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

Would you benefit from having alternate versions of your master for streaming services and other platforms? Mastering engineer Justin Colletti gives his take.

Justin Colletti talks about why he stopped stealing music and plugins a long time ago, and how it helped him in his career. ...And how doing it can hold your own career back.

"The client wants my mix to sound just like their demo! What do I do?" Justin Colletti tackles the question of what to do when your mixing clients won't seem to give you the freedom to really improve their sounds.

Justin Colletti offers his two biggest picks for the factors that will make you successful in the studio... and practically anywhere else.

Depth. Immersion. Front to back spatial definition. Here's how to get more of it in your tracks.

Do you need to come from money to make it in the music world? Some people tell themselves it's a big factor. But how much does it really matter?

Fail your way to success! Justin Colletti offers two prime strategies on how to mix better by failing on purpose.

Justin Colletti gives his vote for the two most commonly overlooked elements of getting great mix balances, that most new mixers neglect.

Justin Colletti goes over the two biggest mistakes new mixers make when it comes to reverb. Find more at SonicScoop.com

To become successful in music and audio production, should you diversify your skillset, or niche down and specialize in a key area? Justin Colletti gives you the best practices on whether and when each strategy is your best bet.

Justin Colletti shares his top 3 takeaways from Michael Brauer's masterclass at MixCon 2020.

Justin Colletti is back with another look at the top 3 takeaways from one of our MixCon Masterclass presenters, this time, Maria Elisa Ayerbe, a woman who has worked with Mary J Blige, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, JLo, Laura Pausini, Juanes, Kronos Quartet, Nashville Symphony, Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra, New World Symphony, and many more.

In this week's episode, Justin Colletti shares the top 3 mixing strategies revealed by 3x GRAMMY-winner Jacquire King in his MixCon 2020 Masterclass

Justin Colletti shares his 3 favorite takeaways from Jimmy Douglass' MixCon Masterclass. Catch the full presentation here: https://sonicscoop.com/2020/09/16/mixing-remixing-masterclass-w-jimmy-douglass/

Luca Pretolesi just kicked off MixCon 2020 with an awesome masterclass on mixing electronic music.  Justin Colletti shares his top takeaways from Luca's presentation. Get the full free masterclass here: https://youtu.be/cahztwJBn7c

When, where and how should you use low cut (or "high pass") filters? Should you low cut  everything that doesn't need lots of bottom end? Should you always do it? Never do it? Are there some elements you should always do it on? Never do it on? Does it have a place in mastering or recording along with mixing? Justin Colletti answers all these questions and more.

"Mastering Engineer" is a misleading term says Justin Colletti. It has little to do with the actual service they provide. What's wrong wit the name, and what should we think about calling them instead?

Do you need 16 mics to record drums well? Can you get away with 1, 2 or 4? If you had 8 mics to use, what would you record and what would you leave out? Justin Colletti answers these questions and more in this week's episode of the podcast. ►Get the free mixing workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/MixHabits ►Get the free mastering workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/Mastering101

►Get the free mixing workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/MixHabits ►Get the free mastering workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/Mastering101 Admit it. You get GAS sometimes. We all get GAS sometimes. But does GAS ever go away for good? This week, a listener writes in to ask about his GAS. Is it normal? Does it ever go away? Justin Colletti talks about our obsessions with gear, and how to ensure you have...

►Get the free mixing workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/MixHabits ►Get the free mastering workshop: https://sonicscoop.com/Mastering101 How long should you take to mix a song? Justin Colletti offers some clear guidelines in this week's episode of the SonicScoop Podcast. He also goes over best practices for managing your time when it comes to mastering and recording.

This week Justin Colletti answers a listeners question about his analog audio envy, and how to deal with it in a digital audio world. The subtitle of this episode is "Of Apples and Audio". Don't worry. You'll find out why.

In this episode, Justin Colletti talks about what might just be a contender for the #1 reason most albums fail. In order to have a successful music release, you've got to treat every release like a beginning, not an end. Here's what that means.

The days of huge commercial music studios with dozens of assistants on staff are mostly over. But assistants are still a crucially important part of the music production process for producers and studio owners who are wise. Whether you're looking to get your first gig in the studio world, or increase your productivity and earnings in your own studio, the role of the assistant is as important as ev...

Snake oil. It exists in the world of audio. Oh boy does it ever. But so do small changes that can make a real difference. How do you differentiate between the two, to get the best sound quality you can, while getting the most bang for your buck? Justin Colletti gives you the process for finding out.

Just what is the difference between multi band compression and dynamic EQ? How do they work, how do they differ, and perhaps most importantly—how should you use them? Justin Colletti dives deep.