308: Two Backing Vocal Approaches Every Self-Recording Artist Needs To Know

Most self-recording artists overcomplicate backing vocals, or ignore them completely, because they're having a hard time coming up with something interesting that really helps the song. Both are

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307: 6 Home Studio Mistakes We Made Early On (And What We’d Do Differently Today)

Setting up your first home studio is exciting. It’s also very easy to waste time, money, and energy on the wrong things. You've hit a wall with your

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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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304: Are You Learning From Audio Pros Or YouTubers? (The Mixing Advice That Actually Matters)

There’s more mixing advice online than ever. But here’s the real question: Is it coming from people who actually make records… or people who make content? You've hit a wall

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303: The Music Production Process (Steps 6-10): Clean Up Your Session, Enhance The Performance, Mix And Finish Your Song!

This is the final episode of our full music production breakdown series. We’ve covered songwriting, pre-production, gear, sound checks and recording. Now we finish the record. You've hit

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302: The Music Production Process (Step 5): Capturing Magic – How To Record Strong Takes That Actually Move People

Recording music is about capturing magic moments. In this episode of The Self-Recording Band Podcast, Benedikt and Manel are breaking down step 5 of the production process: the recording session

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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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300: The Music Production Process (Step 3): Pre-Production – Why Most Home Recordings Fail Before Recording Even Starts

Episode 300 is a big one — and not because of the number. In this episode, we break down one of the most misunderstood (and most skipped) steps

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299: The Music Production Process (Step 2): Choosing The Right Gear For The Project Without Wasting Money

Everyone loves gear. Most people just get their priorities wrong when it comes to picking the right equipment for the project. You've hit a wall with your audio

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