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RSR101 - 7 Things About Plug-Ins That Will Make You Sound Like You Have a Ph.D with Eric Tarr Aug 11, 2017

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Eric Tarr shares thoughtful insight on programming for plug-ins, convolution, dither, harmonics, synthesizers, and much more!

Eric Tarr is an audio engineer based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is an assistant professor at Belmont University. He has been a regular contributor to the Pro Audio Files since 2013. He is the founder of Hack Audio, a company developing content connecting computer programming and audio engineering. Additionally, he runs a local "Meet-up" group called the Nashville Music Programmers, which is a gathering of technologists working around the music industry. He completed a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, where he focused on digital signal processing.

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RSR100 - Top 10 Shows - 100th Episode Of Recording Studio Rockstars Aug 04, 2017

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These are the top 10 shows from 100 episodes of Recording Studio Rockstars.

I am so excited to bring you the 100th episode of Recording Studio Rockstars! It has been an incredible journey over two years of publishing a weekly show. So I thought it would be fitting to celebrate by sharing outtakes of the top 10 episodes. Enjoy!

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RSR099 - Top 10 Audio Bloggers Best Of Summer NAMM Breakdown 2017 Jul 28, 2017

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10 bloggers unite for a Rockstar's Roundtable at the Toy Box Studio to tell stories about Summer NAMM 2017.

We have a pretty exciting show this week! I had a great group of audio bloggers, podcasters, and YouTubers staying as guests at my studio, The Toy Box Studio. We threw together a live YouTube webinar where we had a Rockstars Roundtable and gave our 10 best takes of Summer NAMM 2017. Join Dane Myers, Chris Graham, Pete Woj, Warren Huart, Chris Selim, Joe Gilder, Brian Hood, Glenn Fricker, and I as we tell stories about the Summer National Association of Music Merchants 2017!

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RSR098 - Summer NAMM 2017 - Warren Huart, Matt Boudreau, Larry Crane, Roswell Pro Audio, Pete Woj, Chris Selim, Dane Myers, Rob Christensen, Kirk Teachout, Lilly Hiatt, and many others! Jul 21, 2017

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Lij Shaw goes to Summer NAMM 2017 Nashville TN to learn what's new.

Join me and my friends as I head off to Summer NAMM 2017 in Nashville TN. This is the National Association of Music Merchants and a great opportunity to learn about the newest instruments, amps, hardware and software in the music industry. This year I was fortunate to host a large group of guest audio bloggers, Youtubers, podcasters, producers, and mastering engineers at my studio, The Toy Box Studio. I also got a chance to interview Matt McGlynn from Roswell Pro Audio microphones, and ask some fun questions of random conference goers.

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RSR097 - Will Pugh - Producing, Recording, and Mixing Top 40 Songs - Cartel Jul 14, 2017

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Will Pugh talks about vocal production, recording in small spaces, and mix tricks that helped him reach the Top 40.

Will Pugh is the main songwriter in the Gold selling band, Cartel. Will is also a producer, mixer, artist, and is a friend of our previous guest Bobby Holland, with a room at the same studio, Pentavarit. Will's records with Cartel have sold over half a million copies, and he's notched two Top 40 hits under his belt. I am psyched to be joining Will in his studio for this interview, and plan to get into some great questions about producing, recording, and mixing a top 40 hit.

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RSR096 - Richard Dodd - The Engineer Behind The Traveling Wilburys - George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison Jul 07, 2017

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Stories about engineering & producing The Traveling Wilburys.

Richard Dodd is a multi-platinum Grammy winning producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer with 40 years of amazing credits to his discography. He began recording hits in the 1970's like "Kung Fu Fighting," and has since distinguished himself many times over while working with artists Boz Scaggs, Stephane Grappelli, George Harrison, Clannad, Roy Orbison, Wilco, Green Day, Steve Earle, Delbert McClinton, Robert Plant, Roger Daltry, the Travelling Wilburys, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Freddie Mercury, Placido Domingo, and many more.

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RSR095 - Brad Wood - Producing Liz Phair, Veruca Salt & Smashing Pumpkins Jun 30, 2017

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We talk about defining the indi rock sound of the 90s in Chicago.

My guest today is Brad Wood, a producer originally from Chicago now in Los Angeles, who is known for making some of the coolest indi and rock albums since the late 80s. Brad also owned Idful Music Corporation- a small but mighty recording studio in Wicker Park, where he recorded albums by bands like Seam, Tar, Shrimp Boat and Eleventh Dream Day. Brad's credits Include: Liz Phair, Veruca Salt, Sunny Day Real Estate, Thrill Jockey, Placebo, Smashing Pumpkins, Pete Yorn, mewithoutYou, Touché Amoré, and Ben Lee among others.

Anatomy Of A Mix with Brad Wood - From The Pro Mix Academy

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RSR094 - Kyle Lehning - Producing Randy Travis, Ray Price, and Ronnie Milsap Jun 23, 2017

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Hear Kyle Lehning unfold his production techniques when working with Randy Travis.

Kyle Lehning is now closing in on 40 plus years as a professional in the art and business of making music. He has worked with artists as diverse as Little Richard and Chuck Berry to Waylon Jennings and George Jones. He also had the extraordinary opportunity, from 1992 to 1998, to head up Asylum Records under the Chairmanship of Bob Krasow. Kyle continues to produce, engineer, and mix for a wide variety of artists including Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, Lynda Carter, Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis, and Ronnie Milsap to name a few.

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RSR093 - Bonnaroo 2017 Hay Bale Studio - Behind the Scenes Jun 16, 2017

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Hear stories behind the scenes of Bonnaroo 2017 at the Hay Bale Studio.

Today's episode is a special one! We are here on-site at Bonnaroo, a music festival just an hour south of Nashville, TN. We are recording a band every hour, two to three songs, mixing it live and mastering it immediately so that the music can go directly out on radio stations all over the country. We'll be chatting with the team, getting some great stories, and answering as many questions as we can about what goes into producing, mixing, mastering, and putting out on the radio so many great songs in one four-day weekend.

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RSR092 - Preparing Your Mixes For Mastering with Alan Douches - Sufjan Stevens, Brand New, Animal Collective Jun 09, 2017

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DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE METADATA MASTERING SHEET

Learn how to prepare and deliver mixes for mastering from Grammy-winning engineer, Alan Douches.

Alan Douches is a Grammy-award winning music mastering engineer who has been in the professional audio engineering business for 30 years. He has worked on over 12,000 albums with various artists in almost every musical genre. He owns and operates a state-of-the-art mastering studio and 24-track analog/digital recording & mixing facility, West West Side Music.

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