Season 1
Episodes
The Most Overrated Studio Gear (and the Most Underrated)
Justin Colletti gives his picks for the most overrated studio gear for recording, mixing and mastering, as well as the most underrated studio tools. â–şGet the free mastering workshop:...
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The Secret Science of Stacking Compressors
Justin Colletti reveals the secret science of stacking compressors in the mix in the latest episode of the SonicScoop podcast. Learn how to set attack, release, ratio and more in layered compression and limiting.
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How to Pick the RIGHT Studio Monitors
There's no such thing as a pair of studio monitors that are absolutely perfect. So, choosing the right speakers for your studio requires that you know your own biases inside and out, and that you pick a set that...
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Don't Release an Album! Do This Instead.
If you're new to releasing music, there's at least an 80%-90% chance that putting out an album first is not your best bet for developing your music or your audience. Try this approach instead. Thanks to Soundtoys,...
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"Honing In" — 1 Key Strategy for Much Better Mix Balances
This week, get one of the biggest "master tips" that will dramatically improve the way you set your levels in the mix. This strategy of "honing in" draws on a principle you'll find everywhere in the music world, once...
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SHOULD You Get a Sub for your Studio?
Is getting a sub for your studio worth it? There's a right and a wrong reason to get a sub. Justin Colletti gives you a framework for figuring out if you would benefit from adding a sub to your room, or if it will...
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Your Record May Suck Unless Do THIS [SSP048]
Get the FREE Music Pre-Production Checklist here: https://sonicscoop.com/checklist/ Pre-production is arguably the most important part of the record making process. It's also the most neglected. Justin Colletti give...
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Top Tips for MUCH Better Low End [SSP047]
â–ş Sign up to learn the Top 5 Habits of Truly Great Mixers here: https://sonicscoop.com/MixHabits How do you get the low end to sit right in your recordings and mixes? Justin Colletti has answers. Join him for this...
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Unpaid Studio Work? When to Work for Free and When Not To [SSP046]
In this episode of the SonicScoop Podcast, Justin Colletti gives some key principles on how to approach the prospect of "working for free" in the studio and audio world. Whether its "spec work" or the unpaid studio...
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How to Build ANY Kind of Studio for Just $5,000 [SSP045]
Build your own home studio for under $5,000 here: http://bit.ly/winyourwishlist-sonicscoop Can you build a professional quality studio for just $5,000? This week, Justin Colletti offers some strategies and principles...
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The Very Best Places to Learn Audio & Music Production [SSP044]
Justin Colletti gives you his master list of the very best places to learn audio and music production. And #1 might not be what you expect. Thanks to Gear Club, Soundtoys and Focusrite for sponsoring this episode.
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Learn to Actually HEAR Compression
Almost every producer, engineer and musician struggles in being able to hear compression at first—sometimes for many years. Justin Colletti offers a fool-proof strategy for really learning to hear these sometimes...
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