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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Jul 12, 2016 • 49min
Episode 76 - "Dither is a Dangerous Drug!"
- Parallel Compression Explained! - Room Treatment or Instruments? - What *did* happen to Hiphop? - Getting your vocals to SIT. - Pickin' the right mic. - Recording to tape: it's all in the TUBES. - This week's plugin winner is…Rob 'NT' Weber! …and much, MUCH more!
Jul 6, 2016 • 46min
Episode 75 - "Rarely Offensive!"
- Compression Is For Movement. - Good News: Absolutely Nothing Matters! - Dry 70's Drums. - How to Damage your Hardware! - Getting Over Loudness Envy. - How to College? - This week's plugin winner is…Dan 'Soundsmith' Smith! …and much, MUCH more!
Jun 28, 2016 • 39min
Episode 74 - "6k! 6k! 6k!"
- Lyrics and Cliches: STOP! - Ya Can't Touch a Plugin! - Does A/D Hurt Quality? - Mixing Sneaky Little Devil - Rocking Out vs. Protecting Hearing - This week's plugin winner is…Rob "Soundbaker"! …and much, MUCH more!
Jun 21, 2016 • 41min
Episode 73 - "I FaVOUR CoLOUR!"
- Choosing Sounds that Mix Themselves - How Many Monitors Ya Got? - Big Studios vs. Self Recording - Accurate Bass in a Bad Room? - Using Cassette for Color! - Tubes, Transformers, and… Classical? - This week's plugin winner is…Josh Evans! …and much, MUCH more!
Jun 14, 2016 • 42min
Episode 72 - "What You Really Want is Coldplay!"
- Beginner Questions! - What exactly *is* a Mix Buss? - Handling Client Revisions - How to make a show! - What's the Deal with Melody? - Our thoughts on Sampling/Remixing. - This week's plugin winner is…Raj Bobo! …and much, MUCH more!
May 31, 2016 • 35min
Episode 71 - "Cancerous Mole!"
In this Episode… - Do Great Artists Really Steal? - How to Make It LOUD - How to Be Invisible - EQ When Tracking? - Compression When Tracking? - "Burning In" Your Monitors? - This week's plugin winner is…Andreas Tengblood! …and much, MUCH more!
May 24, 2016 • 41min
Episode 70 - "Stop Being White!"
- Should You Copy Other Artists? - What Instrument Defines the Groove? - How much EQ is too much EQ? - Four Compressors on One Vocal?? - This week's plugin winner: Ghislain Brindamour! …and much, MUCH more!
May 17, 2016 • 38min
Episode 69 - "I'm in THE INDUSTRY!"
- Getting a Foot in THE INDUSTRY - Wider Mixes? Easy! - Screw the Credit, Get Your Money! - What's NOT on your Mix Buss?! - Rapid Fire Question Time! - Don't record yourself! Meditate! - Mmmmm…Attack Walls… - This week's plugin winner is…Archie Miller! …and much, MUCH more!
May 10, 2016 • 39min
Episode 68 - "The Donut Button!"
- Using a DAW as a songwriting tool? Do it! (Or…don't!) - Printing a mix for a Mastering Engineer. - Getting some VIBE into your studio, man. - UBK Happy Funtime Rapid Fire Question Time! - Transient designing and YOU! - Staying inspired as you get better at your job. - How much does your gear matter, really? - This week's plugin winner is…Axel Hirczak! …and much, MUCH more!
May 3, 2016 • 38min
Episode 67 - "I'll Be the Potato Chips!"
- Getting Drum Samples to Sound Real - Recreating Other Arrangements! - UBK Rapid-Fire Question Time! - Broaching Touchy Subjects with Clients - Putting on your Producer Pants - This week's plugin winner is…Edward Enlo! …and much, MUCH more!
