Pro Tools Expert Podcast

In the Production Expert podcast James, Julian and Alan consider what’s really important if you want to make money from your audio skills.

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, Dan and Emma talk about managing client relationships and what you can do when that relationship gets difficult?

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, James and Dan talk about the significance of the popularity of wireless speakers in the home, should we mix for them?

In the Production Expert podcast Mike, James and Audrey talk about their strategies (or lack of strategy) when it comes to tracking their time on projects.

In the Production Expert podcast Mike, Julian and Eli ask whether hardware channel strips are still useful  in 2019 when we have high quality mic preamps in our interfaces and plug-in channel strips?

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, Julian and Alan look at the new controls surfaces announced by Avid. Is the S1 going to find its way onto a desktop near any of them anytime soon?

In the Production Expert podcast Julian, Eli and Emma talk about DSP in speakers. What is it, why is it there and is it better? They also ask whether “everything” plug-in bundles are good value.

In the Production Expert podcast James, Julian and Dan talk about EQ. How to use it? how much does it matter what you use, and does anyone actually use EQ presets? They also share their finds of the week.

The Music Modernization Act was signed into law in the United States in October 2018. This might be good news for engineers and producers, but potentially not-so-good news for independent songwriters. Audrey sat down with with entertainment lawyer Elizabeth Russell of Russell Law to try and figure out what it all means.

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, Julian and Audrey talk about the difference between live performance and recordings and ask what it is which sometimes gets lost in the studio? They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast James Eli and Julian discuss tracking through analogue consoles vs more modern alternatives. While the idea of using a large format console is appealing, the options, convenience and reduced cost offered by digital might be even more appealing? They also share their finds of the week

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, James and Dan ask whether analogue tape is undergoing a renassance and if so whether it goes further than large format professional machines? Is there a difference between the people who used tape in the pre-digital days and those who have come to it as “digital natives”. They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Mike, James and Alan talk about the whether the new Mac Pro 7,1, with 8 PCI-e card slots, up to 28 cores, 1.5TB of RAM is too expensive and take a detailed look at what will be inside, the components Apple have selected, the comparisons people are making with other computers and whether they would buy one or not. They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Mike, Dan and Eli talk about the new Modular Cheese-grater Mark 2 Mac Pro, with 8 PCI-e card slots, up to 28 cores, 1.5TB of RAM and share their first reactions as well as the new Pro Display and macOS 10.15 - Catalina.  In contrast with the new Mac Pro they discuss the free DAW - Cakewalk that already has ARA2 support as well as share their favourite free plug-ins and software. They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Mike, Audrey and Julian talk about monitoring, They discuss the results from our speaker isolation poll and ask why some monitors are popular in different parts of the industry? They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Mike, James and Julian discuss compression and headphone monitoring. They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, Dan and Eli discuss running their audio business from home, many of us are doing it but are we all making the same mistakes? They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Mike, Julian and Dan talk about talk about the role of luck in their careers, and how they approach recording unfamiliar instruments, What’s your go to mic for a Hang? Condenser or ribbon on Nyckelharpa? They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, James and Alan talk about how it’s not just our studios which might benefit from looking at whether consumption is getting in the way of productivity? They also share their finds of the week.

In the Production Expert podcast Russ, Eli and Julian discuss One Knob style plug-ins. Do we use them? Is it OK never to learn to do it “properly”?  They also share their finds of the week.