Production Expert Podcast

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The New Mac Pro Jun 14, 2023

Show notes

In this week’s edition Julian is joined by Ashea, Reid Caulfield and James Richmond. We discuss the announcements made at Apple’s WWDC 2023, particularly the much anticipated Apple Silicon Mac Pro.
Talking Points

Mac Pro - Who needs it when the Mac Studio exists?
PCI cards - how relevant in 2023?
Upgradeable SSD is back (kind of)
New Mac Studio and M2 Ultra
Game Mode in macOS Sonoma
Apple Vision Pro

Find Of The Week

Julian - Waterhaul
Ashea -Meta AI Tool
Reid - Goyo
James - Auto Bounce

What Makes A Radio Hit? May 31, 2023

Show notes

In this week's Podcast Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes and Alex West, a BBC Radio DJ who works with up and coming bands as part of BBC Introducing. They discuss what makes a radio hit in 2023?
Finds Of The Week
Russ - I/O by Peter Gabriel
Alex - Fizz At Great Escape
Ashea - Slate Digital Storch Filter

The Future Of The Recording Studio May 24, 2023

Show notes

In this week's podcast Julian and Ashea are joined by Ary Maudit and Iggy B, both working engineers who spend part of their time working at Strongroom Studios in London. In this podcast we discuss the role of studios in 2023.
Finds Of The Week

Ashea - Flower Pot Dessert at Bill’s
Julian - Mix To Mobile, routing to a Wifi Speaker
Ary - Bloody Mary
Iggy - Kara Jackson

Songwriting And Production With Greig Watts of DWB May 17, 2023

Show notes

in this week’s episode Julian and Ashea are joined by songwriter producer publisher and A&R Greig Watts. We talk about songwriting, the role of producers inthe songwriting process and Eurovision.
Talking Points

To what extent these days are songs written in a DAW?
How involved are producers these days in the development of a song and how has that changed over the years?
How many unfinished songs/tracks do you have on your hard drive and do you ever go back to finish them, if not why would you abandon them?
When is your favourite time to write, during the day/at night and do you think that can affect your perception?
How important is the overall mix, production, and song when pitching to labels/publishing?
Eurovision
What are 3 plugins that you can’t live without?

Finds Of The Week
Greig - Jailhouse cafe
Ashea - Softube Model 80
Julian - Christmas Beach Barbecue

Workflow, workflow, workflow! May 10, 2023

Show notes

In this week's podcast Ashea is joined by Russ Hughes and Reid Caulfield. They discuss the importance of workflow, as inspired by Russ' article Sound or Workflow - What Matters Most?
Talking points

Russ, in your article you talk about the importance of workflow, what inspired that article?
In his recent article on plugins which he uses on every mix Julian found that none of the plugins he listed were there exclusively because of their sound, it came down to familiarity, ubiquity because they were stock plugins or workflow because they were available as AAX DSP plugins, Does this illustrate this point?
Examples of gear/plugins and have significantly helped speed up or simplify your workflow?
A.I and how that will help us as producers and engineers.

Find Of The Week
Russ - Acon Digital Dialog Extract
Reid - Soundflow
Ashea - Waves Superapp Performer

NAMM 2023! Apr 26, 2023

Show notes

In this week's episode Julian is joined by Ashea and NAMM stalwart James Ivey to discuss the show and the products which were being shown!
Julian

James

Vangard Audio Labs - Stereo Tube/Valve Condenser Mic
Nektar CS12 Channel Strip Controller.
Antelope Audio Atlas i8 Active Speakers
Fender Rhodes Mk8

Ashea

Stian Aagedal of Acon Digital Apr 12, 2023

Show notes

In this week's Podcast Julian is joined by Stian Aagedal of Acon Digital. They discuss Plugins, computers, processing and AI.
Finds Of The Week
Stian - MusicLM from Google Research
Julian - Benidub Audio Electronics Digital Echo

Avid's New Sonic Drop Mar 28, 2023

Show notes

In this week's Podcast Julian is joined by Matt Lange and Greg Chin of Avid. We discuss Avid’s new monthly content program Sonic Drop.
Finds Of The Week

Julian - Kimchi Grilled Cheese
Matt - Cello bow on Jackson 8 string
Greg - Aikido Pioneers - Prewar Era by Stanley Pranin

Eve Audio Mar 22, 2023

Show notes

On this week's Podcast Julian is joined by Roland Stenz of Eve audio and Tonmeister Sebastian Breiter. They discuss designing and testing studio monitors and the philosophy behind Eve Audio.
Finds Of The Week
Julian - Rediscoverng a clear desk
Roland - Reading real books
Sebastian - Streaming masters to a smartphone using Sonobus

Pro Tools Features We'd Like To See in 2023 Mar 15, 2023

Show notes

In this week's podcast Julian is joined by Mike Thorne and Paul Maunder. Three Pro Tools users, they discuss potential new features they would like to see in a future version of Pro Tools.
Finds Of The Week
Mike - Massenburg Design Works MDWDRC2
Paul - Synology 8 Bay NAS
Julian - The massive waves at his local beach this morning!

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