Secret Sonics 090 - Ruby Smith - Blending Artistry and Engineering

Ruby Smith is a music producer, audio/mixing engineer, and artist based out of Berlin, Germany! In this episode, Ruby shared her journey moving to London from Australia and later to Berlin, working in large studios and working as a freelance producer and engineer. We discussed her solo artist project and how she works with other artists, her approach to mixing, why she loves analog reverb, why community is so important (in her words: "without the people, it's just gear"), and so much more! Check it out! You can find out more about Ruby at https://rubysmith.xyz/about You can find Ruby on Social Media IG - https://www.instagram.com/postdusk/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@postdusk?lang=en You can listen to the songs we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in their entireties here: "Long Summer" by Post-Dusk (AKA Ruby) - https://purplesneakers.com.au/2021/03/watch-post-dusk-long-summer/ "Idiot's Dream" by Freddie Dickson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO0uonHDeUo&ab_channel=FreddieDickson Subscribe to the podcast and get my free guidebook "Music Production Essentials" here - https://mpe-ebook.benwallick.com/free-download Join the Secret Sonics Facebook community here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretsonics If you'd like to help support Secret Sonics, you can do so by visiting https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benwallick References Katie Tavini - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/1/24/secret-sonics-081-katie-tavini-mastering-music-with-intent Chrissie Lopez - https://twitter.com/chrisylopezdrum?lang=en Alan Moulder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moulder Noatune studios - http://www.noatune.com/ Kota Banks - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota_Banks Red Bull Studios - https://www.redbullmusicstudios.com/ Strongroom Studios - https://www.strongroom.com/ Freddie Dickson - https://www.instagram.com/freddiedickson/?hl=en Space Station Reverb - https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/ursa-major-space-station Echoboy - https://www.soundtoys.com/product/echoboy/ FF Pro-DS - https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-ds-de-esser-plug-in Eiosis E2deesser - https://www.eiosis.com/e2deesser Valhalla - https://valhalladsp.com/ Manny Reverb - https://www.waves.com/plugins/manny-marroquin-reverb#manny-marroquin-signature-series-overview Phil Spector - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Spector Mixerman - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/21/secret-sonics-017-eric-sarafin-aka-mixerman DT 770s - https://amzn.to/3smvUZG Audiomovers - https://audiomovers.com/wp/ Asher Parkes - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/4/20/secret-sonics-006-asher-parkes Arcade Fire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Fire Marta Salogni - https://www.instagram.com/martasalogni/?hl=en David Wrench - https://www.soundonsound.com/people/david-wrench Ebonie Smith - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/6/14/secret-sonics-050-ebonie-smith Layla Moheimani - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2020/7/19/secret-sonics-055-layla-moheimani WMA - https://womensaudiomission.org/ Ami Kozak - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/1/3/secret-sonics-078-ami-kozak-how-to-grow-your-following Thanks for listening to this episode of Secret Sonics! I hope you enjoyed this episode :) Look out for new episodes weekly. Consider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two. Thank you to Zvi Rodan, Mendy Portnoy, and Yakir Hyman for contributing to the new podcast theme music! You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.co ***If you want the show to continue to improve, feel free to fill out a listener survey here: https://forms.gle/BWKmS4YmESYid5rh8 *** Follow along via social media here: Facebook: www.facebook.com/SecretSonicsPod Instagram: www.instagram.com/secretsonics/ Feel free to email me at [email protected] with any questions and feedback you might have. I'm open to learning about what topics you'd like to hear about and which people you'd like to hear from. In pursuit of making this podcast truly helpful to anybody looking to improve at music production, all suggestions are truly welcome! Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in! -Ben