51: Critical Listening – Possibly the Most Critical Producer Skill
The guys talk about one of the most important skills a recording enthusiast can develop: critical listening – and how to develop it and apply it to your own productions
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49: Our Top 5 Recording Myths Busted in 2020
The guys busted several personal recording myths in their studios during 2020. In this episode they talk about their Top 5.
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48: What is Phase (and How to Deal With it)
The guys explain the concept of phase in audio and talk about different techniques for checking and fixing phase issues – as well as why (and when) getting phase right is important.
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46: How Loud Should My Songs Be?
The guys talk about the infamous concept of “loudness” – explaining the basics, the history (and deescalation) of the “loudness wars” and what you need to know to make sure your song quality doesn’t suffer because of some common pitfalls.
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45: How to Consistently Finish More Songs and Level Up Your Skills
Vadim talks about why the act of finishing a project is so crucial to leveling up your skills and shows you the SMART goals technique that makes consistently finishing projects easier and less intimidating – including showing you how to use the free DIYRG
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42: How to Make MIDI Sound Real
The guys discuss strategies for making MIDI-driven virtual instruments sound like the real thing and play examples that go both wonderfully right and horribly wrong.
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37: Strategies for Recording Multiple Sources Simultaneously
The guys talk about different multi-tracking strategies – including the pros and cons of recording layer by layer vs. recording multiple sources simultaneously, strategies for getting more out of your input count, how to set up a flexible monitoring syste
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35: Recording Bass Part 2: Capturing the Perfect Bass Tone
In Part 2 of our deep dive on bass, we look at Ben’s methodical approach to zeroing on a great recording setup and then blending his recorded tones together for a result that’s straight fire.
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34: Recording Bass Part 1: The Bass Tone Deep Dive
Ben leads the guys in a discussion on everything that contributes to a final, killer bass tone and how his own tone journey was shaped.
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33: Heavy Guitars Part 2: Recording Heavy Tones
In Part 2 of this heavy guitar mini-series Vadim takes you through recording the tones you dialed in – including the famed Fredman technique and how to make it work for your sound.
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