Podcast

James Paul Wisner is a multi-gold record producer who has worked with artists such as Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever, Underoath, Paramore and a whole bunch more. His production techniques helped to launch the careers of many genre-defining artists in the emo, rock, and punk scenes.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT

• His technique for capturing emotion from singers
• The importance of vocal training
• Recording pristine acoustic guitar tracks in a small room
• Working with bands like Dashboard Confessional and Further Seems Forever
• Translating lessons learned from analog mixing to the digital home studio
• Creating a feedback loop to reduce mix recalls

Visit James’ website: https://www.jamespaulwisner.com/

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

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Matt Squire is a multi-platinum producer, songwriter and engineer who has worked on countless hits in both the rock/punk and pop genres. He has worked alongside some of the biggest names in both scenes including Panic! At The Disco, All Time Low, the Used, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, and so many more

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Your value as a producer
• Developing the skills for songwriting
• Working with songwriting greats like Max Martin
• Pop vocal production
• Royalty collection – How to collect money you’re owed (and might not even know you’re owed)
• His new startup venture Trustream which aims to improve transparency between interactive streaming companies and royalty collection agencies

Check out Matt’s website for production: http://www.mattsquire.com/

Check out Trustream’s website: https://trustream.co/

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

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When it comes to learning how to treat your studio for optimal sound, look no further than Jesco Lohan. He runs the website AcousticsInsider.com, where he teaches acoustic treatment techniques that actually work without all the voodoo so you can stop chasing your tail, stop thinking about sound, and get back to just having fun in the studio. Your mixing room doesn’t need to be an excuse for poor mixes.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• Where to begin with setting up your room’s acoustics
• Finding the optimal listening position
• The differences between absorption and diffusion
• How to optimize your studio’s acoustics on a budget
• Where to place your acoustic treatment
• Why your speakers might be adding to your problems
• And so much more…

Links from the episode:

Merlijn Van Veen on being able to hear subwoofer placement: https://www.merlijnvanveen.nl/en/study-hall/127-desensitize-yourself

Neumann Subwoofer Setup Guide (search for “subwoofer”):
https://en-de.neumann.com/file-finder#

Jesco’s Sonicscoop article on how far away you should place your speaker from the front wall:
https://sonicscoop.com/2017/12/14/the-1-speaker-placement-tip-speaker-manuals-get-completely-wrong/

If you need help with the sound in your studio in Berlin, Germany, get in touch with Jesco at StudioAcousticsBerlin.com

Finally, Jesco is also a platinum winning mixing engineer for Pop and Electronic Dance Music. You can find his mix work at jescolohan.com

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

Dean Nelson is an engineer, mixer, and producer who, in his time, has assisted some of the biggest engineers in the industry (Jack Joseph Puig, Mark Trombino, Neil Avon). He’s also worked alongside major artists such as Beck, Evanescence, Rolling Stones, The Ataris, and more.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Working with Jack Joseph Puig
• Developing the ability to listen critically (“listening to the negative space”)
• Mixing with the big picture in mind
• Adding creative textures to your mixes (“You’ve just gotta sometimes just take a bucket of orange paint and pour it on it”)
• Low end management – finding the balance of kick and bass

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

Marc McClusky is a multi-platinum award winning producer, mixer, and engineer who has worked on countless rock records. His credits include bands like Weezer, Motion City Soundtrack, Bad Religion, Everclear and a bunch more. When it comes to the importance of getting great drum sounds, Marc is an expert at this. In fact, he recently launched his own drum sample company, Smack Drum Samples, to help people like you enhance your own productions.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Marc’s new sample company
• Using room tracks to make your drums sound huge
• His secret tip for getting snares to cut through the mix
• Using parallel compression
• Working at Sound City
• His trick for mastering the low end when mixing
• And so much more…

*** As a special bonus, Marc has made an exclusive FREE Smack Drum Sample pack for MasterYourMix subscribers. These samples are perfect for rock, punk, pop or metal music.***

Download your FREE Smack Drum Samples pack by visiting: http://www.masteryourmix.com/smackdrumsamples

Learn more about Smack Drum Samples: http://www.smackdrumsamples.com

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

Joao Carvalho is a Grammy nominated mastering engineer who has worked with artists such as Protest The Hero, Alexisonfire, Lights, Sloan, and many more. When it comes to someone who understands how to make masters that translate across multiple sets of speakers, no one knows this better than him.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• His secret mastering tool
• When mastering is necessary and when it isn’t
• Mastering albums based around one song
• EQ – before or after compression?
• “It’s all about the eq curve”

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

Nick Raskulinecz is one of the biggest names in rock music today. He is a Grammy award winning producer and engineer who has worked with superstar bands such as Foo Fighters, Rush, Deftones, Alice In Chains, Mastodon,Stone Sour, and many more. In this episode, he shares his story from interning to recording some of the biggest bands of today.

YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Building your reputation as an engineer
• Having the confidence to give constructive criticism
• Developing your own sound through experimentation
• Not relying on samples and modern day production techniques
• Getting big guitar layers

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

Sylvia Massy is one of the most creative engineer/producers in the world. Her fun, innovative and experimental approach to recording has led to her working with major artists such as Tool, System Of A Down, Prince, Johnny Cash, and more. She has been awarded over 25 gold and platinum records, including several Grammy nominated albums.

She recently released a new book called “Recording Unhinged” which focuses on her unique, unusual, and sometimes dangerous production techniques. In addition to her personal collection of experimental techniques, the book also contains stories from countless other major producers/engineers documenting their most creative endeavours in the studio.  You have to check out this book. It’s amazing!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

• Her hybrid mixing style
• Pre-production – What’s involved, why you need it, and what to be focused on in this stage
• Wet vs. dry vocals – How to get the vocal to sit in front
• Rick Rubin’s “Slippery Fader” technique
• Being creative in the studio
• The benefits of “adventure recording”
• Creating lasting memories for the artists you’re working with

Click here to buy Sylvia’s Book “Recording Unhinged: Creative and Unconventional Music Recording Techniques

Check out Sylvia’s website: http://www.sylviamassy.com/

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

In this episode, I’m interviewing Richard Chycki. He has worked with artists such as Rush, Dream Theatre, Pink, Aerosmith, Mick Jagger, and a whole bunch more. You don’t get to work with artists of this calibre without having the right chops… and Richard has them.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• The Importance of having great communication skills in the studio
• Critical listening and learning how your monitors are supposed to sound
• Using high pass filters to enhance the low end
• One of his biggest mistakes in the studio that could have easily destroyed his career
• Having fun in the studio
• Making your home studio sound better

Visit Richard online: http://www.richardchycki.com/

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

In this week’s episode, I’m interviewing Noah Mintz. Noah is the owner and senior mastering engineer at Lacquer Channel Mastering. He has mastered projects for artists such as Billy Talent, The Sheepdogs, The Birthday Massacre, The National and so many more. In this episode we really dive deep into understanding the mystery of mastering and everything that’s involved.

YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Preparing your mixes for mastering
• The art of minimalism in mastering
• His secret mastering tool
• The importance of preserving dynamic range in your tracks – “Headroom’s totally not important… Dynamic Range is important”
• Getting your mixes to translate across other sets of speakers
• Understanding the value of your work

Visit Lacquer Channel Mastering: http://lacquerchannel.com/

To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/

Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/

Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/

Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community

To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android.

Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com

Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!