Category: URM Podcast

EP11 | #MasteringCritMonday w/ Maor Appelbaum

Welcome to #MasteringCritMonday, the show where we critique YOUR mastering.

Prolific mastering engineer, Maor Appelbaum stopped by to help us critique some listener submitted mastering work.

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In this episode you’ll learn about:
  • Nice and loud vs fatiguing to listen to
  • What to submit to a mastering engineer
  • Adding low end without destroying the track
  • When to apply a heavy handed mastering approach
  • Maor’s favorite outboard gear
  • Adding treble without harshness
  • Mastering for vinyl

Want us to crit your mix? Click here to find out how!

links:

Maor’s website

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EP10 | Interview w Alan Douches

Alan Douches is one of the most recognizable names in mastering when it comes to any genre of heavy music.

With over 6000 mastering credits to his name with artists ranging from Mastodon to Whitechapel to Bowling For Soup Alan Douches has become one of the most in demand engineers in the world.

We spoke at length about so many things that it’s hard to summarize. Alan shared great advice for up and comers as well as lots of great mastering tips.

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“What are you pretending not to know?” – Alan Douches

Topics:

– Steps to take when mastering for vinyl
– What mastering for Itunes entails
– Analog mastering tips
– The science of listening
– Using dynamics to control your EQ

Links:

Alan Douche’s Mastering Studio
Pendulum Compressor

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EP9 | Mastering Month ’15 Kick Off with Jesse Cannon

Welcome to the Mastering Month 2015 Kick Off w Jesse Cannon

Jesse Cannon, prolific mastering engineer/author/entrepreneur joins the URM Podcast crew to discuss what it takes to become great at mastering and promotion. After all, what good is your talent if you don’t develop it or share it with the world?

To really win at the game of audio you must learn to master your own motivation.

Motivation is the most powerful personal asset you can develop. The same motivation that drives you to become a world class engineer is what will drive you to find better and better paying gigs. Without it you won’t get off the couch, but with it you won’t stop until the job is crushed.

Easier said than done, right? Press play…

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“The motivation to not suck is all it took.” – Joey Sturgis

In this episode you’ll learn:
  • Jesse’s ITB plugin chain
  • How to handle ear fatigue
  • The #1 way to refresh your hearing
  • 2 keys to a great master
  • Intentional relationship building
  • The secret to keeping high level gigs
  • A positive use of loudness in mastering
  • Fundamentals that every mastering engineer should learn
Links:

Jesse’s site
Jesse’s studio
Off The Record Podcast
Noise Creators Podcast
Jesse’s book
DIY Guide podcast
The Lefsetz Letter
Fundamentals of Mixing Rock and EDM with Jesse Cannon on CreativeLIVE
DIY Mastering with Jesse Cannon on CreativeLIVE

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TT2 | Vocal Production Tips and Tricks PT1

Vocal production that sounds amazing requires you navigate the intersection of composition, physical performance, gear selection, and creative coaching with your A-game the entire time!

That’s why we devoted two podcast episodes to vocal production and mixing. This one is jam packed with info!

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“If the vocal sucks on the record you might as well trash the entire thing” – Joel Wanasek

What you’ll learn in part 1:

  1. Acoustic treatment for vocal recording
  2. How to fix badly recorded vocals
  3. AT4040 vs SM7B
  4. Time aligning vocals by hand
  5. Using Revoice Pro
  6. Autotune tips
  7. Outboard compressors like Shadow Hills and Distressors
  8. Condenser vs dynamic microphones
  9. How to save money on high dollar microphones
Links:

Melissa Cross
Izotope RX (audio repair)
Real Traps
Audio Technica
Empirical Labs Distressor
Revoice Pro

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EP8 | Interview w Dan Korneff

Dan Korneff has perfected the process of turning out modern, top-quality mixes on analog gear in an industry that’s moving faster than ever.

Can you imagine mixing on a massive console with tons of outboard, yet still keep up with modern deadline demands? Dan Korneff does it every day. According to him the keys are in the efficiency of your setup and how well you understand you gear.

One of the beautiful things about audio is that there’s usually multiple ways to achieve the same goal. Learn which methods and workflows are best for you, and optimize them until your process is second nature. Then you’ll be able to focus on what really counts, the music!

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In this episode you’ll learn:
  • Dan Korneff’s client requirements
  • Secrets to punchy mixes with bus compression
  • How to get properly credited for your work
  • Why he prefers Cubase
  • How he integrates Cubase with his console and outboard
  • His inspiration for becoming a gear builder
  • Where to start if you want to build your own audio gear
  • Tips for maintaining a healthy work/life balance
Links:

Dan Korneff’s site
Dan Korneff’s credits
Savior Custom Drums
CreativeLIVE’s audio courses

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