Production Expert Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this edition Julian & Ashea are joined by Miles Fulwider,  Producer, Engineer & Educator working extensively in Immersive formats and CEO of ADK Microphones. where they discuss how to take the simplistic, ‘less is more’ approach by capturing the best sound at source.  

Talking Points:

• You can’t polish a ****, why capturing the best sound in the recording process will make your life easier.
• Mic and recording techniques for a ‘Grammy’ worthy sound. 
• The only gear you’ll ever need. If we could only use a handful of tools for the rest of our careers, what would they be and why
• How might these approaches and philosophies apply to audio education?
• Applications in immersive audio (such as off-axis freq response). 

Finds of the week:
Julian: Airsound
Ashea:Charli XCX Album- Brat
Miles: Maag PreQ2

In this edition Julian is joined by William Wittman & Steve DeMott, where they discuss transparency vs colour.

Talking Points:

• Coloured Vs Transparent gear,(mics, etc)  when, why and how do you use it?
• Arguments for and against.
• Gear recommendations.

Recommended by Steve: Q2 Audio

Finds of the week:

Julian: New IEMs
William: youtube channel : Sorted Food  
Steve: Netflix DocuSeries - Rise of Empires: Ottoman 

In this week’s edition Julian and  Ashea joined by Anna Bulakh of Respeecher, where they discuss the importance of ethics in AI and how to proceed with caution.

Talking Points:

• What are some of the current threats AI poses in society/the audio and music industry today?
• Synthetic media, voice cloning software and other tools are still in their early stages but are incredibly powerful tools that can all be really useful if used wisely, however there needs to be ethical principles in place. 
• The dangers of Deepfakes
• Provenance.
• Please tell us about Respeecher, what this tool offers and how you are putting ethical practices and policies at the forefront of your company.

Damian’s article On Respeecher 

Finds of the week:
Julian: Now TV has ads
Ashea: Notion App
Anna: Brief History Of AI - Michael Aldridge, Chip War Michael Phillips

In this week's podcast Steve DeMott and William Wittman share their experience of conducting a converter shootout between four alternatives including a DSD unit. Find out how they conducted the test and what they found.

Finds Of The Week

• Julian - Freqport FT-1 Freqtube
• Steve - Tomo Audiolabs LISA dynamic EQ
• William - KIT Plug Ins Mo-Q Equaliser

In this week's episode Julian is joined by Mike Exeter and Dom Morley, these two Grammy winners share their thoughts on mixing with particular reference to Russ' recent article 3 Reasons You Think Your Mixes Aren't As Good As Other People's.

Finds Of The Week

Mike - The Sparks Brothers
Dom - Sessionwire
Julian - PreSonus Revelator Mic

In this week's episode Julian is joined by Russ and James Richmond as they discuss the new products and releases of April. There were a lot, including some significant releases!

Finds of The Week

Russ - PG-8X 2.0
James - Fabfilter Pro-G
Julian - Avid SynthCell

In this week's episode Julian speaks. with Nir Averbuch, CEO and co-founder of Sound Radix, one of the most innovative plugin companies out there.

Finds Of The Week

Nir - Midnight Asia
Julian - Somebody Feed Phil - Tel Aviv

In this week's podcast Julian is joined by Daniel Rowland from LANDR to discuss what this company do and why they do it. You probably know about he mastering already but there's much more to say here.

Find Of The Week

Daniel - dopr
Julian - Waves Clarity Vx

In this episode Julian speaks with Andrew Scheps about Bounce Factory, his new software which automates even the most complex bouncing tasks from Pro Tools

Finds Of The Week

Andrew: Freakshow Industries Plugins

Julian: UAD Spark

In this week's podcast Julian is joined by Russ and Dom Morley who share their thoughts on the new products released in March 2022.

Finds Of The Week: