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 reviews all the best closed back headphones under $200.
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Is there a right and wrong way to produce albums? Justin Colletti says yes. Here's why.
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Phil Weinrobe answers questions about his MixCon masterclass and his hybrid approach to mixing and mic techniques. Check out the main presentation here: https://youtu.be/YJ-Fc_Nm_H8
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Dennis Jones, aka ROC.am, answers questions about his MixCon masterclass and approach to mixing. Check out the main presentation here: https://youtu.be/hIHvJvJ0b1o
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Marc Urselli answers questions about his MixCon masterclass and approach to mixing and mic techniques.
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Richard Furch answers questions about his MixCon masterclass and approach to reverb, mixing and more. Check out the main presentation here: https://youtu.be/0Z33jLS8IX4?si=z6OByyjiUsFElkVc
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Jason Cheese Goldberg talks about his MixCon masterclass and approach to mixing.
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To clip or to limit? That is the question today. Where, why and how would you use a clipper rather than a limiter, and vice versa? Justin Colletti explores.
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Andy Wallace is one of the most revered rock and rap mixing engineers of all time. What makes him so great?
We'll cover his work with artists like Nirvana, System of a Down, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Slayer, Coldplay, Aersosmith, Run DMC, Linkin Park, Jeff Buckley and more.
We'll even compare his work back to back with that of other mixers, often on the same album—or even the same song.
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What are the best modeling microphones for the studio? Justin Colletti shoots out the top options from Universal Audio, Antelope and Slate, including the LX, Edge, M1 and more
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Does the demo still matter? Or did the DAW kill it? And what should music pre-production look like in the 21st century?
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Michael Brauer is one of the most critically acclaimed and influential mixing engineers of all time. But why?
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Justin Colletti reviews the top pro level headphones for mixing, focusing on open back models for $400 and under from brands like Audeze, Avantone, Hifiman, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, Sony, Steven Slate, Shure, AKG, Neumann, Focal, Audio Technica and more.
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Spotify! Is the audio quality a problem? Can you evaluate mixes through it? And, is the pay structure harmful to artists? Do playlists make music worse?
Justin Colletti gives answers.
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What makes a rock mix great? There are countless lessons to learn in Audioslave's self-titled debut, mixed by Rich Costey and produced by Rick Rubin.
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What makes the mix and production for "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals so successful? Justin Colletti analyzes it in real time in this mixing breakdown.
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What makes this mix great? Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Blink 182's "All The Small Things".
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Steve Albini earned a lifelong cult following of music fans and music producers after his work on Nirvana's In Utero.
But what made his mixes and productions unique?
And what can we learn from his approach in the studio, and in the mix?
That's what we'll analyze today.
Join Justin Colletti as we take a closer look at the late, great Albini's work with artists like Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Breeders, Joanna Newsome and more.
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What makes Chris Lord-Alge one of the most famous mixers in history? It's not the gear.
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