EPISODE · Aug 11, 2026 · 57 MIN
Pockets Of Presence with Joe Carra (Hiatus Kaiyote, Middle Kids, Pond)
from Love Music More (with Scoobert Doobert) · host Scoobert Doobert
With more than 30 years of experience, Grammy nominated, mastering engineer, Joe Carra, is the chief engineer at Crystal Mastering. He joins the pod to talk about the history, the present, and the future of the audio world. He dives into his Dolby Atmos setup and tips for managing such a stacked roster of musicians. As a mastering engineer, he has a unique perch, working on thousands of songs per year. So it’s great to hear his take on the whole thing and where this crazy industry is headed.For 30% off your first year of DistroKid to share your music with the world click DistroKid.com/vip/lovemusicmore 🌎Watch guest episodes on YouTube 📺Subscribe to this pod's blog on Substack to receive deeper dives on the regular 🏊♂️Tune into my music and surf the different-yet-connected platforms at ScoobertDoobert.pizza 🍕Score pod merch 🥥Connect with Joe on:✏️ Website✏️ IG✏️ YouTubeA word salad poem cut from episode excerpts by the podcast producer 🫛There are techniques. The mix is breathing. Value from the experience. Help wherever. Pop in a do stuff. A really comical situation. Like figuring out a puzzle. Talking about stuff. For the craft. Get a feel of what’s happening. A discrete speaker system in surround. Feel very lucky in that aspect. Be part of that. It’s amazing. This time. A really good thing. Think of it as a sphere. Help set a course. Do that. There can be a technical standard. The way that music works. A very delicate touch. Tried all kinds of things. Heard of it. Very grateful. Points of view are carried across in some aspect. Pinpoint accurate. Zoom out. Transports somewhere. A really solid format. Hear from the source. This mastering thing. Very airy. Such a fascinating, fascinating life. It is good, it is good. So cool. A format that is still growing. Sets energy up. That sense of exploration and adventure. The audio game. Broadcasting. All that. All involved in It. So to speak. Through the door. Wind in some presence. Get a handle on. Really interesting. It’s good. Metaphysical there. An opportunity. An ingrained part. The specialist mindset. Spin on it. Careful tonal treatment and dynamic treatment. Respect the mix for what it is. All kinds of workflows. In the ballpark. Circulating. Up and down. All that kind of stuff A unique vantage point. Tasteful compressions, tasteful harmonics. Anchor the rest. Nurturing that stuff. Expand it. So good. Amped up. Out there. Speaker array. Energetic and lively. Most of the time. Learn the craft. Can be wildly different. A very powerful emotion. Different experiences. Referencing closely. Things are always changing. Everything is happening. All the time. 🔋Edited by Rebecca SansomSet Design by Max HorwichPodcast Produced by Beformer
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