Category: Season 1 – January

Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland of Atrium Audio (August Burns Red, Black Crown Initiate, Live, Candlebox) joined us to discuss the route they’ve taken to build their studio to the production powerhouse it is today.

The Atrium Audio story is fascinating. They have one foot firmly planted in productions relationships they’ve built with established 90s acts and the other foot seriously kicking ass in trend setting modern productions. It’s something that very few producers are able to manage with the degree of success that Carson and Grant have achieved.

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“I love not being in my comfort zone, because that’s the way I learn.” – Carson Slovak

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– How Carson and Grant built Atrium Audio to be the juggernaut it is today
– Adjusting your approach to fit the player
– Recording bands live in a room together vs. recording parts separately
– Carson and Grant’s drum processing chain
– Covering Star Wars
– And much, much more

Links:

Atrium Audio

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You’ve got to get vocals right, and on this episode we’re walking you through the process, so you can make sure you’re getting the best results possible.

Nine times out of ten, a vocal is going to make or break a song. Are you recording to maximize your results? How about layering choices? Do you know what you’re doing there? And you’re making sure not to edit all the life out of the vocals, right? Listen up for some tips to help you answer these questions for your productions.

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“If there’s a problem, don’t be lazy. Fix that stuff.” – Joey Sturgis

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– How to ensure that you’ve got solidly recorded vocal tracks
– Handling special mixes for the vocalist
– Where layering should enter the picture
– Processing to make those choruses pop
– How tightly should you be editing
– And much, much more

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Welcome to #Mixcritmonday, the show where we critique YOUR mixes.

On this edition, we’ve got a pop punk song and an extreme metal track on the table. So, we’re throwing them in a blender and pouring a refreshing crit smoothie into your ears.

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“It really should be in your fucking face, and the song explodes through your speakers, and is upbeat and energetic and, ‘Fuck yeah! I wanna eat pizza and make out with pop punk girls’ kind of thing.” – Eyal Levi

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Making sure you don’t suck all the power out of your mixes
– Not overloading a song with unnecessary panning
– Why you need to keep the genre in mind while recording and mixing
– Hooks! Why you need to work to find ones that connect with listeners
– Why you shouldn’t just cram your tracks with filler riffs
– No filler all killer
– Every moment in a song having its perfect place in the arrangement
– And much, much more

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Grammy winning and multi-platinum selling producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Mutemath) brings an abundance of incredible insight to this episode.

Want your productions to go multi-platinum? Want to put out Grammy level results? What does that level even look like in today’s music industry? That’s certainly a complicated topic, but it’s one you’re going to want to be informed about, and Jacquire King has been at the top tier long enough that he’s someone you should definitely listen to.

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“It’s very important for us to know what things do technically, but never ever assume that because you have technical know how, or you know the way something should work, don’t just assume that it’s working that way.” – Jacquire King

ON THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

– Changes to the industry that Jacquire has seen
– His views on analog vs. digital
– Recommendations for audio production education
– Things potential interns should keep in mind
– Jacquire’s gear recommendations
– Why you need to keep basics in mind
– Advice for producers getting started now
– How to overcome hard times
– And much, much more

Links:

Blackbird Studio
Recording Workshop

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