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The Producer LoungeSidechain Expansion #82 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 82
(0:00) - Intro
(2:35) - This week
(8:27) - Doof Capital
(9:22) - Serious tracks
(10:50) - Weird layout / Build downs
(17:09) - Tip of the week / Stress test
(27:46) - Ad Read
(29:00) - Projects
(38:24) - Sidechain Expansion
(44:20) - Distortion love / low end health
(49:56) - Tilt Eq on the Master
(55:06) - Adding low end back in / 4k cut
(01:02:00) - Outro / Shouts
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The Producer LoungeWork in a Box Feat. Mr. Frick #81 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 81 Feat. Mr. Frick
@fricky.boi
@Mr. Frick
(0:00) - Intro Feat. Mr. Frick
(2:30) - This week
(6:32) - Sending tracks out
(10:00) - Making beats for someone else
(15:00) - The journey is sweet / fasting
(18:52) - Giving yourself a box
(25:00) - Picking a genre / KMG
(28:56) - Black Friday Plugin Deals!!
(37:50) - Convolution reverbs
(43:28) - Melda / waveshaping
(53:00) - Outro / Shouts
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The Producer LoungeVocal Processing #80 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 80
(0:00) - Intro
(1:35) - This week
(3:45) - Tip of the week / Writer's block
(18:38) - Treat yourself like a dog
(20:22) - Into the Daw
(30:44) - Vocal Processing
(52:38) - Im a Giraffe
(58:23) - Outro / Shouts
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Always400.com2022-11-1959 min
The Producer LoungeSpectral Gating Feat. Restraint #79 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 77 Feat. Restraint
@Restraint_music
(0:00) - Intro Feat. Restraint
(2:58) - Tech is sweet
(6:44) - This week
(9:02) - Spectral Gating / Nasko's Patreon
(23:05) - Restraint's week / Drum Swing
(41:31) - Janzen's Week / Prep Work
(52:30) - Multi-Instrument patch / Manual Granulator
(56:04) - Novum Granulator
(58:59) - Outro / Shouts
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Always400.com2022-11-131h 02
The Producer LoungeSatisfying Stereo Image Feat. Critz #78 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 78 Feat. Critz
@itscritz
(0:00) - Intro Feat. Critz
(3:07) - Stereo Image
(22:18) - Panning
(30:01) - Bitwig Spectral splits
(36:15) - British politics / Joshing
(40:50) - TV mixing
(46:52) - LFOs and such
(49:02) - Ableton App
(54:00) - delayed sidechain
(55:26) - New Critz tunes
(01:02:02) - Outro / Shouts
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The Producer LoungeEverything I make is shit Feat. Doct3r #77 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 77 Feat. Doct3r @jicama_picklebles
(0:00) - Intro Feat. Doct3r
(3:24) - This week / beatboxing
(9:00) - Field Recorder
(12:36) - Everything I make is shit
(16:50) - Snare construction / sample rate
(23:29) - Sidechaining
(30:46) - Rip it off
(39:30) - New Freakshow plugin
(47:47) - Doc's favorites / Ableton App
(53:17) - Outro / Shouts
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The Producer LoungeMixing Subs Feat. Plum Charlie #76 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 75 Feat. Plum Charlie @plumcharlie
(0:00) - Intro Feat. Plum Charlie
(3:21) - Mental health
(5:43) - Modular Synths
(10:00) - Bitwig
(24:26) - Workflow / mudpies
(50:02) - Allowed sampling
(57:30) - Favorite clippers
(1:01:29) - Fabfilter Pro-C 2 / Sub compression
(1:05:39) - 808 mixing
(1:14:17) - Vocal mixing
(1:16:00) - Edison
(1:23:08) - AI
(1:24:31) - Outro / Shouts
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The Producer LoungeRooms Feat. Shady Jones #75 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 75 Feat. Shady Jones @shadyjonesmusic @whoisowie x @reintahk
(0:00) - Intro Feat. Shady Jones
(1:53) - Fast homies
(3:35) - Tip of the Week / Rooms
(13:38) - Field Recorder
(18:08) - Learning
(24:08) - Shout out KiloHearts / Noise
(31:23) - Shady Jones tracks
(39:00) - Low end theory
(47:34) - Freakshow Industies
(54:23) - Outro, Shouts
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Alwa2022-11-0758 min
The Producer LoungeDrums on top. #74 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 74 Feat. Florence
(00:00) - Intro/Whoops
(02:14) - Tip of the week
(08:54) - 808 lines
(11:01) - Drum "gain staging"
(19:48) - Dan Worrall
(24:58) - Groove theory
(30:42) - Drums on bottom?
(40:48) - Hats first / Groove 2.0
(47:41) - Swallowed
(49:30) - Outro/Shouts
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Always400.com2022-11-0752 min
The Producer LoungeSoothe 2 Sidechaining? Feat. Eos #73 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 73 Feat. Eos @Eos_music
(00:00) - Intro Feat. Eos 02:24 - Tip of the week
(04:19) - Kick drum sauce 06:42 - Into the Daw
(09:20) - Technical difficulties
(11:16) - Eos' Class / Routing
(14:37) - Online Collabs
(17:26) - Free Synth Free Synth
(20:30) - Inovations / Project choices
(29:27) - Nasa Waves
(31:55) - We are all babies
(39:31) - Soothe 2 sidechaining
(45:51) - Abletons cancelled
(48:48) - Poon
53:25 - Outro/Shouts
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The Producer LoungeA Mixing Hell Feat. Aeon Voyage #72 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 72 Feat. Aeon Voyage
@aeonvoyage
(00:00) - Intro Feat. Aeon Voyage
(03:08) - Mixing hell
(12:40) - Found on Spotify
(21:16) - Fat sets
(26:23) - Let the air settle
(30:45) - Clipping!
(48:15) - Real space clipping?
(54:00) - Multiband phasing?
(58:25) - Eq Reference
(01:08:30) - Outro, Shouts
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Always400.com2022-11-031h 10
The Producer LoungeYour first idea probably sucks. #71 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 71 Feat. Florence
(0:00) - Episode 71, Intro
(2:40) - This week
(8:00) - Tip of the week
(19:06) - Why we are here
(21:13) - Track evolution, the best it can be
(28:52) - Caleb's experience with Mastering
(30:11) - Bad vocals, and good vocals
(38:04) - Mixing things
(46:35) - Dan Worrell's reference advice
(48:49) - Closing thoughts on mixing
(52:42) - Our Mission, Outro, Shouts
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The Producer LoungeJust throw Biome on the Master. #70 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 70 Feat. Florence
(0:00) - Episode 70, Intro
(2:07) - This week
(8:52) - Biome on the master
(12:33) - white noise on everything
(28:30) - Mo''s show
(29:42) - "and now, into the daw" again.
(31:48) - Bitcrush
(39:40) - IKIGAI
(46:44) - Soundcloud stats
(54:52) - Full ass that shit!
(1:02:08) - gross drama
(1:07:17) - Outro, Shouts
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The Producer LoungeFeat. NE Heights #69 The Producer LoungeEPISODE 69!
Feat. NE Heights
@neheightsmusic
(0:00) - Episode 69, Intro
(2:33) - NE Heights
(3:33) - This week
(6:18) - 69 before every show?
(8:34) - EQ Shelving
(16:32) - Bitwig evangelizing
(17:34) - Always400
(19:01) - Morph EQ, and more Bitwig
(28:47) - Pick a Lane
(37:05) - Collab Concerns
(46:10) - Producer practice
(49:27) - Acoustics!
(57:10) - Outro, Shouts
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The Producer LoungeRiddim delay #68 The Producer LoungeWelcome back to The Producer Lounge! This week the bois discuss fun ways to track your own vocals, Caleb shows us a little trick for movement on almost any sound, and they take a peek at Chowdsp plugins (specifically Chow Matrix).
Check out Chow DSP plugins! www.chowdsp.com
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Always400.com2022-08-2055 min
The Producer LoungePersonal Dither #67 The Producer LoungePersonal dither, the ideas surrounding it, corpse kits, and themed tracks.
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Always400.com2022-08-1552 min
The Producer LoungeEQ Mixing Feat. Hello, Mountain #66 The Producer LoungeWelcome back everyone, we have a special episode this week. Steven from Hello, Mountain joins the 400 bois in the studio this week. The show starts with talks of Eq mixing, and goes into mixing thoughts in general, monitoring, and room acoustics. Finishing off, the discussion dives into the theory of writing your productions with a band in mind.
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Always400.com 2022-08-0557 min
The Producer LoungeMelody hacks with Convert to Harmony Feat. Restraint #65 The Producer LoungeThe prodigal son returns! We have Restraint on The Producer Lounge! This week features new Minimal Audio plugins, Kilohearts, melody hacks, Filters, LFOs and samplers.
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Always400.com 2022-07-291h 00
The Producer LoungeMusic Production as a Lifestyle #64 The Producer LoungeThe bois are back in town! This week the discussion starts with saturation and why its the best. Then goes into mixing details, and what makes a clean vs sterile mix. Finally we finish with an epic quote that will get you thinking. Enjoy our new friend Florence joining us on the pod this week.
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Always400.com 2022-07-251h 09
The Producer LoungeEd Sheeren spits facts! Feat. NE Heights #63 The Producer LoungeNE Heights joins the 400 bois once again for some producer madness! This week's show takes a dive into ProducerTok and what we think you need to do to have a viral song. Further in an Ed Sheeren metaphor gets brought up that we can all relate to and learn from.
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The Producer LoungeMusic Engineer asks about our Mixes! Feat. The Ghosthouse #62 The Producer LoungePLEASE EXCUSE THE POOR CAMERA QUALITY. It has been fixed, and was simply on the wrong mode -_- Thank you.
The Ghosthouse joins us this week, and we are very happy to have him! Our discussion involves the difference between an engineer and a producer, and where they intersect. AI, distortion, VR Clubs, and Idaho.
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Always400.com2022-07-081h 03
The Producer LoungeThe Magic of 4 Khz #61 The Producer LoungeThe 400 bois have an intellectual show for yall this week! Being and artist, being a dj, releasing tracks, how long do I work before I start releasing tracks, and much more. We dive straight in and give you our opinion. Later we show you the magic of taming 4 khz in your mixes.
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Always400.com2022-07-0457 min
The Producer LoungeSub Monitoring and the Instruments of Dopamine. #60 The Producer LoungeEpisode 60!!
Big ups to chat, they were popping off this episode! The bois are back in town and bringing you ideas for sub monitoring, cutting through writer's block, cookies, and why your snare is too loud.
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Always400.com2022-06-2451 min
The Producer LoungeFat32 and doofy kicks. Feat. Critz #59 The Producer LoungeJoined this week by Critz, the 400 bois are back to mispronounce tinnitus, and bring you a wonderful tip of the week. The talk dives into some movement techniques, Club Eqs, and how to gracefully trainwreck at a show.
Find Critz -
@itscritz
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Always400.com2022-06-171h 06
The Producer LoungeMinimal Audio freebies, and the 5th Dimension #58 The Producer LoungeThe 400 bois revisit intent. This time on the Mixing side. Its good to have a unique purposed mix, as long as its a good one. Topics also include the wet person conference, and pros and cons of having outboard gear. All this and Minimal Audio has their feedback module on sale for FREE! Go and nab that, and check out their filter while you are there.
https://www.minimal.audio/
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The Producer LoungeRoller vibes in Serum #57 The Producer LoungeDo you step into the studio with the intent to make something specific? It could help! In this episode the bois dig deep on this subject, and take us for a journey in serum and phaseplant making some saucy roller wubs.
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Always400.com2022-06-0349 min
The Producer LoungeKilohearts v2 #56 The Producer LoungePhaseplant 2.0!! All of Kilohearts got a beautiful update!
This week the bois discuss taking to long way around, and why, and dive deep into Kilohearts new stuffs!
https://kilohearts.com/
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Always400.com2022-05-2854 min
The Producer LoungeVoxengo SPAN, and 8 pounds of cookie dough. Feat. Majestic Mud #55 The Producer LoungeMajestic Mud has returned! Him and the bois chat about metering mixes, cookies, club speaker systems, Splice sampling, and much more!
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Always400.com2022-05-201h 00
The Producer LoungeOversample it all! #54 The Producer LoungeIf you don't know, now you know. In this episode of the show the 400 bois chat about some panning preferences, some mastering thought processes, and of course oversampling your plugins.
Shoutout Dan Worrell for also making a great videos about this topic!
Watch them here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjtEIYXrqa8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jCwIsT0X8M
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The Producer LoungeJust Get Good? How do you make it? #53 The Producer LoungeJust get gud. Or something like that. The 400 bois are back to explore this topic and diverge into rabbit holes of favorite synths, djing, and the rise of dnb.
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The Producer LoungeMore Sidechain, more Fabfilter Pro C-2. Feat. NE Heights #52 The Producer LoungeIT HAS BEEN 1 YEAR! Shout out to all our Subs, Followers, and new friends! Come join the Discord and become a friend! (Link at Always400.com)
This week we welcome back NE Heights! We dive right in to compressor talk and devolve into a large conversation about sidechain for a while. We end the show having NE Heights so us his Sampler turned granulator trick, pretty cool. Thanks for watching! See you in Stream!
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The Producer LoungeFabfilter Pro-C2, and Future Rave. Feat. iamMTN #51 The Producer LoungeiamMTN has returned! The 400 bois sit down with him and discuss our love of Pro C-2, among other compressors, outboard gear, being an artist on Twitch, and much more!
At the end of the show, we announced a new segment that we will be implementing, a sample flip. Between the bois and a guest we all bring samples to the table, choose one, and flip it in two weeks to a 1 min track. The audience then have a chance to vote on the best! Winner keeps the clout. Be sure to swing back the 3rd of May fo...2022-04-221h 22
The Producer LoungeSoundWide, Saturation, and the hiatus. Feat. Tempo Shaman #50 The Producer LoungePlugin Alliance, iZotope, and Native Instruments are forming a super group, SoundWide. Check it out at any of their respected websites and secure some free plugins! One of those plugins is The Black Box Analog Design. We love this plugin here at Always400. In this special 50th episode the bois chat with Tempo Shaman about using this black box on a project, coming back from hiatuses and recording dubstep adlibs for a viewer.
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Always400.com2022-04-151h 22
The Producer LoungeInjecting randomness into your tracks. Feat. Doct3r #49 The Producer LoungeDoct3r has returned! Randomness is the theme of this episode. We talk ways to harness it, ways to generate it, and why its important. This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
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Always400.com2022-04-081h 03
The Producer LoungeHow wet is dry? The Producer's producer. #47 The Producer LoungeTodays query is how wet is dry? Do yall use return tracks and/or parallel reverb? How do you spatially separate your tracks - front from the rear? On this episode, they bois discuss how they use return tracks, glue compressors for pushing tracks back or pulling them forward, and templates to set up for this. Thanks for tuning in!
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Always400.com2022-04-0159 min
The Producer LoungeYou need more variation in your songs! The Producer's producer. #47 The Producer LoungeAustin's clone is done and back in the seat! The 400 crew returns with another saucy episode. We touch on the importance of not repeating things in your songs, but rather, to keep it varied even in the most subtle of ways. Our most used delay plugins get dragged into this episode, and Caleb blows up some drums to finish off. Thanks to everyone that showed up live, and thanks to everyone that watches youtube, and big ups to all you audio listeners!
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Always400.com2022-03-251h 00
The Producer LoungeThe Producer's producer. #46 The Producer LoungeCaleb and Dave killed Austin, but that's okay, he will be back. This week the bois discuss something that has been floating around their brains for some time, the idea of the producer's producer. Instead of aiming to be the next Tiesto, or the next Griz, we for example, aim to be the producers producer.
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Always400.com2022-03-1940 min
The Producer LoungeBe okay with making some shitty songs. Feat. Voyager #45 The Producer LoungeVoyager has returned, and we get heavy. In this episode we dive deep into some philosophies of writing music, the dangers of nostalgia and more! This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
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@always400official
Always400.com2022-03-1859 min
The Producer LoungeGrind Time, and your EQ Game. #44 The Producer LoungeThe 400 bois are back with another episode! We talk the grind, the process of focusing in on a specific thing to practice. Could be writing bass lines, or perfecting your reverb game. Again, drums are brought up, and we touch on some fun EQ strategies. This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2022-03-0754 min
The Producer Lounge"Don't you want people to like your music?" Feat NE Heights #43 The Producer LoungeNE Heights is back with the bois! In this episode we discuss tuning drums, making drums, and some philosophies on music writing.
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
@neheightsmusic
@always400official
Always400.com2022-02-2554 min
The Producer LoungePlugin Talk, don't sleep on Melda. Feat Restraint #42 The Producer LoungeRestraint returns! The bois and he talk plugins, mindset, and give us two tips of the week this week!
Thanks for watching! This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
@Restraint_music
@always400official
Always400.com2022-02-181h 09
The Producer LoungeDon't let your tracks be boring! Feat GS5 #41 The Producer LoungeGS5 has made it! The bois get right down to business this week with a fat tip of the week, and some great discussion on how you can avoid boredom within your track. Whether that be stagnation, or too much fluff, we have all been there. Hope you enjoy the episode and thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
@gs5_music
@gs5music
@always400official
Always400.com2022-02-1151 min
The Producer LoungeColor, signal chains, and NFTs #40 The Producer LoungeHello everyone and welcome back! The 400 crew sits down for the 40th time on this special episode. The Tip of the Week sends the conversation right down the path of signal chains, preferences when it comes to processing, and somehow NFTs. Big ups to chat for being on top of it for this episode! We love you all out there. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2022-02-0454 min
The Producer LoungeExpectations and synth drums. Feat. Restraint #38 The Producer LoungeWhat is a synth drum? Well not only do the bois figure this out, but they also dive deep into some hairy subjects of the mind: Expectations. Expectations especially as an artist can be very hard to manage. Restraint and the bois bounce it back and forth. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays7:30 pm MST
@Restraint_music
@always400official
Always400.com2022-01-2855 min
The Producer LoungePerfectionism and Tools of the Trade. Feat. Voyager #37 The Producer LoungeVoyager is back! The bois sit down with our good buddy and talk some heavy artist subjects. What tools are you collecting along the way, how do you use them? Know when a track is done, not perfect. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
Soundcloud.com/voyage-r
@voyager_music
@always400official
Always400.com2022-01-281h 02
The Producer LoungeTaking breaks, and Practice. #36 The Producer LoungePractice makes perfect they say, well here at Always 400, we agree. In this episode, Caleb and Austin kill their co-host and tell you its okay to take breaks! The chat quickly hops in to keep the episode interesting, and engaging. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2022-01-2851 min
The Producer LoungeHow to Wub Bass! #35 The Producer LoungeWub wub wub. In todays episode the bois talk about and make some wubs. Easy as that! Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode!
Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2022-01-281h 02
The Producer LoungeClipping and the headphone roast. Feat. Tempo Shaman #39 The Producer LoungeWelcome back Tempo Shaman! The tip of the week sends all 4 producers into a in deep talk on why and how you should be clipping parts of your signal. Then chat asked for a headphone roast..kinda. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 7:30 pm MST
@temposhaman9
soundcloud.com/temposhaman9
@always400official
Always400.com2022-01-2856 min
The Producer LoungeHow to Sub Bass! Part 2 - 808s. #34 The Producer LoungeHow to sub bass. The bois are back to chat low end theory. In this part we dive into creating your very own unique 808s from scratch. The methods shown were in KiloHeart's Phaseplant but can be replicated in basically any synth. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official
Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-12-1757 min
The Producer LoungeYou want to collab bro? Feat MiMi XX #33 The Producer LoungeMiMi XX returns once again. In this episode we touch on our newest release on the label(more info @ Always400.com), Bitwig's stretching algorithms, how we feel about collabs with other music producers, and much more! Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
Find out what MiMi XX is up to here: https://soundcloud.com/neheightsmusic
@always400official
Always400.com2021-12-101h 03
The Producer LoungeHow to Sub Bass! Part 1. #32 The Producer LoungeHow to sub bass. The bois are back to chat low end theory. From clean sine waves to thick boi phase modulated subs. All that with a side of music industry talk to cap it off. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-12-0357 min
The Producer LoungeBeing an Artist. Being an Imposter. #30 The Producer LoungeThe 400 bois have a heavy episode this week. Get down with us starting with transient processing, and quickly moving deep with questions of artistry and some back and forth with the chat. We finish it off with some yummy wide synth making in Bitwig. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-11-261h 06
The Producer LoungeThe joy of Multiband Processing #30 The Producer LoungeThe 400 crew is back to fill your brains with glorious music production content! Today the chat revolves around multiband processing, when to use it, and ways to use it. From an easy clipper to bass design and everywhere in between. Thanks for tuning in!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-11-1951 min
The Producer LoungeFavorite foley, & producer struggles. Feat Doct3r #29 The Producer LoungeThe 400 crew is join by an old friend this week. Doct3r is here to stir things up, and take us deep! Foley and the love of it, weird rooms for mixing, onomatopoeias, and deep music producer struggles you did not sign up for are a few cherry picked topics covered in this weeks episode of The Producer Lounge. Thanks for watching!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST 3
Doct3r
@jicama_picklebles
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The Producer LoungeConvolution on everything. Feat MiMi XX #28 The Producer LoungeMiMi XX is back for another exciting episode! The boys sit down and get right to it, covering such topics as what is success to us at this point, how music production relates to various metaphors, and how our Saturday production sessions go. We dip into the DAW and tweak with Isotope's Trash 2, specifically the convolution on it, and talk about how we like to use it.
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST 3
@mimixxmuzik
@always400official
Always400.com2021-11-061h 03
The Producer LoungeKill your melodies for a better melody #27 The Producer LoungeThe boys are behind the desk once again! This episode Dave takes us deep down a melodic rabbit hole full of surprises. The idea is to take a melodic stack of 3 or so things (instruments, samples, etc) and then bounce them to one audio track then continue effecting and bouncing till you find gems! There are lots of gems to be had folks, trust us! Thanks for watching and we will see you in chat!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@alw...2021-10-2954 min
The Producer LoungeSonarWorks Vs MiniDSP Feat. Restraint #26 The Producer LoungeRestraint is back! The boys get right down to business this episode. Speaker anatomy, stereo subs, digital to analog converters, Dirac software, flow state and perceived loudness are just a few of the many topics touched on in this episode. Thanks for watching and we will see you in chat!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@restraint_music
@always400official
Always400.com2021-10-221h 23
The Producer LoungeSo many ways to build tension. #25 The Producer Lounge.The 400 boys are back with a new studio background! In this episode the crew goes over several different tension building techniques including: Compression threshold automation, high pass filtering, and many more! We also dip into the art of making better and better music, and the things to watch out for when you find yourself making bangers!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-10-1540 min
The Producer LoungeDon't be scared of sound design. #24 The Producer Lounge.Producers! You know who you are! Don't be scared of it! The 400 boys sit down and talk about some super simple techniques for sound design. These can be applied across all sorts of material and situations, that's what makes it so fun! Its the art of looking for the unexpected. Enjoy! Join the Discord!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-10-0859 min
The Producer LoungeYou should Saturate Everything! Feat. Majestic Mud. #23 The Producer Lounge.Majestic Mud joins the Producer Lounge this week! The discussion involves lots of saturation talk and why it helps you get a better, louder mix. We talk reference tracks, Mr Bill, and Majestic Mud's production philosophies. Thanks for listening!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
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Always400.com2021-10-0756 min
The Producer LoungeContrast, Contrast, Contrast Feat. Tempo Shaman. #22 The Producer Lounge.Tempo Shaman has returned! It was a great time sitting back down with the Shaman this episode. The show goes deep pretty quick with topics on contrasting with velocity to help bring drums alive, contrasting through LCR and stereo width, and the boys trying to get Caleb to take his shirt off. The studio was having some technical issues regarding audio, so some fun was not had in the DAW, unfortunately. Never the less, another great nugget filled episode, thanks for listening!
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a s...2021-09-2454 min
The Producer LoungeParallel Processing is Sauce Feat. AT. #21 The Producer Lounge.The boys sit down with AT, a good friend here at the Always 400 Studio. What starts as a slapback delay discussion turns into a full blown parallel processing potluck. All the things you can do, and should do on your parallel chains is brought up (maybe). Later they dive into movement and why its so key in good productions.
This episode, as always, was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-09-171h 11
The Producer LoungeRhythm Schemes & Mudpie magic Part 2. #20 The Producer Lounge Its episode 20! The crew sits and discusses a topic that has been on their mind for a while: Rhythm Schemes, and how to utilize them in your productions. They also go back to the mudpie made in episode 19 and breakdown some techniques on how to use them. Or at least how we like to use them.
This episode as always was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@always400official
Always400.com2021-09-1156 min
The Producer LoungeThe King of synths & Mudpie magic. #19 The Producer LoungeVital vs Serum vs Phase Plant. Caleb expresses his disappointment with Vital in a demonstration of it "clicking" vs Serum in a similar patch. Dave shows his love of Phase Plant and how he employs its phase modulation and workflow. Further on in the episode we dive into Bitwig and its modulators to "Mudpie".
A mudpie is simply a word used to describe audio ran through several effects to then be re-rendered (flattened for the Ableton users) and picked through for use in a track.
This episode as always was recorded live at Twitch.tv/alw...2021-09-031h 14
The Producer LoungeWhy do we clip our drums? Feat. MiMi XX #18 The Producer LoungeIn this episode the 400 crew discuss drum processing with MiMi XX. It quickly snowballs into testing limiters and clipping in Ableton without blowing up the stream. Later on, we take a look at compressors and lookahead and when to use them both.
This episode as always was recorded live at Twitch.tv/always400official
Don't miss a single episode! Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
@mimixxmuzik
@always400official
Always400.com2021-08-2752 min
The Producer LoungeShepard Tones, Icon, and Comb-pressors Feat. GALLIUM. #17 The Producer Lounge.GALLIUM is on the podcast this episode, and we have a great time. GALLIUM has released with the likes of Headspace Sessions, and Aspire Higher. He has been busy playing shows in this post Covid environment, and he joins us this week to talk all things nerdy production stuff. We dive into multiband phasers, shepard tones, GALLIUMS experience at ICON, and his favorite distortion units.
@ggalliumm
@always400official
Always400.com2021-08-2053 min
The Producer LoungeMid/Side Glory. #16 The Producer LoungeThe 400 bois sit down this week with juicy new bits. Mid/side fun, L/R fun, and some signal chain processing fill this episode to the brim! This was recorded live on Twitch. If you want to join the fun head on over and ask us questions and/or correct us! Twitch.tv/always400official Tuesdays 8:30 pm MST
Always400.com2021-08-1358 min
The Producer LoungeDistortions and VIPs. #15 The Producer LoungeHow do you use distortion? The 400 bois chat about some fun distortion techniques, creative eq cutting for maximum low end fidelity and then turn our back on a VIP with the help of Nightbot. The program continues with talks about existential crisis, and multiband panning spatial containers (Ableton Racks).
Always400.com2021-08-0645 min
The Producer LoungeHow to learn sound design! #14 Voyager. The Producer LoungeVoyager joins the show once again! After our mixer mishap was assessed and corrected (withholding some small distortion here and there) we asked Voyager to come back and hang out. We go deep into some more conceptual topics like how you learn and use sound design, using feedback to your advantage, and embracing the grind.
https://soundcloud.com/voyage-r
@voyager_music
Always400.com2021-07-301h 07
The Producer Lounge#13 The Producer Lounge. We got a new mixer!The 400 crew is back! This time with a working mixer! This episode you can hear us discuss our opinions on kick drum low end, spiders, XY pads, and CORRECT SIDECHAIN. We end up back in bitwig to look at some of these topics and other fun goodies.
Always400.com2021-07-281h 04
The Producer Lounge#11 The Producer LoungeThe 400 boys are all alone this week! We cover some mixing mentalities, including high end clipping, and mid range presents, and manual gain automation. We also slip into Bitwig for some OTT comparison.
Always400.com2021-07-2853 min
The Producer Lounge#10 Tempo Shaman. The Producer LoungeTempo Shaman is in the house! The 400 boys sit down at their brand new desk to talk shop with Mr Shaman. In this episode the topics include creating space in a track, using noise as a floor for a track, focusing on mid frequencies, and how to read your EQ and Spectrum Analyzers. instagram.com/temposhaman9/78 Always400.com2021-07-021h 04
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 9The 400 boys have a great chat with our special guest MiMi XX! They dive into DAW talk, flattening midi tracks to audio, sand art, the "cool guy" concept, where turn arounds should go, and more! This was recorded live on Twitch.tv/always400official.
Always400.com2021-06-261h 25
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 8The 400 boys sit down with INRNME once again! The discussion goes deep with compressor talk, thoughts on bringing back old projects, and song structures. Should you write a song for DJing or not?
Always400.com2021-06-261h 04
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 7The 400 boys sit down with Restraint in the brand new studio and talk room acoustics! Speaker placement, theory, room EQ, and more! Always400.com2021-06-261h 15
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 6The boys come back from the future and sit down with our very own INRNME! The chat goes deep into kick drums, Sampler, sub bass mixing and joint philosophies. With a sneak feedback session for a special listener.
Always400.com2021-06-261h 44
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 5The 400 boys sit down with our good friend IamMNT this week. The shoptalk includes loudness, cluttered tracks, killing those cluttered tracks, and more! IamMNT takes us down his lane of super saw creation, and the editing he would use with it.
Travigy.com/iammtn
Always400.com
2021-06-262h 10
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 4The Always400 boys are all alone this week. Despite that, they still entertain with talks about how to control high end by worrying about it in the mix buss, vocal mixing, the creative Muse, and more. Dave comes up to the Jamie chair and shows off his weird sound design brain, and gives us a sneak peak at Ableton 11's Pitchloop 89. Always400.com2021-06-131h 19
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 3The 400 boys sit down with Hookline this week. Hookline is a dj/producer out of Denver and has recently completed his Vital User Manual (djhookline.com). Besides talking about his in depth manual, they discuss drum clipping, modular style sound design in the box, why true peak limiting is bad, and more!
Excuse the audio quality, as technical difficulties were had in the recording of this episode.
djhookline.com
Always400.com2021-05-061h 42
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 2The 400 boys sit down with our buddy MiMi XX. We talk about his latest release, low end mixing, creativity, and kick synthesis. For the last hour MiMi XX takes us deep into his 128s and how he uses them as an instrument. A download section will appear soon on the Discord so make sure you head over and check it out. Head over to Always400.com for all the links.2021-05-062h 00
The Producer LoungeThe Producer Lounge Episode 1The 400 crew sits down for our first official episode of The Producer Lounge. We talk Always400 and what it's about, the formation of the label, and some mixing/mastering clipping techniques. At the end we switch up to some sound design fun. NOTE: The audio at the end is switched to the captured stream audio due to lack of space on the other pc, our apologies. If you want watch these episodes live head over on Twitch.tv/always400official and give a follow/sub/like. always400.com2021-04-191h 16