Production Expert Podcast

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What's Production Expert Podcast about?

The best music and post production tips, tricks and news on the web, brought to you by the Production Expert team. We support users of Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Studio One and those who work in music and post production.

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Production Expert Podcast episodes:

06.12.2024
The Flow State. Why It's Crucial And How To Stay In It!
In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Grammy Award-winning Producer, Engineer & Musician Chris Shaw & Multi-Platinum Engineer Bainz , where they discuss ways in which we can streamline our workflow to help stay in the creative zone. ...
05.23.2024
Logic 11- The Most Significant Update Yet?
In this edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Eli Krantzberg, where they discuss the newly released Logic 11. Talking Points: New Logic Session Players Global Track and Region Chords Stem Splitter ChromaGlow Dolby Atmos Enhancements Sound & Producer...
05.08.2024
The Secrets Behind A Successful Immersive Mix
In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Mark Gittins, where they discuss some of the secrets behind a successful immersive mix. Talking Points: Mixing the new Judas Priest album How does your approach differ when mixing...
04.25.2024
Tips, Tricks & Things We Wish We Knew Sooner!
In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Paul Maunder, where they discuss some of the best advice, tips and tricks they've learned during their careers to date. Talking Points: Workflow tips, shortcuts and things you’ve discovered...
04.10.2024
The Art of Sound Design for Film & TV
In this week’s edition Ashea is joined by Dallas Taylor from Defacto Sound & Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast, where they discuss the sound design process behind some of the world's most famous brands. Talking Points: Working to a brief: What...
03.27.2024
Voice Cloning Software: A Powerful But Potentially Dangerous AI Tool.
In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea joined by Anna Bulakh of Respeecher, where they discuss the importance of ethics in AI and how to proceed with caution. Talking Points:What are some of the current threats AI poses in...
03.13.2024
Who Are The New Industry Gatekeepers?
In this week's edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Steve DeMott, where they discuss the music industry Gatekeepers of today, who are they and are they worse? Talking Points:Social Media age and the “democratization” of the industry.Labels vs...
02.28.2024
Is AI Finally Coming For Our Jobs?
In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Reid Caulfield, where they discuss a recent article from the LA Times and ask ‘Is AI coming for our jobs, and should we be worried?’ Talking Points: LA Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/.../ai-artificial-intelligence......
02.21.2024
The Truth About Making A Living In The Audio Industry
On request of our listeners. In this week's episode Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes and Paul Maunder where they give tried and tested advice on how to make a living in today's audio industry. Talking Points:What was your first...
02.14.2024
The Secret Sauce Behind The Legendary PMC Speakers
In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Oliver Thomas and Maurice Patist from PMC. Talking Points: PMC & its history - background of company Relationship with UGM/Dolby PMC and suitability for Immersive - any particular features which...
02.07.2024
The UK Government Women In Music Report: Can We Agree On How To Tackle These Issues?
Talking Points: In this episode Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes & Lexie Morgan of HHB London and formerly iZotope, to give three different perspectives on the recent UK government report about the obstacles women are met with while pursuing...
01.31.2024
NAMM 2024
In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Eli Krantzberg where they discuss some of the stand out gear and plugins from NAMM 2024. Talking Points: Wolff Audio Console Heritage Audio i73 SSL 360 Blue Cat Audio Yamaha- Seq track Raven MTi2 Beyerdynamic...
01.24.2024
Is Audio Education Evolving To Meet Industry Demands?
In this week's edition Julian & Ashea are joined by audio engineer and current student James Watts, where they discuss whether music education is adapting to meet the evolving needs of students and the industry. Talking Points: How much emphasis...
01.17.2024
The Power Of No
In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Steve DeMott where they discuss the importance and power of saying 'no' in a music production environment. Talking Points: ‘The Power of No’ in music production, recording & mixing. Expanding...
01.10.2024
Things We Loved In 2023
In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by James Richmond where they discuss some of the stand out developments of last year.
12.20.2023
Dealing With Mental Health In The Audio Industry
In the final edition of 2023, Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes & Reid Caulfield. Where they discuss the important topic of managing mental health, particularly in the audio industry. Talking Points:Dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues that...
12.13.2023
The Evolution of Studio Roles
In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Ary Maudit, where they discuss studio roles, terminology and definitions, are they changing, if so how? Talking PointsAs an engineer at Strongroom, what is your role, and what are the main...
12.06.2023
Things We Loved In November
In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Nathaniel Reichman, where they discuss the things they loved in the month of November. Talking Points: Universal Audio Opens LUNA to All Mac Users in Inclusive Software Update Avid Now A...
11.29.2023
Gear We Can't Live Without
In this week's episode Julian and Ashea are joined by Graham Kirkman, where they discuss the gear and software that they wouldn't want to live without. Talking Points:Let’s discuss some of the gear/software that we find ourselves relying on and...
11.22.2023
'Sounds Like A Record' What Does That Actually Mean?
In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Eli Krantzberg, where they dissect the meaning of the commonly used term 'Sounds Like A Record'. Talking Points:We hear the terms ‘radio ready’ and ‘sounds like a record’ used a lot...
11.15.2023
The Future Of Music Production
In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Steve DeMott, where they discuss the future of music production and emerging trends in the world of audio. Talking Points:Let’s discuss some of the new trends and practices we are seeing...
11.08.2023
How To Revive Unfinished Material
In this week’s edition Julian and Ashea are joined by Luke Steven Ramsay, where they discuss how to revive and make use of old material, that’s currently collecting dust on our hard drives. Talking Points Do you have a lot of...
11.01.2023
Things We Loved In October
In this week’s edition Julian & Ashea are joined by William Wittman, where they discuss the things they loved in October. Talking Points:Supertone- Clear Voice Separator (Goyo)Gik Acoustic- SlatFusor 4SHarrison Audio Mixing ConsoleLandr Mastering Plugin,*Presonus- Open Source DAW CollaborationMaag Audio Pre...
10.25.2023
Can Your DAW Do This?
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea & Siobhan Anderson. Where they compare 3 of the most well known DAWs and ask, ´Does your DAW do this?´ Talking Points:What first attracted you to your DAW of choice?Let’s briefly discuss...
10.18.2023
Solving Room Acoustics With Marcel Schechter From Genelec
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea & Marcel Schechter from Genelec , where they discuss ‘Solving Room Acoustics For Better Mixes ’ Talking PointsWhat are some common acoustic problems in recording studios, and how can they be...
10.11.2023
Degrees & Audio Courses. Are They Worth It?
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea, Paul Maunder and Roger Guerin, where they discuss the pros and cons of an education in audio. Talking Points:How has education helped you in terms of knowledge and your career?There’s a...
10.04.2023
Things We Loved In September
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea and Steve DeMott. Where they discuss the ‘Things We Loved In September ’ Talking Points:Export Selection In Pro Tools 2023.9AutobouncePro Tools SketchDX Revive Nugen AB AssistSontec MES-439-D9DMixland Vac Attack Vacuum Tube Limiter Finds Of...
09.27.2023
Perpetual Licences vs Subscription Models.
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea and James Richmond, where they discuss Perpetual Licences vs Subscription Models. Talking Points Pro Tools Perpetual Licences are now available for sale exclusively through authorised Avid resellers, they will not be...
09.20.2023
How A.I Is Changing The Audio Industry
In this week’s edition Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes & Vincent Hervy, where they discuss, how A.I and new technology is changing the audio industry. Ways in which A.I/ new technology has changed the way we work in music up...
09.13.2023
Things We Loved In August
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea and William Wittman, where they discuss the hottest new releases for August. Talking Points: Avid Pro Tools SketchFocusrite Scarlett 4th Gen InterfaceSonnox VocaSTL Tones Control HubUJAM UFX ReverbAllen & Heath CQ Series...
09.06.2023
How Arrangement Can Affect A Mix
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea and Gareth Nuttall, where they discuss how arrangement can affect the mix. Talking Points:How often do you end up changing parts of the arrangement to improve a mix? The importance of sound...
08.30.2023
Plugin UIs
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea, Graham Kirkman and Steve DeMott who discuss ‘Plugin UIs. What are the important things that developers need to consider?’ Talking Points:How important are visuals to us?Visual, graphical displays vs skeuomorphic designs, what...
08.23.2023
Mental Health In The Music Industry
In this week's podcast, Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes and Karen Down (The Support Squad) who discuss 'Mental Health In The Music Industry'. What are some of the challenges and pressures that audio professionals face in the music industry that...
08.16.2023
Analogue Methods In Digital Workflows
In this week’s podcast Julian is joined by Ashea, Dom Morley and Steve DeMott who discuss ‘How much do traditional analogue rules still apply today?’ All four of us are producers/mixers of slightly different vintage, so it would be interesting to...
08.09.2023
Things We Loved In July 2023
In this week's Episode Julian is joined by Ashea and James Richmond, they discuss the new product releases of July 2023. Talking Points Air- Sprite SSL G3 Scheps Omni Channel 2 Slate Digital VIRTU WavesFactory Equaliser RME Fireface Sound Particles Audio Matrix Find Of...
08.02.2023
Making A Chart Hit - SUPER-Hi
In this week's episode Julian and Ashea are joined by George Tizzard and Rick Parkhouse of SUPER-Hi talking about the creative vision and technical decision making behind a chart hit. Talking PointsStarting a track, what is your approach, does it change...
07.25.2023
Mastering For Streaming
In this week's Podcast Julian is joined by Ashea and Ian Shepherd for a discussion about about mastering in the streaming age. Ian Shepherd is a mastering engineer of 25 years experience who has become well known for his work around...
07.18.2023
Things We Loved In June 2023
In this weeks podcast Julian is joinned by Ashea and Eli Krantzberg. We have a belated discussion of the new releases in June 2023 and having two experienced Logic users on the show we have a discussion of Logic and...
07.11.2023
Atmos For Music
Following up from our podcast looking at how post mixers use the new expanded Track Widths in Pro Tools 2023.6 Julian and Ashea are joined by Steve Genewick and Nathaniel Reichman to discuss Atmos for Music and whether track widths...
07.05.2023
Fix It In The Mix
In this week’s Podcast Julian is joined by Ashea, Gareth Nuttall and William Wittman who discuss fixing in the mix. Can it be done successfully? Finds Of The Week:Julian - Space Lens in Clean My MacAshea- Avid Collab with Audio Movers...
06.26.2023
Extended track Widths In Pro Tools 2023.6
In this weeks episode Julian is joined by Ashea, Roger Guerin and Korey Pereira. They discuss the extended track widths introduced in Pro Tools 2023.6 and what they mean for Atmos mixers.Let’s go round the table and talk about each...
06.20.2023
Writing To Picture
In this week's episode Julian and Ashea are joined by Greg Tan and Steve DeMott to discuss producing music for picture. Talking Points What is the creative process when composing music for movies/video games. How do you approach capturing the desired mood...
06.14.2023
The New Mac Pro
In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea, Reid Caulfield and James Richmond. We discuss the announcements made at Apple’s WWDC 2023, particularly the much anticipated Apple Silicon Mac Pro. Talking PointsMac Pro - Who needs it when the Mac...
06.06.2023
Things We Loved In May
In this week's Podcast Julian and Ashea are joined by Russ Hiughes. they discuss the new releases of May 2023. Talking pointsGenelec 8381A Monitors Announced | Production ExpertAIR Music Technology Delay Pro Plugin Released | Production ExpertApple Logic Pro For iPad...
05.31.2023
What Makes A Radio Hit?
In this week's Podcast Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes and Alex West, a BBC Radio DJ who works with up and coming bands as part of BBC Introducing. They discuss what makes a radio hit in 2023? Finds Of The...
05.24.2023
The Future Of The Recording Studio
In this week's podcast Julian and Ashea are joined by Ary Maudit and Iggy B, both working engineers who spend part of their time working at Strongroom Studios in London. In this podcast we discuss the role of studios in...
05.16.2023
Songwriting And Production With Greig Watts of DWB
in this week’s episode Julian and Ashea are joined by songwriter producer publisher and A&R; Greig Watts. We talk about songwriting, the role of producers inthe songwriting process and Eurovision. Talking PointsTo what extent these days are songs written in a...
05.10.2023
Workflow, workflow, workflow!
In this week's podcast Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes and Reid Caulfield. They discuss the importance of workflow, as inspired by Russ' article Sound or Workflow - What Matters Most? Talking pointsRuss, in your article you talk about the importance...
05.03.2023
Things We Loved In April 2023
In this week's Podcast Julian and Ashea are joined by Russ Hughes to discuss the new products released in April 2023.Toontrack EZkeys 2 AnnouncedNeumann MT 48 Audio Interface AnnouncedSound Radix Auto-Align 2 ReleasedAntares Auto-Tune EFX+ 10.0 and Auto-Key 2 ReleasedSpeed...
04.26.2023
NAMM 2023!
In this week's episode Julian is joined by Ashea and NAMM stalwart James Ivey to discuss the show and the products which were being shown! JulianSound Radix Auto Align 2Yamaha DM3Sound Particles Skydust 3DYamaha CK88JamesVangard Audio Labs - Stereo Tube/Valve Condenser...

What's Production Expert Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Production Expert Podcast episodes:

The Flow State. Why It's Crucial And How To Stay In It!

Logic 11- The Most Significant Update Yet?

The Secrets Behind A Successful Immersive Mix

Tips, Tricks & Things We Wish We Knew Sooner!

The Art of Sound Design for Film & TV

Voice Cloning Software: A Powerful But Potentially Dangerous AI Tool.

Who Are The New Industry Gatekeepers?

Is AI Finally Coming For Our Jobs?

The Truth About Making A Living In The Audio Industry

The Secret Sauce Behind The Legendary PMC Speakers

The UK Government Women In Music Report: Can We Agree On How To Tackle These Issues?

NAMM 2024

Is Audio Education Evolving To Meet Industry Demands?

The Power Of No

Things We Loved In 2023

Dealing With Mental Health In The Audio Industry

The Evolution of Studio Roles

Things We Loved In November

Gear We Can't Live Without

'Sounds Like A Record' What Does That Actually Mean?

The Future Of Music Production

How To Revive Unfinished Material

Things We Loved In October

Can Your DAW Do This?

Solving Room Acoustics With Marcel Schechter From Genelec

Degrees & Audio Courses. Are They Worth It?

Things We Loved In September

Perpetual Licences vs Subscription Models.

How A.I Is Changing The Audio Industry

Things We Loved In August

How Arrangement Can Affect A Mix

Plugin UIs

Mental Health In The Music Industry

Analogue Methods In Digital Workflows

Things We Loved In July 2023

Making A Chart Hit - SUPER-Hi

Mastering For Streaming

Things We Loved In June 2023

Atmos For Music

Fix It In The Mix

Extended track Widths In Pro Tools 2023.6

Writing To Picture

The New Mac Pro

Things We Loved In May

What Makes A Radio Hit?

The Future Of The Recording Studio

Songwriting And Production With Greig Watts of DWB

Workflow, workflow, workflow!

Things We Loved In April 2023

NAMM 2023!

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