Ep 6 Moving On Up: How to Work on Bigger and Better Things Pt 2
This question has come up over and over again through the years, and it seems to land in a topic that isn't discussed widely. How does one m...
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20 of 51 episodesEp 5 Moving On Up: How to Work on Bigger and Better Things Pt 1
This question has come up over and over again through the years, and it seems to land in a topic that isn't discussed widely. How does...
Ep 4 Orchestras and Classical Instruments in Bigger Mixes
Remember last episode when we said we would land in the concept of Season 3, answering listener questions, well we screwed that up. In this...
Ep3 Dialogue, Talking Heads, the "Simple Stuff"
So finally we fall into the concept of Season 3, answering listener questions. In this episode we answer a question that digs into dialogue,...
Ep2 Being Efficient When Doing Shows
Lies and lies, we told you that we would have shorter episodes, and we told you that Season three would be dedicated to digging directly int...
Ep1 Troubleshooting
As we enter season three of this podcast, we've decided it makes sense to finally really dig directly into listener questions. We also...
Ep14 Strings
Sticking to the "wall of sound" instruments we chat about strings and some of the various methods for getting them to sound cohesive, or sti...
Ep13 Choirs
We gave up on the idea that we would cover multiple topics in this one episode, but in this extra-long episode we knock out one! Choirs and...
Ep12 Horns and Brass
We really really did think that we would cover multiple topics in this one episode, but in this extra-long episode we barely covered one! No...
Ep11 Pianos, Keyboards and Synths
Since it's been ages since we've done an episode, in this extra-long episode we try to make up for lost time! Continuing down the...
Ep10 Vocals
In this extra-long episode we skip ahead a bit, and dig into arguably the most important input, vocals. Like all of the previous episodes we...
Ep9 Playback
Covering anywhere from one to a sixty inputs this episode, we dig into playback. We chat about how to setup the outputs in the rig, how to p...
Ep8 Acoustics and Stringed Instruments
A whole family of inputs in the channel list, this episode we dig into an assortment of instruments that come up in many genres. Acoustic gu...
Ep7 Group Bussing and Master Bus Processing
Throwing the hosts for a loop, this episode is an off-the-cuff dive into how routing affects your line check. We dig into the idea of using...
Ep6 Guitars
Guitars, often the next input in the list, can be quite complicated to manage. This episode dives into how to capture the tones, how to proc...
Ep5 Bass Guitar
The next input in the channel list: Bass Guitar. Weirdly, we don't actually talk much about basses pedals and amps, but man we really d...
Ep4 Hi Hats, Rides, and Overheads
We honestly thought this might be a boring episode, but it turned out to be one of the most interesting discussions. In this episode we chat...
Ep3 Toms and the Relationship Between the Drums
In this episode we bring in a guest-expert Emmanuel “E-MAN” Cervantes (this guy literally started playing drums at age 3!), and hit the next...
Ep2 The Snare Drum
As we continue through the line-check, we hit input number 2, commonly the loudest thing on stage, the snare drum. Much like the first episo...
Ep1 The Kick Drum
Season 2 is here! In this season we dig into each input, one at a time. It's like the podcast of a line check. Input 1, the infamous ki...