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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Feb 15, 2017 • 35min
Episode 106 - "Nate Digital!"
- Compressing Sample-Based Music! - Complexity vs. Simplicity! - The Magic of Pre-Delay! - All You Need To Know About Mono! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Ryan Raffa! ...And More!
Feb 9, 2017 • 39min
Episode 105 - "The 'Old Fashioned' Way"
- Why Vocals are Hard To Mix! - Hit Men LOVE La2a's! - Room Treatment: Why?? - Writing: Escape the Rut! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Bunmi Solomon! ...And More!
Feb 2, 2017 • 40min
Episode 104 - "The Facts Of Life!"
- Sizeful Drums! - Working with Limited Gear? - Getting A "Professional" Sound! - Cleaning Up Messy Sessions! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Enrico (Redblackredmusic)! ...And More!
Jan 19, 2017 • 38min
Episode 103 - "Whiskey & Lucky Charms!"
- Ordinary vs. "Extraordinary" Compressors - How To Gain Stage With Plugins? - Can Noise Help Your Mix? - How to Mix Two Tracks! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Sharon (Kearney Music)! ...And More!
Jan 12, 2017 • 36min
Episode 102 - "A Bunch of Width!"
- Attacks: Slow, Medium, or Fast? - Does Mono Compatibility Matter? - How to Arrange an Album! - Great Mixes vs. Great Songs! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Chris Vail! ...And More!
Jan 4, 2017 • 53min
Episode 101 - "Hyperacusis!"
- Our Latest "Eureka" Moments! - Why Can't Artists Finish Songs?? - How to Produce While Engineering! - Why Everything Sounds Like Ass! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Robert (Bag of toys)! ...And More!
Dec 30, 2016 • 43min
Episode 100 - "What's Wrong with 300Hz??"
- What Exactly Is a "Pro Mix"? - Hi Pass WHATs? - Yet Another Phase Lecture! - Rapid Fire Question Time! - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Daniel Kassulke! ...And More!
Dec 22, 2016 • 39min
Episode 99 - "Christmas 2017!"
- Why Mix At Low Volumes? - Does Bussing Degrade Sound? - Drum Samples: When? Why? - EQ'ing: Frequencies, or Notes? - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Sergey! ...And More!
Dec 15, 2016 • 40min
Episode 98 - "Hello Xanax!"
- Reaching the Next Level! - Talking to Clients About Money! - That 70's Doubled Vocal Sound! - The Ups & Downs of Collaboration - This Week's Plugin Winner Is..... Mrs Jason Ferguson! ...And More!
Dec 10, 2016 • 42min
Episode 97 - "Audio Tools!"
- Making Kicks DEEP and TIGHT! - Curing Mix Burnout! - Collaboration Ups and Downs! - Compression Changes the Groove! - This week's plugin winner is..... Damilola Adepitan! ...and more!
