We're back with another Listener's Choice episode! This time, Walter asks about the recording process. Andrew & Lance unpack the process of making an album and preview their upcoming Cones and Tones project.

In this fun & lively episode, we cover:

• Lance as a home remodeler
• Andrew Phish shows
• Thank you, Ticketmaster
• Marty Erickson, Craig Knox, and the sousaphone pusher
• 8-tracks
• Walter
• What is the relevance of an album today?
• Does "album-length" matter any more?
• What makes for a cohesive project?
• Who are you trying to reach?
• Clarity of vision
• Engineer and producer
• TEM 174: Sam Pilafian on producing
• How to track
• Mental preparation
• In the sessions
• Paper edits
• Not just listening to your own part
• Cutler and JD
• When things go wrong (buzz in the piano)
• Mixing and mastering
• Label or no label
• Mechanical rights

LINKS:

• TEM 174: Sam Pilafian on producing

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