The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

By Gregory Scott (UBK) & Nathan DanielMusic
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The UBK Happy Funtime Hour episodes

  • 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!

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 21 - "Do Stuff!"

    - Getting Stereo Depth from Mono Sources

    - Tracking Vocals with Compression

    - Getting Space in Modern Metal

    - Proximity Effect: Friend or Foe?

    - Killer Results with Random Mic Placement

    - Crosstalk: When Does it Matter?

    - Clariphonic YES, Bassophonic NO...?

    - Samples vs the Real Deal

    - Expensive Mics: Worth It?

    ...and much more!

    52 min
  • Episode 20 - "Louder! Brighter!"

    - Forming a "Vision" of the Mix

    - UBK's Favorite Frequencies

    - Getting Electronic Drums to Leap Out

    - Best time of day to Mix

    - Technically Better vs. Creatively Weaker

    - Reznor-esque Drones & Soundscapes

    - How Passive EQ's really work

    and a LOT more!!!

    39 min
  • Episode 19 - "Step Away from the Bass!"

    - FOUR Question of the Week Winners!

    - Getting Multi-Tracks to Sound Like 'A Band in the Room'

    - Staying Nourished During Marathon Sessions

    - Making Friends with Bass

    - Business & TAXES

    - "Irrational Headphone Mixes"!

    plus Uncensored Bloopers and much, much more!

    45 min
  • Episode 18 - "Hi Hats on Five!"

    - Analog Summing: Does It Make a Difference? - Why Is High End Gear So Stinkin' Expensive?? - Invasive Cymbals… Look Out! - 3-8k Harshness: What's Really Going On? - Free UBK Plugins? - Balancing, Faders, and Controlling the Space - Headroom Advice for Mastering - Is Mono a Thing of the Past? - More Grumbling about The French

    53 min
  • Episode 17 - "Analog is Up!"

    - Elevating a mix from 'balanced' to 'GROOVIN'

    - Getting a fresh perspective on your mix

    - Making a mix 'smooth' rather than 'dirty'

    - Plugins that emulate a/d converter clipping

    - Getting more analog into digital sounds

    - Surround Sound: does the industry care?

    - Is it better to sound 'New' than to sound 'Good'?

    - How far is too far when polishing a mix?

    - Learning to hear more subtlety & nuance

    And bonus blooper reel!

    33 min
  • Episode 16 - "Everyone's Italian!"

    - Multi-band Compression: yes or no? - Tracking sounds that serve the Production - Mix/Arrangement Analysis: Lovage - Is recording to SSD drives safe? - Clients who can't hear groove or subtlety - Cracking open the dark tone of ribbons - Expensive monitors: worth it? - PLUS: Uncensored Blooper Reel!

    41 min
  • Episode 15 - "Evolution, Baby!"

    The Season 1 Finale of UBK Happy Funtime Hour is up! Over one hour long, for your listening pleasure! - "Question of the Week" Kush T-Shirt winner

    - Mix Analysis: Arctic Monkeys!

    - Using Compressors to Alter Note Lengths & Timing

    - How Bright is Bright Enough?

    - Knowing what the Next Step is

    - What's included in your Mix Rate?

    - How to Choose your Clients

    - OTB Workflow Problems: Solved And more... enjoy our longest episode yet!

    58 min
  • Episode 14 - "Aim for the Dog!"

    - Question of the Week Kush T-Shirt Winner

    - More on Configuring Subwoofers

    - Time Align: Stretching vs. Manual Editing

    - Knowing How Much to Charge Clients

    - Widening a Mono Source without Damaging It

    - Recharging & Refreshing Your Brain

    - Running an Engaging Session as an Introvert

    - Where & How to Get Inspiration

    37 min
  • Episode 13 - "Good Luck With That!"

    - Question of the Week Giveaway Prize Awarded!

    - Plugin Marketing Claims vs. Plugin Truth

    - Grump of the Week!

    - Big Snares in Dense Mixes

    - What Doesn't Go in the Drum Comp

    - Beware of Too Much Isolation

    - UBK Saturates Everything!

    - Self-Doubt... WTF?- Subwoofer Faux Pas

    39 min

About The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

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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 about everything from gear and plugins, to the psychology of mixing, to what makes a song grab the listener's ears and heart and how to get more of it into your productions.