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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Apr 26, 2016 • 40min
Episode 66 - "Dinner and Drinks!"
- Are Engineers Stuck in the Past? - Turning Off Your "Engin-Ears" - Finding Tutorials That Help - GRUMP OF THE WEEK! - This Week's Plugin Winner: Benjamin Richards! …and much, MUCH more!
Apr 20, 2016 • 35min
Episode 65 - "As Long as You Pay Me!"
- The Dangers of EQ! Beware!!! - Mixing into a Master Limiter? - Templates are for Winners! - Our Favorite Analog Distortion - How to Finally, Actually (Probably) Grow Up - This week's plugin winner is…Michael Williams! …and much, MUCH more!
Apr 13, 2016 • 44min
Episode 64 - "Gobble Gobble!"
- Staying creative with Option Anxiety. - Making Big Moves to Big Cities. - UBK Happy Funtime Rant of The Week Time! - Got a problem in the bass? It ain't the bass! - Multi-tracking guitar and YOU! - Can new gear solve old problems? - This week's plugin winner is…Jinzōningen Jū Roku-Gō! …and much, MUCH more!
Apr 5, 2016 • 38min
Episode 63 - "Take a Hike!"
- Mic Preamps: Tools with 1,000 Uses - Making VI's Sound Less FAKE - Getting Authentic Dub Music Effects - Do You Really Need Outboard Gear? - Recording Ensembles with One Mic - This Week's Plugin Winner: Alex 'Run by Dogs'! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 31, 2016 • 48min
Episode 62 - "Wide & Deep!"
- Artists Who Continually Rework their Art - Mixing Music Destined for the Background - Binaural Recording for Dummies! - Web Forums: Run Away!!! - Stereo Reverb? Why??? - Electronic Music, Live & Energetic! - This Week's Plugin Winner is…Ken Barnum! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 22, 2016 • 43min
Episode 61 - "Suck My Big Fat Toe!"
In this episode... - This Week's Plugin Winner is…Brian Decker! - Another Badass Mix Critique! - Tracking with EQ vs. Moving the Mic? - Our Favorite Cheap Analog Gear! - Choosing a Good Reference Mix - Are Effects part of the Arrangement? …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 15, 2016 • 38min
Episode 60 - "Honey, I'm a Failure!"
- Staying Inspired Over Time - Dealing with Insecure Singers - Tuning Your Ear for Compression - Supporting Your Partner - Rapid-Fire Question Time - This week's plugin winner is…Ete Kurttekin! …and much, MUCH more!
Mar 9, 2016 • 1h 7min
Episode 59 - "It's Hopeless!"
Nathan's still sick, so UBK takes the podcast out for another solo run with… - Tracking with UBK! - Gear talk with UBK! - Mix Critique with UBK! - Process and Perspective...with UBK! - This week's plugin winner…Paul Smith from Lewisberg, PA! …and much, much more!
Mar 1, 2016 • 60min
Episode 58 - "UBK Flies Solo!"
Nathan is sick, so UBK tackles a TON of questions for your listening pleasure! Densely packed with gems… - Mixing Questions! Mud! Reverb! - Analog! PreAmps, Distortion, and Summing! - Production! Audio Perspective for Video, What!? - Randomness! Too Many Corey's? Too Much Muzak? Too Many Cows to Find a Job?! - Business! Clients! Changing Arrangements! This Week's Plugin Winner is…Imtiaz Ahmed! …and, much—well actually, that's a lot. What more do you want!?
Feb 23, 2016 • 34min
Episode 57 - "Never Talk to the Cops!"
- Getting More *Contrast* in the Mix! - Compressing Spatial Effects: Why?? - Billing for Grunt Work is... Grunt Work - Drawing the Line Between Mixing and Tracking - When a Dead Room Beats a Treated Room - This week's plugin winner is…Rick James! …and much, much more!
