The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

By Gregory Scott (UBK) & Nathan Daniel

Two passionate audio engineering nerds --- Kush Audio gear designer and avowed analog snob Gregory Scott, and ITB mixing pro Nathan Daniel --- crack themselves up while answering listeners' questions ... more

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How many episodes does The UBK Happy Funtime Hour have?

The podcast currently has 231 episodes available.

The UBK Happy Funtime Hour episodes:

June 22, 2015 Episode 32 - "This Mixxa So Nice!"
- The finer points of mixing duets

- Learning to use your ears before your plugins

- Recording vs ReAmping: Fight!

- Using phase to diagnose insanity

- Getting energy into your mix

- Creating space with subtractive EQ

- The magic of the Time Domain

...and much, much more!
...more
39min
May 27, 2015 Episode 31 - "Robo for the Win!"
- Breaking Down Kavinsky's Nightcall - UBK's Desert Island Mics - Programming vs Playing - Who's the Producer Here??? - Mixing Dense Electronica …and Much, Much Less!
...more
39min
May 12, 2015 Episode 30 - "#Occupy Kush!"
- Female Human Audio Engineers - Mix It Like It's Someone Else's - Why iLok? Why??? - Studio Spaces in High, High Places - Judging if Your Work is Any Good - The Age Old Desert Island Mic Dilemma

…and much, much more!
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48min
May 05, 2015 Episode 29 - "Know When to Fold 'em!"
- DIY Marketing of DIY Music

- Dealing with Bugs & Crashes

- The Car Test: Truth, or Lies?

- Spirituality and Physics

- What Exactly Is "The Source"?

- Live Tracking a Band in the Studio

- Dealing with Odd Vocal Timbres

…and Much, Much more
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47min
April 15, 2015 Episode 28 - "Carnivorous Reverb!"
- What Exactly is Mixing Anyway?

- Getting Past Your Own Crap

- Part 2 of Natural Reverb & Mic Placement

- Analog Processing Gotcha's

- How Many Tracks is 'Too Many'?

- Checking Your Ego at the Door

…and much, much more!
...more
58min
March 26, 2015 Episode 27 - "Face Down!"
- A Step-by-Step Definition of Mixing?

- Mixing Sub Bass in Sub-Optimal Rooms

- Helping Clients Become Better Arrangers

- When Your Gear Equals a Famous Studio B

- Gear: Power it Down, or Leave it On?

- Stacking Delays

- What Kind of Desk for your Computer?

...and much, much more!
...more
48min
March 11, 2015 Episode 26 - "From Bison to Antelope!"
- Room Treatment vs. Room Correction Software

- How You'll Be Judged as an Engineer

- Rebranding Nathan Schreier

- The Sound of Jazz in a 100ft tall Church

- Switching gears from Mixing to Mastering

- Enduring the Brutal Southern California Winters

...and much, MUCH more!
...more
1h 7min
March 05, 2015 Episode 25 - "Tho Thmooth & Thweet!"

- Learning When Less is More

- Getting New Clients and Earning Their Loyalty

- How to Please Unpleaseable People

- Stop Obsessively Re-Doing Your Songs

- Troubles Compressing the Overheads

- Sweetening an Already Mastered Track

- Knowing What Frequencies Need Adjusting

...and much, much more!
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57min
February 20, 2015 Episode 24 - "Some Say!"

- Which Mix Compressor for Glue?

- Suggestions for minimal mic setups on drums

- Converters: how hard to to hit 'em

- Getting to Automation Earlier in the Mix Process

- Overrated Gear: Why Are People Buying It?

- How many stages of Saturation & Compression?

And much, MUCH more!
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59min
January 19, 2015 Episode 22 - "This is the Sound of Neve!"
- Dealing with Musicians who Overplay

- Taking Gear Out of the Rack... and Into Your Bed

- Neve vs. ART Preamps

- How to Raise Your Rates, and by How Much

- Investing in a Room You Won't Be in Forever

- When Mixing Becomes a Battle

and much, much more!
...more
1h 4min

FAQs about The UBK Happy Funtime Hour:

How many episodes does The UBK Happy Funtime Hour have?

The podcast currently has 231 episodes available.