Recording Studio Rockstars
Lij Shaw Interviews music producers, engineers, studio owners, and other professionals to bring you inspiring stories, tricks, and insights from the recording studio. So that you can take your recordings to the next level and become a rockstar of the recording studio yourself! - Guests: Vance Powell, Michael Beinhorn, Russell Wolff, Graham Cochrane, Joe Gilder, Björgvin Benediktsson, and many more...
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 114 minutes
- Episodes
- 526
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
RSR403 - Vance Powell - Answers All Your Questions About Mixing and Atmos
Got mixing questions? Vance answered all your questions from the RSR Facebook group, talked about the challenges of mixing in Atmos, multi-miking Chris Stapleton guitars and vocals, the SSL mixing te…
02:34:27 |
Fri 26 May 2023
RSR402 - Stephen Shirk - Console, Tape, and Ribbons in Chicago
Gloria Estefan was right! Stephen talked about Sphere and the history of American consoles, Smoky Joe amps, printing fx plugins, recording drums, acoustic, and electric guitars, deconstructing your t…
02:19:29 |
Fri 19 May 2023
RSR401 - John Mayfield - Mixing Advice From Mayfield Mastering
Is it bad to print your mix offline? John talked about the importance of arrangement, mastering dynamics in your mix, the Fletcher Munson curve, listening loud and quiet, crest factor, customer care,…
02:10:39 |
Fri 12 May 2023
RSR400 - Bill & Michael Szymczyk - Producing Hotel California for The Eagles on the Historic MCI Console
"Made Loud To Be Played Loud!" Bill talked about recording with his son Michael, how to create cinematographic drums, single mic vocal stacking with The Eagles, producing demos on a boat, how to reco…
01:59:19 |
Fri 05 May 2023
RSR399 - Billy Decker - How To Mix A Song Fast & Great Every Time
Delete most of those damn tracks before you mix! Billy talked about narrowing the drum and guitar mics down to the essentials for mixing, his vocal chain, bass eq roll-off, designing the perfect mixi…
01:56:01 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
RSR398 - Sean Sullivan - Recording Acoustic String Bands (Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Del McCoury, John Prine, & The Black Keys)
Is it OK to Butcher a session? Sean talked about recording at the kitchen table with John Prine, capturing powerful vocals with Sturgill Simpson, when to use goboes and figure eight mics, and why the…
02:20:14 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
RSR397 - Adam Greenspan - Recording Bloc Party & Mixing With Guitar Pedals in Pro Tools
It's all about the vibe! Adam talked about recording the Bloc Party Alpha Games, overdubbing cymbals, recording like Al Schmitt, guitar pedals mixing in the box, why the Mini Moog has nothing new to …
02:11:43 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
RSR396 - Joe Costa - Recording at Sound Emporium & Mixing in The Box with Ben Folds and Caitlin Rose
How many recording engineers does it take to change a light bulb? Joe talked about tracking to tape without headphones, mixing in the box using headphones, ns10s, and Auratones, creating cool drum so…
02:06:56 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
RSR395 - Bobby Owsinski - Answers All Your Mixing Questions
Mix with your ears closed! Bobby talked about mixing using only visual meters, why playlist mixes are the new radio mixes, immersive audio, simple home studio sound treatments, mixing in headphones, …
02:04:16 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
RSR394 - Josh Harris - Producing Dance Music in Studio One and Healthy Studio Lifestyle
We need more kettlebell! Josh talked about mixing in Studio One so your song sounds like a finished record, a healthy studio lifestyle and working routine, understanding compression, mixing dance kic…
02:09:45 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
RSR393 - Warren Huart - Home Studio Advice From Produce Like A Pro
Don't be afraid to grab the guitar when engineering! Warren talked about choosing the right mic for your studio, why modern mics sound so clean, giving back to the community, the future of the clickt…
01:41:37 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
RSR392 - Wessel Oltheten - Understanding Sound and Emotion in Mixing and Mastering
There's beauty in Blumlein! Wessel talked about the power of mixing quickly, trusting your gut before your ears, why you need great low end in monitoring, how to record double bass, the future of imm…
02:10:51 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
RSR391 - William Wittman - Production Expert Creator Producing Vocals & Mixing Remotely
Can't have Too Much Joy in the studio? William talked about best practices for producing and recording vocals and guitars over the internet, mixing in Pro Tools like a console, Slate Raven, Stream De…
01:58:52 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
RSR390 - Michael Brauer - Brauerize ITB and Mixing With Emotion
"Sonically good without the sonic soul is crap!" Michael talked about why it's the emotional stuff, not the technical stuff that makes a great mix, how to understand multi-bus mix compression, why pl…
02:14:13 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
RSR389 - Danny Reisch - Producing & Mixing Tele Novella, Local Natives, White Denim, and Shearwater
Who wants 20 drum mics? Danny talked about how to mix drums with samples, why a bass amp is best, mixing in Atmos, the Tascam cassette eight-track, how to use compression, and why you should put a si…
02:10:47 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
RSR388 - Dave Schiffman - Recording with Rick Rubin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, and Strumbellas
Nashville tuning for rock guitars? Dave talked about shooting out vocal mics, recording overheads from the drummer's perspective, mixing the Jayhawks for Rick Rubin, starting at Oceanway Studios, cli…
01:58:17 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
![RSR387 - Paul Wolff - Designing Immersive Analog Consoles and Studio Gear [API, Tonelux, FIX]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/b/0/e/6b0ed7256f040ee8bafc7308ab683e82/signal-2023-02-02-222223_002.jpeg)
RSR387 - Paul Wolff - Designing Immersive Analog Consoles and Studio Gear [API, Tonelux, FIX]
"Does it go to eleven?" Paul talked about why level matching sucks for a real studio session, Recreating classic doubler and flanger plugins, designing immersive analog consoles, and why you should m…
01:45:25 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
RSR386 - Jon Fintel - Hybrid Mixing Trident 80B Console and Pro Tools with Indie Artists
How big and fat is your snare? Jon talked about getting great drums sounds, ribbon vs condenser overhead mics, miking guitar amps, shopping bands to labels, calibrating the console for mixing from Pr…
01:55:04 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
RSR385 - Larry Crane - Recording, Mixing, and Archiving Elliott Smith Stories and Studio Tips
Should you buy 10 of everything you need? Larry talked about Jackpot! Recording Studio, recording and archiving Elliott Smith's music catalog, mixing on a console vs Pro Tools, recording a song quick…
02:09:24 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
RSR384 - James Lugo - How an American Idol Vocal Coach Lost 100 Pounds at 51 Years Old, Regained His Health and Took Back His Mojo!
Are you trying or just lying? James talked about why losing weight, staying healthy, and doing rather than trying, how to eat well and find a daily exercise routine for life in the studio, and vocal …
02:10:51 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
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