The UBK Happy Funtime Hour (Music)

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_219_FINALE_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:12pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing bringing you a solo Nathan episode!

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_218_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:57pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_217_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:46pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_216_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:14pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_215_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:52pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_214_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:38pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_213_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:13pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_212_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:11pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_211_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 6:09pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_210_Edit_2_UBK.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:58pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_208_Edit_2_GS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:14pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_207_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:07pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_206_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:44pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_205_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:12pm PDT

- How to Start a Mix!
- EQ that Reverb!
- BIG Metal Guitars!

- This week’s plugin winner is…Chris Krasnow !

…and much, MUCH more!

 

Direct download: EP_203_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 11:47am PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_201_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:47pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_200_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:11pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_199_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:53pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_198_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:59pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_197_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:41pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_196_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_195_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:03pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_194_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:06pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: Ep_193_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:25pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_192_Edit_2_ND.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:39pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: Ep_191_Edit_2_ND.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:29pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_190_Edit_1_TS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:09pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

 

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_188_.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:08pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: Ep_187_Edit_1.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:16pm PDT

The world’s funniest podcast on music production, engineering, & mixing!

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: EP_186_Edit_2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:42pm PDT

Someone wins a plugin every episode, listen to find out who!

Direct download: Ep_182_Edit_UBK.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:43pm PDT

- Generic Discussions!

- Generic Answers!

- Generic Humors!

 

- This week’s plugin winner is…a Generic Listener!

 

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_181_Edit_1.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:38pm PDT

- Mixing the Unmixable!

- Overcooking the Mix!

- A/D: Embrace or Replace?

- Reading Spectrum Analyzers!

 

- This week’s plugin winner is…Will Smith!

 

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: 180_Edit_GS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:34pm PDT

  • Fix Your @#$! Room!
  • Duck Your @#$! Delay!
  • Automate the @#$! Vocal!
  • Master That @#$ Song!

­

This week’s plugin winner is...Luke Bjornsenn! 

...and much, MUCH more! 

Direct download: EP_179.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:45pm PDT

  • Demo It First!
  • Get Your Own Sounds!
  • Bass is a Distraction!

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­ This week’s plugin winner is...Ian Stewart! 

...and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: EP_177_Edit_1-GS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:48pm PDT

  • Personal Limiting & You!
  • Artist Identity & Branding!
  • Being “In It” & Hating “It”!
  • Sidechaining the Bass!

­ 

This week’s plugin winner 

is... benbav! 

...and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_176_Edit_3.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:00pm PDT

- Using Cracked Plugins!

- Bass EQ “Fundamentals”!

- Wideners Explained!

- LUFS Explained!

­ This week’s plugin winner 

is...Aditya Kamath! 

...and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_175_Edit_3.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 6:01pm PDT

This week's plugin winner is...Chris Prescott!

Direct download: Ep_174_Edit_2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:17pm PDT

  • Balancing ‘Life’ & ‘Dreams’!
  • Playing the Social Media Game!
  • Foresight & The Brain!

 

This week’s plugin winner is… Kris Booth!

Direct download: Ep_173_Edit_3.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:27pm PDT

  • How to Grab the Listener!
  • Our Favorite Reverbs!
  • A Very Adult Discussion!

 

This week’s plugin winner is… Ron “manticolorjam”!

Direct download: EP_172_Edit_3.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:27pm PDT

  • Stop Waiting!
  • Start Backing Up!
  • Keep Experimenting!
  • Ride the LOLlercoaster!

 

This week’s plugin winner is… David Lomelino!

Direct download: Ep_171_Edit_2-192.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:45pm PDT

What Does Oversampling Do?

Vertical Melodies Explained!

Mono Really *Does* Matter!

Mixing Extra Drum Channels!

 

This week’s plugin winner is… nobody!

 

Direct download: Ep_170_Edit.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:55pm PDT

Monetizing live recordings!

Practicing more efficiently!

Helping the depressed!

Are routines necessary??

 

This week’s plugin winner is… Jack Byrne!

Direct download: Ep_169_Edit_2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:22pm PDT

- Funtime Signal Chains?

- Tracking Without Headphones?

- Preserving Dynamics with Compression?

- Fattening Up Sparse Tracks?

This week’s plugin winner is... Finn D. Dueffy! 

...and much, MUCH more! 

Direct download: Ep_167_Edit_1.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:12pm PDT

 
- Sample Rate v. Aliasing!
-­ Width in Electronic Pop!
­- What’s a “Pro Mix”?
­- What’s “Real Music”?
 
­
 This week’s plugin winner 
is... P. Tunch! 
...and much, MUCH more!
Direct download: Ep_166_Edit_2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:51pm PDT

- Studio Drumming = Different?
- Real Ambience = Depth?
- Analog Summing = Meh?
- Parenting = Drawing Lines?


- This week’s plugin winner is……… Nate Yancy!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_164_Edit_2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:24pm PDT

- Highpass that Compression!
- One Guitar is a Record!
- Knowing Music vs. Knowing Sound!
- Do Converters Really Matter?


- This week’s plugin winner is………Stoyan (ssttoo)!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Episode_163_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:38pm PDT

- Budget Vocal Mics!
- Doing What You SORTA Love!
- It’s All a Distraction!
- Monitors When Traveling!

 

- This week’s plugin winnerS ARE………Nick Barnshaw & Kostas Papadapolous!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_162_Edit_5.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:01pm PDT

- Easy Acoustic Treatments!

- Kaaaayy-YAH!

- All Effects are Parallel!

- Destructive Habits!

 

 

 

- This week’s plugin winner is………Benjamin Dingle!

 

…and much, MUCH more! 

Direct download: ep_161_mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:59pm PDT

- Getting Depth ITB!
- Lowpassing Like Analog!
- Strumming Like the 70’s!
- Recording Like Good!

 

- This week’s plugin winner is………Nathan Whitney!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_160_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:27am PDT

 - Oppressive Mixing! - Oppressive Sessions!   - Oppressive Mindsets! - Oppressive VI’s!   - This week’s plugin winner is………Jordan Gilby!  …and much, MUCH more!  
Direct download: Ep_159_mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:26pm PDT

- Humans vs. AI!
- Does Anything Matter??
- Refreshing Acoustic Guitars!
- B-STOCK ROCKS!


- This week’s plugin winner is………Eitan Brown!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_158_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:44pm PDT

- Monitors v. Headphones!
- Clients v. Drummers
- Phase v. Imaging!
- Friends v. Family!


- This week’s plugin winner is………John Whitt!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_157_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:37pm PDT

- Phase Plugins Don’t Work??
- Don’t Kill the Room!
- Software IN Hardware??
- Mastering Your Own Mix!
- Starstruck Nerds!


- This week’s plugin winner is………Ray Foo and Jacob Born (retroactively)!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_156_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:56pm PDT

- Converters vs. Preamps!
- Logic vs. Pro Tools!
- Routing Your Reverbs!
- How to Buy Kush!
- Listening Burnout!


- This week’s plugin winner is………Audrius Lelkaitis!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_155_Edit.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 6:23pm PDT

- Kush vs. Manley!
- Spending vs. Investing!
- Getting ‘In the Zone!’
- Compressing Bass & Kick
- Our Favorite Shows!


- This week’s plugin winner is….. Ronny (rohformat)!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_154_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:33pm PDT

- Stop Regretting!
- Start UBK-erizing!
- Keep Cheating!
- Quit Facebooking!


- This week’s plugin winner is…..!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_153_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:37pm PDT

- When Is a Mix Done?
- Making Sounds ‘Tougher’!
- Analyzing vs. Enjoying!
- Compression While Tracking!
- Mix Bus Essentials!

- This week’s plugin winner is….. Gregory McMurtrie!

…and much, MUCH more!

 

Direct download: Ep_152_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 7:00pm PDT

- Sample Guilt!
- Open Hi Hats!
- Synesthesia!
- Gain Staging pt 4!

 

- This week’s plugin winner is… John Covell!

…and much, MUCH more!

 

Direct download: Ep_151_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:12pm PDT

- Reverb: EQ it!
- Compression: Record it!
- Cover Song: Write it!
- Money: Talk about it!

- This week’s plugin winner is… nobody!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_150.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:30pm PDT

- Which Plugins Go Where?
- Engineers vs. Musicians!
- Mastering for Vinyl!
- Pets, Anxiety, and Love!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………David Gilden!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_149_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:14pm PDT

- Dealing with Hearing Loss!
- Dealing with Noise!
- Dealing with Gains!
- Dealing with Family!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Tokyo Speirs!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_148_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:42pm PDT

- ITB Beats Consoles??
- Why Dirt Sounds Good!
- Rear Port Lovin’!
- Getting Session Work!

- This Week’s Plugin Winners Are………Gabe Bierman and Callum (cjnixon)!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_147_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:05pm PDT

- When Mastering Sucks!
- Pre-Mastering Chains!
- Mix Buss Dynamics!
- Cheaters Win!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………PJO!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_146_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:29pm PDT

- Choosing the Right Reverb!
- Live vs. Studio Mixing!
- Lo-Fi Recording Tips!
- Making Pop Arrangements!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Emily Vernaillen!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_145_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 11:30am PDT

- Sexism? What Sexism???
- Every Decade, Explained!
- Extreme Gear Talk!
- Just the Right Amount of Wrong!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: 144_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:05pm PDT

- More Vocal Mixing Tips!
- Mix Buss Tips!
- Subbass Tips!
- Sound Design Tips!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Diogo Guedes!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_143_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:42pm PDT

- Vocal Mixing Tips!
- Analyzers vs. Ears!
- When To Use Expanders!
- Running Efficient Sessions!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Joe Clar!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_142.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:22pm PDT

- Gear for Tracking!
- Panning Techniques!
- The Limits of Layering!
- The Limits of Love!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Axel Hirczak!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_141.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 7:07pm PDT

- Writing Cool Intros!
- Analog Style Plugin Chains!
- Evolving Your Voice!
- Shattering Creative Plateaus!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………James Huval!

…and much, MUCH more!

Direct download: Ep_140_Mix.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 11:05pm PDT

- Master of Work / Life Balance!
- Master of Fragile Artists!
- Master of Vocal Compression!
- Master of Bedside Cameras!

- This week’s plugin winner is… [NAME]!

…and much, MUCH more!

 

Direct download: Ep_139_Edit.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:48pm PDT

- Getting Mixes LOUD!
- Moving to Pursue Your Dreams!
- Different Songs, Same Settings!
- Habits for Creativity!
- What is “The Sound of Neve!”??

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Keelan Ohara!

...And More!

Direct download: 138_Edit_GS.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:46pm PDT

- Do Engineers Need Music Theory?
- High Pass vs. Low Shelves!
- Headphones for Dialing Effects!
- Career vs. Family!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Andres Azpiri!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_137_r2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:54pm PDT

Mix engineer extraordinaire Greg Wells is coming this month to the UBK Happy Funtime Hour podcast! (Sylvia Massy is coming too, in January!)

Send us your questions for this grammy-winning, multi-instrumentalist engineer/composer, and you know us... nothing is too off-the-wall or inappropriate to be considered!

Ask away!

Direct download: Greg_Wells_Announcement.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:58pm PDT

- Is “Writer’s Block” Real??
- Learning to Hear Distortion!
- Hearing Impaired Engineers!
- Mixing Live Tracks, ugh!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Gary Griffith!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_136.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 6:58pm PDT

- How to Network & Make Friends!
- High Ratio Compression Tips!
- Setting Up a Subwoofer!
- Making Everything Artistic!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Kelly (dollyrots)!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_135.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 7:35pm PDT

- Mixing With Severe Hearing Loss!
- Working With Stereo Stems!
- When & How we use Automation!
- Pursuing Dreams vs. Paying Bills!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Drew Epton!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_134.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 11:11pm PDT

- Adding Spice to Flavorless Drums!
- Slathering Vocals in Buttery Air!
- Cooking Plugins for Chef UBK!
- If We Weren’t Mixers, We’d Be…???

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Michael B!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_133_r2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 1:49pm PDT

- Serving the Emotion of the Song!
- Getting a Smooth, Linear Mix Buss!
- Getting Motivated to Work on Music!
- Dealing with Anxieties around Mixing!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Chris (Black In Bluhm)!!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_132.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Sylvia Massy is coming to the UBK Happy Funtime Hour! Hurry and submit your questions for this Grammy winning engineer with scores of Platinum and Gold records and a distinctly creative approach to all things recording!


http://www.ubkhappyfuntimehour.com/

Direct download: Sylvia_Massy_segment_2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:10pm PDT

- Does Compression Add Warmth?
- Does Ableton Summing Suck?
- Adjusting to ITB Mixing!
- Who Uses Summing Boxes??
- Separating Mixing from Writing!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Cory - AKA Droid Sauce!!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_131.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 6:08pm PDT

- Compressors: FET vs. VCA vs. Diode!
- Taking a Mix to the Next Level!
- Punchy, Tight Guitar Stacks!
- UBK Does Hillbilly Heroin!
- Drum Buss Compression!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Thorsten Meyer!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_130_G.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:31pm PDT

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 129 - “Happy Scumtime!”

- How to “Practice” Compression!
- What’s Wrong with Electronic Music?
- Corrupting Young Minds!
- Music that Inspires Us!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Al Westrick!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_129.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:45pm PDT

- UBK Got Mastered!
- Getting Soft, Overdriven Drums!
- EQ Ear Training?
- How Many Sets of Monitors?
- When Clients Never Finish!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is……Geoff Southall!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_128.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 7:22pm PDT

- How to Sound as Good as Us!
- Mixing Vocals to 2-Tracks!
- Can “The Industry” be Saved??
- IR’s for Guitar Cabs??
- Linked vs. Unlinked Compressors!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is……Greg Goekler!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_127_1.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 7:53pm PDT

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 126 - “Simen Says!”

- Transient vs. Tone!
- Our Favorite Reverbs!
- Our Favorite TV Shows!
- Tune Drums to the Song!
- How to Get More Clients!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Chrissy Richardson!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_126_r2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:21pm PDT

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 125 - “Now I’ve Got You, You Son of a Bitch!”

- Bad Mixing Advice!
- Good Relationship Advice!
- Our Worst Audio Moments!
- Our Favorite Emails!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Anonymous!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_125.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:25pm PDT

- Every Mix is a Mix!
- Mixing From the Gut!
- Why Hate on Behringer??
- “Disciplined” vs. “OCD”!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Villem Rootalu!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_124.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

- Balancing Kick vs. Snare!
- Are Dynamic EQ’s Compressors?
- Getting That 70’s Vibe!
- Don’t Hate on Slate!
- Plugin Input Levels!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Brian Leighton!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_123.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 7:03pm PDT

- Headphones for Mixing!
- Why No Soundcloud??
- Life Advice: Girls!
- Watching Mix Porn!
- Parents vs Art!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Jorrrrrrrgeeee (Jorge Conde)!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_122.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:46pm PDT

- Analog Girth & Space!
- Tune Drums to the Song!
- Get the Right Mic!
- Choosing the Right Career!
- The Hardest Advice Ever!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Nobody!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_121.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:41pm PDT

- How Nathan & Gregory Met!
- DIY Acoustic Treatments!
- Finding Hidden Distortions!
- Multiple A/D Conversions??
- Car Test vs. Studio Monitors??

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Dustin Duwa!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_120.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:13pm PDT

- Multiband vs. Regular Comps!
- Sad Horse Stories!
- Should Clients Get Stems??
- Bad Sound at Live Shows!
- Subscribing to Hardware??

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Mike Whatever!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_119.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 8:09pm PDT

- Does A/D Matter?
- Unmotivated for Music??
- Is Music Like Therapy???
- Should You Collaborate????

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Enrico (91gringos)!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_118.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:54am PDT

- Parallel EQ Explained!
- Headroom and VI’s!
- Optimizing Your Rig!
- Balancing Life & Music!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… C. Smith!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_117_r2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 6:49pm PDT

- New Kush Plugin Teaser!
- Subscriptions vs. Buying!
- The Politics of Sampling!
- Getting Better, Faster!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Joaquin Etchegoyen!

...And More!

 

Direct download: Ep_116.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 6:19pm PDT

- What IS a Transient?
- Getting Good Mix Feedback?
- Breakthrough Moments?
- Fuck Off Politely?


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Ángela Enríquez!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_115_r2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:24pm PDT

- When Clients are WRONG!
- Producing While Engineering!
- Effects: When and Why!
- Peace in the Loudness War!


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Julian Fader!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_114_r2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:20pm PDT

- Simulating Analog Workflows??
- 10dB Cuts on Vocals??
- Are You a Salesman??
- How to Compare Mics??
- One Speaker Mono??


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Jude (sevenjude2)!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_113_r2.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 7:07pm PDT

- Self-Producing Vocals!
- Compressing Saturation!
- Expanders: When? Why??
- Mixing INTO Mastering Chains?


- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Caskré!

...And More!

Direct download: Ep_112_Is_That_Lint.mp3
Category:Music -- posted at: 5:21pm PDT