Gregory Scott (UBK) & Nathan Daniel

The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

Music EN ↓ 230 episodes

Two passionate audio engineering nerds --- Kush Audio gear designer and avowed analog snob Gregory Scott, and ITB mixing pro Nathan Daniel --- crack themselves up while answering listeners' questions about everything from gear and plugins, to the psychology of mixing, to what makes a song grab the listener's ears and heart and how to get more of it into your productions. Whether you mix professionally on a 9000J or in your bedroom on Cubase, these ballbusting fanatics of sound will spark your thinking in creative new ways, help you bust out of your own limiting habits, and get you laughing in...

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Gregory Scott (UBK) & Nathan Daniel

Episodes

Episode 131 - "The 99 Cent Store of Pro Audio!" 27.10.2017 44:27

- Does Compression Add Warmth? - Does Ableton Summing Suck? - Adjusting to ITB Mixing! - Who Uses Summing Boxes?? - Separating Mixing from Writing! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is………Cory - AKA Droid Sauce!! ...And More!

Episode 130 - "Global Reacharound!" 18.10.2017 49:24

- Compressors: FET vs. VCA vs. Diode! - Taking a Mix to the Next Level! - Punchy, Tight Guitar Stacks! - UBK Does Hillbilly Heroin! - Drum Buss Compression! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is………Thorsten Meyer! ...And More!

Episode 129 - "Happy Scumtime!" 04.10.2017 43:45

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 129 - "Happy Scumtime!" - How to "Practice" Compression! - What's Wrong with Electronic Music? - Corrupting Young Minds! - Music that Inspires Us! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Al Westrick! ...And More!

Episode 128 - "I Love Enchiladas!" 26.09.2017 46:41

- UBK Got Mastered! - Getting Soft, Overdriven Drums! - EQ Ear Training? - How Many Sets of Monitors? - When Clients Never Finish! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is……Geoff Southall! ...And More!

Episode 127 - "Just the Tip!" 06.09.2017 41:18

- How to Sound as Good as Us! - Mixing Vocals to 2-Tracks! - Can "The Industry" be Saved?? - IR's for Guitar Cabs?? - Linked vs. Unlinked Compressors! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is……Greg Goekler! ...And More!

Episode 126 - "Simen Says!" 18.08.2017 35:27

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 126 - "Simen Says!" - Transient vs. Tone! - Our Favorite Reverbs! - Our Favorite TV Shows! - Tune Drums to the Song! - How to Get More Clients! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Chrissy Richardson! ...And More!

Episode 125 - "Now I've Got You, You Son of a Bitch!" 09.08.2017 44:06

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 125 - "Now I've Got You, You Son of a Bitch!" - Bad Mixing Advice! - Good Relationship Advice! - Our Worst Audio Moments! - Our Favorite Emails! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Anonymous! ...And More!

Episode 124 - "Racing to the Bottom!" 02.08.2017 32:09

- Every Mix is a Mix! - Mixing From the Gut! - Why Hate on Behringer?? - "Disciplined" vs. "OCD"! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Villem Rootalu! ...And More!

Episode 123 - "Tape Shat!" 26.07.2017 36:47

- Balancing Kick vs. Snare! - Are Dynamic EQ's Compressors? - Getting That 70's Vibe! - Don't Hate on Slate! - Plugin Input Levels! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Brian Leighton! ...And More!

Episode 122 - "There's Nothing Natural About Dynamics!!!" 21.07.2017 50:30

- Headphones for Mixing! - Why No Soundcloud?? - Life Advice: Girls! - Watching Mix Porn! - Parents vs Art! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Jorrrrrrrgeeee (Jorge Conde)! ...And More!

Episode 121 - "ITB+DAW=FUN!" 12.07.2017 49:38

- Analog Girth & Space! - Tune Drums to the Song! - Get the Right Mic! - Choosing the Right Career! - The Hardest Advice Ever! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Nobody! ...And More!

Episode 120 - "Coffee Trumps Cocaine!" 01.07.2017 51:23

- How Nathan & Gregory Met! - DIY Acoustic Treatments! - Finding Hidden Distortions! - Multiple A/D Conversions?? - Car Test vs. Studio Monitors?? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Dustin Duwa! ...And More!

Episode 119 - "Take That, Horse!" 20.06.2017 43:23

- Multiband vs. Regular Comps! - Sad Horse Stories! - Should Clients Get Stems?? - Bad Sound at Live Shows! - Subscribing to Hardware?? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Mike Whatever! ...And More!

Episode 118 - "It's a F#@king Fader!" 09.06.2017 41:13

- Does A/D Matter? - Unmotivated for Music?? - Is Music Like Therapy??? - Should You Collaborate???? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Enrico (91gringos)! ...And More!

Episode 117 - "Karlis Navidad!" 20.05.2017 46:06

- Parallel EQ Explained! - Headroom and VI's! - Optimizing Your Rig! - Balancing Life & Music! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… C. Smith! ...And More!

Episode 116 - "Dangling Participle!" 12.05.2017 39:15

- New Kush Plugin Teaser! - Subscriptions vs. Buying! - The Politics of Sampling! - Getting Better, Faster! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Joaquin Etchegoyen! ...And More!

Episode 115 - "F*ck Off, Politely!" 06.05.2017 41:28

- What IS a Transient? - Getting Good Mix Feedback? - Breakthrough Moments? - Fuck Off Politely? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Ángela Enríquez! ...And More!

Episode 114 - "Six Inches in the Back!" 27.04.2017 43:13

- When Clients are WRONG! - Producing While Engineering! - Effects: When and Why! - Peace in the Loudness War! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Julian Fader! ...And More!

Episode 113 - "Don't Forget the Bag!" 21.04.2017 37:35

- Simulating Analog Workflows?? - 10dB Cuts on Vocals?? - Are You a Salesman?? - How to Compare Mics?? - One Speaker Mono?? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Jude (sevenjude2)! ...And More!

Episode 112 - "Is That Lint??" 01.04.2017 41:00

- Self-Producing Vocals! - Compressing Saturation! - Expanders: When? Why?? - Mixing INTO Mastering Chains? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Caskré! ...And More!

Episode 111 - "Dick's on Deck!" 23.03.2017 26:43

- Mistakes We Stopped Making - Track EQ vs. Buss EQ - Internships: Worth It??? - Music Theory: Worth It??? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is Gunnar Nagle! ...And More!

Episode 110 - "Am I Distorted??" 16.03.2017 32:01

- Hating Yourself and Your Mix! - Reversing the Mix Buss! - Doing Things Without Permission! - Handling Harsh Sibilants! - This week's plugin winner is… Karlis Steinmanis! …and more!

Episode 109 - "It Hurts My Heinous!!!" 10.03.2017 36:33

- The Worst Intro EVER! - Creativity vs. Tradition! - Marketing vs. Bragging! - Regret vs. Acceptance! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Greg Berne! ...And More!

Episode 108 - "RELAX!!!" 02.03.2017 37:02

- How to Start a Mix! - Compression vs. Automation! - How to "Find the Time"! - Getting Good at Everything! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Tim Keen! ...And More!

Episode 107 - "I Like the Hash!" 24.02.2017 33:53

- UBK Goes Deeper ITB! - Advice from the Future! - Improv in the Studio! - Workflow Beats Sound! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Bobby Balow! ...And More!