Band of the Month
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Darrell McKee
Bar Guide
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Rome Hooks
Restaurant Guide
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Tech Toyz
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Top 21 Bands
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Band of the Month
Sound Editing
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here are several factors to consider when looking for suitable audio editing software. So before choosing a program, determine what you want to do with the software. Are you interesting in working with streaming audio, making arrangements for your iPod or MP3 player, restoring sound files, forensics, creating audio for your website or burning a CD of your bands music? There are also a variety of editing tools, effects and filters available. If you are a beginner, you may want to look for a product that includes a large number of preset effects and filters. Alternately, if you know how to use audio editing software and know how to make adjustments on your own, you may want a program that supports a high level of manipulation, through a 10band equalizer, a mixer or various processors.
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Digi Pro Tools Pro Tools 8 is the most advanced audio creation and production software, featuring a gorgeous new interface, dozens of new virtual instruments and plug-ins, exciting new scoring and MIDI features, amazing new workflows, better ease of use, deeper controller integration, and much, much more. You’ll never work with music or sound the same way again. Version 8 addresses many of Pro Tools’ long-running user concerns. An all-new MIDI Editor window finally brings world-class sequencing to the platform. Realtime audio pitching, a new Playlist view, track-comping tools and score editing are four more exciting treats. And engineers should delight in Pro Tools 8’s support for up to 10 inserts on any given track, plus automatic delay compensation on sends to handle mixer delays inherent in busing. Need more? http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-8-Software
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Sound Forge Pro 10 Sound Forge™ Pro 10 software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or field, it’s the ultimate all-in-one production suite for professional audio recording and mastering, sound design, audio restoration, and Red Book CD creation. New features in Sound Forge Pro 10 include precise event-based editing, integrated disc-at-once CD burning, musical instrument file editing and processing, and pristine audio conversion and time stretching.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/soundforge
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Vegas Pro 8 f you are into making professional quality audio/ video productions consider Sony Vegas Pro 8 as a mainstay for your personal multimedia productions studio. This is a mid-range to high-end video editing and DVD authoring solution that doesn’t require huge amounts of PC horses to run and is reasonably priced.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro
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Acid Pro 7 ACID Pro 7 software is a DAW powerhouse that combines full multitrack recording and mixing, MIDI sequencing, and legendary ACID looping functionality for a seamless music-creation and post-production environment. More creative partner than production tool, ACID Pro 7 software inspires you like nothing else. With its Transparent Technology™ design, ACID Pro 7 software removes typical barriers to the creative workflow so you can effortlessly transform ideas into real results. http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/acidpro
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SONAR 8.5 Producer gives you what you need for recording, composing, editing, mixing, and mastering. Get innovations that matter, from exclusive features to ignite creativity and perfect your tracks, to groundbreaking technologies that always keep you in control, all backed by the industry’s leading 64-bit audio quality. And SONAR 8.5 Producer delivers the go-to production tools you want with the best collection of virtual instruments, mixing, and mastering effects found in any DAW. http://www.cakewalk.com/products/sonar/
Adobe Soundbooth
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Adobe® Soundbooth® CS5 software makes it easy to create and edit audio for all your productions. Task-based features and tight integration with other Adobe applications let you edit sound and accomplish audio tasks with complete creative control. http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/
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Restaurant Guide
Top 30 Restaurant Guide Big Lou’s Pizza 2048 S WW White Rd San Antonio, TX 78222 (210) 337-0707
Barbaresco 9715 San Pedro San Antonio, TX 78216 (210) 231-0989
Casa Rio 430 E Commerce St San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 225-6718
Boudro’s on the Riverwalk 421 E. Commerce San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 224-8484
Chart House Restaurant at the Tower of Americas 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 223.3101
Chama Gaucha 18318 Sonterra Place San Antonio, TX 78258 (210) 564-9400
Crumpet’s Restaurant and Bakery 3920 Harry Wurzbach Rd San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 821-5454
Hotel Valencia 150 East Houston Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 210-227-9700
Liberty Bar 328 E Josephine St San Antonio, TX 78215 (210) 227-1187 The Lord’s Kitchen 118 Seguin St San Antonio, TX 78208 (210) 354-3888
Chunky’s Burgers 4602 Callaghan Rd San Antonio, TX 78228 (210) 433-9960 Dick’s Last Resort 406 Navarro San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 787-2494 La Focaccia Italian Grill 800 S Alamo St San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 223-5353 Little Italy 824 Afterglow St San Antonio, TX 78216 (210) 349-2060
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Los Barrios 4223 Blanco Rd San Antonio, TX 78212 (210) 732-6017
Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant 8032 Fredericksburg Rd San Antonio, TX 78229 210-692-9900 Los Patios 2015 NE Loop 410 San Antonio, TX 78217 (210) 655-6171
Mikes in the Village 2355 Bulverde Rd # 3 Bulverde, TX 78163 (830) 885-2283
Ounce Steakhouse 1401 NW Loop 1604 San Antonio, TX 78248 210-493-6200
Paesanos 555 East Basse San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 828-5191
Pico de Gallo 111 S. Leona San Antonio, TX 78207 (210) 225-6060
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse 1170 E. Commerce St. San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 227-8847
Silo 434 N Loop 1604 West San Antonio, TX 78232 210-483-8989 Sushi Zushi 203 S. St. Mary’s St San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 472-2900 Tip Top Café 2814 Fredericksburg Rd San Antonio, TX 78201 (210) 732-0191
Sazo’s Latin Grill 101 Bowie Street San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 554-6180 Spaghetti Warehouse 1226 E Houston St San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 299-1296
The Palm 223 E. Houston St San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 226-7256 Wildfish Seafood Grille 1834 NW Loop 1604 San Antonio, TX 78248 210-493-1600
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Tech Toyz
June Tech Toyz The Slacker Radio 2.0 Slacker has put out an update for its popular Slacker Radio iPhone app complete with a clever feature that actually lets you cache music stations so that you can listen to them anywhere— connected to a network or not. The app’s free, but you do need a Slacker Radio Plus subscription which will run you at least $4 per month.
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The Commodore Invictus is picking a fight with the Asus Eee Keyboard for supremacy in the PC-in-a-keyboard with a touchscreen-on-the-side category, and with the specs Commodore is listing, it may just win. Well, if it ever releases. Compare the Commodus Invictus’ 1.6Ghz Intel Atom 330 processor, up to 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, nVIDIA GeoForce 9400, 802.11n, and HDMI out against the Asus Eee Keyboard’s Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 16GB or 32GB SSD and the same 802.11n and HDMI out, and it looks like the Invictus squeaks out a victory. The Invictus will also run Windows 7 vs the Eee Keyboard’s XP, so there’s that. But the Invictus has a resistive touchscreen versus the Eee Keyboard’s capacitive.
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Top 21 Bands of San Antonio
Girl in a Coma
Could Easily go down as the best band to come out of San Antonio. Signed by Joan Jett. Nuff said.
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Top 21 BANDS
an Antonio has very talented and creative bands. For the past couple of years, there have been some really good bands that have emerged and have made their mark on the local scene. Not only is it difďŹ cult to have a good sounding band, just getting gigs is hard to do in San Antonio. (I) hate to say it but cover bands seem to get more respect from venues. 21inSA.com will be ranking bands every month. Rankings are based upon popularity, originality, longevity and merchandising. We focus on bands that have been playing since 2006 to present.
#2
Pop Pistol
A great three piece. Great drummer and psychedelic guitars. Visuals provide a good stage presence. Downtown roots
http://www.myspace.com/poppistol
#3
Ledaswan
Best album of year 2007 by San Antonio Current Top notch song writing by Erica Guitierrez Seems like they headline every gig they play http://www.myspace.com/ledaswan
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Blowing Trees
Awesome guitar Killer vocals Matt PinďŹ eld is a big fan Gigs galore Moving up on GIAC in ranks
http://www.myspace.com/blowingtreestx
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We the Granada
Six piece ensemble Nice mix of percussion, horns and guitars On stage light show ďŹ res up the show Tour dogs
http://www.myspace.com/wethegranada
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Yoshimoto
Super charged live performances Playing since 2004 Great use of distortion http://www.myspace.com/yoshimoto
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Id
Super tight punk band (if that makes sense) Sick guitar player with great back up vocals All around great band
http://www.myspace.com/idcubed
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Top 21 Bands of San Antonio
Best of the rest #8 The Offbeats #9 Heather Go Psycho #10 Pasenger #11 Pirahna #12 Dance Like Robots #13 Pinata Protest #14 The Hawks
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#15 Daytes #16 So Unloved #17 Slick Dickens #18 The Sons of Sancho #19 Espira #20 Don’t Ask #21 A Kid Named Thompson
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