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 138 - “Hollywood & Vine!”
- Getting Mixes LOUD! - Moving to Pursue Your Dreams! - Different Songs, Same Settings! - Habits for Creativity! - What is “The Sound of Neve!”??
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Keelan Ohara!
...And…
Episode 137 - “Come Into Possession!”
- Do Engineers Need Music Theory? - High Pass vs. Low Shelves! - Headphones for Dialing Effects! - Career vs. Family!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Andres Azpiri!
...And More!
Greg Wells is our next guest! Submit your questions now!
Mix engineer extraordinaire Greg Wells is coming this month to the UBK Happy Funtime Hour podcast! (Sylvia Massy is coming too, in January!)
Send us your questions for this grammy-winning, multi-inst…
Episode 136 - “The Corrector!”
- Is “Writer’s Block” Real?? - Learning to Hear Distortion! - Hearing Impaired Engineers! - Mixing Live Tracks, ugh!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Gary Griffith!
...And More!
Episode 135 - “7 Inches Apart!”
- How to Network & Make Friends! - High Ratio Compression Tips! - Setting Up a Subwoofer! - Making Everything Artistic!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Kelly (dollyrots)!
...And More!
Episode 134 - “Failure is Cool!”
- Mixing With Severe Hearing Loss! - Working With Stereo Stems! - When & How we use Automation! - Pursuing Dreams vs. Paying Bills!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Drew Epton!
...And More!
Episode 133 - “Facebook EQ!”
- Adding Spice to Flavorless Drums! - Slathering Vocals in Buttery Air! - Cooking Plugins for Chef UBK! - If We Weren’t Mixers, We’d Be…???
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Michael B!
...And More!
Episode 132 - “Two Rainbows of Fun!”
- Serving the Emotion of the Song! - Getting a Smooth, Linear Mix Buss! - Getting Motivated to Work on Music! - Dealing with Anxieties around Mixing!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Chris (Black In …
Sylvia Massy is our next guest! Submit your questions now!
Sylvia Massy is coming to the UBK Happy Funtime Hour! Hurry and submit your questions for this Grammy winning engineer with scores of Platinum and Gold records and a distinctly creative approach to a…
Episode 131 - “The 99 Cent Store of Pro Audio!”
- Does Compression Add Warmth? - Does Ableton Summing Suck? - Adjusting to ITB Mixing! - Who Uses Summing Boxes?? - Separating Mixing from Writing!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Cory - AKA Droid …
Episode 130 - “Global Reacharound!”
- Compressors: FET vs. VCA vs. Diode! - Taking a Mix to the Next Level! - Punchy, Tight Guitar Stacks! - UBK Does Hillbilly Heroin! - Drum Buss Compression!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Thorsten…
Episode 129 - “Happy Scumtime!”
The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 129 - “Happy Scumtime!”
- How to “Practice” Compression! - What’s Wrong with Electronic Music? - Corrupting Young Minds! - Music t…
Episode 128 - “I Love Enchiladas!”
- UBK Got Mastered! - Getting Soft, Overdriven Drums! - EQ Ear Training? - How Many Sets of Monitors? - When Clients Never Finish!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is……Geoff Southall!
...And More!
Episode 127 - “Just the Tip!”
- How to Sound as Good as Us! - Mixing Vocals to 2-Tracks! - Can “The Industry” be Saved?? - IR’s for Guitar Cabs?? - Linked vs. Unlinked Compressors!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is……Greg Goekler!
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Episode 126 - “Simen Says!”
The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 126 - “Simen Says!”
- Transient vs. Tone! - Our Favorite Reverbs! - Our Favorite TV Shows! - Tune Drums to the Song! - How to Get …
Episode 125 - “Now I’ve Got You, You Son of a Bitch!”
The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 125 - “Now I’ve Got You, You Son of a Bitch!”
- Bad Mixing Advice! - Good Relationship Advice! - Our Worst Audio Moments! - Our Fa…
Episode 124 - “Racing to the Bottom!”
- Every Mix is a Mix! - Mixing From the Gut! - Why Hate on Behringer?? - “Disciplined” vs. “OCD”!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Villem Rootalu!
...And More!
Episode 123 - “Tape Shat!”
- Balancing Kick vs. Snare! - Are Dynamic EQ’s Compressors? - Getting That 70’s Vibe! - Don’t Hate on Slate! - Plugin Input Levels!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Brian Leighton!
...And More!
Episode 122 - “There’s Nothing Natural About Dynamics!!!”
- Headphones for Mixing! - Why No Soundcloud?? - Life Advice: Girls! - Watching Mix Porn! - Parents vs Art!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Jorrrrrrrgeeee (Jorge Conde)!
...And More!
Episode 121 - “ITB+DAW=FUN!”
- Analog Girth & Space! - Tune Drums to the Song! - Get the Right Mic! - Choosing the Right Career! - The Hardest Advice Ever!
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is…… Nobody!
...And More!