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Marketing For Freelance Creatives - Expert Panel - Episode 459
3 maart 2021 · 41 min
In this week’s Production Expert Podcast Mike Thornton is joined by Russ Hughes and PJ Gibbs both of whom have considerable experience of specialist marketing in the Pro Audio sector. they shed some light on how effective marketing can be achieved by single-person freelance creative businesses by following some simple principles and avoiding some common pitfalls. Lees meer
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Recording Session Guitars - Expert Panel - Episode 458
24 februari 2021 · 39 min
In this edition of The Production Expert Podcast Russ Hughes is joined this week by Mark M Thompson and James Ivey to discuss all things guitar, from playing arranging and recording through to hiring a player
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Dialogue For Drama And Factual - Production Expert Podcast Episode 457
17 februari 2021 · 43 min
In this edition of The Production Expert Podcast Mike Thornton, Reid Caulfield and Emma Butt look at all things dialogue for both factual and drama audio post-production, including the way we lay out sessions, the use of colour, how we handle processing and matching different takes. Lees meer
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Is Mixing With AI Driven Plugins Cheating? Episode 456
10 februari 2021 · 39 min
In this week’s Podcast Mike Thornton, William Wittman and Julian Rodgers consider the emergence of Artificial Intelligence in Plugins. Can AI ever really make contextually appropriate mix decisions and if it can does that help or threaten mix engineers? Lees meer
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The Plugins You Forgot - Episode 455
3 februari 2021 · 39 min
In this week’s Podcast Julian Rodgers, James Richmond and Chris Vandeviver loog down into the dusty corners of their Plugin folders and ask why they stopped using some of their plugins?
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Who Can Save The Music Industry? - Episode 454
27 januari 2021 · 40 min
In this week’s podcast Mike Thornton, Eli Krantzberg and Steve DeMott consider the potential of music streaming. Much has been said about how musicans rewarded (or mot) from streaming. What about the studio business?
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How Many Drum Mics Is Too Many? - Episode 453
20 januari 2021 · 35 min
In this week’s Podcast Julian Rodgers, James Ivey and Audrey Martinovich discuss microphones. Responding to an excellent video produced by Antelope Audio in which studio legend Sylvia Massy goes completely over the top miking Taylor Hawkins’ drums - Excellent! Lees meer
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Looking After Yourself In Lockdown - Episode 452
13 januari 2021 · 36 min
In this week’s Podcast, Russ Hughes and Julian Rodgers are joined by Mike Exeter. With the return of lockdown conditions in the UK, they discuss what we can all do to look after ourselves both in our work lives and beyond, although the difference between work and home is an increasingly 2019 concept for many of us! Lees meer
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Remote Working Post Production Special - Episode 451
6 januari 2021 · 37 min
In this week’s Podcast Mike Thornton is joined by Korey Pereira and Chris Roberts. With the return of lockdown conditions in the UK they revisit the subject of remote workflows. How has their experience of remote working in Post been and what have they learned since last year? Lees meer
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Are You A Plugin Clone? - Episode 450
16 december 2020 · 30 min
In this week’s Podcast Russ Hughes, William Wittman and Chris Vandeviver discuss plugin choice and to what extent peer pressure, Fear Of Missing Out and endorsements influence our choices. It’s tempting to say that the only thing which matters is the sound but can any of us honestly say our choices aren’t influenced by anything else? - Really? Lees meer
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Discontinued Hardware And Software We'd Like To See Return - Episode 449
9 december 2020 · 36 min
In this week’s Podcast Julian Rodgers, Steve DeMott and James Richmond call out their most mossed discontinued pro audio products, software or hardware. Products often don’t disappear because nobody wants them. What did you miss when it went and would you use it today if it came back? Lees meer
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Black Friday - What Did We Get? Production Expert Podcast Episode 448
2 december 2020 · 35 min
In this week’s Podcast Mike Thornton, Audrey Martinovich and James Ivey compare notes on Black Friday Weekend. What did we we buy? Big ticket items or sundries?
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New Apple Mac M1, Who's Buying? Episode 447
24 november 2020 · 30 min
In this week’s Podcast Julian Rodgers, Eli Krantzberg and James Richmond discuss the release of Apple Silicon based Macs. The potential for performance gains is huge but the practical considerations for such a new development are potentially complex. Who wants one and if so, when? Lees meer
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Pro Tools 2020.11 And Carbon - Production Expert Podcast Episode 446
18 november 2020 · 39 min
In this week’s Podcast Russ Hughes, Alan Sallabank and Sara Carter discuss the release of Pro Tools 2020.11 and Pro Tools Carbon. A new audio interface from Avid is something we haven’t seen for years and to see a music focused DSP product along with the most significant Pro Tools release in a while gives the panel a lot to digest. Lees meer
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Townsend Labs Sphere And Remote Recording In Post - Episode 445
11 november 2020 · 36 min
In this week’s Podcast Mike Thornton, Julian Rodgers and Emma Butt talk about the potential for the new announcement from Townsend Labs about their software fix for reflection filters. Could this be good news for post production?
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Is It All About The Engineer? Episode 444
4 november 2020 · 36 min
In this week’s Podcast Julian Rodgers, Sara Carter and William Wittman talk about the role of the engineer and whether one of the most important skills we should develop is learning when to stop?
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How Much Should We Try To Control Spill In The Studio - Episode 443
28 oktober 2020 · 40 min
In this week’s Podcast Julian Rodgers, Steve DeMott and Chris Vandeviver discuss spill in the studio, Whether between mics on a drum kit, that unbelievably loud guitar combo which is all over everything or headphones leaking onto the vocal mic, what do we do to control it and when should we let it… bleed? Lees meer
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Are Control Surfaces Rubbish For Plugins? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 442
21 oktober 2020 · 41 min
In this week’s Podcast Mike Thornton, James Ivey and Eli Krantzberg discuss the weakness common to the majority of hardware controllers - Plug-in control.
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Will There Ever Be A Software Fix For Poor Recording Spaces? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 441
14 oktober 2020 · 35 min
In this week’s Podcast Julian Rodgers, Audrey Martinovich and James Richmond discuss whether technology can address poor tracking spaces? Years ago we would never have believed that we could model a U47 or that RX could ever do what it does. Will we ever be able to call up a useable “Voiceover Booth” preset? Lees meer
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Tips For Working Faster In The Studio - Episode 440
7 oktober 2020 · 40 min
In this week’s Podcast Russ Hughes, Julian Rodgers and Sara Carter discuss their studios and the steps they have taken to make sure they remain healthy and productive. From software tweaks to furniture choice, we spend a lot of time in our studios so how do we make them work for us? Lees meer
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If Your Clients Are Complaining About Remote Working You’re Not Doing It Right - Post Special Episode 439
30 september 2020 · 43 min
In this Post Production Podcast special Mike Thornton, Emma Butt and Alan Sallabank discuss whether problems with remote working are because because of remote working itself or because of remote working being done badly. Can it work in post production? Lees meer
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What Gear Should Stay Out Of The Box? - Episode 438
23 september 2020 · 33 min
With pretty much every part of recording Studios having moved “In the Box” as software, in a new, shorter format podcast Julian Rodgers, Audrey Martinovich and William Wittman discuss what they think is best kept out of the box.
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Our First Studio Gear - Production Expert Podcast - Episode 437
16 september 2020 · 33 min
In a new, shorter format podcast Russ Hughes, Sara Carter and James Ivey discuss their first studio setups, what they had and how much they would cost today, the results are surprising!
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Lightbulb Moments - Episode 436
9 september 2020 · 33 min
In a new, shorter format podcast Julian Rodgers, Eli Krantzberg and Chris Vandevivier discuss their audio “lightbulb moments”. Those significant moments when we notice or learn something about audio which stays with us, learning something new and opening up new ideas. Lees meer
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Does Planning Kill Creativity? - Episode 435
2 september 2020 · 41 min
Mike Thornton, Audrey Martinovich and William Wittman talk about experimentation in the studio. With so much production happening in private studios where the clock isn’t being watched in the same way as it is in a commercial setting, is there more justification for a more open ended approach to recording. Does time pressure keep focus or stifle creativity? Lees meer
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Is AVB An Audio Miracle? - Episode 434
26 augustus 2020 · 53 min
Julian Rodgers, James Richmond and Steve DeMott discuss AVB, how it differs from Dante and how Steve used it to solve a specific problem in his studio. For talking point two a discussion of control surfaces turns into a discussion of Stream Deck. To close they share their finds of the week. Lees meer
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Recording Horror Stories - Episode 433
19 augustus 2020 · 56 min
Russ Hughes, James Ivey and Sara Carter share their recording horror stories. As the saying goes, if something can go wrong… To close they share their finds of the week.
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Music & Post Tips We Wish We'd Known - Episode 432
12 augustus 2020 · 48 min
Mike Thornton, Julian Rodgers and Emma Butt discuss the importance of training and trainees. What advice do they give to people who are starting out on their audio careers? To close they share their finds of the week.
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Making Your Studio As Profitable As Possible - Production Expert Podcast Episode 431
5 augustus 2020 · 48 min
Mike Thornton, James Richmond and Chris Vanderviver discuss how to make your studio business as profitable as possible. In addition, they talk about the tools they wish they have but aren’t around yet and to close they share their finds of the week.
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Top Engineers On Recording Real Instruments - Production Expert Podcast Episode 430
29 juli 2020 · 50 min
In this week’s podcast, Julian, Sara and William talk about their experiences of working with orchestral players, either as an orchestra or working with sections of string, brass and woodwind. In addition, they talk about free plug-ins and finds of the week are shared. Lees meer
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Do You Have Too Much Studio Gear? Gear Acquisition Syndrome - Episode 429
22 juli 2020 · 52 min
In this week’s podcast, Mike, Eli and Steve talk about their buying habits. From semi-necessary guitar purchases to completely unnecessary plugins, we all have gear buying habits which are driven more by our hearts than our heads. Is this a bad thing and could we stop if we wanted to? In addition, the issues presented by recording drums in domestic spaces are discussed and finds of the week are shared. Lees meer
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Breaking The Rules! Why Wouldn't You Do Things Differently? - Episode 428
15 juli 2020 · 51 min
In this week’s podcast, Julian, Audrey and James talk about breaking the “rules”. Maybe better referred to as conventions, there are some ways of doing things which are so common that we sometimes follow them unquestioningly but as the saying goes - rules are to be broken! Lees meer
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Is Apple Silicon Good News For Pro Studio Owners? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 427 - Episode 427
8 juli 2020 · 53 min
In this week’s podcast, Russ, Julian and Sara discuss Apple’s announcement of their move to ARM based chips in future Macs. What does it mean for audio professionals and what effect will it have on developers? They also discuss the use of the word ‘Stem” in audio and share their finds of the week. Lees meer
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Post Production During COVID How Have Working Practices Changed? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 426
1 juli 2020 · 57 min
In this week’s podcast, Mike, Alan and Emma discuss their experiences of working in post-production during COVID. How have things changed? To what extent have remote working practices replaced face to face interactions and when people are actually in the same building, how is safety maintained? Lees meer
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The Experts Name Their Mix Reference Music - Episode 425
24 juni 2020 · 53 min
In this week’s podcast Julian and Audrey are joined by James Richmond. They discuss mix references. We all have tracks with which we assess and judge our mixes, equipment and environments. Why do we choose particular tracks and what are the reasons behind these choices? They also consider the development of audio recording and ask whether there was a sweet spot and if so, when it happened. Lees meer
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Common Mixing Mistakes - We List Our Top Ones - Production Expert Podcast Episode 424
17 juni 2020 · 1 uur
In this week’s podcast Russ and Sara are joined by William Wittman. They discuss mixing, specifically the mistakes they keep seeing, or making. Over-compression? Monitoring too loud? Not using a reference? Confusing louder with better? There are so many pitfalls, which do they single out as their personal bugbear? Lees meer
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App Control Of DAWs Do We Need More Screens In Our Studios?
10 juni 2020 · 43 min
In this week’s podcast Julian and Chris are joined by Steve DeMott. They discuss the use of additional screens in the studio, whether carrying Apps which supplement DAWs or anything else and the wisdom of buying cheap equipment.
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Do Channel Strip Plug-ins Really Help Mixing? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 422
3 juni 2020 · 54 min
In this week’s podcast Mike, James and Audrey discuss channel strips and studio security, Do we use channel strip plug-ins or do we create our own from individual EQs and compressors? Is there a sonic benefit in using the same processes across every channel? Lees meer
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If Analogue Consoles Disappeared Would We Miss Them? - Episode 421
27 mei 2020 · 1 uur 3 min
In this week’s podcast Julian and Eli welcome James Richmond to a podcast in which they discuss the relevance of analogue consoles to production work in 2020. Most of us admire them but would we actually use one if it were available. Let alone pay for one and tolerate the running costs? Lees meer
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Is A Laptop Suitable As A Primary Studio Computer? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 420
20 mei 2020 · 42 min
In this week’s podcast Russ, Dan and Sara are discussing the practicalities of using a laptop as the only computer in a professional studio. Laptops have been suitable for pre-production, songwriting, tracking, mixing and many other things for a long time but so many of us own a desktop for the studio and a second laptop in addition - Why? Lees meer
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Some Work Can't Be Done Remotely During Lockdown? - Podcast Episode 419
13 mei 2020 · 42 min
In this week’s podcast Mike and Julian catch up with Emma, who has been busier than she expected. What opportunities are out there for people working in post and are is all the work being done remotely or are parts of the industry starting to adapt to social distancing? Dolby Atmos is here to stay so is it time to get educated? The team discuss… Lees meer
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Is Your Studio Keeping You Healthy? Advice On Making Sure It Is - Production Expert Podcast Episode 418
6 mei 2020 · 43 min
Like most of us Julian, Dan and Sara are all spending even more time in their studios during lockdown, On this week’s podcast we discuss what we’ve done to ensure our studios don’t damage our bodies, and hopefully our minds. What have we done and what changes would we like to make to create spaces which don’t risk RSI, poor posture and all the other issues extended sedentary work can cause. Lees meer
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Monitors, What Are We Using? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 417
29 april 2020 · 47 min
James and Julian welcome Chris Vandeviver from Logic Pro Expert to the podcast and discuss monitors, specifically what we are using, what we like and what we’d like to try. Coaxial monitors, Beryllium tweeters and the merits of inexpensive monitors get discussed along with deals, our finds of the week and the inevitable, and unavoidable Coronavirus. Lees meer
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Expert Production Tools and Techniques - Episode 416
22 april 2020 · 49 min
Mike, Dan and Eli swap tips and ideas about production, arrangement and mixing. Vocal tuning, intelligent virtual player plugins, the merits or otherwise of analogue emulations… In these days of few technical limitations do we embrace this freedom or does it make things more difficult to make decisions? Lees meer
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Should You Try Universal Audio LUNA? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 415
15 april 2020 · 42 min
The long anticipated LUNA launch happened last week to much excitement but James, Julian and Audrey ask why we should try it and what does it bring to the DAW landscape?
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How Important Is Acoustic Treatment? - Production Expert Podcast Episode 414
8 april 2020 · 43 min
Acoustic Treatment is important but how much difference does it make and how much should acoustic performance affect how you use your studio space? Russ, Julian and Sara discuss in this week’s production Expert Podcast.
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Production Expert Podcast Episode 413
2 april 2020 · 51 min
In our latest Post Production Special with the profound effect of COVID-19 on the industry there has never been so much to talk about. We hear the perspectives of Mike Alan and Emma on this rapidly changing situation.
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The New Normal - How To Stay Safe, Solvent And Sane - Episode 412
25 maart 2020 · 47 min
With so many working from home how do we best face the challenges both practical, social and emotional that this can present, especially if you aren’t used to it? There’s probably 50 years combined experience of working from home between the podcast team, what advice can they share? Lees meer
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COVID-19 And Audio Production Work
18 maart 2020 · 52 min
It wouldn’t be possible for us to avoid the subject of the spread of coronavirus around the world. We’ll leave the health advice to others but do we have any advice for people working in audio who find themselves affected by the changes these events are causing in our working lives? Lees meer
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Session Templates In Different DAWs How Do We Use Them - Episode 410
11 maart 2020 · 49 min
James, Dan and Eli discuss templates. With Dan having recently moved over on to a PC and Studio One, James being a Pro Tools user on PC and Eli being a Logic user is is very much a mixed environment but does that affect their approach to templates?