The SonicScoop Podcast | Music Production, Audio Engineering, and The Business of Music
Join SonicScoop's Justin Colletti and guests to explore best practices for running a creative business in audio, music and other creative fields. From tips and tutorials on music production and audio engineering, to business masterclasses, interviews with heavy hitting producers, engineers, researchers, journalists, creative entrepreneurs and more, the weekly SonicScoop podcast is unlike any other.
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Justin Colletti is joined by Gregg Lehrman, CEO of the music-making software company Output, to talk about artificial intelligence in the music industry.
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Mastering engineer Justin Colletti answers your questions about mixing and music production in this livestream Q&A.
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What makes this mix great? Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Tame Impala's "The Less I Know The Better".
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Why does your mix sound OK in the studio, but terrible in the car?
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Justin Colletti looks through the...
What makes this mix great? Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun".
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Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Britney Spears' smash hit "Toxic" to show what makes it work so brilliantly well. Check out all courses here:
►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com
►Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com
Justin Colletti shares his picks for the best new pro audio and music gear for the studio from NAMM 2024. Includes headphones, microphones, plugins, hardware and more.
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►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com
►Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com
Justin Colletti analyzes the "bad" mix for Pharrell Williams "Happy" to show what makes it great.
Check out all courses here:
►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com
►Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com
There's a big misconception about how sampling rate works in audio. And we're going to put it to rest.
Justin Colletti exposes the most pernicious myth about sample rate: That with too few samples, the shape of the original waveform can be misrepresented.
Sine waves could turn into triangle or sawtooth waves if you tried to "draw" them using too few "dots". That this could happen seems logical, and intuitive... but is 100% wrong!
A...
How good your mix "sounds" doesn't matter if it doesn't FEEL right. The #1 way to get mixes to feel better is to correctly identify the rhythmic "micro hooks" in any given section.
The word "hook" can mean a lot of things in music. Here, we are not necessarily talking about the "hook" in the sense of the "chorus" of the song. We're talking about "microhooks" found throughout the song.
Learn all about them, and other ways to make yo...
GRAMMY-Winning mixer Jeff Ellis has worked with the likes of Doja Cat, d4vd, Frank Ocean, The Neighbourhood and many more.
In today's MixCon Masterclass he'll talk about his approach to mixing, and especially how to avoid what he calls "Mixer Brain" and the "Mixing Death Spiral".
Big thanks to Kali Audio for helping make this one free to the public. check them out at https://kaliaudio.com
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We asked your questions of producer and mix engineer Joel Hamilton after his MixCon masterclass.
Check out the main presentation here: https://youtu.be/ysaqkNmMgSc
Big thanks to Plugin Alliance for helping make this one free to the public. Try out anything they make for free at https://plugin-alliance.com
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Nic Hard answers your questions about his MixCon masterclass and approach to mixing.
Check out the main presentation here: https://youtu.be/bNQkbY7A9XY
Big thanks to Sonarworks for helping make this one free to the public. Try out anything they make for free at https://sonarworks.com
Enter to win more than $10k in free gear in the MixCon Mega Giveaway here: https://delicious-audio.com/mixcon-mega-giveaway/
Thanks also to Lew...
We asked questions of Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen about their MixCon masterclass and approach to mastering
Catch the full masterclass here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xzjLjXlcCo
Big thanks to Audeze for helping make this one free to the public. Try out anything they make for free at https://audeze.com
Enter to win more than $10k in free gear in the MixCon Mega Giveaway here: https://delicious-audio.com/mixcon-mega-givea...
We asked Sylvia Massy your questions after her MixCon Masterclass. Sylvia has worked with Tool, System of a Down, RHCP, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Jason Isbell an more.
Catch the full masterclass here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Ai-4SoIIg Thanks to Soundtoys https://Soundtoys.com
Want to know how to EQ Drums? And Bass? And Vocals? And Guitars? And Pianos? And, well... EVERYTHING? Justin Colletti gives the answers in this episode.
Discover a groundbreaking new EQ system, designed to elevate your entire mix—even if you have no experience! Learn more: https://EQBreakthroughs.com
Check out the plugin giveaway mentioned in the video here: https://us.pluginsmasters.com/giveaway-1st-anniversary/?v=ba43077c0ac9
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Joel Wanasek of URM Academy and Nail The Mix visits the SonicScoop Podcast to talk to Justin Colletti this week.
Joel is a high caliber mixing engineer with major credits from metal to pop. In recent years, Joel has rediscovered the allure of analog after years of doing great work on primarily digital platforms.
We’ll also talk also talk about his evolving ...
Chris Selim of @mixdownonline visits the SonicScoop Podcast to talk to Justin Colletti about scaling down his studio intentionally, creative ways of making an income in music and sound, and the intersection of music and faith.
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Justin Colletti reviews the top pro level headphones for mixing and mastering, focusing on open back models from brands like Audeze, Neumann, Focal, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, Sony, Focal, Steven Slate, Shure, Audio Technica and more.
Article Version with links to all headphones : https://sonicscoop.com/best-headphones-for-mixing-and-mastering-the-ultimate-buyers-guide-2023/
Cameron of VenusTheory visits the SonicScoop Podcast to talk to Justin Colletti about the realities of producing and releasing music today.
Join for a wide ranging discussion on everything from A.I. to music discovery algorithms and new tools and strategies to leading a creative life.
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