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To clip or to limit? That is the question today. Where, why and how would you use a clipper rather than a limiter, and vice versa? Justin Colletti explores. ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com ►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►✅Become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join Big thanks to Soundtoys, Baby Audio and Focusrite for making this episode possible. 15% off Baby Audio plugins at https://babyaud.io/sonicscoop with code SONICSCOOP at checkout!
Andy Wallace is one of the most revered rock and rap mixing engineers of all time. What makes him so great? We'll cover his work with artists like Nirvana, System of a Down, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Slayer, Coldplay, Aersosmith, Run DMC, Linkin Park, Jeff Buckley and more. We'll even compare his work back to back with that of other mixers, often on the same album—or even the same song. This week’s episode of the SonicScoop Podcast is sponsored by Soundtoys, Focusrite, and Baby Audio. Enter code SCOOP15 for 15% off Baby Audio plugins at checkout!
What are the best modeling microphones for the studio? Justin Colletti shoots out the top options from Universal Audio, Antelope and Slate, including the LX, Edge, M1 and more Article Version: https://sonicscoop.com/what-is-the-best-modeling-mic-top-models-compared-uad-antelope-slate/ Microphone Links: Universal Audio Sphere: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Universal%20Audio%20Sphere Universal Audio Standard: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Universal%20audio%20standard Antelope Audio Edge: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Antelope%20Edge&BI=20084&KBID=13882&SID=DFF Antelope Audio Axino: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Antelope%20axino&BI=20084&KBID=13882&SID=DFF Slate VSM: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Universal%20audio%20standard ►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com
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Does the demo still matter? Or did the DAW kill it? And what should music pre-production look like in the 21st century? ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com ►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►✅Become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join Big thanks to Soundtoys, Baby Audio and Focusrite for making this episode possible. 15% off Baby Audio plugins at https://babyaud.io/sonicscoop with code SONICSCOOP at checkout!
Michael Brauer is one of the most critically acclaimed and influential mixing engineers of all time. But why? ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com ►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►✅Become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join W Join Justin Colletti as we take a closer look at the great Michael Brauer's work with artists like Coldplay, John Mayer, Grizzly Bear, James Bay, Aerosmith, James Brown and many more. Here's a link to the Michael Brauer comparison playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MKVHwmAtZhztmnUJ1OC1G?si=bc154f1d18744024 Here's my mixing shootout against Michael Brauer from MixCon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-pFNcMKZDc Check out some of my own work at the link below: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7oTw7efd6U5117UPorYjN1?si=214a9757f4eb48b4 Here's Michael's MixCon Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS7f_Jsln04 Here's one of my popular Michael Brauer Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZWbxwgkpfA Big thanks to Soundtoys, Baby Audio and Focusrite for making this episode possible.
Justin Colletti reviews the top pro level headphones for mixing, focusing on open back models for $400 and under from brands like Audeze, Avantone, Hifiman, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, Sony, Steven Slate, Shure, AKG, Neumann, Focal, Audio Technica and more. Article Version: https://sonicscoop.com/best-headphones-for-mixing-400-under-2024/ Headphone Links: Audeze MM-100: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Audeze%20mm%20100&BI=20084&KBID=13882&SID=DFF
Avantone Planar the II: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Avantone%20Planar%20II
Hifiman Edition XS: https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&tag=sonicscoop08-20&linkCode=index=mi&keywords=Hifiman%20Edition%20XS
Sennheiser HD 490 Pro: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=sennheiser%20HD%20490%20pro
Slate VSX: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Slate%20VSX
Sony MDR MV1: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Sony%20MDR%20MV1
Austrian Audio Hi-X: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=Austrian+Audio+Hi-X&irclickid=UiKUjiwdAxyNRaZ0i2WejQ8cUkF1q83EN2%3AHS40&irgwc=1&utm+medium=SonicScoop&utm+source=Impact
Beyerdynamic DT Series: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=Beyerdynamic+DT&irclickid=UiKUjiwdAxyNRaZ0i2WejQ8cUkF1qaSIN2%3AHS40&irgwc=1&utm+medium=SonicScoop&utm+source=Impact
►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com
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Spotify! Is the audio quality a problem? Can you evaluate mixes through it? And, is the pay structure harmful to artists? Do playlists make music worse? Justin Colletti gives answers. ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com ►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►✅Become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join
What makes a rock mix great? There are countless lessons to learn in Audioslave's self-titled debut, mixed by Rich Costey and produced by Rick Rubin. ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com ►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►✅Become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join Audioslave is a rock supergroup featuring Soundgarden's lead singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell with Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk. Produced by Rick Rubin and mixed by Rich Costey, it helps define the sound of good modern rock mixing.
What makes the mix and production for "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals so successful? Justin Colletti analyzes it in real time in this mixing breakdown. ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com ►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►✅Become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join "Heat Waves" spent a longer time on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other song in history: 91 weeks. It also took longer to hit #1 than any other song at 59 weeks—more than a full year. Mixed by Manny Marroquin and Chris Galland.
What makes this mix great? Justin Colletti analyzes the mix, production and arrangement for Blink 182's "All The Small Things". ►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com ►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com ►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com ►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com ►✅Become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKv3KIZoZrjv2LymD3iMg/join "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 is an enduring hit that has been streamed over 1.1 BILLION times. What makes it so popular after more than 2 decades? And what can we learn about what the mix gets right?
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