Bits & Pieces

Here it is, the final episode of Bits & Pieces. We reminisce on what the podcast has meant to us, relive some bloopers, and discuss our future plans for being listeners and creators of music. Oh, and there's a shotgun guitar. Picks of the week from Michael Edwards and 13 & God. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Bits & Pieces bloopers on SoundCloud Shotgun Guitar 13 & God - Perfect Speed Michael Edwards - Snowy Morning View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Mike has some bittersweet news, Matt has a gig report, a forgotten unreleased Sufjan album from the 90s surfaces, and Matt seeks after hardware and software flexibility. Picks of the Week from Hypoluxo and Adulescens. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Sunrise Robot sunset news Martin Shkreli Watches Watch Dogs 2 Mission About Himself Super Smash Bros. Melee Opening on Otamatone Otamatone Greensleaves Echolox's YouTube Haikus PS4 HD Improvement (Tim Allen Grunt) Meme Playlist Adulescens Like Lovers Silent Events Making Music Relatable Special Waves Modular Controllers TouchOSC Hypoluxo - If Language Adulescens - WYET View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

The secret Wu-Tang Clan album is released, Soundbreaking looks like an amazing documentary about recording technology, Adobe shows off VoCo, and Matt creates his own private version of Songl.ink. Picks of the week from LVL UP and Gameface. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Martin Shkreli Premieres Unreleased Wu-Tang Clan Music After Trump Win Surprising R. Kelly Performance With A Twist Soundbreaking Trailer Love And Mercy Trailer iZotope Mixing Guide 2016 Adobe VoCo Demonstration Matt's Private Songl.ink Overview page LVL UP - Spirit Was Juniper Drive on Justin's BandCamp Gameface - The Problem With Me Patrice O'Neal Breaks Down Radiohead's Creep View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

David Lyons guest hosts with Matt as they discuss audio routing, cable shielding, and headphones. Picks of the Week from Hamilton and Danny Baranowsky! Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist O Deus Wdm2Vst / Vst2Wdm "I Don't Like Other Songs" Hamilton - Right Hand Man Danny Baranowsky - Crypteque Crypt Of The Necrodancer View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Mike writes a song on his iPhone while flying in a plane, Matt tries to solve audio I/O routing on his computer, and dabbles in livestreaming his music production. Picks of the Week from Daniel Rossen and Nik Kershaw! Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Oh! Four Five Six! - song created by Mike on iPhone with NanoStudio Screenshots of NanoStudio NanoStudio specifications Puget Systems - custom built PCs Android's 10ms Problem. Solved? Matt's Comfortable EQ Corrector / Router VB-Audio Apps Voxengo Recorder Audio Hijack Soundflower (FREE!) SoundFlower on GitHub Loopback DPC Latency Monitor Finding Oblivia's Bass [Live Stream] PPAP Matt's Private Songl.ink Overview page Daniel Rossen - Silent Song Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Matt updates us on the troubles with his audio interface, Creative Commons is under fire in a lawsuit, and an AI makes pop music. Picks of the week from Elin Palmer and TR/ST. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Why You Can’t Get a Ticket to the NBA Finals … What Does “noncommercial” Mean? AI Makes Pop Music The Flow Composer Midi Keyboard from Computer Keyboards PS/2 vs USB for n-key Rollover The Ultrasone Edition 10 Elin Palmer - Stora Stövlar Nyckelharpa (wikipedia) TR/ST - Dressed For Space View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Matt comes back to the show as we discuss headphone jacks, in-ear headphones, stupid required memberships with Ticket Master, a crowdsourced melody, and the ghosts living in deliberately bad mp3 encodings! Picks of the week from Deastro and Sinkane. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Seal The Deal Fake Apple Audio Plugs Ways to wear your earbuds Another way to wear your earbuds Member Ticket Required Archer Archer A melody written by a crowd Tim Exile Making Music out of IBM Data Centers RemixIT Hard Drive Malfunction When Screaming The Ghost In The MP3 Datamoshing Deastro - Light Powered Sinkane - New Name View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Kevin Larkin of Denver band Chimney Choir guest hosts with Mike as they discuss 80s synths, Ableton Live rigs, and the future of computer generated music. Picks of the Week from Dr. John and the Dresden Dolls. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist MCA Rooftop Show Stranger Things Synthplanation Teebs - View Point Deep Blue chess computer Computoser Bot Poet Holly Herndon The Dresden Dolls - Coin-operated Boy Dr. John - I Walk On Gilded Splinters View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Justin Edwards, Michael's brother, guest co-hosts while Matt is off at Gamescom. We discuss innovative infographic treatments of classical music, how visual albums are (or aren't) changing cinema, and how Justin got into music. Picks of the week from The New Pornographers and The Rentals. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist How to read music when you don't read music: innovative and striking 'listening guides' for classical audiences The Visual Album Is Changing More Than Music Videos. It's Changing Cinema. Justin's BandCamp She Was My Sweetheart Come Back To Me Reptile Fiction - The Little Synthboy EP Think About Me - The New Pornographers The Love I'm Searching For - The Rentals View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Mike podcasts lying down as he and Matt marvel at the wacky pop metal sensibilities of Maximum the Hormone and LADYBABY. ALSO: Talenthouse has a sketchy new promotion scheme. Picks of the Week from Car Seat Headrest and Alternative Allstars! Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist No Love Lost Live (Cellphone Quality Photo) Mike's Podcasting Setup Exploding Knees Maximum the Hormone LADYBABY - ?????? / Nippon manju Rent Xfer's Serum Talenthouse's new promotion scheme Something Soon - Car Seat Headrest Alternative Allstars - Supersonic Me! View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Friend of the show Benni joins Matt as they discuss switching instruments, purchasing habits and music they are fascinated by yet cannot really get into. Picks of the Week by Explosions In The Sky and Nathan Allen Pinard Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist No Love Lost event in Bottrop Death Grips - Inanimate Sensation Bohren & der Club of Gore - Destroying Angels Nathan Allen Pinard - Arrival at Barracus Explosions In The Sky - Day Eight View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

A slew of interesting web-based instruments and music tools, and Apple might buy Tidal? Picks of the Week from Say Hi and Errors. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist IFTTT Recipe to save your Spotify Discovery Playlist Music Map Online Progression Arpeggiator SoundStage HTC Vive Why Apple Buying Tidal Makes Sense Moar Streaming Services Say Hi - Zero To Love Errors - Ammaboa Glass Soul Blazer OST - A Temple In Ruins Deus Ex - Hong Kong View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Led Zeppelin wins a Stairway to Heaven lawsuit, the music industry wants to revise the DMCA's Safe Harbor clause, and Alicia Keys is banning phones at her concerts. Picks of the Week from Glorie and The War On Drugs. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Led Zeppelin win Stairway To Heaven case Taurus - Spirit vs Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven Sir Mashalot: All Country Songs Sound The Same Reform the safe harbor clause? YouTube comment on old synthesizer No more phones at Alicia Keys gigs The War on Drugs - Red Eyes Glorie - Run Away View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Mike re-releases his 2011 album Genetic Engines, Germany backs sampling as a legit art form, and do you ever have days with no music? Picks of the Week from Starflyer 59 and Three Trapped Tigers! Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Michael Edwards - Genetic Engines on BandCamp German Supreme Court Backs Sampling in Kraftwerk Case The Avalanches are about to release their first album in 16 years iZotope Pro Audio Essentials Blue Link inside joke Starflyer 59 - We're The Ordinary Three Trapped Tigers - Engrams View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Doom's soundtrack hides 666 in its spectograph, songwriter royalties are shockingly low, and USB DACs are invading consumer audio. Also: Art School favors novelty over talent and skill? Picks of the Week from Beulah and HLCY OFUK! Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist The Numbers 666 Appear in Doom's Soundtrack In A Spectogram Drum Organs Songwriter Would Need 288 Million Spins To Equal Average Spotify Employee Salary USB DACs Are For Everyone Spotify Is Using An Anonymous Army of 50000 Hipsters To Find Hot New Songs Art School Tweets Die Immer Lacht Emma Blowgun's Last Stand - Beulah Holy Fuck - Neon Dad View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Adult Swim's Lords of Synth tickles AND impresses us, iTunes might try to delete your music, and Radiohead teaches us a lesson about frequency ranges, hearing and audio engineering. Picks of the week from Hope of the States and, uh, Radiohead. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Toto in Hell - African't Lords Of Synth Moog Model 15 Synthesizer App Gorillas - The Fall created on an iPad Beardyman And His Extraordinary Setup Circular Rhythmic Map Circular Map of Radiohead's Pyramid Song Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously Apple Confirms Music Deletion Glitch, Says Fix Incoming in Future iTunes Update Sonarworks Headphone Calibration AKG K271 MkII Frequency Response Discussion about high pitched Noise in True Love Waits Flyback Transformer Hearing Test Radiohead - Identikit True Love Waits 1995 Hope Of The States - The Black Amnesias Yahoo! Music is a thing that still exists for some reason View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Matt delves into a Lara Croft themed meme-genre, a jazz drummer plays along with Super Smash Bros., and Radiohead erases their internet presence. Also, YouTube takes some steps towards fixing Content ID woes. Picks of the week from Faded Paper Figures and Grauzone. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist SongShift lets you import Spotify playlists into Apple Music with incredible ease Vaporcroft Jazz Drumming to Super Smash Bros Melee Bandhub Submithub Radiohead Erase Internet Presence Copyright Deadlock (The Jimquisition) A Redditor's Idea On Deadlocking The Whole Content ID System Improving Content ID For Creators Faded Paper Figures - Lost Stars Grauzone - Der Weg Zu Zweit View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Phil Collins never stops the thundering tom-toms as we talk micro-genres and meme-genres like Seapunk, Vaporwave and Simpsonwave. Also, Matt hates Nightcore. Picks of the week from Sunny Day Real Estate and Crystal Castles. Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (Drum Fill Looped For 30 Minutes) Phil Collins Album Art Recreations One Hour of Nightcore Vox on Seapunk and Vaporwave Vaporwave on Wikipedia MACINTOSH PLUS - ??????420 / ???????? Simpsonwave "Sunday School" FrankJavCee Slider (Mario 64) meets The Flintstones My new highest note Sunny Day Real Estate - Every Shining Time You Arrive Crystal Castles - Lovers Who Uncover View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

A resource dump of audio tools, explanations of reverb, and a new learning platform called SoundGym. Also, an interesting new field recording mic. Finally, if rock is dead, did perfect studio recordings help kill it? Picks of the Week from Buke and Gase and Red Vox! Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist Software & Sample Resources for Composers How unknown bands get included in TV shows SoundGym Skillshare The Ultimate DIY Field Recorder Microphone The Death Of Mistakes Means The Death Of Rock Tidal prepares lawsuit against former owners Buke And Gase - Houdini Crush Red Vox - Telephone View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!

Recording face to face yet again, Matt and Mike discuss Adam Levine's updated contest, and Herbie Hancock's open letter to inspire artists. Also a deep dive into things we've learned and are still learning about audio production and songwriting. Picks of the Week from Beirut and Jon Hopkins! Show Notes Bits & Pieces Spotify Playlist NBC Changes Contract to Adam Levine Contest Herbie Hancock And Wayne Shorter Share Open Letter To The Next Generation Of Artists Mike's cover of Pete Seeger's anti-war folk tune Bring 'em Home Depeche Mode - Agent Orange Jon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal Beirut - Postcards from Italy View show notes on Sunrise Robot. Bits & Pieces is hosted by Matt Duncan and Michael Edwards on Sunrise Robot. Check out other Sunrise Robot shows at sunriserobot.net. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show find out how to become a supporter, and check out the Sunrise Robot Patreon! Rate Bits & Pieces on iTunes!