Loudness and Dynamic Range
Is dynamic range purely good? Is Loudness purely good or bad?
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In the Room with Sam, Stan, and Alex
Having gotten a few interviews under our belt, we finally decided to sit down without a guest and discuss everything from filter design and DSP, to product decisions, what mastering really means and what mixing engineers are looking for in a workhorse plugin.
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No Gatekeeping Allowed
Theory follows practice, always. That idea holds true generally, I think, but in the realm of music, I’m prepared to stand behind that statement 100% - theory follows practice. The oldest surviving written music is about 3,400 years old. The oldest surviving instrument? A bone flute that’s around 40,000 years old. People have been making music for a whole lot longer than the haters have been hating or gatekeepers have been gatekeeping. We are supposed to be making music, ok? This is ancestral.
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More Controls ≠ Better
There are arguably few compressors - or even pieces of studio gear overall - as iconic as the Teletronix LA-2A. If you haven’t been in a studio with one, or worked with a software emulation, you’ve probably seen one lurking in the background of interview footage shot in a recording studio.
Grammy-Nominated Producer & Engineer SSJ Mike: The Journey to Record of the Year
What was it like working at Record Plant? How do you deal with a blow up in your camp? How do you go from camera op at your church to producing hit records? Why is Vegeta a better developed Dragon Ball Z character than Goku and how can you use his growth as a template to lead people to the light and become the best version of themselves?
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24 March 2026
Mixing & Mastering
Loudness and Dynamic Range
Is dynamic range purely good? Is Loudness purely good or bad?
Podcast
In the Room with Sam, Stan, and Alex
Having gotten a few interviews under our belt, we finally decided to sit down without a guest and discuss everything from filter design and DSP, to product decisions, what mastering really means and what mixing engineers are looking for in a workhorse plugin.
Community
No Gatekeeping Allowed
Theory follows practice, always. That idea holds true generally, I think, but in the realm of music, I’m prepared to stand behind that statement 100% - theory follows practice. The oldest surviving written music is about 3,400 years old. The oldest surviving instrument? A bone flute that’s around 40,000 years old. People have been making music for a whole lot longer than the haters have been hating or gatekeepers have been gatekeeping. We are supposed to be making music, ok? This is ancestral.
Plugin Philosophy
More Controls ≠ Better
There are arguably few compressors - or even pieces of studio gear overall - as iconic as the Teletronix LA-2A. If you haven’t been in a studio with one, or worked with a software emulation, you’ve probably seen one lurking in the background of interview footage shot in a recording studio.
Podcast
Grammy-Nominated Producer & Engineer SSJ Mike: The Journey to Record of the Year
What was it like working at Record Plant? How do you deal with a blow up in your camp? How do you go from camera op at your church to producing hit records? Why is Vegeta a better developed Dragon Ball Z character than Goku and how can you use his growth as a template to lead people to the light and become the best version of themselves?
