The SonicScoop Podcast | Mixing, Mastering, Audio Engineering and Music Production

The SonicScoop Podcast | Mixing, Mastering, Audio Engineering and Music Production

Hosted by: SonicScoop

Join SonicScoop's Justin Colletti and guests to explore best practices for running a creative business in audio, music and other creative fields. From tips and tutorials on music production and audio engineering,...

Episodes

What Makes this Mix Great? Tame Impala: "The Less I Know The Better"

Season #6 Episode #227

What makes this mix great? Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Tame Impala's "The Less I Know The Better". ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression...
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Mastering the Car Check: How to Get Great Mixes Everywhere

Season #6 Episode #226

Why does your mix sound OK in the studio, but terrible in the car?  ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs:...
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Mix Breakdown: Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"

Season #6 Episode #225

What makes this mix great? Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun". Check out all courses here: ►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►EQ...
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Mix Breakdown: Britney Spears "Toxic"

Season #6 Episode #224

Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Britney Spears' smash hit "Toxic" to show what makes it work so brilliantly well. Check out all courses here: ►Mixing Breakthroughs:...
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Best New Audio Gear of 2024: NAMM Edition

Season #6 Episode #223

Justin Colletti shares his picks for the best new pro audio and music gear for the studio from NAMM 2024. Includes headphones, microphones, plugins, hardware and more.  Check out all courses here: ►Mixing...
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Mix Breakdown: Pharrell Williams "Happy"

Season #6 Episode #222

Justin Colletti analyzes the "bad" mix for Pharrell Williams "Happy" to show what makes it great. Check out all courses here: ►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►EQ Breakthroughs:...
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What (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong About Sampling Rates

Season #5 Episode #221

There's a big misconception about how sampling rate works in audio. And we're going to put it to rest. Justin Colletti exposes the most pernicious myth about sample rate: That with too few samples, the shape of the...
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Why Your Mix Sounds OK, But FEELS WRONG.

Season #5 Episode #220

How good your mix "sounds" doesn't matter if it doesn't FEEL right. The #1 way to get mixes to feel better is to correctly identify the rhythmic "micro hooks" in any given section. The word "hook" can mean a lot of...
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Mixing Masterclass with Jeff Ellis [Doja Cat, d4Vd, Frank Ocean]

Season #5 Episode #216

GRAMMY-Winning mixer Jeff Ellis has worked with the likes of Doja Cat, d4vd, Frank Ocean, The Neighbourhood and many more. In today's MixCon Masterclass he'll talk about his approach to mixing, and especially how to...
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MixCon Q&A and Interviw with Joel Hamilton [Tom Waits, Black Keys, Highly Suspect, Sparklehorse]

Season #5 Episode #215

We asked your questions of producer and mix engineer Joel Hamilton after his MixCon masterclass. Check out the main presentation here: https://youtu.be/ysaqkNmMgSc Big thanks to Plugin Alliance for helping make...
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MixCon Q&A with GRAMMY-Winning Mixer Nic Hard

Season #5 Episode #214

Nic Hard answers your questions about his MixCon masterclass and approach to mixing.  Check out the main presentation here: https://youtu.be/bNQkbY7A9XY Big thanks to Sonarworks for helping make this one free to...
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MixCon Q&A with GRAMMY-Winning Mastering Engineers of Lurssen Mastering

Season #5 Episode #213

We asked questions of Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen about their MixCon masterclass and approach to mastering Catch the full masterclass here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xzjLjXlcCo Big thanks to Audeze for...
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