Production Expert Podcast

Production Expert

The best music and post production tips, tricks and news on the web, brought to you by the Production Expert team. We support users of Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Studio One and those who work in music and post production.

  • 8 minutes 29 seconds
    Podcast Short- How the Instant Success Narrative Undermines Music and Post Professionals- And How We Can Respond

    In this podcast short, Ashea narrates an article by Russ Hughes, on the perils the instant success trend plaguing the audio industry right now, and what we as professionals can do to address it. 

    13 December 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 58 seconds
    How (And Why) Did We End Up Here?

    Welcome to the Production Expert podcast. In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by President of the AES Leslie Gaston Bird & audio engineer Ephie De Angelis, where they discuss their journeys into the world of audio and music production. 

    Talking Points:

    • Our journey into audio and production
    • What we get out of it
    • Inspiring others- the importance of representation, (you can’t be what you cant see).
    • AES and advocacy. 

    Learn more about AES here:
    https://aes2.org

    30 November 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 52 seconds
    Podcast Short - 5 Skills To Make You A Better Audio Engineer

    In this Podcast Short Julian explains his reasons for nominating 5 skills which he thinks every engineer would benefit from learning, and 3 which, while very worthwhile, don't make the list.

    The original article can be found here and the article by Damien Kearns referenced in the podcast can be found here.

    20 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 39 minutes 30 seconds
    The Amazingly Boring Truth That´s Affecting Your Mixes

    Welcome to the Production Expert podcast. In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Andy Bensley & Marcel Schechter of Genelec. Where they discuss why a great listening environment is the best time saver, and how to get the best setup for our individual needs.

    About Our Guests:
    Andy Bensley: joined Genelec as Regional Business Development Manager in 2019. Based in the UK, Andy has huge experience in analysing and tuning the in-room performance of loudspeaker systems in a wide range of studios — from the smallest bedroom to the largest post-production studio.

    Marcel Schechter: joined Genelec as Customer Experience Specialist in 2021, before that he already spent seven years as a product specialist for the German distributor Audio Pro. He worked for ten years as a sound engineer and uses his practical experience to advise customers on choosing, optimising and calibrating loudspeaker systems. 


    Talking Points:

    • Why a great listening environment is the best time saver and other benefits.
    • What to do about less than ideal rooms.
    • Using referencing to improve our mixes. 


    Finds of the week:
    Julian: Zennor Sounds
    Ashea: Hydraulic Press Channel
    Marcel: The YouTube channel Audio University
    Andy:  Cory Wong - The Sorcerer

    14 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 30 seconds
    Tips, Tricks and Hot Audio Takes

    In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by producer & mega musician Mark Thompson, where they discuss new tips, tricks, and things they generally love (or hate) right now.


    Talking Points:

    • Good advice or cool production tips you´ve learned that you´d like to share.
    • Plugins or hardware that people need to know about.


    Finds Of The Week:
    Julian: Krotos Ambience generator
    Ashea: Waves Center
    Mark: Orla Gartland

    31 October 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 38 seconds
    Podcast Short - Has The Home Studio Dream Become A Nightmare?

    Russ wonders if all this modern recording technology is actually damaging our creativity rather than enabling us?

    24 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 54 seconds
    The Anatomy Of A Hit

    In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Luke Steven Ramsay and Luke Goddard, where they break down songs from the 80s until now and ask, what makes a hit?


    Talking Points:

    • Pick 2-3 tracks you love from the 80s-today.  
    • We compare why. Production, musicality, expression, cultural influences, demographic. 

    Ashea´s Tracks:
    Back Bone- Chase & Status & Stormzy  

    Charlie XCX Sympathy Is A Knife 


    Luke R´s Tracks :

    The 1975 - Oh Caroline 

    Sam Fender - Spit of You 


    Luke G’s tracks:

    Tears For Fears -Seeds of Love

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue

    Royals - Lorde


    Julian’s Tracks

    Madonna Vogue

    Sabotage Beastie Boys

    Get Lucky - Daft Punk


    11 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 14 seconds
    Podcast Short - Occam's Razor Is A Powerful Tool In Audio Production

    In this podcast short Russ Hughes says; "You are going to come up against all sorts of problems when recording and mixing. Occam’s Razor is an indispensable tool we ignore at our peril."

    2 October 2024, 11:00 am
  • 56 minutes 12 seconds
    Does Anyone Actually Care Anymore?

    In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Luke Goddard and Paul Maunder, where they discuss tried and tested production rules and ask, does anyone care about that anymore and if so, why?


    Talking Points:

    • Being in the room with the artist/client, is it still necessary? Does it even matter?
    • Have listeners' ears become accustomed to things like Auto tune, heavy compression, would anyone care if we stopped doing these things?
    • Loudness Wars- does anyone care anymore?
    • Mix Assistants E.g EZ mix, is it cheating?

    Finds of the week:

    Julian:Using what you already have in the studio (Carbon story, Caldigit Ethernet, audio key on piano)
    Ashea: Audio Ease- Speakerphone 3
    Paul: BlackMagic UltraStudio Recorder
    Luke:  Leaf Audio 

    26 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 19 seconds
    Podcast Short - How To Get Ahead In Professional Audio When You Hate Marketing

    In this podcast short Russ Hughes explores how audio professionals can get ahead in marketing. "I remember being on Zoom call with some of the most respected names in music production some time ago. I was talking about marketing strategies to help them get new clients and to grow their businesses. As we went through the Q&A time and the session drew to a close one of them said; “What we really want is for you to do this for us!” They weren’t joking, they all knew how important marketing is, but all hate the thought of doing it.

    If that’s you, then here’s my attempt at helping those of you who want to get ahead in audio when you hate the thought of marketing."

    17 September 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 41 minutes 11 seconds
    Recording Techniques- Capturing The Best Sound At Source

    In this edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Miles Fulwider,  Producer, Engineer & Educator working extensively in Immersive formats and CEO of ADK Microphones. where they discuss how to take the simplistic, ‘less is more’ approach by capturing the best sound at source.  

    Talking Points:

    • You can’t polish a ****, why capturing the best sound in the recording process will make your life easier.
    • Mic and recording techniques for a ‘Grammy’ worthy sound. 
    • The only gear you’ll ever need. If we could only use a handful of tools for the rest of our careers, what would they be and why
    • How might these approaches and philosophies apply to audio education?
    • Applications in immersive audio (such as off-axis freq response). 

    Finds of the week:
    Julian: Airsound
    Ashea:Charli XCX Album- Brat
    Miles: Maag PreQ2

    5 September 2024, 7:00 pm
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