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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

Chris and Jody invite special guest Stevie Blacke. Stevie Blacke is an illustrious string arranger and "one man orchestra".  He works with some of the world's biggest stars and best musicians. He's played on dozens of top ten hits and hundreds of albums. Artists such as P!nk, Olivia Rodrigo, Timbaland feat. Elton John, Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue feat. Keith Urban, Beck, Gary Clark Jr, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice in Chains, Colbie Callait, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Garbage, Foreigner, Cher, Rihanna and Joe Cocker have all taken advantage of Stevie's talents. Steve Vai raved "He has the most diverse and impressive resume I've ever seen." Sit down, strap in and lets go!

Chris and Jody delve into how a mix engineer goes for getting a vision for where a mix can go. Listening to a rough mix to chatting with the client about their wants. Determining the type of music it is, along with the arrangement and feel will play a part in generating the vision. Listen to get even more ideas for how to fully realize the vision needed for a mix.

Chris and Jody return to the subject of reverb. Going over a review of the types of reverbs we have access to. Then discussing what types of reverb we use under various examples of particular instruments. Learn what both Chris and Jody use on vocals and some hidden secrets of layering different reverbs and why.

Chris and Jody look further into the world of modulation effects. This time the journey goes into Flanging. How it got it's start and where did it debut. Who original thought it up and where did it begin to branch out. What exactly creates the flanging effect? It's all in here plus a little dip into the Phaser pool as well. Plus find out how Chris and Jody make use of it.

Chris and Jody get down and dirty as helpful producers when it comes to songwriters having writer's block in the studio. Obviously not a great problem to have. Here we dole out 10 ideas to help alleviate writer's block in all kinds of ways. Plus there's even a story about a famous composer / producer that might make you hurl.