In the ever on-going process of looking for ways to enhance our client’s products and your listening pleasure, Tesco Productions has recently added to its Pro Tools offerings.

The existing Pro Tools M-Audio system was upgraded with the addition of the Eleven LE plug-in. This plug-in contains a number of guitar, amp and microphone models which can be used to enhance or replace an existing guitar track. Initial tests of it are very impressive. So, if you’re concerned about the quality of your instrument or amp, we can probably find a sound that will suit you real well.  Eleven is a great complement to the WaveMachine Labs Drumagog drum replacement plug-in which is also on our M-Powered PC Pro Tools system.

Additionally, a third Pro Tools system will soon be added with Pro Tools LE. This setup was purchased to provide even more options for a variety of plug-ins. Initially this includes Sony’s Oxford Plug-in Inflator. This plug-in was acquired particularly for our acoustic clients – which is a large base of the music we record. I’ll be able to hopefully provide feedback soon on how it works as I haven’t yet had time to get the LE system assembled. Along with Inflator we now also have the Soundtoys UltraFX bundle which includes FilterFreak, PhaseMistress, Crystallizer and Tremolator. I’m looking forward to hearing them as well. They probably won’t find big use for our acoustic clients, but we’ll put them to use somewhere I’m sure.

So keep your eyes and ears posted here for examples of these upgrades – or better yet come by and take a listen in the studio.

Maria Petersen, the Omaha zither player who, early this past summer completed the recording of three CDs at Tesco Productions, was recently featured on the zither.us website.  The article was originally written in German by AnnElise Makin and appeared in the November 10, 2010  issue of Das Fenster.  Maria translated the article for the zither.us website.

Maria continues to find a good reception for her music and reports that CD sales are on-going.  The most popular disc has been her Zither Extravaganza which was awarded Traditional Folk Music CD of the Year last fall.  You can hear her music in our audio gallery and also we can put you in touch with her to order her music.  Again, well done.

It was with much surprise and sadness that I read of the passing of Roger Davis, Council Bluffs, IA on March 11.  I had met Roger at various times over the years around old-time and bluegrass music.  Among many other family and area musical endeavors he had been inducted in 2006 into America’s Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame.  The most recent time we were together was with Joe Laughlin in the studio, as Roger played fiddle on a few of Joe’s original gospel songs – a project nearing completion.  Thank you for being part of Joe’s production and contributing your talents to his music.  Many of us gathered yesterday to pay you tribute, and I know you’ll be missed and remembered in your music and our hearts and minds.