The SonicScoop Podcast | Music Production, Audio Engineering, and The Business of Music

Are you a producer? I mean, REALLY a producer? If you're looking to hire one, what should you look for? Here's what a producer is and does... and who's just faking. ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified...

Your technical skills as a producer or engineer are only half the equation... Or maybe less than that! ►Get the book mentioned in the video: https://amz.run/6lHq ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified her...

How much do audio engineers and music producers earn in 2023? Where are the jobs and how much do they pay? Justin Colletti dives into the data. ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://Masteri...

How can you tell when your mix is finished? How do you know it's good enough? Justin Colletti shares his take. ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com

How long does it take to get really GOOD at mixing music? How about producing or recording? Justin Colletti gives his take. ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com

Justin Colletti share how you can avoid the pitfalls of buying the wrong gear and falling for awful, awful gear advice. ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►Becom...

Justin Colletti goes over his favorite new gear from NAMM 2023, and some key insights on how the show has changed. ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop  ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com

Justin Colletti and special guest Jack Rubinacci talk about how to overcome tinnitus and hearing loss so that you can thrive as a musician, producer or engineer in the studio and on stage. ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Ge...

Justin Colletti shares the top 10 ways you can dramatically speed up your progress in mixing. ►Get the Lauten LS-208 Mic used in this video for $50 off here: https://bit.ly/lauten208-50off ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonic-scoop ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Ge...

Justin Colletti shares the top 10 items you need in our studio that you might not have thought of. ►Get the Lauten LS-208 Mic used in this video for $50 off here: https://bit.ly/lauten208-50off ►Get FREE plugins that run on your GPU: https://gpu.audio/sonicscoop ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com...

Rick Rubin is one of the most successful music producers in the history of modern music. He's been talking a lot about his approach in recent interviews, and his book The Creative Act. But there's a LOT he leaves out. Justin Colletti has gone through the book and tens of hours of interviews to read between the lines and share the advice that Rubin is really trying to get across. ►Get the Lauten LS...

Want to get your music discovered and actually heard on YouTube? Justin Colletti shares the top 4 tips that will get the algorithm to pick up your music so you can gain real world fans. ►Become a Member and get custom feedback on your mixes, music and channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►G...

Do you REALLY know what your Knee control does and how you should use it? How about Compressor Link, Feed Forward, Key, Sidechain & Release Hysteresis? Want to go deeper? Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►Become a Member! Join thi...

Should you upgrade your speakers? Justin Colletti gives you all you need to know to make the right decisions in upgrading your studio's monitors. ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►Become a Member! Join the channel for access to p...

A masterclass in meters! What can your meters tell you about your mix and how to improve it? Can they guide you to better sounds? Justin Colletti tells you everything you need to know. ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mixing Breakthroughs here: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mastering Demystified here: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►Become a M...

Why do your mixes sound OK in your studio, and fall flat everywhere else? Can you get great mixes, even in compromised rooms, or if you're mixing on headphones? Here are the answers. Justin Colletti distills down into the major keys to making your mixes work, no matter where you mix, or where your mixes go. ►Get Compression Breakthroughs here: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Get Mixing Break...

Let's face it: We're all lazy sometimes. But Justin Colletti wants you to harness your lazy instincts for good instead of getting your mixes quietly killed by them. When you put first things first, and front load some of your effort, the whole mixing process becomes so much faster, easier, more effective, and more FUN. Thanks to GPU Audio for sponsoring this episode. Visit  GPU.audio/SonicScoop  t...

Justin Colletti shares the 10 bad habits that are holding you back, and keeping you from "going pro" in music and sound. Borrowing from insights from the field of neuroscience, as well as age-old wisdom, get ready for a podcast episode that will shake you to your bones, break you down and build you back up. For 2023, this podcast is switching to a livestreaming format. Love what you're hearing? Le...

Chris Tabron is a 2 x GRAMMY award-winning and multi-platinum record producer and mixer known for his work with Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, The Strokes, Battles and Erykah Badu. More recently, his work as an additional producer and mixer was recognized at the 63rd GRAMMY awards for The Strokes recording, The New Abnormal, which won Best Rock Album, produced by Rick Rubin.  Join us for thi...

Ronald Prent is an accomplished and innovative mixer with over 40 years of experience. He has worked in rock, pop, metal and classical, and has been a pioneer of multi-channel formats. His long list of clients includes Celine Dion, Simple Minds, Freddie Mercury, Dire Straits, The Police, Rammstein, The Scorpions, Elton John, Tina Turner, Queensryche, Def Leppard, David Garret, Manowar, Depeche Mod...

Diamond-selling mix engineer Richard Furch walked us through an international pop mix in this MixCon Masterclass. First, he showed off his approach to pop vocals, drums and more in stereo before diving into Atmos. Now, hear his answers to the most popular questions asked of him. At the start of his career, Richard Furch was part of some of the seminal albums of the 2000's such as Outkast's "Speake...

Joe Chiccarelli is a ten-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer whose credits include Beck, U2, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Killers, Elton John, Morrissey, Jason Mraz and more. In this week's podcast episode, Hear the live Q&A from Joe's MixCon Masterclass, where he walks us through his approach to mixing, with a special emphasis on tasteful use of drum samples, guitar treatments, and...

We asked your questions of producer, engineer and mixer Catherine Marks following her MixCon masterclass. Catherine's credits include Manchester Orchestra, Alanis Morrisette, Wolf Alice, St. Vincent, Local Natives, Interpol, PJ Harvey, Kanye West and many more. Check out her full masterclass here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0GEKw9cf-8 Big thanks to Soundtoys for helping make this one free to...

Recently on the SonicScoop YouTube channel, Justin Colletti did a mix shootout with a platinum-selling, Grammy-winning mixer to see if he could do just as well using nothing but stock plugins in his DAW! A crazy experiment? Maybe, but the results were revealing, and not what everyone expected. After the session Justin hosted a live Q&A as part of MixCon. Here are the questions and answers. Thanks...

Fix your bottom end! The low end in your mix is both the hardest part to get right, AND the most important part to get right. Here's what's holding you back. And what you can do about it. In this episode of the podcast Justin Colletti offers his take on the three things that mess up low end on mixes and what you can do differently for powerful, coherent kicks and basses. Thanks to GPU Audio for sp...