315: Why Most Bands Never Finish Their Album – Fabian Valentini (Max im Parkhaus)

Why Most Bands Never Finish Their Album Finishing an album isn’t usually a technical problem. It’s rarely because musicians aren’t talented enough. More often, it’s perfectionism, uncertainty, endless

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314: Can Recording Studios Be Sustainable? Why Michael Buschka Is Building His Studio Differently.

Values When people think about making better records, they usually think about microphones, plugins, mixing consoles or expensive studios. Rarely do they think about sustainability. But for recording

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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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311: Making Decisions & Serving The Song | How ninnyliver Created Their Debut Album

Trust Your Instincts and Make Better Records If you’ve ever spent hours tweaking a mix, second-guessing every production decision or wondering whether your songs are “good enough” to

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309: From 30 Demo Songs to A Finished Record That Matters – Swallow’s Rose

This is one of the most honest and valuable conversations we’ve had on the podcast. In this episode, we sit down with Dominik from Swallow's Rose to break

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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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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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