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What Matters MOST In Any Mix: The 80/20 Rule Of Audio Engineering [SSP #024]
This week, Justin Colletti talks about the 80/20 approach to audio engineering: how to focus on the things that matter most and avoid the comforting lies that keep us from making great sounding releases. He skewers...
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Studio Business and the Craft of Mixing with Manny Marroquin [SSP #023]
In this episode Justin Colletti talks to Manny Marroquin, one of the biggest mixers of the 21st century about music production and the studio business. Manny is a multiple GRAMMY winner who has worked with the likes...
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Q&A: Monitoring Levels, Brauer Mix Buses, Landing Audio Jobs and More [SSP #022]
You asked, we answer! In this episode, Justin Colletti fields questions about monitoring levels while mixing and mastering, the details of Michael Brauer's multi-bus compression setup, how to land studio jobs and...
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Audio Engineer Salaries and Jobs: How Much Do They Earn? [SSP #021]
How much do audio engineers make? Justin Colletti dives into the statistics on income in the audio and sound fields to break it down, and examine some fo the latest trends. Some of key takeaways this year? After...
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Overcoming the Fears of Mixing with Michael Brauer [SSP #020]
Legendary music mixer Michael Brauer joins Justin Colletti to talk all about the art of mixing, and how to overcome the fears that have kept so many mixers—including him—from doing their best work early on in their...
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The Independent Musician's Guide to Investing [SSP #019]
In this episode, Justin Colletti tackles an unlikely topic for a channel that's all about music and audio production and business: Investing. In this episode, you'll get some evidence-based best practices for managing...
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What (Almost) Everybody Gets Wrong About Bit Depth
16 bit? 24 bit? 32 bit?? How much of a difference does bit depth really make? And are these differences you can hear for yourself? Justin Colletti dives deep into this topic to clear up the common misunderstandings...
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Growing a (Massive) Music Fanbase on YouTube with Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox [SSP#017]
Scott Bradlee started with nothing but a keyboard and a camera and grew his Postmodern Jukebox channel into a small musical empire, with nearly 4 million subscribers on YouTube alone, dozens of album releases, and...
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The Realities of Hip Hop & Music Production with Paul Willie Green Womack [SSP #016]
Justin Colletti talks with Paul "Willie Green" Womack about wearing the many different hats a modern producer/engineer must don in the studio. How do you keep it all together, shifting between the roles of technician,...
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Producers, Musicians: Make $1000s More Each Year By Doing your Taxes Properly [SSP #015]
Taxes? Yes, taxes. SonicScoop's Justin Colletti can make even this topic fun, interesting and useful! If you're in business for yourself as a producer, engineer or musician, taxes are a big and unavoidable part of...
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Do Sample Rates Really Matter? How to Make the Choice (With Science!) [SSP #014]
Sampling rates. 44.1k. 48k. 88.2k 96k. 192k?? How do they impact your sound, and how can you make the best choice for your projects? Justin Colletti dives into the science behind sampling rates in a fun and...
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21st Century Music Business with Ariel Borujow [Keys N Krates, Galantis, CID] (SSP #013)
Throw out your textbooks! Ariel Borujow stops by the SonicScoop Podcast to talk all about how the music business really works in the internet age, and offers some tested tips for improving your career whether you're a...
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