Episode 158 - “Artisanal Mixing!”
- Humans vs. AI! - Does Anything Matter?? - Refreshing Acoustic Guitars! - B-STOCK ROCKS! - This week’s plugin winner is………Eitan Brown! …and much, MUCH more!
May 24, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 158
The UBK Happy Funtime Hour
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 the process.
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Episodes
Episode 157 - “There’s Always a Cost!”
- Monitors v. Headphones! - Clients v. Drummers - Phase v. Imaging! - Friends v. Family! - This week’s plugin winner is………John Whitt! …and much, MUCH more!
May 19, 2018•58 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Episode 156 - “Smedium Slatte!!”
- Phase Plugins Don’t Work?? - Don’t Kill the Room! - Software IN Hardware?? - Mastering Your Own Mix! - Starstruck Nerds! - This week’s plugin winner is………Ray Foo and Jacob Born (retroactively)! …and much, MUCH more!
May 03, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Episode 155 - “Chronic Longorrhea!!”
- Converters vs. Preamps! - Logic vs. Pro Tools! - Routing Your Reverbs! - How to Buy Kush! - Listening Burnout! - This week’s plugin winner is………Audrius Lelkaitis! …and much, MUCH more!
Apr 27, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Episode 154 - “Singapore Times!”
- Kush vs. Manley! - Spending vs. Investing! - Getting ‘In the Zone!’ - Compressing Bass & Kick - Our Favorite Shows! - This week’s plugin winner is….. Ronny (rohformat)! …and much, MUCH more!
Apr 19, 2018•59 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Episode 153 - “The Face of Regret!”
- Stop Regretting! - Start UBK-erizing! - Keep Cheating! - Quit Facebooking! - This week’s plugin winner is…..! …and much, MUCH more!
Apr 14, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 153
Episode 152 - “Just a Blazer!’”
- When Is a Mix Done? - Making Sounds ‘Tougher’! - Analyzing vs. Enjoying! - Compression While Tracking! - Mix Bus Essentials! - This week’s plugin winner is….. Gregory McMurtrie! …and much, MUCH more!
Apr 06, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Episode 151 - “It’s All Fake!’”
- Sample Guilt! - Open Hi Hats! - Synesthesia! - Gain Staging pt 4! - This week’s plugin winner is… John Covell! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 29, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Episode 150 - “The Best ‘Best Of!’”
- Reverb: EQ it! - Compression: Record it! - Cover Song: Write it! - Money: Talk about it! - This week’s plugin winner is… nobody! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 22, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Episode 149 - “Bottom Dwellers!”
- Which Plugins Go Where? - Engineers vs. Musicians! - Mastering for Vinyl! - Pets, Anxiety, and Love! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………David Gilden! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 14, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Episode 148 - “Screencap That Ass!”
- Dealing with Hearing Loss! - Dealing with Noise! - Dealing with Gains! - Dealing with Family! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Tokyo Speirs! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 08, 2018•57 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Episode 147 - “Johnny Candles!”
- ITB Beats Consoles?? - Why Dirt Sounds Good! - Rear Port Lovin’! - Getting Session Work! - This Week’s Plugin Winners Are………Gabe Bierman and Callum (cjnixon)! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 02, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Episode 146 - “Who’s A Good Boy??!”
- When Mastering Sucks! - Pre-Mastering Chains! - Mix Buss Dynamics! - Cheaters Win! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………PJO! …and much, MUCH more!
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Episode 145 - “Belgian Waffle!”
- Choosing the Right Reverb! - Live vs. Studio Mixing! - Lo-Fi Recording Tips! - Making Pop Arrangements! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Emily Vernaillen! …and much, MUCH more!
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Episode 144 - “Sylvia Massy Tells All!”
- Sexism? What Sexism??? - Every Decade, Explained! - Extreme Gear Talk! - Just the Right Amount of Wrong! …and much, MUCH more!
Feb 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Episode 143 - “Two Star F*cker!”
- More Vocal Mixing Tips! - Mix Buss Tips! - Subbass Tips! - Sound Design Tips! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Diogo Guedes! …and much, MUCH more!
Jan 25, 2018•57 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Episode 142 - “Put Some 3dB In It!”
- Vocal Mixing Tips! - Analyzers vs. Ears! - When To Use Expanders! - Running Efficient Sessions! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Joe Clar! …and much, MUCH more!
Jan 17, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Episode 141 - “A Swingin’ Good Time!”
- Gear for Tracking! - Panning Techniques! - The Limits of Layering! - The Limits of Love! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Axel Hirczak! …and much, MUCH more!
Jan 11, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Episode 140 - “Juan Bon Jovi!”
- Writing Cool Intros! - Analog Style Plugin Chains! - Evolving Your Voice! - Shattering Creative Plateaus! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………James Huval! …and much, MUCH more!
Jan 03, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Episode 139 - “Master Greg Wells Spills It!”
- Master of Work / Life Balance! - Master of Fragile Artists! - Master of Vocal Compression! - Master of Bedside Cameras! - This week’s plugin winner is… [NAME]! …and much, MUCH more!
Dec 21, 2017•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Episode 138 - “Hollywood & Vine!”
- Getting Mixes LOUD! - Moving to Pursue Your Dreams! - Different Songs, Same Settings! - Habits for Creativity! - What is “The Sound of Neve!”?? - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Keelan Ohara! ...And More!
Dec 16, 2017•54 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Episode 137 - “Come Into Possession!”
- Do Engineers Need Music Theory? - High Pass vs. Low Shelves! - Headphones for Dialing Effects! - Career vs. Family! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Andres Azpiri! ...And More!
Dec 09, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Greg Wells is our next guest! Submit your questions now!
Mix engineer extraordinaire Greg Wells is coming this month to the UBK Happy Funtime Hour podcast! (Sylvia Massy is coming too, in January!) Send us your questions for this grammy-winning, multi-instrumentalist engineer/composer, and you know us... nothing is too off-the-wall or inappropriate to be considered! Ask away!
Dec 02, 2017•33 sec
Episode 136 - “The Corrector!”
- Is “Writer’s Block” Real?? - Learning to Hear Distortion! - Hearing Impaired Engineers! - Mixing Live Tracks, ugh! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Gary Griffith! ...And More!
Nov 30, 2017•42 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Episode 135 - “7 Inches Apart!”
- How to Network & Make Friends! - High Ratio Compression Tips! - Setting Up a Subwoofer! - Making Everything Artistic! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Kelly (dollyrots)! ...And More!
Nov 23, 2017•46 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Episode 134 - “Failure is Cool!”
- Mixing With Severe Hearing Loss! - Working With Stereo Stems! - When & How we use Automation! - Pursuing Dreams vs. Paying Bills! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Drew Epton! ...And More!
Nov 16, 2017•40 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Episode 133 - “Facebook EQ!”
- Adding Spice to Flavorless Drums! - Slathering Vocals in Buttery Air! - Cooking Plugins for Chef UBK! - If We Weren’t Mixers, We’d Be…??? - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Michael B! ...And More!
Nov 09, 2017•45 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Episode 132 - “Two Rainbows of Fun!”
- Serving the Emotion of the Song! - Getting a Smooth, Linear Mix Buss! - Getting Motivated to Work on Music! - Dealing with Anxieties around Mixing! - This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Chris (Black In Bluhm)!! ...And More!
Nov 01, 2017•48 min•Ep. 132
Sylvia Massy is our next guest! Submit your questions now!
Sylvia Massy is coming to the UBK Happy Funtime Hour! Hurry and submit your questions for this Grammy winning engineer with scores of Platinum and Gold records and a distinctly creative approach to all things recording! http://www.ubkhappyfuntimehour.com/
Oct 27, 2017•59 sec
Episode 131 - “The 99 Cent Store of Pro Audio!”
- 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!
Oct 27, 2017•44 min•Season 1Ep. 131
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