The UBK Happy Funtime Hour
Gregory Scott (UBK) & Nathan Daniel
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.
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.
Episodes
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May 12, 2017 • 39min
Episode 116 - "Dangling Participle!"
- New Kush Plugin Teaser! - Subscriptions vs. Buying! - The Politics of Sampling! - Getting Better, Faster! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Joaquin Etchegoyen! ...And More!
May 6, 2017 • 41min
Episode 115 - "F*ck Off, Politely!"
- What IS a Transient? - Getting Good Mix Feedback? - Breakthrough Moments? - Fuck Off Politely? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Ángela Enríquez! ...And More!
Apr 27, 2017 • 43min
Episode 114 - "Six Inches in the Back!"
- When Clients are WRONG! - Producing While Engineering! - Effects: When and Why! - Peace in the Loudness War! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Julian Fader! ...And More!
Apr 21, 2017 • 38min
Episode 113 - "Don't Forget the Bag!"
- Simulating Analog Workflows?? - 10dB Cuts on Vocals?? - Are You a Salesman?? - How to Compare Mics?? - One Speaker Mono?? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Jude (sevenjude2)! ...And More!
Apr 1, 2017 • 41min
Episode 112 - "Is That Lint??"
- Self-Producing Vocals! - Compressing Saturation! - Expanders: When? Why?? - Mixing INTO Mastering Chains? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is…… Caskré! ...And More!
Mar 23, 2017 • 27min
Episode 111 - "Dick's on Deck!"
- Mistakes We Stopped Making - Track EQ vs. Buss EQ - Internships: Worth It??? - Music Theory: Worth It??? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is Gunnar Nagle! ...And More!
Mar 16, 2017 • 32min
Episode 110 - "Am I Distorted??"
- Hating Yourself and Your Mix! - Reversing the Mix Buss! - Doing Things Without Permission! - Handling Harsh Sibilants! - This week's plugin winner is… Karlis Steinmanis! …and more!
Mar 10, 2017 • 37min
Episode 109 - "It Hurts My Heinous!!!"
- The Worst Intro EVER! - Creativity vs. Tradition! - Marketing vs. Bragging! - Regret vs. Acceptance! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Greg Berne! ...And More!
Mar 2, 2017 • 37min
Episode 108 - "RELAX!!!"
- How to Start a Mix! - Compression vs. Automation! - How to "Find the Time"! - Getting Good at Everything! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Tim Keen! ...And More!
Feb 24, 2017 • 34min
Episode 107 - "I Like the Hash!"
- UBK Goes Deeper ITB! - Advice from the Future! - Improv in the Studio! - Workflow Beats Sound! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Bobby Balow! ...And More!
