The SonicScoop Podcast | Music Production, Audio Engineering, and The Business of Music

The SonicScoop Podcast | Music Production, Audio Engineering, and The Business of Music

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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, to...

Episodes

Top 3 Mixing Insights from Michael Brauer

Season #2 Episode #93

Justin Colletti shares his top 3 takeaways from Michael Brauer's masterclass at MixCon 2020.
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Top 3 Mix Takeaways from Maria Elisa Ayerbe (4x GRAMMY Nominee)

Season #2 Episode #92

Justin Colletti is back with another look at the top 3 takeaways from one of our MixCon Masterclass presenters, this time, Maria Elisa Ayerbe, a woman who has worked with Mary J Blige, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, JLo,...
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Top 3 Mix Strategies from Jacquire King (3x GRAMMY-winner)

Season #2 Episode #91

In this week's episode, Justin Colletti shares the top 3 mixing strategies revealed by 3x GRAMMY-winner Jacquire King in his MixCon 2020 Masterclass
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3 Top Mixing Mindsets from Jimmy Douglass' MixCon Masterclass

Season #2 Episode #90

Justin Colletti shares his 3 favorite takeaways from Jimmy Douglass' MixCon Masterclass. Catch the full presentation here: https://sonicscoop.com/2020/09/16/mixing-remixing-masterclass-w-jimmy-douglass/
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3 Major Takeaway's from Luca Pretolesi's MixCon Masterclass

Season #2 Episode #89

Luca Pretolesi just kicked off MixCon 2020 with an awesome masterclass on mixing electronic music.  Justin Colletti shares his top takeaways from Luca's presentation. Get the full free masterclass here:...
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How to Use Low Cut Filters

Season #2 Episode #88

When, where and how should you use low cut (or "high pass") filters? Should you low cut everything that doesn't need lots of bottom end? Should you always do it? Never do it? Are there some elements you should always...
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Don't Call Them "Mastering Engineers", Call Them This Instead

Season #2 Episode #87

"Mastering Engineer" is a misleading term says Justin Colletti. It has little to do with the actual service they provide. What's wrong wit the name, and what should we think about calling them instead?
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How Many Mics Do You Really Need to Record Drums?

Season #2 Episode #86

Do you need 16 mics to record drums well? Can you get away with 1, 2 or 4? If you had 8 mics to use, what would you record and what would you leave out? Justin Colletti answers these questions and more in this week's...
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Do you Have G.A.S? (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)

Season #2 Episode #85

►Get the free mixing workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/MixHabits ►Get the free mastering workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/Mastering101 Admit it. You get GAS sometimes. We all get GAS sometimes. But does GAS ever go...
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How Long Should it Take To Mix a Song? And How Long to Master a Track?

Season #2 Episode #84

►Get the free mixing workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/MixHabits ►Get the free mastering workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/Mastering101 How long should you take to mix a song? Justin Colletti offers some clear...
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Overcoming Analog Audio Envy

Season #2 Episode #83

This week Justin Colletti answers a listeners question about his analog audio envy, and how to deal with it in a digital audio world. The subtitle of this episode is "Of Apples and Audio". Don't worry. You'll find...
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The Biggest Reason Most Albums Go Nowhere

Season #2 Episode #82

In this episode, Justin Colletti talks about what might just be a contender for the #1 reason most albums fail. In order to have a successful music release, you've got to treat every release like a beginning, not an...
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