The UBK Happy Funtime Hour
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.
Whether you mix professionally on a 9000J or in your bedroom on Cubase, these ballbusting fanatics of sound will spark your thinking in creative new ways, help you bust out of your own limiting habits, and get you laughing in the process.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 219
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2021
Episode 158 - “Artisanal Mixing!”
- Humans vs. AI! - Does Anything Matter?? - Refreshing Acoustic Guitars! - B-STOCK ROCKS!
- This week’s plugin winner is………Eitan Brown!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 157 - “There’s Always a Cost!”
- Monitors v. Headphones! - Clients v. Drummers - Phase v. Imaging! - Friends v. Family!
- This week’s plugin winner is………John Whitt!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 156 - “Smedium Slatte!!”
- Phase Plugins Don’t Work?? - Don’t Kill the Room! - Software IN Hardware?? - Mastering Your Own Mix! - Starstruck Nerds!
- This week’s plugin winner is………Ray Foo and Jacob Born (retroactively)!
…a…
Episode 155 - “Chronic Longorrhea!!”
- Converters vs. Preamps! - Logic vs. Pro Tools! - Routing Your Reverbs! - How to Buy Kush! - Listening Burnout!
- This week’s plugin winner is………Audrius Lelkaitis!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 154 - “Singapore Times!”
- Kush vs. Manley! - Spending vs. Investing! - Getting ‘In the Zone!’ - Compressing Bass & Kick - Our Favorite Shows!
- This week’s plugin winner is….. Ronny (rohformat)!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 153 - “The Face of Regret!”
- Stop Regretting! - Start UBK-erizing! - Keep Cheating! - Quit Facebooking!
- This week’s plugin winner is…..!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 152 - “Just a Blazer!’”
- When Is a Mix Done? - Making Sounds ‘Tougher’! - Analyzing vs. Enjoying! - Compression While Tracking! - Mix Bus Essentials!
- This week’s plugin winner is….. Gregory McMurtrie!
…and much, MUCH mor…
Episode 151 - “It’s All Fake!’”
- Sample Guilt! - Open Hi Hats! - Synesthesia! - Gain Staging pt 4!
- This week’s plugin winner is… John Covell!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 150 - “The Best ‘Best Of!’”
- Reverb: EQ it! - Compression: Record it! - Cover Song: Write it! - Money: Talk about it!
- This week’s plugin winner is… nobody!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 149 - “Bottom Dwellers!”
- Which Plugins Go Where? - Engineers vs. Musicians! - Mastering for Vinyl! - Pets, Anxiety, and Love!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………David Gilden!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 148 - “Screencap That Ass!”
- Dealing with Hearing Loss! - Dealing with Noise! - Dealing with Gains! - Dealing with Family!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Tokyo Speirs!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 147 - “Johnny Candles!”
- ITB Beats Consoles?? - Why Dirt Sounds Good! - Rear Port Lovin’! - Getting Session Work!
- This Week’s Plugin Winners Are………Gabe Bierman and Callum (cjnixon)!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 146 - “Who’s A Good Boy??!”
- When Mastering Sucks! - Pre-Mastering Chains! - Mix Buss Dynamics! - Cheaters Win!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………PJO!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 145 - “Belgian Waffle!”
- Choosing the Right Reverb! - Live vs. Studio Mixing! - Lo-Fi Recording Tips! - Making Pop Arrangements!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Emily Vernaillen!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 144 - “Sylvia Massy Tells All!”
- Sexism? What Sexism??? - Every Decade, Explained! - Extreme Gear Talk! - Just the Right Amount of Wrong!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 143 - “Two Star F*cker!”
- More Vocal Mixing Tips! - Mix Buss Tips! - Subbass Tips! - Sound Design Tips!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Diogo Guedes!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 142 - “Put Some 3dB In It!”
- Vocal Mixing Tips! - Analyzers vs. Ears! - When To Use Expanders! - Running Efficient Sessions!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Joe Clar!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 141 - “A Swingin’ Good Time!”
- Gear for Tracking! - Panning Techniques! - The Limits of Layering! - The Limits of Love!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Axel Hirczak!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 140 - “Juan Bon Jovi!”
- Writing Cool Intros! - Analog Style Plugin Chains! - Evolving Your Voice! - Shattering Creative Plateaus!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………James Huval!
…and much, MUCH more!
Episode 139 - “Master Greg Wells Spills It!”
- Master of Work / Life Balance! - Master of Fragile Artists! - Master of Vocal Compression! - Master of Bedside Cameras!
- This week’s plugin winner is… [NAME]!
…and much, MUCH more!