138: Reviving The “Australian Rock Songwriter Sound” From A Home Studio – With Collidastate (Interview/Case Study)

On this Episode I'm talking to Graham and James from the Australian Rock Duo Collidastate.Book a free feedback call with Benedikt, the host of the show!Yes, they are

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133: The Vocal Effects We Use In Our Recording And Mixing Templates

Last week we talked about the importance of a good headphone mix for a singer. And that included using reverb and delay to make the vocals sound good

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130: How To Add Energy And Vibe Transparently With Parallel Compression

Parallel compression is one of those advanced techniques, similar to multi-band compression, side-chaining, etc. that sound like a magic bullet or secret ingredient to pro mixes.Book a free

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129: Master File Formats – What You (Don’t) Need To Worry About

Do you need different files for different streaming services and physical mediums or is it one master to rule them all?Book a free feedback call with Benedikt, the

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126: How To Prepare And Export MIDI Files For Mixing

If you want to make your life easier when mixing, give yourself more quickly available options in the mix without headaches and tedious setup work, or make sure

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118: Trevor Reilly (A Wilhelm Scream) – Behind The Scenes Of Making A Professional DIY Record

My guest on this episode is Trevor Reilly, the guitar player, (co-)producer/recording engineer and main songwriter in the band A Wilhelm Scream. I got to nerd out with

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109: Do You Have A Mixing Process? Here’s How We Approach Our Mixes.

Are you feeling overwhelmed every time you're starting a mix? Do you go back and forth a lot, constantly questioning your decisions?For a lot of self-recording artists the

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107: How Long Does It Take To Produce A Song?

Let’s assume you’ve already written a song and you can play it. Alone or as a band. How long does it typically take from there until you have a

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102: How To Get Things Done As A Band

Benedikt has just joined/co-started a new band and they’ve gone through the process of setting up a simple system that lets them collaborate well (remotely). We decided that

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93: Q&A – Mixing/Mastering In A Bad Room, Kick Drum PA Feedback, Guitar Pickups

November 2021 - Q&A - Part 3!These are some of the questions and struggles from our community members that we've covered on the show:"I think the problem is

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