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

The Best Budget Studio Monitors, RANKED [All Models Compared, 2025]

Season #7

Justin Colletti reviews the entry level budget conscious studio monitors for mixing, producing and recording, with picks from brands like ADAM Audio, Kali Audio, IK Multimedia, Presonus, JBL, Yamaha, KRK and more. ...
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How I Finally Went Platinum as an Audio Engineer

Season #7

Justin Colletti shares the story behind is first platinum record as a mastering engineer. Courses: ►https://members.sonicscoop.com ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression...
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The Biggest Pop Mixing Mistakes

Season #7

New pop producers and mixers get these things wrong in mixing more than anything else. What are they, and why? Justin Colletti dives deep. Courses: ►https://members.sonicscoop.com ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs:...
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The Biggest Hip Hop Mixing Mistake

Season #7

New mixers get this wrong in mixing more than anything else. What is it, and why? Justin Colletti dives deep.Courses: ►https://members.sonicscoop.com ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com...
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Mix Masters: The Secrets of Nigel Godrich's Sound

Season #7

Nigel Godrich is arguably one of the best producers and mixers of our era. From his work with Radiohead to Beck to Air and U2 and and more, find out what makes his mixes...
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Patchbays and Beyond: Wiring a Studio RIGHT for Analog Gear

Season #7

Seth Berman of RAD Distribution joins Justin Colletti to talk about the evolution of studio wiring and how to connect better with next generation studio tools. Thanks to RAD for being longtime supporters of this...
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Don't Be an Audio Dork. Be a Mix Ninja Instead.

Season #7

Grammy-winning mixer and producer Jeff Ellis, knows how to slice through the nonsense and focus on what's really important in mixing. His new course "Mixer Brain" (https://sonicscoop.com/mixerbrain) is about making a...
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Super-Creative Producers Have Been Doing This for 50 Years (Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies)

Season #7

Brian Eno is famous for producing and mixing for artists like David Bowie, INXS, Daniel Lanois, Devo, Coldplay, Roxy Music, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson and more. His unusual approach to production, and his "Oblique...
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Mix Breakdown: Fleetwood Mac "Dreams" [Remasters Compared!]

Season #7

Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" is one of the most enduring albums of its era. But why? And what does the mix and the production get right? We'll explore its masterful use of reverb, and much more. ►✅ Get Courses and...
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Mix Breakdown: Dua Lipa, "Levitating"

Season #7

Dua Lipa's smash hit "Levitating" is cited as a production and mix reference for producers, engineers and artists far outside the pop genre her music lives in. Why, and what can we learn from what this mix gets right?...
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Big Announcement

Season #7

Justin Colletti has a big announcement for all fans of SonicScoop and the Breakthroughs series of courses. ►✅ Get Courses and Membership at https://members.sonicscoop.com
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STOP Doing This If You Want Your Music to Succeed

Season #7

Here's a sure way to poison your music career and generally stop yourself from succeeding at making music that you're actually proud of... And what you can do instead. Get our Breakthroughs series of courses and...
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