Gavin sits down with Jacob “Biz” Morris of Reach Records for a relaxed Q&A on building a dream mix room, the Texas move, and why six inches kept his last studio from coming along. We talk speaker picks, ceiling height, real budgets, the mirror trick for first reflections, Trinnov tuning, and why Atmos keeps popping up in studios and cars.

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Chapters:

0:00 Welcome back to The SOUND Project

0:28 Biz makes podcast history (three-time guest)

1:06 The Atlanta studio that couldn’t move to Texas

2:00 How six inches changed everything

2:45 Starting over in Texas

3:20 Designing a new studio from scratch

4:00 One finished song and lessons from the old room

5:05 Why the new homeowner uses it as an office

6:02 Speaker talk, what makes a mix room “right”

7:25 The ceiling height sweet spot

8:20 Gavin’s ideal room dimensions

9:10 The Flex 48 and acoustic treatment talk

10:05 Budget realities of a pro studio

11:10 What isolation really costs

12:04 The mirror trick for first reflections

13:20 Studio vibes vs technical perfection

14:05 Mixing for Forrest Frank and life on tour

15:15 Building “Mixd” and why it’s growing fast

16:25 Finding purpose through sound and family

17:40 The future of Dolby Atmos

18:50 Why spatial audio isn’t going anywhere

19:40 Wrapping up, faith, sound, and slowing down