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One of the Mixing Engineers best friends is the trusty EQ. It is one of those mysterious elements that can't immediately be heard, whether it is right or wrong, that is unless it is horribly wrong, or incredibly right. It also is one of the areas of Mixing that requires the most patience and training. However, there are a lot of myths surrounding EQ that I would like to dispel.

One of the Mixing Engineers best friends is the trusty EQ. It is one of those mysterious elements that can't immediately be heard, whether it is right or wrong, that is unless it is horribly wrong, or incredibly right. It also is one of the areas of Mixing that requires the most patience and training. However, there are a lot of myths surrounding EQ that I would like to dispel.

John and I go wayyyy back. Over the years we both have been music lovers and have even been in a band together at one time. As most of you know I am working in Christian music predominantly and sometimes some Pop sounding stuff. John on the other hand has been working with Metal bands for a long time. So, I thought I'd invite him on the show to share some tips with you that I couldn't provide. Man alive, did he deliver!

In this episode we talk about:

*Recording/Mixing heavy guitars

*Recording/Mixing scream vocals

*Getting Metal drums to set in a mix

*Tape vs Digital

*Adding analogue sound in a digital world

*Deciphering taste terms (Muddy, bright, tinny, piercing, etc.)

Enjoy! If you'd like to reach John here are some links that he has provided:

John and I go wayyyy back. Over the years we both have been music lovers and have even been in a band together at one time. As most of you know I am working in Christian music predominantly and sometimes some Pop sounding stuff. John on the other hand has been working with Metal bands for a long time. So, I thought I'd invite him on the show to share some tips with you that I couldn't provide. Man alive, did he deliver!

In this episode we talk about:

*Recording/Mixing heavy guitars

*Recording/Mixing scream vocals

*Getting Metal drums to set in a mix

*Tape vs Digital

*Adding analogue sound in a digital world

*Deciphering taste terms (Muddy, bright, tinny, piercing, etc.)

Enjoy! If you'd like to reach John here are some links that he has provided:

Today's podcast has to be a little shorter due to data limits.

There is now an option to donate weekly, monthly, or even yearly

Over the weekend, I recorded some more tunes from the very

*For a FREE printable info graphic that will give you a clear

Today's podcast has to be a little shorter due to data limits. If you would like to help me get out more podcasts (maybe one a week) go here: http://www.homestudiosimplified.com/p/hss-podcast.html

There is now an option to donate weekly, monthly, or even yearly to help defer the costs of data through the podcast hosting service I use.

Over the weekend, I recorded some more tunes from the very talented Justin Clark. Today we will check out one of those tunes. An original song called "Without You".

*For a FREE printable info graphic that will give you a clear step by step process to achieve a better mix click here: http://bit.ly/1RIiLVL

In today's episode we're going to cover various ways to save time in the studio. As a musician and freelance audio engineer, father of two, and one who has full-time job outside of the studio, I know the importance of time in respect to our passion. On the one hand, we would like to spend hours tweaking knobs and laying down great tracks. On the other hand, we have a job, a family, church, friends,and even pets that we don't want to feel less than important to us. It can be frustrating when you feel like these things are holding you back from productivity and fulfillment. So today I want to give you a few different approaches on how you can turn the few moments you're given to work on your passion into a highly productive and musically profitable moment in time. Whether you are recording yourself, mixing, recording others, practicing, or all of the above, I would like to leave you with just a few tips that I have learned over the years that have dramatically improved the productivity and efficiency of the musical moments of my life. Today we have our first "sponsor" as well! It is a unique perfume company that helps to alleviate some awkward situations in life. The back story for our "sponsor": "Pathetica" was founded by Shloogle Flam, a hypothetical company in a city you've never heard of, from a country that doesn't exist, at a moment in time that never happened, and specializes in ambiguous products that aren't sold anywhere. Okay, so in remembrance of the now passed April Fool's Day, from Home Studio Simplified's team (a team of one, right now)... "April Fools!!" Now to get serious. In today's episode we will cover various ways to save time and be more productive with the time we are given within the realm of the studio. Listed below are bullet points of some of the topics were going to cover. Enjoy! *Productive vs busy *Presets *Templates *Bus or Aux Channels *Big Wins *Mobile Mixing *Set up preparations

If you would like to sponsor the HSS podcast you can do so here: http://bit.ly/Patronize_Me

Free Mixing Videos here: http://bit.ly/The_Youtube_Channel

For a FREE infographic that will help you get a better mix go here: http://bit.ly/1RIiLVL

In today's episode we're going to cover various ways to save time in the studio. As a musician and freelance audio engineer, father of two, and one who has full-time job outside of the studio, I know the importance of time in respect to our passion.

On the one hand, we would like to spend hours tweaking knobs and laying down great tracks. On the other hand, we have a job, a family, church, friends,and even pets that we don't want to feel less than important to us. It can be frustrating when you feel like these things are holding you back from productivity and fulfillment.
So today I want to give you a few different approaches on how you can turn the few moments you're given to work on your passion into a highly productive and musically profitable moment in time.
Whether you are recording yourself, mixing, recording others, practicing, or all of the above, I would like to leave you with just a few tips that I have learned over the years that have dramatically improved the productivity and efficiency of the musical moments of my life.

Today we have our first "sponsor" as well! It is a unique perfume company that helps to alleviate some awkward situations in life.

The back story for our "sponsor":
"Pathetica" was founded by Shloogle Flam, a hypothetical company in a city you've never heard of, from a country that doesn't exist, at a moment in time that never happened, and specializes in ambiguous products that aren't sold anywhere.

Okay, so in remembrance of the now passed April Fool's Day, from Home Studio Simplified's team (a team of one, right now)... "April Fools!!"

Now to get serious. In today's episode we will cover various ways to save time and be more productive with the time we are given within the realm of the studio. Listed below are bullet points of some of the topics were going to cover. Enjoy!

*Productive vs busy
*Presets
*Templates
*Bus or Aux Channels
*Big Wins
*Mobile Mixing
*Set up preparations

If you would like to sponsor the HSS podcast you can do so here: http://bit.ly/Patronize_Me

Free Mixing Videos here: http://bit.ly/The_Youtube_Channel

For a FREE infographic that will help you get a better mix go here: http://bit.ly/1RIiLVL

If you have any questions, show ideas, songs, or even a mix you'd like to share, you can email me: [email protected]

If you are more of a visual person you can visit the YouTube Channel for Free informative videos on tips, tricks, & gear reviews:

www.YouTube.com/c/homestudiosimplified

Today's Topic: Forward Motion

• It took Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" a total of 64 weeks - a year and three months - to go from entering the Billboard 200 to reaching No. 1

• Records that took a loooong time to record and release: Portishead - Third (11 years), Guns n Roses - Chinese Democracy (17 years), Brian Wilson - Smile: (40 years)

• Whether its “glacier speed” or “Bugatti speed” it's forward motion that matters

• Major setbacks to Home Studio Hobbyists and Freelance Audio Engineers alike include:

• Fear

• Lack of self confidence

• OCD

• Losing sight of what really matters most

• Thinking in terms of money more than music

• Time

Find That Frequency:

Song: Peace In The Storm

Artist: Robert McClellan

Album: Unreleased Single as of now

Style: Acoustic Instrumental

Difficulty Level: Easy

HSS Episode 24-Do Expensive Cables Really Matter?

In this episode I discuss some results I got when I did some A/B testing on some high end cables. Also, I recently installed a Furman PL-8 Series Power Conditioner. Was it worth it?

HSS Blog-Are Expensive Cable Worth it?

Gear Review:

New to the arsenal is a Nady RSM-4 Ribbon Mic, I cover briefly my thoughts on this new mic I just acquired for $75 on eBay. Full review of the mic soon to come. By the way, I actually used this mic to record the episode you're listening to!

A link to the PSN Podcast episode with Slau, where he gives some great audio examples of ribbon mics.

A New Segment: Find That Frequency

Listen to this short snippet of audio and try to figure out what the offending frequency is that's causing problems in the audio.

Song: Jazzy

Artist: Robert McClellan

Album: Unreleased Single as of now

Style: Electric Instrumental

Thanks to:

Big thank you to Segoviashu who left an honest review in the iTunes store for the podcast!

Thanks to Justin Clark who left a great review on my Thumbtack profile for the Studio work we did together.

Another big thank you to Shi from sunny California for the kind words regarding the Youtube channel and the podcast, as well as John-Paul Ortega who found the episode on Room Acoustics very useful for getting better acoustics in his basement, and in turn he left some kind words in an email.

Thank you as well to all the email subscribers and Facebook “likers”! And thank you to all the YouTube subscribers as well!

If you'd like to join me on Hangwith.com sometime for live Q&A or just general randomness you can do so here: Hangwith HSS here