Joe Reinhart: Building Flexible Templates

Joe Reinhart is an engineer, producer, mixer, and multi-instrumentalist from Philadelphia, PA.Joe is also a Co-owner of Headroom Studio.He has been recording bands since he was 15, starting off with a Tascam Portastudio in his parents’ basement.Many bands and years later, in 2007, he recorded his band, Algernon Cadwallader’s debut LP, “Some Kind of Cadwallader” in a variety of locations, including his West Philly bedroom studio that he shared with his band members.It was around that time that he also met Kyle at Drexel, and a couple years after that, moved into a warehouse that was dubbed “Big Mama’s” and put some gear in the extra rehearsal room that became The Headroom.It was here that Joe recorded a ton of projects like Hop Along’s “Get Disowned”, which he later joined as a lead guitarist in 2012.Since then he’s produced bands like Joyce Manor, Modern Baseball and so many others. When he’s not holed up in the studio or ripping it on stage, Joe is surfing.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:Recording with a TalkboyBeing involved in a community of like-minded peopleAnalyzing artists’ demosPlaying for the song vs focusing on your own partsMaking decisions as a bandBuilding templates that offer lots of flexibilityUsing Auto Align on drumsUsing automation to make choruses biggerGetting big choruses with clean guitarsHis secret weapon for recording guitarJoe’s go-to amp choicesHow he gets fat snare drum tonesUsing a Tune-bot to help with drum tuningWhy he uses separate parallel channels for kick and snare tracksTo learn more about Joe Reinheart, visit: https://www.joereinhart.com/Notable gear mentioned in this episode:UF8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QynkbaJHS Double Barrel: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNjA3AVox AC15: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0MxEMOvertone Labs Tune-Bot: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQD5KBLooking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Want additional help with your music productions?For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Check out our Sponsors:Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Subscribe to the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Have questions you’d like answered on the show?Send them to [email protected] leave a rating and review:https://masteryourmix.com/review/ Thanks for listening!