Inside The Recording Studio

Compression vs Limiting: Which One Reigns Supreme? Find Out Now!

Chris and Jody get into the weeks working on defining what is compression vs what is limiting. Hence Compression vs Limiting. Which do they tend to use and why. What particular compressors or limiters are their goto units of choice. There's even examples as to where each are used and why.

From Echo to Epic: The Simple Guide to Creative Delays

Chris and Jody go canyoneering to explore the use of delays. Come on a slot canyon adventure as they discuss different types of delays. What are they good for? What to think about when you select the time value of a delay and how it affects the song and a mix. Get ready for something more than an echo, it's creative uses for delays.

Introducing the Hyperswitch from Seymour Duncan

Chris and Jody get their hands on the Hyperswitch from Seymour Duncan. This is a rig rundown of what the Hyperswitch is, what it can do and how hard it is to install in your guitar. The world of multiple humbucker pickups in guitars with 5-way switches will never be the same. The Hyperswitch comes into the world literally destined for greatness and it does not disappoint. Come along for the ride!

Switching DAWs: A Great Guide to Choosing the Right One!

Chris and Jody extrapolate from last week's listener request and talk about the concept of switching DAWs. Is it a good idea to switch to another DAW? What are things to consider? What DAW should you choose? What are the pros and cons to some DAWs and why does it matter? What DAWs do we use and why, it's all in here.

Time to Level Up Your Sound: How to Know When it’s Time for an Audio Interface Upgrade!

Chris and Jody get busy with a listener request to talk about when it's time to upgrade your audio interface. Get ready to feast on the dos and don'ts of when it's time to go for that little something or maybe even that super something better in order to improve your audio recordings.

EQ and Compression In Order Of Importance

Chris and Jody lay it on the line, the EQ and Compression line of when to use EQ before or after Compression. The straight dope about the how's and why's of EQ before Compression and EQ after compression. Also giving some real world examples of when we would use EQ and Compression plus in which order. There's even an extra bit of double EQ and double compression, find out when and where. It's also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.

Discover the Magic of Mix Templates and Skyrocket Your Mixing Game!

Chris and Jody crawl thru the weeds of mix templates. Discussing the concepts of creating them. What would go in them. Why should we have them? Do they provide benefits? And what separates the mix template from one mix engineer to another. Can you get multiple mix outputs from a single mix template? Let's get ready to mix!

NAMM Show 2023 The Good, The Bad, The Mind-blowing

Chris and Jody recap on the interim NAMM Show from April 2023. Find out what we saw. The good, the bad, the mind-blowing items that caught our attention and what we thought. What are our theories about NAMM, the timing and it's future. There's all that and more in this episode.

Troubleshooting Mics That Are Misbehaving

Chris and Jody go thru a simple little checklist for troubleshooting mics. What to do when a mic is suddenly not doing what a mic does best. Especially if there's bizarre noises or no noise what-so-ever. There's even a personal embarrassing story about a mic sounding bad and the reason why that is so obvious that it's funny it wasn't caught sooner. A solid means of understanding your mic and what to do when under the gun.

Tips and Tricks for dealing with Low End!

Chris and Jody get down to the nitty gritty basement of low end. Talking about how to manage low end and get a handle on it. From the scientific things about your room and setup on to the creative end of things. Including monitors, software and bass specific plugins that can help. Let's get low!