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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Sep 22, 2016 • 33min
Episode 86 - "Mi Familia!"
- Limitations Foster Creativity? - Distractions Limit Creativity?? - Being a Pro Has Downsides??? - Hint: Small Moves - ITB Gain Staging: It's a Thing! - This week's plugin winner is…Frank "dufaultfrancois01"! …and much, MUCH more!
Sep 14, 2016 • 27min
Episode 85 - "I'm Daddy!"
- Check us out on Patreon! - Tracking with Analog Compression ! - Josh Franklin's 1 year anniversary! - Getting movement from a simple arrangement. - Guitar Mic Techniques and YOU! - Stop Comparing your Tools! - This week's plugin winner is…Raphael Nuñez! …and much, MUCH more!
Sep 7, 2016 • 33min
Episode 84 - "BALLS!"
- Fostering the Creative Flow - Amp Sims vs. Crappy Rooms - Templates = Faster Mixes - Tambourines with Balls! - Using Multiple Reverbs?? - This week's plugin winner is…Robert 'Robbies88!' …and much, MUCH more!
Aug 30, 2016 • 37min
Episode 83 - "WHAT DO YOU WANT!?"
- Favorite Analog and Digital Effects! - Printing Stems and YOU! - Recording Claps and Snaps. - What on earth is Peak Limiting? - Tracking vocals in a tiny room. - Monitoring: If it works, keep doing it! - Expectations of Analog Summing. - Special Thanks to FILMWERELD for this week's Outro! - This week's plugin winner is…Mark Gonzales! …and much, MUCH more!
Aug 23, 2016 • 33min
Episode 82 - "I'm a GROWNUP!"
- Struggling with Snares and Claps! - Saturation & Heavy Track Counts - What on Earth Does 'Musical' Mean? - The Yin-Yang of EQ - Linked vs Unlinked vs. Dual Mono vs. Stereo - Big Console Mixing, In The Box! - This week's plugin winner is…iTunes Reviewer Speed101! …and much, MUCH more!
Aug 16, 2016 • 37min
Episode 81 - "SUPER Bummed Out!"
- Procrastination: Cure it Tomorrow! - Is Sound Getting Better, or Worse?? - Improving Your Suck! - Organize That Session! - Higher Sample Rates: Worth It? - This week's plugin winner is…Archie Francis Miller! …and much, MUCH more!
Aug 9, 2016 • 43min
Episode 80 - "Cage Free Nuts!"
- Digital Precision VS Analog Tone? - Kush Plugins VS Kush Hardware?? - Better Mixing through Limitations - Minimizing Attack and Maximizing Tone - Should You Share Unfinished Mixes? - This week's plugin winner is…Wayan Raabe! …and much, MUCH more!
Aug 2, 2016 • 42min
Episode 79 - "Make People Like You!" 2016's Best Of Professional Advice
BULLETIN: UBK had too much cake on his Birthday, so we're bringing you another 'Best Of' episode chock full of our favorite bits of professional advice! - When to Use Money to Fix Problems. - We *still* Don't Care About Surround Sound! - RE-Visiting the RE-Branding of Nathan Daniel. - Are Expensive Mics Worth the Cash? - Why Do Engineers Keep Secrets? - You Booked the Session, Now Manage It! - Tune in next week for the next Plugin Winner!
Jul 26, 2016 • 36min
Episode 78 - "It's Barter Time!"
- How to Write a Good Song - Making Drums Sound Roomier - Getting a Chorus to LIFT - Should You Mix Into a Limiter? - Straight Talk about Weed - This week's plugin winner is…Ron from Continental Recording Studios! …and much, MUCH more!
Jul 19, 2016 • 47min
Episode 77 - "I'm Better Than Youz!"
- Ambience: You're Doing It Wrong - Pre-Fader Sends? Why?? - Workflows That Actually Work - Strugglin' with Strugglin'. - Can You Mix in a Car? - This week's plugin winner is…Taylor Bartholomew! …and much, MUCH more!
