Dave Hamilton isn’t just a very experienced podcaster, he’s a very talented musician to boot. His advice here is very good.

I stopped by the Izotope booth today and got a demo of all the latest plugins, including Ozone 5, the company’s mastering system. New versions of Ozone 5 and Nectar, Izotope’s vocal suite are available as AAX native plug-ins from their Web site.

Looking back, it’s clear how uninviting and offensive that language is to many people, not just women. It’s not something we’re proud of. We are sorry about the message that was conveyed then. We don’t support or condone sexism at Klout, and our culture today has matured from what it was then.

This is now

We’ve come a long way since that spring. Today, we are over 65 Kloutlaws, 20 percent of whom are women…

Kudos to Klout for owning the problem, accepting responsibility and moving on.

But…”Kloutlaws?” Really?

Every year I walk away from NAMM with a product I felt was the best at the show — I saw that today. It’s called the Sound Control 6 from DiabloFX.

Digital stompboxes that model effects are great for guitar players, but many guitarists would rather use their traditional analog gear. Sound Control allows you to use your analog pedals, but you can also make presets and activate them wirelessly with the foot switch.

Basically, you put up to 6 analog pedals in Sound Control and connect them to the unit. Each preset (a total of four) has an on and off switch for each pedal connected. On Preset “A” you want an Overdrive and Chorus pedal, you flip the switch for those. From that point on when you stomp on preset “A” your pedal choice will be activated. You choose your pedals like that for each of the presets and you’re done.

This is a very cool piece of hardware and something I have to get.

Nitrozac & Snaggy explain how AAPL stock value is determined.

Back in the 70s and 80s, Atari Inc. created dozens of coin-op games that were designed to hook players in, take their money, and by the end, have them beg to play one more time.

Nolan Bushnell described these games as “Easy To Learn, Tough To Master,” and they were the genesis of the today’s casual and mobile game market.

With Atari’s impending bankruptcy and sale, it’s time they looked back at some of their little known coin-ops that could be translated into hit mobile and downloadable games. Who knows, some of these could be hits for the company’s next owner!

I remember putting quarters into all of these.

Lou Reed, New Order and Wu-Tang Clan are playing too. Wish I could go.

As if the Hopper thing wasn’t bad enough.

For a much smaller number of apps that are using Facebook to either replicate our functionality or bootstrap their growth in a way that creates little value for people on Facebook, such as not providing users an easy way to share back to Facebook, we’ve had policies against this that we are further clarifying today (see I.10).

Sounds like Twitter.

May be NSFW.

Ben Bajarin, Techpinions:

A question I look at as I analyze specific companies is who is building a strategy to be a long term company. Many tech companies develop strategies and create corporate vision in the 3-5 year range. Many also don’t even go that far as they are only planning 1-2 years out. There are a rare few companies who strategize a bit longer and Apple is one of them.

If you are at all worried about what Apple’s stock valuation today means in the scheme of things, read Ben’s piece and then settle down.

By now you’ve probably figured out that most of my problems with the Apple Store can be traced to a general distaste for my fellow man.

This is a problem for me too. Also, pants.

Kevin Purdy, ITworld:

In October 2012, that Librarian of Congress, tasked with regularly reviewing and determining whether the exceptions to the DMCA are still valid, changed course from previous decisions in 2006 and 2010 and determined that, in short, there exists enough unlocked phones, carrier unlocking options, and other options for consumers, such that unsanctioned unlocking of cellphones no longer needed to be a protected right.

I did a review of the Flashback X4 Delay that allows you to beam TonePrints to the device using your iPhone. With the release of the TonePrint Editor you can create your own TonePrints.

Apogee Duet is an award-winning audio interface, headphone amp and MIDI interface making it easy to create professional recordings anywhere on your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad or Mac. With Apogee’s legendary digital audio conversion and world-class mic preamps, Duet is the best way to capture your music with incredible dimension and detail.

Another great Apogee product that I’ve used for a long time. Certainly worth a look if you’re recording.

The all new Apogee ONE is the first studio quality microphone and USB audio interface for iPad and Mac. ONE is designed for easily creating professional and amazing sounding recordings on your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad or Mac. Using Apogee’s premium AD/DA conversion, ONE produces pristine music, podcast, and voice-over recordings while also delivering audiophile quality sound to your headphones.

I have the original One from Apogee and it’s a great product. It’s compact, light and records high-quality audio.

Yes, I know. That’s absurd. And that’s how Wall Street works. What’s really broken with Apple? The company’s inability to surpass overinflated expectations. It’s as simple as that. Almost.

…

Revenue and profits are slowing down. They’re growing slower as a percentage over previous growth rates. Rates. Not actual numbers. Once a company hits $100-billion in annual revenue, growth of 20-percent requires another $20-billion in revenue in just a year. That kind of growth rate is difficult to maintain, regardless of how stellar the finances.

Some smart insights here. Worth a read.

Macworld has a nice summary of Tim Cook’s comments to analysts in their quarterly phone call yesterday. Pay particular attention to what Cook says about Mac sales.

“Today we have 24 carriers around the world that provide LTE for iPhone 5,” Mr. Cook said. “Next week, we’re adding 36 more carriers for LTE support. These carriers will be in countries that were previously not supporting LTE.”

Should help Apple move more iPhones to over 300 million subscribers in the countries where LTE support is available.

The company’s assets have been divided, pending final court approval: Sega agreed to purchase Relic (Company of Heroes), Koch Media has agreed to purchase Volition (Saint’s Row) and the Metro property, Crytek has agreed to buy Homefront, Take-Two will purchase the unannounced game Evolve, and Ubisoft will buy THQ Montreal and the South Park game.

Sounds like a lot of people are going to lose their jobs. Bad news.

Another way of looking at it is that Apple’s analysts did worse than the company this quarter, and the amateurs as a group did worse than the pros.

Philip Elmer-DeWitt’s post-game roundup of Wall Street analyst winners and losers and their prediction of Apple stock performance has become one of my favorite things to look for after an earnings call.

Larry Dignan, ZDNet:

Let’s hear it for cannibalization. The good news for Apple is that at least iPad sales at the expense of Mac revenue keeps the financials in the family.

“Cannibalization” is predicated on a big assumption – that customers buying iPads would buy Macs instead.

But is a tablet buyer really choosing between a tablet and a PC? We’re “Post PC,” remember?

Personally, I like Fender Strats the best. I don’t think of them as an acoustic company.

Chris Broderick Pro Series Soloist 6 and 7

When Chris Broderick joined a revitalized Megadeth in 2008, fans were awestruck by his chops. Jackson now honors this metal stalwart with the Chris Broderick Pro Series Soloist, in six-string and seven-string models.

Corey Beaulieu USA Signature KV6 and KV7

Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu is a true virtuoso and needs a guitar to keep up with his blindingly fast hands. That’s why Jackson is excited to honor him and Trivium fans alike with the Corey Beaulieu USA Signature KV, in six-string and seven-string models.

Dave Ellefson Signature Kelly Bird Bass

Megadeth’s Dave Ellefson is expanding his arsenal of signature bass models with the addition of the new David Ellefson Signature Kelly Bird Bass.

Pro DKA Dinky 7 and 8

The limited edition Pro DKA Dinky, available in seven-string and eight-string models, features an arch-top alder body, bolt-on maple neck (flat-sawn) with graphite reinforcement, 16”-radius maple fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets.

Pro DK2HT, Pro DK2MHT, Pro DK2QHT, and Pro DK2MQHT

The DK2HT Pro Series features an alder body, bound bolt-on neck (flat sawn) with graphite reinforcement, compound-radius rosewood fingerboard (maple in Pro DK2MHT and Pro DK2MQHT) with 24 jumbo frets, direct-mount Seymour Duncan JB (bridge) and ’59 (neck) humbucking pickups with five-way switching, single volume tone controls.

USA Select B7MG, USA Select B7MG Deluxe, USA Select B8MG, and USA Select B8MG Deluxe

The seven-string B7MG features a beveled alder body, bolt-on quartersawn maple neck with graphite reinforcement and oil finish, compound-radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and side-dot position markers, 27” scale length, direct-mount EMG 707 (neck) and 81-7 (bridge) pickups, Jackson direct-mount HT-7 hard-tail string-through bridge, Jackson-branded Gotoh tuners and Dunlop locking strap pins.

S22-7 DKA Dinky, JS32-7Q Dinky, JS32-8Q Dinky, JS3QM Concert Bass, and JS3VQM Concert Bass

The JS22-7 DKA Dinky JS Series seven-string features an arch-top basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 16”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and “piranha” inlays, 26.5” scale length, dual high-output Jackson humbucking pickups, single volume and tone controls, direct-mount hard-tail bridge, and die-cast tuners. Available in Satin Black.