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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.
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The Secrets Behind A Successful Immersive Mix
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 album
How does your approach differ when mixing in Atmos vs stereo?
Important things to consider
Maintaining the feel of the stereo mix
Workflow
Rooms, headphones ,monitors, home setups and tips for mixers getting started with immersive mixing.
Finds of the week:
Julian: Shure Nexadyne Mics
Ashea: Glaze 2
Mark: Safari Pedals Plugins -
Tips, Tricks & Things We Wish We Knew Sooner!
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 way
Recording, production and mixing tricks.
Things you wish you knew when you first started out
Mindset tips
How has your approach changed since entering into this industry?
Who were your mentors, inspiration and reasons for adopting a different approach, workflow or mindset?
Must have plugins or gear.
Finds of the week:
Julian: DX7 Podcast On SOS
Ashea: PSP Bin Amp
Paul: Beyer DT700 Pro X -
The Art of Sound Design for Film & TV
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?
Optimising workflow: Tools, gear, deadlines.
Emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities facing sound designers in an ever-evolving industry.
Finds of the week:
Ashea: Waves Stream
Dallas: Buy Back Your Time- Dan Martell -
Voice Cloning Software: A Powerful But Potentially Dangerous AI Tool.
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. The dangers of DeepfakesProvenance.Please tell us about Respeecher, what this tool offers and how you are putting ethical practices and policies at the forefront of your company.Damian’s article On Respeecher
Finds of the week:
Julian: Now TV has ads
Ashea: Notion App
Anna: Brief History Of AI - Michael Aldridge, Chip War Michael Phillips -
Who Are The New Industry Gatekeepers?
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 revenue
Finds of the week:
Julian: High Strung/Nashville Strings
Ashea: MCenter
Steve: Pulsar 1178 -
Is AI Finally Coming For Our Jobs?
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, followed by mastering, mixing and tools programming, according to the study.
More than 50% of survey participants anticipated that AI would displace sound designers in the next three years, while more than 40% saw AI coming for music editors, audio technicians and sound engineers. Roughly a third of respondents predicted a similar fate for songwriters, composers and studio engineers."
Our thoughts on the survey
Bearing this in mind how should audio professional go about keeping themselves valuable (better than A.I)?
How can we use A.I to our advantage?
Finds of the week:
Julian: PSI Audio A17-M
Ashea: Landscape With Invisible Hand
Reid: Altiverb 8, Arrival
Customer Reviews
Andy Munro interview
The interview with Andy Munro is excellent. It has completely changed the way I think about acoustic treatment.
Fantastic podcast - 5 stars!
I’m constantly surprised at just how good the content is from this podcast / YouTube channel and associated website.
It’s all free and very clearly put together by a team of extremely talented / like minded / passionate / knowledgable individuals.
I’m returning to music production now, having formally released records and toured with an indie band in the 1990’s - when our studio was very much tape and limited outboard gear (that we could afford) - so this content has been invaluable in the art of modern recording techniques and just a joy to be able to embrace what wasn’t available to us all those years ago via UAD plugin emulations / pro tools etc.
Thank you so much for taking the time to produce such high quality, well thought though material - it’s very much appreciated!
The Best!
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