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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Jun 10, 2014 • 58min
Episode 15 - "Evolution, Baby!"
The Season 1 Finale of UBK Happy Funtime Hour is up! Over one hour long, for your listening pleasure! - "Question of the Week" Kush T-Shirt winner - Mix Analysis: Arctic Monkeys! - Using Compressors to Alter Note Lengths & Timing - How Bright is Bright Enough? - Knowing what the Next Step is - What's included in your Mix Rate? - How to Choose your Clients - OTB Workflow Problems: Solved And more... enjoy our longest episode yet!
Jun 2, 2014 • 37min
Episode 14 - "Aim for the Dog!"
- Question of the Week Kush T-Shirt Winner - More on Configuring Subwoofers - Time Align: Stretching vs. Manual Editing - Knowing How Much to Charge Clients - Widening a Mono Source without Damaging It - Recharging & Refreshing Your Brain - Running an Engaging Session as an Introvert - Where & How to Get Inspiration
May 26, 2014 • 39min
Episode 13 - "Good Luck With That!"
- Question of the Week Giveaway Prize Awarded! - Plugin Marketing Claims vs. Plugin Truth - Grump of the Week! - Big Snares in Dense Mixes - What Doesn't Go in the Drum Comp - Beware of Too Much Isolation - UBK Saturates Everything! - Self-Doubt... WTF?- Subwoofer Faux Pas
May 19, 2014 • 32min
Episode 12 - "I Don't Bathe Much"
- Why does Saturation add 'Depth' - How to say "Your Music Sucks"? - EQ tips for novices - another UBK Brain Training Exercise® - New Segment: "Grump of the Week" (!!!) - How Tempo dictates Arrangement choices And much more, another action-packed adventure for mixing & production nerds everywhere! Enjoy!!!
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May 7, 2014 • 31min
Episode 11 - "Crime Pays..."
- UBK's patented "Complimentary EQ" technique - 70's delay techniques & studio monitors - Exactly how 'quiet' is 'quiet monitoring'? - Better Mic Placement on Vocalists - Whining Old Guys - Managing Multiple Deadlines - Happy Funtime's Analog Vocal Chain - Singing with Feeling Enjoy!
Apr 30, 2014 • 35min
Episode 10 - "You don't like Bing Crosby???"
- UBK doesn't really like 6k - what every client *really* wants & how to earn their trust - get new gear vs. get better with what you have - should you cut breaks on your rate to get a gig? - more on getting a tight bass - do good arrangements still need automation? - brain chemicals & musical evolution - is new gear a good business investment? - when to stop trusting your ears on a mix This one is DENSE, enjoy it twice! Gregory Scott | UBK
Apr 28, 2014 • 32min
Episode 9 - "Humans Ruin EVERYTHING!"
- Balancing Glue with Separation - EQ before vs. after Compression (UBK-1 vs. UBK Fatso) - Pusher Video Update - Troubleshooting Digital and Analog Gainstaging - Addressing Frequency Balance via Arrangement - Bouncing Tracks Together = Commitment - Lo-Fi sounds in Hi-Fi productions - Pro's and Con's of Mixing While High - People: Good Crazy vs. Bad Crazy - and more!
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Apr 28, 2014 • 33min
Episode 8 - "I Wanna Smell It!"
- Getting Past Walls & Creative Blocks in a Mix - Small Moves, "Shaving the Mix into Being" - Tucking Things Further Back with more Presence - Mixing on Headphones vs. An Untreated Room - You don't want "dead", you want "dry" - Getting mix critiques on the Internet... hmmm.... - and more!
Apr 28, 2014 • 4min
Episode 7 - "I Love People…Now Go Away!"
- Getting a Juggernaut Low End - Finding the Ideal Tempo - Monitor Placement & Low Freq Tuning - Arrangement: What It Is vs. What It Contains - Being Ruthless with the Mute Button - Gainstaging and When to Keep Levels Low - Getting Free Stuff by Signing Up for the UBK HFH list - and more!
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Apr 28, 2014 • 32min
Episode 6 - "Audio Hoarding"
- Different 2-buss compression approaches - Knowing When It's Done - BACK IT UP and HIT DELETE - Why 192k? - Making it Bright but Not Edgy - Mixing more Emotionally - and more!
