The SonicScoop Podcast | Music Production, Audio Engineering, and The Business of Music
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...
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Top 10 Reasons You Don't Have a Music Career (…Here's What's Holding You Back in Music and Audio.)
Justin Colletti shares the 10 bad habits that are holding you back, and keeping you from "going pro" in music and sound. Borrowing from insights from the field of neuroscience, as well as age-old wisdom, get ready...
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Mixing Q&A with GRAMMY-Winning Mixer Chris Tabron [Beyoncé, The Strokes, Erykah Badu, Rick Rubin]
Chris Tabron is a 2 x GRAMMY award-winning and multi-platinum record producer and mixer known for his work with Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, The Strokes, Battles and Erykah Badu. More recently, his work as an...
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Mixing Q&A with Multi-Platinum Mixer Ronald Prent [Rammstein, Depeche Mode, Celine Dion, Def Leppard, Manowar]
Ronald Prent is an accomplished and innovative mixer with over 40 years of experience. He has worked in rock, pop, metal and classical, and has been a pioneer of multi-channel formats. His long list of clients...
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Mixing Q&A with Diamond-Selling Mixer Richard Furch [Prince, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd]
Diamond-selling mix engineer Richard Furch walked us through an international pop mix in this MixCon Masterclass. First, he showed off his approach to pop vocals, drums and more in stereo before diving into Atmos....
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Mixing Masterclass with Joe Chiccarelli [Beck, U2, The White Stripes, The Killers, Morrissey]
Joe Chiccarelli is a ten-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer whose credits include Beck, U2, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Killers, Elton John, Morrissey, Jason Mraz and more. In this week's podcast...
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Mixing Q&A with Catherine Marks [St. Vincent, Foals, The Killers, Interpol, Wolf Alice]
We asked your questions of producer, engineer and mixer Catherine Marks following her MixCon masterclass. Catherine’s credits include Manchester Orchestra, Alanis Morrisette, Wolf Alice, St. Vincent, Local Natives,...
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"Beat a Grammy-Winning Mixer with Stock Plugins??" Ask Me Anything! MixCon Q&A Episode with Justin Colletti
Recently on the SonicScoop YouTube channel, Justin Colletti did a mix shootout with a platinum-selling, Grammy-winning mixer to see if he could do just as well using nothing but stock plugins in his DAW! A crazy...
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Top 3 Reasons Your Low End SUCKS (...And what to do about it.)
Fix your bottom end! The low end in your mix is both the hardest part to get right, AND the most important part to get right. Here's what's holding you back. And what you can do about it. In this episode of the...
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Top 5 Hip Hop Mixing Mistakes (...This is why your beats don't bang.)
Fix your bottom end! The low end in your mix is both the hardest part to get right, AND the most important part to get right. Here's what's holding you back, and what you can do about it. In this episode of the...
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Top 10 Rock Mixing Mistakes (...Why your tracks don't sound badass.)
There are secret norms and unwritten rules to making rock records sound like rock records. If you want powerful, impressive, inspiring rock sounds, Justin Colletti has the answers...and the pitfalls to avoid. ...
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Which Effects Should Come FIRST in Mixing?
Should your EQ come before your compressor or after? Should your compressor go after your saturator or before? There are so many different orders you could put your effects in. Which are best and why? And how are you...
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The MOST IMPORTANT thing in Mixing (isn't what you think it is...)
What's the most important thing in all of music mixing? Contrary to popular belief, it's NOT making everything equally audible at all times. Being able to get a "well balanced" mix is a useful skill. But when you're...
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