episode #9 – Will Hermes on Discovering New Music
July 15th, 2016 | 30 mins 11 secs
We welcome Will Hermes, NPR and Rolling Stone music critic, to discuss music discovery.
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♫ Episode #8 – Listening to Words: Audiobooks and Spoken Word Recordings
July 8th, 2016 | 30 mins 41 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss spoken word recordings. The history of spoken word recordings, how to get them, how to manage them, and how to listen to them.
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♫ Episode #7 – Music and Genres
July 1st, 2016 | 29 mins 5 secs
Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn analyze the rumor that Apple is planning to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone, and then discuss how people organize music by genre.
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♫ Episode #6 – What Is High-Resolution Audio?
June 24th, 2016 | 31 mins 3 secs
We welcome Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website, to discuss high-resolution audio. What are the pros? The cons? Is high-res for you?
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♫ Episode #5 – Headphones or Speakers?
June 17th, 2016 | 29 mins 7 secs
We discuss new features coming to Apple Music, then discuss listening to music with speakers or headphones
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♫ Episode #4 – Streaming Shenanigans and Metadata
June 10th, 2016 | 32 mins 45 secs
Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn welcome special guest Andy Doe, digital music consultant and classical record label head, to discuss some streaming music shenanigans, and audio file metadata, the information that tells you who a track is by, its name,