320: From Second-Guessing Every Mix To Finishing & Releasing Songs – Thomas Hauenstein

A lot of musicians can write songs. A lot can record them too.  But finishing them? That’s where things often fall apart. You tweak the mix, change the

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316: What Great Drummers Do Differently – Michi Dreilich

A great drum performance is not just accurate. It is not about playing the most impressive fill, staying perfectly on the grid or hitting every note exactly as

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313: How Legendary Rock Records Are Made – Kyle Hoffmann (NRG Recording Studios)

Great Records Are Made by Great People If you’ve ever wondered what separates a good audio engineer from a great one, you might expect the answer to be

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312: “Can We Really Produce Our Own Album Start To Finish?” (Steady Drops Case Study)

What It Really Takes to Make a Professional Record Yourself Can you really produce an album from your home studio that stands alongside your favourite records? Martin Kreuzer

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306: How We Recorded Drums For A Punk Rock Record (Swallow’s Rose – Full Drum Production Walkthrough)

What does a drum recording session for a real record look like? Not a theory lesson.Not a generic tutorial. In this episode we walk you through a real

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305: These 5 Low-End Mixing “Rules” Are Killing Your Mix

Most of the low end advice online sounds clean, structured, and logical. But it also makes a lot of mixes smaller. In this episode, Benedikt and Manel break

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301: The Music Production Process (Step 4): Recording Setup & Sound Check: How To Capture Great Tones At The Source

Great recordings don’t start with plugins. They start before you ever hit record. In Step 4 of the Production Process, Benedikt Hain and Manel Espinosa break down setup and sound

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289: Lessons From Real Recording Sessions and Coaching Projects

In this episode, Benedikt and Manel dive deep into the most valuable lessons they’ve learned from recent real-life recording and mixing sessions, as well as coaching projects inside

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284: Inside Van Holzen’s New Album: Self-Producing “SOLANG DIE ERDE SICH DREHT”

Van Holzen just dropped a fantastic new record. And it's not just the songs, the production is really exciting and interesting, too. You've hit a wall with your

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269: From Basement Demo To Polished, Massive Sounding DIY Release – With Markus and Alex from Arcware (Case Study)

In this episode, Benedikt Hain is chatting with Markus Kaiser and Alexander Knünz from Arcware - a great band who has joined our Self-Recording Syndicate in 2024. They

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