Studio Stuff

Your drums sound massive on their own, then they hit the mix bus and the limiter starts fighting back. In this episode we tackle a great listener question about keeping kick and snare transients under control so they...

<p >Studio Stuff Podcast #47 | Staying Sharp in the Studio: Sleep, Food, Panning, and Everything In Between</p> <p >It started with Chris being half asleep on a phone call. And somehow that turned into one of our more...

<p >Studio Stuff Podcast #45 | Your Phone Knows Your Mix Has a Problem. Do You?</p> <p >We get into three listener questions this episode, and at least one of them might change how you check your mixes going...

<p >Studio Stuff Podcast #44 | Mic Shootouts, Genre Comfort Zones, and the Music We Love Mixing</p> <p >You've got two mics, one singer, and a session to run. Which one do you reach for?</p> <p >In this episode, we dig...

<p >Studio Stuff Podcast #43 The Da Vinci Problem: Knowing When to Let Go of Your Mix</p> <p >You've been in the mix for hours. It sounds pretty good. You think it sounds pretty good. But you keep going back in...

<p>Studio Stuff Podcast #42 | Mixing, Mastering, and the Mindset That Separates Them</p> <p >You finish the mix, you're happy with it, you slap Ozone on the master bus... and now what? Do you keep tweaking? Do you...

<p >Studio Stuff Podcast #41 | NS10 Translation in 2026: Emotion, Mixing, and What Actually Works</p> <p >What does emotion in music actually mean? And does your mix have to make someone cry to count as art? We got a...

<p>Studio Stuff Podcast #40 | The Omelet Crisis and How Many Reverbs You Actually Need</p> <p>Alright, the steak omelets are gone and the vibes are… fragile. But despite the breakfast tragedy, we’re digging into a topic...

<p >Studio Stuff Podcast #39 | The Band That Broke the Internet (And What It Means for You)</p> <p >We lost the Denny's steak omelet. But we found hope for music.</p> <p >There's a band from Quebec called Angine de...

<p >Studio Stuff Podcast #38 | Mixing With Your Eyes: Visual Tools, Meters, and the Mix Bus Limiter Debate</p> <p >Can you actually mix with your eyes? Should you? We're diving into one of those conversations that...

<p>Studio Stuff Podcast #37 | Third-Party Plugins vs Tim Tams: Which Actually Improves Your Mix?</p> <p>Do you really need third-party plugins to make a professional mix… or are stock plugins already doing more than...

<p>Studio Stuff Podcast #36 | Headphones vs Speakers: What We Trust for Better Mix Decisions</p> <p>Is mixing on headphones actually reliable? Are speakers still the gold standard? In this episode, we get into the...

<p><br>Vintage gear is everywhere again… except most of it isn’t gear anymore. It’s emulations. It’s GUIs. It’s “1176” written on a screen with knobs that make our brains feel safe. In this episode, we dig into why...

<p>Home studios have never been more powerful. Cheap gear is better than ever, plugins are ridiculous, and you can make real records on a laptop. But commercial studios still have something you can’t always fake: space...

<p><br>You know that moment where your mix feels great… until you look at the master bus and it’s basically a nuclear explosion? Yeah. This episode is all about avoiding that trap while you’re mixing—so mastering...