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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 16/09/2026

For musicians, there's a lot of positive direction to unpack in this. "The industry" and "social media" are not the only musical existence. It's ok to just be a local musician in your own physical world. You don't need the industry or social media to enjoy your music. Be free from that grind.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 14/08/2026

Expanding the mic cabinet this week... one of which is the Rode NT-SF1 (immersive capture mic). If you work in immersive formats... What sounds formats and channel counts do you want in sound effect libraries? Would you rather have the raw output or decoded formats like 5.1 or Quad or Ambisonic?

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 08/07/2026

Views from the marsh for another timeline cleanse. Photographers ... which exposure do you prefer? 🤔

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 15/06/2026

Yay or Nay? I've got a lead on a great price for a Gen1 DSP version. Always wanted to try it. Could definitely use it while tracking or sound designing with the synths. But.... there are other things that could benefit the studio, so it's not a quick decision. But... this price is super

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 07/06/2026

Make things Sunday continues. Salsa!

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 28/05/2026

Both the Dachman mics we have are daily workhorse tools. This one on upright bass, kick drum, etc. We also put the D87 up against my 1969 U87 and made shootout demos. There's a difference but its also in the same ballpark. (Click [v2] to compare mics) samply.app/p/tyRRKaYvL1...

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 27/05/2026

This summer's book series. Hope it's a banger. 🙏

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 27/05/2026

Love a strings ensemble session at the studio. 🙏

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 01/05/2026

RME released a new Total Mix v02. A welcome upgrade tbh. Proper full screen scaling.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 27/04/2026

Happy Monday. Its gonna be a 5lb bag of coffee kind of week.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 15/04/2026

New windscreen. Its amazing how far a simple design can advance in 20yrs. Radius Mini-Alto 180 holds two CMC6 ms pair like a champ #fieldrecording #soundEffects

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 09/04/2026

Found this old Lichen/Robert AA Lowe split LP with Lexie Mountain... fun ride.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 06/04/2026

Important studio tool for getting a great acoustic guitar sound. All the best session musicians use these.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 31/03/2026

Doing a surround design today and trying out the updated Krotos Studio. This tool keeps getting better and better! I confess my bias... have worked with them and created a few presets and a lot of audio content for this platform. BUT... It's easy and fun for creating quick dynamic sound cues

Krotos Studio interface showing various sound categories and design tool ui

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 20/03/2026

By comparison... here are things I either own, or have used, that I understand and can deploy. It's the size, shape, and wind protection that have me confused about the AT design.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 20/03/2026

Is this the most absurd mic design of all time? Priced at $6k. I am a field recordist, work on films and TV, etc. I record immersive audio formats. I should be the target market.... and I have no clue when, where, or how this monstrosity would be useful.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 10/03/2026

Bsky needs to up their gallery from four to forty 😉

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 10/03/2026

A perfect day of recording Sk8r sounds. Ollie, grinds, kickflips, wheel noises, ramps, crash outs. #fieldrecording #soundDesign

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 07/03/2026

Coming back to the studio and find this. Im lucky to share this space with those who try to be thoughtful and good humans. Lucky beyond understanding. I only want to give back forever. How? Dont know. Gonna try anyway.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 11/02/2026

Ben tried to limit Quote Reposts and comments to his followers. But.... The picture shows the last time anyone's data was actually secure. There are no real privacy and data controls on platforms. Especially from the backend. Nothing digital will ever be secure.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 07/02/2026

Finally deleted the Facebook profile. That place is the worst ad rev combo of National Enquire, People Magazine, a high school yearbook, and KGB Psyop. Guess I'll read this book today instead.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 02/02/2026

The Sun (w/ and w/out processing)

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 30/01/2026

Great horn section tonight!

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 28/01/2026

FYI... this doesn't mean the price of gold is skyrocketing. This means the USD is tanking.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 22/01/2026

My first ever Deep Space photo with and without bad processing by me. I have no idea what I'm doing, but it's fun.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 04/01/2026

I think this is the real economic indicator stat of this era.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 02/01/2026

Reviewing artist data for a project. Nothing changed... but the marketing. The music was the same. The lesson for musicians: Most often good music does not rise up naturally. Having a great track will not be enough. You must advertise and market beyond posting relentlessly on social media.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 31/12/2025

Bastl Bestie had a rattle. Open up to find a loose glob of solder. Good to remove imo! Peep the circuit. Lovely little monster.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 30/12/2025

Testing the new piano. Wish a real pianist was here... hope you will forgive my improv noodling but check out the tones! Schoeps MK2 wide in the first example. Schoeps MK4 + AEA R84 ribbon as MS pair on other two samples. Happy with this upright! Good studio tool. samply.app/p/leG4Yhivf5...

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 20/12/2025

Everytime someone says "industry standard" as a mark of quality, I remind my fellow humans... industry standard is often the lowest form of acceptable quality. Behold.... the "industry standard" cheeseburger.

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SoundsLikeJoe @thewavlab.com · 05/12/2025

Tis the season for orchestra concert recordings, radio broadcasts, and live streaming concerts. Here's the "small rig" for this weekend.

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