Recording Studio Rockstars RSR010 – Bobby Owsinski – 101 Mixing Tricks
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Nov 13, 2015 Bobby Owsinski, producer, mixer, author of The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, shares stories from his transition from player to top-tier engineer. He discusses tape vs modern workflows, limits shaping creativity, his minimal Pro Tools setup, favorite gear like the 1176, and highlights from his 101 Mixing Tricks course. Short practical tips and career lessons pop up throughout.
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When 120 Tracks Become A Monstrosity
- Bobby describes a project that ballooned to 120 tracks and became unmanageable, then he scrapped and redid it leaner.
- The excess overdubs made the production a monstrosity and taught him to trim sessions down.
Archive Studio Knowledge Before It Disappears
- Traditional apprenticeships in big studios are fading, so documenting pro knowledge matters more than ever.
- Bobby created books and courses to capture industrial knowledge before it disappears from fewer commercial studios.
Ken Scott Came In To Engineer For Bobby
- Bobby wrote Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust with Ken Scott and interviewed many session players to reconstruct sessions.
- He later had Ken Scott engineer basics for one of his productions, confirming techniques learned from the book.
