Production Talk Podcast

Mastering engineer Tahlia-Rose Coleman of Studios 301 Sydney shares her workflows and trade secrets

In this episode:  Saphia shares the story of her song ”Long Road Home”

Heavy Guitars with Jacob Martin

Beware of dubious sales methods! DAW and plugin developers use more and more dubious sales methods to push their products into the already saturated market. Don’t fall for ”our product will fix it for you” promises! It’s only ever about the skill - never about the tool.

Influential UK music producer Russell Cottier shares his take on music production, the tools he uses and many of his production workflows

Announcing the podcast schedule for the Christmas break Announcing a new Give-Away Jack asked how I like to listen to music and what headphones and speakers I use Sandy asked if I am a musician myself Jay asked how to deal with frustration in music production

Professional Live Sound engineer James Boundy: Getting your band ready for gigs and touring In this episode: About the guest, James Boundy From small to huge live shows Getting your instruments ready for gigging Balancing your own instrument levels

How to make money with your music, and win an AKG microphone and headphone in the Gear Give-Away

In this episode: ”Is mastering a scam? Why can‘t they just turn it up?” Yarn clarifies and demystifies mastering. What it is, where it‘s coming from and why ...read more

An honest conversation about music streaming services, and why you should NOT give away your money for free.

Andy Stewart is one of Australia‘s most highly regarded music producers and studio engineers with over 3 decades of experience. Andy Stewart has worked with acts such as Gotyé, Paul Kelly, The Whitlams, Kutcha Edwards, CW Stoneking and Brighter Later – along with many, many others. Whether as a musician, composer, engineer or producer, Andy has a very long back catalogue of independent and commerc...

Gain staging is the foundation of all great recordings. In this tech talk episode, we shine light on microphone level and line level, gain-staging using microphones by understanding their sensitivity, and Yarn‘s workflows setting proper recording levels.

Legendary producer Jim Bonnefond (Kool & The Gang, Savage Garden, Jimmy Cliff...) shares his knowledge and wisdom from his 46 years in the music production business. Jim is an American Aussie, who started his music production career in 1975 in the USA. Over the years, he‘s produced countless albums and songs, many of which have become major international hits - and chances you‘ve danced to a lot o...

What happens to us if we‘re juggling too many balls in the air, and what to do about it. Fun things we can do to increase our productivity. Things we need to have a break from if we want to be more productive. What state of mind most of my good ideas come from. Why working harder may not be the solution for producing better music. The painful process of producing a project for too long, and when i...

Listeners Lainie, Liam, Arah and Shelly ask questions and Yarn answers: What to do about cancelled gigs and unfair work conditions. The 80-20 principle. What are the best online platforms to influence for natural growth? Planting the seeds for building an audience. The problem everyone struggles with: time management. More mixing workflows.  What do you wish you knew at the start that you know now...

Making $$$ with your music - Build your effective Digital Marketing Infrastructure on a Tight Budget. Cloud drives, online services, social media tools, automation services - build your digital music infrastructure using FREE online tools. Set up a file vault to preserve your masters for eternity. Set up and feed your artist media pool. Use social media tools to post to Facebook and Instagram at t...

Marketing professional Daniel Musgrave shares his knowledge of promoting and marketing your music online. This episode is about marketing music, with the main focus on social media platforms Instagram and Facebook.

In this interview, Shane shares how he produced his album from home, despite challenging covid restrictions. He also shares his music marketing wisdom, with a specific focus on music marketing for self-producing musicians.

In this tech-talk episode: Yarn explains mixing for the self-producing musician.   Subscriber Special: Apply for a Free ...read more

Chel and TK of the band Sky Eater share their take on good songwriting, creativity in music production, recording at home and music production. Their small music production team runs like a well-oiled machine as they apply the ”Relay Race” principle, which we discussed in episode 10.

The Self-Producer Mindset, ”Relay Race” Teams, and what Music Production is REALLY all about! Staying sane and mentally healthy while in lockdown. The many, many jobs that ‘self-producing‘ entails: song-writing, composing, writing lyrics, arranging, recording, programming, producing, editing, mixing, mastering, publishing, distribution, marketing and promotion. The mental state of ‘zooming in‘ or...

Self-producing musician Andy Bowles of the band Pineapple Lazer shares how he recorded their album in his living room - and how he captured fantastic performances with basic recording gear. #music production, #home recording, #recording, #mixing, #music production, #PineappleLazer, #Rock #MixedByYarnTheMixartist

In this tech-talk episode: Everything a self-producing musician needs to know to get started with MIDI production. Covered in this episode: Input devices, from mouse to keyboard, to USB keyboards, pads and synthesisers Hooking up keyboards and synths Note number and velocity Why 127? #CC: The most important continuous controllers #music production, #MIDI, #home recording, #recording, #mixing, #mus...

Self-producing musician Kathryn Ezzy of the band Kathryn and The Overbytes gives insight into how she and her band recorded and produced her debut EP in their homes - and how they achieved a phenomenal sound without using any fancy gear. #music production, #home recording, #recording, #mixing, #music production, #KathrynAndTheOverbytes, #Rock

Tech Talk: Everything a self-producing musician needs to know about DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) to start recording at home. 6 Critical DAW Skills that you cannot live without #music production, #home recording, #recording, #mixing, #music production