Season 1
Episodes
The Future of the Loudness Wars, A.I. in Music Production, 360 Sound, and more [SSP031]
In this episode of the SonicScoop podcast LIVE from MixCon, Justin Colletti is joined by three brilliant panelists for a look at how music production is changing right now, and where the field is headed next. First,...
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The Most Important Tool In Your Studio Might Just Be Your Reference Mixes.
Aside from your ears, the most important tool you use every day might just be the music you listen to in the studio, and compare your work against. According to Justin Colletti, there's a "right" and "wrong" way to...
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"Your Audio is Amazing and Nobody's Happy!" [SSP029]
"Your Audio is Amazing and Nobody's Happy!" MP3s and streaming platforms sometimes get a bad rap...But should they?? In this episode, Justin Colletti engages full on "rant" mode, eviscerating the view that poor audio...
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Adding Color to Your Sounds with Maor Appelbaum [SSP028]
This week, Justin Colletti is joined by Maor Appelbaum, a mastering engineer who as worked with Faith No More, Sepultura, Yes, Matisyahu, Lupe Fiasco, Meatloaf, William Shatner and many more. Maor is a creative...
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Staying Creative While Having a Life, with John Congleton [SSP027]
Justin Colletti is joined by John Congleton, producer/engineer for St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Baroness, Xiu Xiu, Explosions in the Sky, The Roots, Erykah Badu, David Byrne, Wye Oak and more....
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Growing a Bigger Better Studio, with Joel Hamilton [SSP #026]
Influential producer/engineer Joel Hamilton shares his inspiring story, and the secrets to the success of Studio G Brooklyn, which has grown from humble origins to become one of the biggest and busiest studios in all...
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Don't Be Afraid of Recording Your Effects! With Nic Hard [SSP #025]
Nic Hard has been fearlessly recording his effects and audio processing for decades, and talks to Justin Colletti about how you can do the same. This industry veteran has worked with artists including Snarky Puppy,...
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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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