171: Flo Reithofer On Producing Heavy Records, Staying True To The Artist’s Vision And Being A Life-Long Student (Case Study)

I sat down with Flo Reithofer, a producer, engineer and musician from Austria. He was one of the first people to join the Self-Recording Syndicate and I've been

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170: Case Study: Robin & Clint (Roobey Records, Snakes In The Pit) On Starting A Studio, The Importance Of Focus And Becoming Confident In Your Work

I sat down with Clint & Robin, two amazingly talented producers, engineers and musicians from Hamburg, Germany. I've been working with them for about a year now, helping

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169: This is What Separates Pro Quality Productions From Amateur Demos

Listen to this episode if you want to know what's keeping your recordings from sounding professional.Book a free feedback call with Benedikt, the host of the show!Here's what

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168: Producer/Drummer Lucas McKinnon On Remote Session Drumming, Drum Production, Creative Collaboration And Getting The Perfect Foundation For Your Song

Lucas McKinnon is an artist, multi-instrumentalist, session drummer, record producer, owner of Silverside Sound (a beautiful recording studio) and inviting him to the podcast was long overdue! So

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167: Top Down Mixing – The Easy Way To Fast And Musical Results?

As a follow-up to last week's episode on bus processing, we want to introduce and explore the idea of top-down mixing today. Top-down mixing can make your mixing workflow

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166: How Bus Processing Can Help Your Mixes Sound More Cohesive & Polished

In the episode on piano recordings and sparse arrangements we briefly talked about using bus processing to glue things together and keep things a little more organic. Today

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165: The Fun Factor: How To Find Joy In The Creative Process And Rekindle Your Passion For Music Production

I got a message from one of our coaching students and it really made me think. This is what he wrote: "I just wanted to say thank you.

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164: Playing Real Drums vs Programming Drums – How About Both?

Recording actual drums is not an option for many people, so naturally a lot of people are programming MIDI drums.But have you considered playing your MIDI drums instead?You

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163: I Need A Better Process For Tracking!

Jack, a podcast listener, commented the following on one of our episodes:"A problem i've been having lately isn't so much with getting good sounds or mixing as it

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162: Capture The Soulful Melodies Of Your Piano: Pro Tips for Crafting Mesmerizing Recordings With Acoustic Or Virtual Pianos

In this episode we’re taking a dive into something we don’t talk about often… how to record a piano.Mark sent us a message asking if we could talk

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