Inside The Recording Studio

Chris and Jody reflect on all the tools we have available to us to create, produce, mix and master music today. Do we have too many options? Are all of them needed? Is there a healthy balance to the tools we have and how often we use them? Come on in and find out how they deal with the overload that exists today.

Chris and Jody take a look at sample libraries. Hold your horses, this isn't about our favorite libraries, but rather about how to manage and store them in your computer system. What are some best practices and some of the various means that they can be managed when they get to some unwieldy sizes. It's all in the name of keeping them tidy, clean, and future proofed.

Chris and Jody get into an in-depth look at the AMEK Console emulation. A little history of the AMEK console itself, who created it and went it entered the world. How accurate is the AMEK 9099 to its hardware predecessor? Did Plugin Alliance get everything emulated exactly or did they take some liberties? What do we enjoy and find super annoying about this console emulation? Find out now!

Chris and Jody take a peek into their respective plugin folders. Talking about keeping them under control. When to prune them from getting too bloated. Do plugins get installed into multiple locations? Is there a preferable means to keeping them organized? What methods do we use and for which DAWs is that effective? Let's open up the envelope. It's also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.

Chris and Jody get a little noisy with the art of clipping audio. Where does clipping originate from and why is it sometimes a good thing and often times a bad thing? Are there different kinds of clipping? What is the use of clipping? Do Chris and Jody use clipping? It's all about clipping in this episode.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.