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Music Production TalksInterview With Oliver WoodThis week we got to sit down and chat with Oliver Wood about his new record and creative process. Enjoy!
https://www.oliverwoodmusic.com/2024-11-151h 10Music Production TalksInterview With Chris KasperWe chat with artist, Chris Kasper, about the recording of his 2024 release Sunlight In An Empty Room.2024-09-0146 minMusic Production TalksCreating Motion and Emotion In A MixThis week we discuss automation and other methods for creating movement, motion, and emotion in a mix.2024-06-2837 minMusic Production TalksMotown Drum Tones!!In this episode, our good friend, John Wood comes over to help us recreate some 60s drum tones a la Motown. John is a tasteful drummer with a studio that features a great selection of drums and gear.
Hit him up for remote drum recording!
johnwoodmusic@gmail.com2024-06-0719 minMusic Production TalksInterview with Mitch Webb aka mihtmoJP and Chris sit down to chat with Chris's longtime collaborator, Mitch Webb, who just dropped a solo album called "Touch Grass" under the artist name, mihtmo. We discuss writing, arranging, recording, and mixing of the album and Mitch's interesting "Streetcar Technique" for making EQ choices.
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Streetcar example
Train Your Ears
2024-05-311h 10Music Production TalksMiking Singer-SongwritersIn this episode, Chris and JP discuss how to mic a singer-songwriter that is playing acoustic guitar and singing at the same time. JP provides some listening examples.
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Train Your Ears
Perception AB Level Matching Plugin
2024-05-2439 minMusic Production TalksMusic Production Process ApproachesJP and Chris discuss possible approaches to the production process.
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Train Your Ears: Ear Training For Musicians2024-05-1750 minMusic Production TalksJoel Arnow Interview - Part 2Welcome back, Joel! This is part 2 of our interview with Joel Arnow.
Joel Arnow comes to making records from the perspective of a musician first and foremost. His training, at the New England Conservatory of Music, has given him the musical skills to write, arrange, and perform all types of music. After touring for over a decade, he began to switch his focus to music production, recording, and mixing. Making records is what he loves to do and it has allowed him to work and collaborate with some truly incredible musicians.
Joel is a New York...2024-02-0248 minMusic Production TalksJoel Arnow Interview - Part 1Joel Arnow comes to making records from the perspective of a musician first and foremost. His training, at the New England Conservatory of Music, has given him the musical skills to write, arrange, and perform all types of music. After touring for over a decade, he began to switch his focus to music production, recording, and mixing. Making records is what he loves to do and it has allowed him to work and collaborate with some truly incredible musicians.
Joel is a New York-based musician with extensive experience performing, recording, and producing. After graduating from New England Conse...2024-01-2627 minMusic Production TalksThe Maiden Voyage of Chris's New StudioJP and Chris discuss the first session at Chris's new space in Nashville.
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Train Your Ears: Ear Training For Musicians2024-01-1934 minMusic Production TalksInterview With Brook SuttonThis week we interviewed the great bass player and engineer, Brook Sutton. We talk about Brooks' approach to recording drums with SM57s, his work as an engineer with The Wood Brothers on their last three records, and his recent work on Chris Kasper’s upcoming album. This episode was recorded at The Studio Nashville.
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*Contains our affiliate link2023-01-201h 08Music Production TalksMadison Cunningham Track Analysis - "Hospital"1/13/232023-01-1333 min
Music Production TalksThe One About That Nigel Godrich InterviewCheck out the interview here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0017rhn
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Train Your Ears: Ear Training For Audio Engineers2022-06-0345 minMusic Production TalksFreaking Out About Hardware EQs!This week Chris freaks out about his new hardware EQs, shares some tips for EQ'ing and for getting your head even further around EQ. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed chatting.
Resources:
API Audio
Kush Audio Analog
Little Labs VOG
Blackhole Virtual Audio Driver
Train Your Ears: Ear Training For Musicians2022-05-2045 minMusic Production TalksHow To Groove With Drummer Jordan RoseResources Mentioned In This Episode (May Contain Affiliate Links)
Jordan on Instagram
Train Your Ears: Ear Training For Musicians
Duke Ellington's Album Money Jungle
Inside Track: Alabama Shake's Sound & Color2022-05-1350 minMusic Production TalksProduction Analysis: Wilco's "Pot Kettle Black"After two weeks off, here's a new episode of the show! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, we’re doing a production analysis of “Pot Kettle Black.” We had a great time listening deeply to this song and then chatting about it. Thanks for listening!
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Train Your Ears: Ear Training For Engineers2022-05-0642 minMusic Production TalksLive Gig Prep aka How To Not Sound Like Crap LiveJP is on a gig in London and hasn't had a chance to set up his recording equipment. We had to record this one on Zoom. Apologies for the sad sound quality.
We get into how to prep for a gig both musically and sonically. We also discuss soloing and musical minimalism. Enjoy!2022-04-1549 minMusic Production TalksMusic Production Process OverviewInstead of focusing on just one aspect of recordings, such as recording or mixing, we're taking a look at the whole process. This episode was inspired by a question that one of our listeners, Felix Picolet, asked us. Thanks, Felix! If you want to have your question answered on the show, hit us up on Instagram.
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Train Your Ears - Ear Training For Musicians
1000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die2022-04-081h 07Music Production TalksDrum Recording ApproachesResources (May Contain Affiliate Links)
James Gadson's Facial Expression
Snare Drum Mic Placement Examples
Train Your Ears: Ear Training For Engineers
2022-04-0141 minMusic Production TalksProduction Analysis: Daniel Lanois "As Tears Go By"[Show Notes]2022-03-2544 minMusic Production TalksProper Audio Recording Levels a.k.a. How To Not Overcook Your AudioThis week Chris is going solo (JP is couldn't make the show this week) and getting nerdy, dry, and detailed. This topic is what separates the pros from the noobs. Take notes, apply to your recordings and you'll be cooking your audio at a nice medium rare and making better-sounding music.
We get into...
Gain-staging throughout the entire recording chain.
Why DAWS and peak meters will lead you astray.
Peak vs. RMS levels
What the "sweet spot" is and how to hit it
Digital reference levels
The difference between 16, 24, and 32-bit.
How to set levels when r...2022-03-1840 minMusic Production TalksActive Listening ExercisesResources (May Contain Affiliate Links)
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
750 Words
Chase Bliss
Understanding and Crafting The Mix: The Art Of Recording - William Moylan
BX_solo
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior
FREE Microphone Reference Sheet
Ear Training for Sound Engineers
2022-03-1123 minMusic Production TalksEQ Shootouts With Examples (API, Neve, and SSL-style)This week we go a little deeper into the topic of EQ. We do a shootout of Neve, SSL, and API-style EQs and discuss what we like and don't like about them. We give examples of what certain EQ moves sound like so you can start to get your ear around different frequencies.
And we even get into why having massive brain surgery makes you tired AF ...who knew?!?
As always, thanks for listening!
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Download the EQ shootout files here.
FREE Mi...2022-03-0427 minMusic Production TalksEQ 101This week we’re talking about EQ. If you’re new to EQ and wanting to get an understanding of the basics, this is a great episode for you. We get into terminology, the differences between some common classic EQ’s, and some examples of why in some cases common EQ moves are great and why in others they will completely kill the vibe of your recording.
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FREE Microphone Reference Sheet.
Ear Training for Sound Engineers2022-02-2552 minMusic Production TalksMusic Production Talks TrailerHello and Welcome!
Each week on Music Production Talks join Chris Jacobie and me, JP Ruggieri, as we skip over teaching you how to make PHAT beats and record screaming electric guitars …not that there’s anything wrong with that.
And instead, we’re going to jump straight into having nuanced conversations about producing music that actually says something.
If you’re a musician that wants to discover how to actually record your songs in a way that you want them to sound, or you’re a producer that’s looking to hone your skills...2022-02-2100 min
Music Production TalksProduction Analysis: Feist "The Bad In Each Other"This week we take a break from talking about recording engineering and instead get more into music production.
We analyze the production of Feist's The Bad In Each Other and take a look at the songwriting, instrumentation, arrangement, recording, and mixing in this song.
Listen To The Song
YouTube
Spotify
YouTube Music
Pandora
Apple Music
Tidal
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Pro Studio Masters - Premium Download Music Service
The Words and Music Of Paul Simon by James Bennighof
Understanding and Crafting The Mix by William Moylan
Brainworx b...2022-02-1845 min
Music Production TalksMicrophones Part 2: Multi-Miking StrategiesDon your white lab coats and your pen protector. We're getting even geekier this week.
What is phase and what is polarity? If you don't understand these two audio concepts, you're in for a painful recording experience as soon as you add in a 2nd mic or more.
Have no fear though. This week we'll walk you through all the things you need to think about to make multi-mic recordings that sound great! And we'll show you a few audio examples to help tune your ears to potential polarity and phase issues you could run i...2022-02-1145 minMusic Production TalksMicrophones Part 1: Microphone BasicsThis week we're talking about microphone basics! We get into terminology and specs, microphone types and their applications. We also shootout 4 different microphones so you can hear the sound. Lastly, we answer listener questions and make mic recommendations.
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FREE Microphone Reference Sheet.
Ear Training for Sound Engineers2022-02-041h 11Music Production TalksThe Wet & Wild World Of ReverbSplish, splash, taking a bath ...in reverb! This week we dive into the history or reverb and JP demonstrates various different reverb types from UAD.
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FREE Microphone Reference Sheet.
Ear Training for Sound Engineers2022-01-281h 04Music Production TalksCompression 101Welcome to episode 1 of Music Production Talks with Chris Jacobie and JP Ruggieri. This episode we introduce ourselves and the show and then dive into the art and science of compression.
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FREE Microphone Reference Sheet.
Ear Training for Sound Engineers
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