On episode 249 of the BSP, I briefly discuss the passing of Rupert Neve and how important he is to audio recording, as well as the Neve gear that I’m using to honor him today. I then discuss some news regarding Twitter’s new monetization strategies and how I believe there will be serious issues with in-kind contributions if twitter continues to ban politicians.    Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com   Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): sE Electronics RN17: https://imp.i114863.net/RN17 Rupert Neve R6: https://imp.i114863.net/RNDR6 Rupert Neve 511: https://imp.i114863.net/RND511 Drawmer DS101: https://imp.i114863.net/DS101 SSL 611EQ: https://imp.i114863.net/611EQ Rupert Neve 535: https://imp.i114863.net/RND535 Rupert Neve 543: https://imp.i114863.net/RND543 Yellowtek Boom Arm: https://www.yellowtec.com/mika.html Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650   Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord   00:00 - Intro  01:00 - Rupert Neve Neve Blog Post: https://www.rupertneve.com/news/rupert-neve-1926-2021/ Rupert Neve History: https://www.rupertneve.com/company/history/ 04:30 - Twitter Monetization Tech Crunch Article: https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/08/twitter-confirms-plans-to-experiment-with-new-models-like-subscriptions-in-2021/ 07:45 - Twitter Bans Trump Forever / Project Veritas Banned 11:00 - WYHTS: Spotify Plays Aren’t There 13:30 - WYHTS: Forced Furry Comment 15:15 - WYHTS: Bandrew is a Man in Fury? 16:25 - WYHTS: SylviBot Covering her Tracks!  17:30 - WYHTS: Alternative Audio Gear Retailers? 18:15 - Ask Bandrew 19:00 - Voice Submission 1 Voice of Mail: https://vomp.podbean.com/ 23:00 - Ideas to Celebrate Podcast Milestone? 25:30 - 5 Essential Software / Plugins I Use? 28:30 - Email 2 29:10 - Proper Recording / Publishing Levels Tutorial: https://twitter.com/podcastage/status/1259628059474317312?s=20 32:00 - Voice Submission 3 32:30 - Upgrade Options for Focusrite CM25 between $100-$250? 35:15 - Voice Submission 4 36:45 - Do You Recommend the Q2u as an XLR Only Mic? 40:50 - Video Submission 5 44:00 - Why am I Quieter Through Zoom Than my DAW? 48:30 - Outro