Computers and software can help audio engineers do some wonderful things. But often when musicians are attempting to record themselves, or engineers are in a bind, they look for a magic plugin or app to do everything for them. Is this creating lazy engineers? Chris and Jody explore the realities of laziness due to software. Plus find out what they’ve picked for this week’s Friday Find! Don’t forget to find out the word for this week’s Gold Star! It’s also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.
Busses and Auxes in a DAW
Like a guy yelling to young kids “Get off my lawn!”, Chris and Jody tackle the similarities and differences of Busses and Auxes in modern DAWS. What exactly is a Buss? What exactly is an Aux? What do we use them for? Why would you use one over another? All the scintillating ideas about these mysterious items are found within this episode. Also, the latest Gold Star keyword is mentioned. For the truly brave listener there is also the Friday Finds for what will help your musical endeavors. It’s also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.
Shoutout to: Captain Marvel
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Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Chris and Jody tackle the concept of Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S.). How well do you know your gear? Do you have too much gear to be creative? Not have enough gear? There are a plethora of things to watch out for when you’re starting out and even when you’ve been in the business for a while. Learn to curb your GAS.
Stick around to the end and find out what Chris and Jody discovered for Friday Finds this week! Plus, what do you need to get a gold star? One way to find out.
Oh and there might be some nonsense discussed.
Valuable Fundamentals Regarding Emulation EQs and Digital EQs
Chris and Jody get into the truth about EQ emulations and Digital EQ. What are emulations? Who makes them? What are they doing? What do they use? Then they jump on the digital band wagon and discuss non-emulated EQs. Where do they get used? Do you need emulations? Which is better?
What did Chris find this week? What did Jody find this week that will improve your mixing status? Listen in to the Friday Finds section and find out. Oh, and there’s a nifty new thing if you listen to the very end.
It’s also not unlikely that some nonsense will be discussed.
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