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In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Mark Gittins, where they discuss some of the secrets behind a successful immersive mix.Talking Points:Mixing the new Judas Priest albumHow does your approach differ when mixing in Atmos vs stereo?Important things to considerMaintaining the feel of the stereo mixWorkflowRooms, headphones ,monitors, home setups and tips for mixers getting started with immersive mixing.Finds of the week:Julian: Shure Nexadyne MicsAshea: Glaze 2Mark: Safari Pe...

In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Paul Maunder, where they discuss some of the best advice, tips and tricks they've learned during their careers to date.Talking Points:Workflow tips, shortcuts and things you’ve discovered along the wayRecording, production and mixing tricks.Things you wish you knew when you first started outMindset tipsHow has your approach changed since entering into this industry?Who were your mentors, inspiration and reasons for adopting a different a...

In this week’s edition Ashea is joined by Dallas Taylor from Defacto Sound & Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast, where they discuss the sound design process behind some of the world's most famous brands.Talking Points:Working to a brief: What is your process for capturing the mood and creating an experience that complements the visual storytelling?Sound choice, inspiration, foley etc.What makes a sound instantly recognizable, e.g Netflix. What is the process like getting to that point?Optimisi...

In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea joined by Anna Bulakh of Respeecher, where they discuss the importance of ethics in AI and how to proceed with caution.Talking Points:What are some of the current threats AI poses in society/the audio and music industry today?Synthetic media, voice cloning software and other tools are still in their early stages but are incredibly powerful tools that can all be really useful if used wisely, however there needs to be ethical principles in place.&nb...

In this week's edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Steve DeMott, where they discuss the music industry Gatekeepers of today, who are they and are they worse?Talking Points:Social Media age and the “democratization” of the industry.Labels vs the new A.I/Digital gatekeepersYoutube, Google and artist revenueFinds of the week:Julian: High Strung/Nashville StringsAshea: MCenterSteve: Pulsar 1178

In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Reid Caulfield, where they discuss a recent article from the LA Times and ask ‘Is AI coming for our jobs, and should we be worried?’Talking Points:LA Times Article:https://www.latimes.com/.../ai-artificial-intelligence...From the article:"In the music and sound-recording industry, the tasks most likely to be affected by AI are voice generation and cloning, music generation and recording and lyrics composition, follo...