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The SonicScoop Podcast | Music Production, Audio Engineering, and The Business of Music — 253 episodes
The Best Closed Back Headphones for the Recording Studio (Under $200) [2025 Edition]
There's a WRONG Way to Produce Music (FIGHT ME!)
Mix Breakdown: The Killers, "Mr Brightside"
Hybrid Mixing Interview with Phil Weinrobe
ROC.am Interview on In-The-Box Mixing, Atmos Mixing & more
Marc Urselli Interview on Microphones & Mic Techniques (U2, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave, John Zorn)
Mixing with Reverb: Richard Furch Interview on Reverb Techniques [Prince, Jay-Z, The Weeknd]
Hip Hop Mixing: Jason "Cheese" Goldberg Interview [NBA YoungBoy, Tyler The Creator, Travis Scott]
Clipping Vs. Limiting: A Comprehensive Guide [How, When and Why to Use Each]
Mix Masters: The Secrets of Andy Wallace's Sound
Best Modeling Mics Compared! (UAD vs Antelope vs Slate Comparison)
Music Demos: Most Important Step or Relic of the Past?
Mix Masters: The Secrets of Michael Brauer's Sound
Best Headphones for Mixing: $400 & Under [2024]
Is Spotify Audio Quality a Problem? (...And is there a service that's better for artists?)
Ideal Rock Mixes? (Mix Breakdown of Audioslave)
Analyzing the Biggest Sleeper Hit in History [Mix Lessons from Glass Animals "Heat Waves"]
What Makes a Mix Addictive? ["All The Small Things": Lessons from Blink 182]
Mix Masters: The Secrets of Steve Albini's Sound
Mix Masters: The Secrets of Chris Lord-Alge's Sound [CLA Analyzed]
You Need a Mixing ROADMAP
Mix Masters: The Secrets of Tchad Blake's Sound [Analog Tones with Digital Tools]
Mix Masters: The Secrets of Serban Ghenea's Sound
My Top Reference Mixes (...And how to choose your own)
The Beatles Studio Sounds with Modern Gear
How to Use Reference Mixes (The RIGHT WAY)
Can You Have a Talent for Mixing?
Will A.I. Musicians and Mixers Steal Your Job? (...Or save it?)
I'm a Mastering Engineer. Ask Me Anything.
What Makes this Mix Great? Tame Impala: "The Less I Know The Better"
Mastering the Car Check: How to Get Great Mixes Everywhere
Mix Breakdown: Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
Mix Breakdown: Britney Spears "Toxic"
Best New Audio Gear of 2024: NAMM Edition
Mix Breakdown: Pharrell Williams "Happy"
What (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong About Sampling Rates
Why Your Mix Sounds OK, But FEELS WRONG.
Mixing Masterclass with Jeff Ellis [Doja Cat, d4Vd, Frank Ocean]
MixCon Q&A and Interviw with Joel Hamilton [Tom Waits, Black Keys, Highly Suspect, Sparklehorse]
MixCon Q&A with GRAMMY-Winning Mixer Nic Hard
MixCon Q&A with GRAMMY-Winning Mastering Engineers of Lurssen Mastering
MixCon Q&A with Sylvia Massy [Tool, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers]
How to EQ EVERYTHING: A FREE Comprehensive Guide
Joel Wanasek Interview: Rediscovering Analog, Mastering Yourself & Ignoring Bad Advice
Chris Selim Interview: Studio Moves That Matter, Best DAWs, Faith and Music
The Best Headphones for Mixing and Mastering (ALL Models Compared)
Venus Theory Interview: The Present and Future of Music Production
Music Production & Mixing Channels RANKED: Best and Worst?
Soundproofing Small Studios: The Essential Guide
The Controversy Around Dolby Atmos: Hype Vs. Hate
What Does a Music Producer REALLY Do?
Soft Skills for Producers, Engineers & Musicians, Or: "How To Win Fans and Influence Gatekeepers"
Audio Engineer Salaries & Jobs in 2023: How and Where Do They Make Their Money?
The Ultimate Guide to FINISHING the MIX
How Long Does it Take? (To MIX like a Pro?)
Why Audio Gear Advice SUCKS. (A Buyer's Guide)
BEST of NAMM 2023 (Audio Nerds ONLY.)
Thriving in Music With Hearing Damage: How to Beat Tinnitus & Hearing Loss (w Jack Rubinacci)
Top 10 Ways To Get Better at Mixing, Faster
10 Weird Things Your Studio Needs
Rick Rubin's Top 10 Insights for Music Producers (...Read between the lines.)
How to Get Your Music Heard on YouTube
All the WEIRD Compressor Controls You Never Figured Out.
The Ultimate Guide to Studio Monitors (...How to pick the PERFECT speakers for your studio.)
Meters Made Simple (See Your Sound, Better.)
The Secrets to Getting Your Mixes to Translate, Everywhere, Everytime
5 Lazy Habits That Are Quietly Killing Your Mixes.
Top 10 Reasons You Don't Have a Music Career (…Here's What's Holding You Back in Music and Audio.)
Mixing Q&A with GRAMMY-Winning Mixer Chris Tabron [Beyoncé, The Strokes, Erykah Badu, Rick Rubin]
Mixing Q&A with Multi-Platinum Mixer Ronald Prent [Rammstein, Depeche Mode, Celine Dion, Def Leppard, Manowar]
Mixing Q&A with Diamond-Selling Mixer Richard Furch [Prince, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd]
Mixing Masterclass with Joe Chiccarelli [Beck, U2, The White Stripes, The Killers, Morrissey]
Mixing Q&A with Catherine Marks [St. Vincent, Foals, The Killers, Interpol, Wolf Alice]
"Beat a Grammy-Winning Mixer with Stock Plugins??" Ask Me Anything! MixCon Q&A Episode with Justin Colletti
Top 3 Reasons Your Low End SUCKS (...And what to do about it.)
Top 5 Hip Hop Mixing Mistakes (...This is why your beats don't bang.)
Top 10 Rock Mixing Mistakes (...Why your tracks don't sound badass.)
Which Effects Should Come FIRST in Mixing?
The MOST IMPORTANT thing in Mixing (isn't what you think it is...)
There Are ONLY 5 Ways to Make Money in Music
The 7 Deadly Sins of Mixing ("The mastering engineer's pet peeves")
How LOUD You Listen To Your Mix Matters! (The "magic" number?)
The ONLY 4 Ways to Get Your Music Heard (...Or: how real artists actually get fans and listeners)
Why You SHOULDN'T Learn Mastering
Avoid The #1 Mastering Mistake (How Revisions SHOULD Work.)
The 5 Most Common Compression Mistakes You'll Make
"Fixing It In The Mix". If you're gonna try, here's how to do it.
Best 21st Century Record Release Strategies For Getting Your Music Heard
Top 10 Reasons Your Mix SUCKS.
How to Compress EVERYTHING: A FREE Comprehensive Guide
How to Get More Work in Mixing and Music Production
Is Music Streaming Worth it for Musicians?
10 Worst Pieces of Common Mixing Advice
Why it's so hard to make money in music. (And what to do about it.)
Are There Objectively Good Mixing Techniques?
The 4 Main Mix "Shapes" (...what's the frequency curve of your mixes?)
Great Songs with Bad Mixes?
A Much Better Way to Release Albums in 2022. Plus: Using YouTube as a Musician (with Josh Turner)
My Biggest Mistakes in the Studio
Loudness Targets for Mastering (...It's not what the streaming services tell you.) FIXED AUDIO
"Mix Matching" and "Master Mimicking" (The best ways to get better, fast)
How to Use Frequency Analyzers (The Right Way)
Is Quantity Better than Quality in Music Production? Producer Hyperbits on his Path to 50M+ Streams
Legendary Grunge Producer Jack Endino on Recording, Mixing, Mastering and "Setting Himself on Fire"
Bad Arguments for Super High Resolution Audio, Rebutted!
Mix Bus Processing: How to Compress, EQ, Limit and More (...Without Destroying Your Mix)
Making Money in Music with Brands (ft. Tommy Zee)
Gain Staging Demystified (...How To Set Ideal Levels for Recording and Mixing)
How Much Does Gear Matter in the Studio?
Releasing Good Music Isn't Enough (To Get You Noticed)
How To Master Albums (...Full of Very Different Sounding Tracks)
Two Secrets for HUGE Sounding Mixes
The Most Important Frequency Ranges for EQing Kick and Bass
Better Editing Can Improve Your Mixes More Than Compression or EQ
Is Your Mix Just Different, or Actually Better? Here's How to Tell
The Most Overrated Studio Gear (and the Most Underrated)
The Secret Science of Stacking Compressors
How to Parallel Compress EVERYTHING: A Comprehensive Guide
3 Key Takeaways from Producer and Electronic Artist TAETRO
3 Key Mixing Takeaways from 7X GRAMMY-Winner Brian Vibberts
3 Key Takeaways from Award-Winning Mixer on Mixing Soundtracks and Orchestral Elements
Top 3 Insights from Multi-Platinum Mixer Koen Heldens
Top 3 Music Production Insights from Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL)
Top 3 Takeaways from Grammy-Winning Mixer Quentin "Q" Gilkey
The Top 5 EQ Myths, Busted!
You're Not Automating Your Mix Enough!
For a Career in Music, You Need Lots of Little Victories
Dial In Your Effects BEFORE You Mix?
How to Get More Stereo WIDTH in Your Mixes
How Your Ears Will Lie To You (And What to Do About It)
Why Pre-Production is the Key to Great Records
How to Mix Your Own Tracks (And Why You Maybe Shouldn't)
Mixing From Scratch Isn't the Only Way (A More Modern Approach to Mixing)
A Much Better Way to Talk About Sound (What do "Warm" and "Punchy" Really Mean??)
Top 10 Reasons Not to Become an Audio Engineer
Why Super High Resolution Audio Makes No Sense
How to Deal with Mix Revisions (Should They Cost Extra?)
Does Dither Really Matter?
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sidechain Compression (...but were afraid to ask)
How to Use Saturation on the Mix & Master Bus
The 6 Most Common Mix Problems (And How to Fix Them)
1 Big Tip for Much Better EQing
1 Big Tip for Much Better Masters (...And Mixes!)
How Much Should a Mix Cost?
Should You Pursue Your Passion into a Music or Audio Career?
How & Why to Use the RATIO Control on Your Compressor
Pre-Fader vs Post-Fader Reverb and Effects
Preparing for Mastering: What Files (And Levels) Do I Need to Send to the Mastering Engineer?
How to Make Your Studio or Music Work into a Real Business (Not a "Job")
Don't Release an Album... Do This Instead!
Do You Need Multiple Versions Of Your Master for Streaming Services, Vinyl and More?
Why I Stopped Stealing Music (and Plugins) and How It Helped My Career
Dealing with "Problem" Mix Clients Who Have "Demo-itis"
The 2 Most Important Factors in Studio Success (Happy Thanksgiving... Episode 100!)
How to Get More Depth In Your Mixes
"Rich Kids in the Music Industry": Is Money Really What Makes Success in Music?
How to Fail Your Way to Better Mixes
The 2 Biggest Mix Balance Mistakes
The 2 Biggest Reverb Mistakes
To Succeed in the Studio, Should You Diversify Skills or Niche Down?
Top 3 Mixing Insights from Michael Brauer
Top 3 Mix Takeaways from Maria Elisa Ayerbe (4x GRAMMY Nominee)
Top 3 Mix Strategies from Jacquire King (3x GRAMMY-winner)
3 Top Mixing Mindsets from Jimmy Douglass' MixCon Masterclass
3 Major Takeaway's from Luca Pretolesi's MixCon Masterclass
How to Use Low Cut Filters
Don't Call Them "Mastering Engineers", Call Them This Instead
How Many Mics Do You Really Need to Record Drums?
Do you Have G.A.S? (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)
How Long Should it Take To Mix a Song? And How Long to Master a Track?
Overcoming Analog Audio Envy
The Biggest Reason Most Albums Go Nowhere
Advice for Studio Assistants in the 21st Century
How To Avoid Audio Snake Oil
Multiband Compression Vs. Dynamic EQ
Music Publishing and Artist Management with Ben O'Connell of Songtrust.
Dana Nielsen on Mics, Making the Most of Mixing from Home, Remote Recording & More
How Much Does Talent Really Matter?
How do you know if your mixes are good enough?
Is Mixing REALLY That Important?
Should You Compress & EQ Your Mix Bus Or Leave it For Mastering?
Why You Need a SYSTEM for Mixing
How Loudness Will Lie to You: All About Level-Matching Music
The Art of Mixing Hip Hop Records, with Koen Heldens [XXXTentacion, Dr. Dre, Timbaland]
Mastering Gone Bad! Why I Don't Trust Cheap Mastering Engineers
Are YouTube Videos Making Your Audio Skills Worse?
Thom Russo on Rick Rubin, Winning 16 GRAMMYs & Latin Music Production.
Should You Mix Your Own Recordings? Should You Master Your Own Mixes?
BONUS Livestream Q&A Episode: Successfully Doing Audio in a Downturn
The Problem with Going to School for Audio, Music & The Arts
EQ Mindset: Boosting vs. Cutting
Using EQ to Perfect Your Room and Speakers (w Martins Popelis of Sonarworks)
Should You Take Out Debt to Build Up Your Studio?
How to Finish Your Mixes Faster
Ask These Questions Early for Better Recordings
This Is What Separates Successful Musicians & Producers From Everyone Else
The Most Important Pieces of Gear In the Studio
The Problem with DIY
What is Mid-Side Processing? When, Why & How to Use It
Is There Such a Thing as "TOO MUCH" Studio Time? Probably.
How to Finish Your Mix BEFORE Your Start It
How to Pick the RIGHT Studio Monitors
Don't Release an Album! Do This Instead.
"Honing In" — 1 Key Strategy for Much Better Mix Balances
SHOULD You Get a Sub for your Studio?
Your Record May Suck Unless Do THIS [SSP048]
Top Tips for MUCH Better Low End [SSP047]
Unpaid Studio Work? When to Work for Free and When Not To [SSP046]
How to Build ANY Kind of Studio for Just $5,000 [SSP045]
The Very Best Places to Learn Audio & Music Production [SSP044]
Learn to Actually HEAR Compression
EQ Before or After Compression? Plus: Multi-band Compression Principles [SSP042]
Money For Your Music: Earning Revenue from Sync Licensing for Film, TV, Games, Commercials & More [SSP041]
Live Sound vs The Studio — with Marc Urselli [SSP040]
The Secrets of Mix Bus Compression... Demystified! [SSP039]
Advanced Compression Techniques: Parallel, Sidechain and Serial Compression
Breaking Through Music Production Plateaus, ft. Ian Temple of Soundfly
This is What Happens When You Learn an Instrument [SSP036]
Getting Better, Faster at Music and Audio (Practice vs Talent in the Music Business) [SSP035]
Are You an Amateur or a Professional Musician? How to Tell. [SSP034]
Reading Meters vs. Reading People: Empathy & Art in Music Production with Nicolas Vernhes [SSP033]
Making Major Music Hits: The Importance of Artist Development with Mark Needham [SSP032]
The Future of the Loudness Wars, A.I. in Music Production, 360 Sound, and more [SSP031]
The Most Important Tool In Your Studio Might Just Be Your Reference Mixes.
"Your Audio is Amazing and Nobody's Happy!" [SSP029]
Adding Color to Your Sounds with Maor Appelbaum [SSP028]
Staying Creative While Having a Life, with John Congleton [SSP027]
Growing a Bigger Better Studio, with Joel Hamilton [SSP #026]
Don't Be Afraid of Recording Your Effects! With Nic Hard [SSP #025]
What Matters MOST In Any Mix: The 80/20 Rule Of Audio Engineering [SSP #024]
Studio Business and the Craft of Mixing with Manny Marroquin [SSP #023]
Q&A: Monitoring Levels, Brauer Mix Buses, Landing Audio Jobs and More [SSP #022]
Audio Engineer Salaries and Jobs: How Much Do They Earn? [SSP #021]
Overcoming the Fears of Mixing with Michael Brauer [SSP #020]
The Independent Musician's Guide to Investing [SSP #019]
What (Almost) Everybody Gets Wrong About Bit Depth
Growing a (Massive) Music Fanbase on YouTube with Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox [SSP#017]
The Realities of Hip Hop & Music Production with Paul Willie Green Womack [SSP #016]
Producers, Musicians: Make $1000s More Each Year By Doing your Taxes Properly [SSP #015]
Do Sample Rates Really Matter? How to Make the Choice (With Science!) [SSP #014]
21st Century Music Business with Ariel Borujow [Keys N Krates, Galantis, CID] (SSP #013)
Better Ways to Produce Music with Ben H. Allen [Deerhunter, Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective] (SSP#012)
Should you Go to School for Audio, Music, or Other Arts? [SSP #011]
What Makes a Hit Song? The Stats Behind Music's Biggest Tracks [SSP #010]
How to Make (and Keep) More Money in the Music and Studio Business [SSP #009]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Powerful Drum Sounds in the Mix with Mike Major [#008]
Networking and Landing New Clients with Eyal Levi [007]
Getting Your Music Mastered? What You Need to Know with Joe Lambert [006]
Q&A: Setting Compressor Release, Mastering Loudness & Levels and More [005]
A Better Way to EQ, Better Way to Compress & Better Way to Reverb [004]
Making Albums: How Much Does it Really Cost, and How Long Will it Take? [Podcast 003]
What is Mastering and Is it Really Necessary? [#002]
Studios, Freelancers: How Much Should You Charge?? [#001]