281: Put Your Producer Hat On! Bold Recording Decisions = Exciting Music.

Are your home recordings sounding flat or boring? Chances are, you’re playing it too safe. You've hit a wall with your audio skills and can't seem to improve your

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280: Raw vs Polished Recordings (Stop Missing The Point – Here’s What Actually Matters)

The internet is divided: should your music sound raw, real, and a little messy - or polished, tight, and “radio ready”?You've hit a wall with your audio skills

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279: From Rough Demo To Killer Song (Pre-Production & Songwriting Deep Dive)

On this episode, you'll learn what it takes to turn a voice memo on a phone, or a very rough song idea, into a finished song that can

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278: The #1 Beginner Mistake In Music Production (Stop Doing This!)

We made this episode because we see artists make the same mistake again and again. We don’t want you to make it too.You've hit a wall with your

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277: Auditioning 15 Limiters?! Mastering Talk with Slatin

We are 277 episodes into this podcast and haven't really touched on mastering. We did an episode on loudness and one where we explained what mastering actually is.

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276: Creating Music For Wandering Souls – The Journey Of The Grand Caravan (Case Study Interview With Adam Croft)

In this episode, Benedikt is joined by Adam Croft from the band The Grand Caravan. A group that makes music for wandering souls and vibe-chasers, rather than sticking

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275: Why Your Vocals Don’t Sit Right in the Mix (And How to Fix It)

We hear it all the time. It's one of the most common problems that people run into:"My vocals never seem to sit right in my mixes." "The vocals are

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274: Finish Songs Fast or Let Them Sit? (Raw Emotion VS Refining Over Time)

Have you ever written something in a burst of raw emotion - only to cringe at it a year later? Or maybe the opposite - you sat on

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273: Cabs Matter More Than Amps – The Fastest Way To Level Up Your Guitar And Bass Tones

People obsess over amps - but totally ignore the cab. Let’s change that.In this episode, Manel and Benedikt dig into why the cabinet you’re using (or the IR

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272: How Jason W. Taylor Is Making His Rock’n’Roll Dreams Come True, Despite Being A Busy Entrepreneur And Dad

We sat down with one of our Self-Recording Syndicate members Jason W Taylor.A busy entreprenuer and dad who is making his rock'n'roll dreams come true after taking a

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