Podcasts by The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

Episode 164 - “This is How You Were Made!” from 2018-08-23T20:24:51

- Studio Drumming = Different?
- Real Ambience = Depth?
- Analog Summing = Meh?
- Parenting = Drawing Lines?

- This week’s plugin winner is……… Nate Yancy!

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Episode 163 - “Spicy Cocaine Sex!” from 2018-08-01T20:38:25

- Highpass that Compression!
- One Guitar is a Record!
- Knowing Music vs. Knowing Sound!
- Do Converters Really Matter?

- This week’s plugin winner is………Stoyan (...

Episode 162 - “Speaking of Puberty!” from 2018-07-28T00:01:06

- Budget Vocal Mics!
- Doing What You SORTA Love!
- It’s All a Distraction!
- Monitors When Traveling!

- This week’s plugin winnerS ARE………Nick Barnshaw & Kostas...

Episode 161 - “Kaayyy-YAH!” from 2018-06-25T21:59:13

- Easy Acoustic Treatments!

- Kaaaayy-YAH!

- All Effects are Parallel!

- Destructive Habits!

- This week’s plugin winner is………Benjamin Ding...

Episode 160 - “Robbing the Entitled!” from 2018-06-15T17:27:02

- Getting Depth ITB!
- Lowpassing Like Analog!
- Strumming Like the 70’s!
- Recording Like Good!

- This week’s plugin winner is………Nathan Whitney!

…and mu...

Episode 159 - "I'm Being Repressed!" from 2018-06-07T22:26:57

 - Oppressive Mixing! - Oppressive Sessions!   - Oppressive Mindsets! - Oppressive VI’s!   - This week’s plugin winner is………Jordan Gilby!  …and much, ...


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Episode 158 - “Artisanal Mixing!” from 2018-05-24T23:44:28

- Humans vs. AI!
- Does Anything Matter??
- Refreshing Acoustic Guitars! Listen

Episode 157 - “There’s Always a Cost!” from 2018-05-19T00:37:16

- Monitors v. Headphones!
- Clients v. Drummers
- Phase v. Imaging!<...

Episode 156 - “Smedium Slatte!!” from 2018-05-03T22:56:19

- Phase Plugins Don’t Work??
- Don’t Kill the Room!
- Software IN Hardware?...

Episode 155 - “Chronic Longorrhea!!” from 2018-04-27T01:23:34

- Converters vs. Preamps!
- Logic vs. Pro Tools!
- Routing Your Reverbs! Listen

Episode 154 - “Singapore Times!” from 2018-04-19T21:33:24

- Kush vs. Manley!
- Spending vs. Investing!
- Getting ‘In the Zone!’ Listen

Episode 153 - “The Face of Regret!” from 2018-04-14T00:37:28

- Stop Regretting!
- Start UBK-erizing!
- Keep Cheating!
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Episode 152 - “Just a Blazer!’” from 2018-04-06T02:00:38

- When Is a Mix Done?
- Making Sounds ‘Tougher’!
- Analyzing vs. Enjoying!<...

Episode 151 - “It’s All Fake!’” from 2018-03-29T22:12

- Sample Guilt!
- Open Hi Hats!
- Synesthesia!
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Episode 150 - “The Best ‘Best Of!’” from 2018-03-22T23:30:07

- Reverb: EQ it!
- Compression: Record it!
- Cover Song: Write it! Listen

Episode 149 - “Bottom Dwellers!” from 2018-03-14T23:14:39

- Which Plugins Go Where?
- Engineers vs. Musicians!
- Mastering for Vinyl!...

Episode 148 - “Screencap That Ass!” from 2018-03-08T00:42:32

- Dealing with Hearing Loss!
- Dealing with Noise!
- Dealing with Gains! Listen

Episode 147 - “Johnny Candles!” from 2018-03-02T00:05:30

- ITB Beats Consoles??
- Why Dirt Sounds Good!
- Rear Port Lovin’! Listen

Episode 146 - “Who’s A Good Boy??!” from 2018-02-21T21:29:20

- When Mastering Sucks!
- Pre-Mastering Chains!
- Mix Buss Dynamics!...

Episode 145 - “Belgian Waffle!” from 2018-02-07T19:30:24

- Choosing the Right Reverb!
- Live vs. Studio Mixing!
- Lo-Fi Recording Ti...

Episode 144 - “Sylvia Massy Tells All!” from 2018-02-01T23:05:32

- Sexism? What Sexism???
- Every Decade, Explained!
- Extreme Gear Talk! Listen

Episode 143 - “Two Star F*cker!” from 2018-01-25T06:42:21

- More Vocal Mixing Tips!
- Mix Buss Tips!
- Subbass Tips!
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Episode 142 - “Put Some 3dB In It!” from 2018-01-17T20:22:22

- Vocal Mixing Tips!
- Analyzers vs. Ears!
- When To Use Expanders!<...

Episode 141 - “A Swingin’ Good Time!” from 2018-01-11T03:07:34

- Gear for Tracking!
- Panning Techniques!
- The Limits of Layering!...

Episode 140 - “Juan Bon Jovi!” from 2018-01-03T07:05:07

- Writing Cool Intros!
- Analog Style Plugin Chains!
- Evolving Your Voice!...

Episode 139 - “Master Greg Wells Spills It!” from 2017-12-21T21:48:12

- Master of Work / Life Balance!
- Master of Fragile Artists!
- Master of V...

Episode 138 - “Hollywood&Vine!” from 2017-12-16T20:46:26

- Getting Mixes LOUD!
- Moving to Pursue Your Dreams!
- Different Songs, Sa...

Episode 137 - “Come Into Possession!” from 2017-12-09T00:54:04

- Do Engineers Need Music Theory?
- High Pass vs. Low Shelves!
- Headphones...

Greg Wells is our next guest! Submit your questions now! from 2017-12-02T00:58:23

Mix engineer extraordinaire Greg Wells is coming this month to the UBK Happy Funtime Hour podcast! (Sylvia Massy is coming too, in January!)

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Episode 136 - “The Corrector!” from 2017-11-30T02:58:22

- Is “Writer’s Block” Real??
- Learning to Hear Distortion!
- Hearing Impaired Engineers!
- Mixing Live Tracks, ugh!

- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is………Gary Griffith!

Episode 135 - “7 Inches Apart!” from 2017-11-23T03:35:09

- How to Network & Make Friends!
- High Ratio Compression Tips!
- Setting U...

Episode 134 - “Failure is Cool!” from 2017-11-16T07:11:56

- Mixing With Severe Hearing Loss!
- Working With Stereo Stems!
- When & Ho...

Episode 133 - “Facebook EQ!” from 2017-11-09T21:49:55

- 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 I...

Episode 132 - “Two Rainbows of Fun!” from 2017-11-01T23:00:31

- Serving the Emotion of the Song!
- Getting a Smooth, Linear Mix Buss!
- G...

Sylvia Massy is our next guest! Submit your questions now! from 2017-10-27T19:10:47

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...

Episode 131 - “The 99 Cent Store of Pro Audio!” from 2017-10-27T01:08:51

- Does Compression Add Warmth?
- Does Ableton Summing Suck?
- Adjusting to ...

Episode 130 - “Global Reacharound!” from 2017-10-18T23:31:21

- Compressors: FET vs. VCA vs. Diode!
- Taking a Mix to the Next Level!
- Punchy, Tight Guitar Stacks!
- UBK Does Hillbilly Heroin!
- Drum Buss Compression!

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Episode 129 - “Happy Scumtime!” from 2017-10-04T05:45:19

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 129 - “Happy Scumtime!”

- How to “Practice” Compr...

Episode 128 - “I Love Enchiladas!” from 2017-09-26T02:22:51

- UBK Got Mastered!
- Getting Soft, Overdriven Drums!
- EQ Ear Training? Listen

Episode 127 - “Just the Tip!” from 2017-09-06T02:53:34

- How to Sound as Good as Us!
- Mixing Vocals to 2-Tracks!
- Can “The Indus...

Episode 126 - “Simen Says!” from 2017-08-18T22:21:55

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 126 - “Simen Says!”

- Transient vs. Tone!<...

Episode 125 - “Now I’ve Got You, You Son of a Bitch!” from 2017-08-09T21:25:15

The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 125 - “Now I’ve Got You, You Son of a Bitch!”

- B...

Episode 124 - “Racing to the Bottom!” from 2017-08-02T23:00:57

- Every Mix is a Mix!
- Mixing From the Gut!
- Why Hate on Behringer?? Listen

Episode 123 - “Tape Shat!” from 2017-07-26T02:03:41

- Balancing Kick vs. Snare!
- Are Dynamic EQ’s Compressors?
- Getting That ...

Episode 122 - “There’s Nothing Natural About Dynamics!!!” from 2017-07-21T00:46:10

- Headphones for Mixing!
- Why No Soundcloud??
- Life Advice: Girls!...

Episode 121 - “ITB+DAW=FUN!” from 2017-07-12T23:41:55

- Analog Girth & Space!
- Tune Drums to the Song!
- Get the Right Mic! Listen

Episode 120 - “Coffee Trumps Cocaine!” from 2017-07-01T19:13:54

- How Nathan & Gregory Met!
- DIY Acoustic Treatments!
- Finding Hidden Dis...

Episode 119 - “Take That, Horse!” from 2017-06-20T03:09:36

- Multiband vs. Regular Comps!
- Sad Horse Stories!
- Should Clients Get St...

Episode 118 - “It’s a F#@king Fader!” from 2017-06-09T07:54:43

- Does A/D Matter?
- Unmotivated for Music??
- Is Music Like Therapy??? Listen

Episode 117 - “Karlis Navidad!” from 2017-05-20T01:49:55

- Parallel EQ Explained!
- Headroom and VI’s!
- Optimizing Your Rig!...

Episode 116 - “Dangling Participle!” from 2017-05-12T01:19:50

- New Kush Plugin Teaser!
- Subscriptions vs. Buying!
- The Politics of Sam...

Episode 115 - “F*ck Off, Politely!” from 2017-05-06T00:24:53

- What IS a Transient?
- Getting Good Mix Feedback?
- Breakthrough Moments?...

Episode 114 - “Six Inches in the Back!” from 2017-04-27T21:20:32

- When Clients are WRONG!
- Producing While Engineering!
- Effects: When an...

Episode 113 - “Don’t Forget the Bag!” from 2017-04-21T02:07:54

- Simulating Analog Workflows??
- 10dB Cuts on Vocals??
- Are You a Salesma...

Episode 112 - “Is That Lint??” from 2017-04-01T00:21:08

- Self-Producing Vocals!
- Compressing Saturation!
- Expanders: When? Why??...

Episode 111 - “Dick’s on Deck!” from 2017-03-23T00:40:52

- Mistakes We Stopped Making
- Track EQ vs. Buss EQ
- Internships: Worth It...

Episode 110 - “Am I Distorted??” from 2017-03-16T07:24:39

- Hating Yourself and Your Mix!
- Reversing the Mix Buss!
- Doing Things Wi...

Episode 109 - “It Hurts My Heinous!!!” from 2017-03-10T03:00:29

- The Worst Intro EVER!
- Creativity vs. Tradition!
- Marketing vs. Braggin...

Episode 108 - “RELAX!!!” from 2017-03-02T00:36:40

- How to Start a Mix!
- Compression vs. Automation!
- How to “Find the Time...

Episode 107 - “I Like the Hash!” from 2017-02-24T02:17:09

- UBK Goes Deeper ITB!
- Advice from the Future!
- Improv in the Studio! Listen

Episode 106 - “Nate Digital!” from 2017-02-15T23:42:56

- Compressing Sample-Based Music!
- Complexity vs. Simplicity!
- The Magic ...

Episode 105 - “The ‘Old Fashioned’ Way” from 2017-02-09T03:10:38

- Why Vocals are Hard To Mix!
- Hit Men LOVE La2a’s!
- Room Treatmen...

Episode 104 - “The Facts Of Life!” from 2017-02-02T07:15:22

- Sizeful Drums!
- Working with Limited Gear?
- Getting A “Professional” So...

Episode 103 - “Whiskey&Lucky Charms!” from 2017-01-19T07:55

- Ordinary vs. “Extraordinary” Compressors
- How To Gain Stage With Plugins?
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Episode 102 - “A Bunch of Width!” from 2017-01-12T22:50:39

- Attacks: Slow, Medium, or Fast?
- Does Mono Compatibility Matter?
- How t...

Episode 101 - "Hyperacusis!" from 2017-01-04T07:10:13

- Our Latest “Eureka” Moments!
- Why Can’t Artists Finish Songs??
- How to ...

Episode 100 - “What's Wrong with 300Hz??” from 2016-12-30T19:59:46

- What Exactly Is a “Pro Mix”?
- Hi Pass WHATs?
- Yet Another Phase Lecture...

Episode 99 - “Christmas 2017!” from 2016-12-22T03:10:25

- Why Mix At Low Volumes?
- Does Bussing Degrade Sound?
- Drum Samples: Whe...

Episode 98 - “Hello Xanax!" from 2016-12-15T01:45:47

- Reaching the Next Level!
- Talking to Clients About Money!
- That 70's Doubled Vocal Sound!
- The Ups & Downs of Collaboration
- This Week’s Plugin Winner Is..... Mrs J...

Episode 97 - “Audio Tools!” from 2016-12-10T02:22:42

 - Making Kicks DEEP and TIGHT! - Curing Mix Burnout! - Collaboration Ups and Downs! - Compression Changes the Groove! ...


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Episode 96 - “It's TOO Lopsided!” from 2016-12-02T08:23:26

 The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 96 - “It's TOO Lopsided!”   - Tune It, or Leave ...


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Ep 95 - "It Has to Sound Green" from 2016-11-24T07:29:19

 The funniest podcast on music production and mixing presents Episode 95 - “It Has to Sound Green!”   - Limiting is fo...


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Episode 94 - "Whatever Hertz!" from 2016-11-17T17:00

- hi-passing too much? Back it off!
- How did UBK and Nathan get so smart?
- Monitoring at low volumes. . . How low should you go?
- What makes a record memorable?

- Thi...

Episode 93 - "Scientistic Fact!" from 2016-11-10T01:36:09

- Watching Out for Signs of Burnout
- Taming Dynamic Music vs. Crushing It
- Rewriting a Song? Recapture the Passion!
- Arranging Tunes the UBK Way!

- This week’s plugin...

Episode 92 - "Coke... It's for Winners!" from 2016-11-02T19:15:45

- Ladies Need More Than 90 Minutes
- Seating Vocals into the Mix
- New Gear: Do You Need It?
- Who Does Multibuss Compression?

- This week’s plugin winner is... Dhaitany...

Episode 91 - “Spread Your Duties!” from 2016-10-24T20:50:29

- How to Get Into The Music Production Mindset! 

- Uplifters and Downlifters..what they are why use them!

- Nathan shares one of his tracks! 

- How to really win over mixing...

Episode 90 - "I'm Going to Reaper!" from 2016-10-19T16:33:35

- Estimating mix time for your clients! 

- De-essing vocals to make them sound SMOOVE!

- Old Man of the Week Time! 

- Get to know the bass on your NS10’s! 

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Episode 89 - “Angry Monkey! 2016’s Best of Mental Health and Perspective!” from 2016-10-11T22:14:42

- An ECKspecially good bit of mix perspective!

- Delegate your way to a better you!

- UBK’s Favorite Meditation Practice.

- Go Outside and Recharge Your Brain!

- Watc...

Episode 88 - "What's on Your Sleep Bus!?" from 2016-10-05T05:22:59

- Asymmetrical Drum Mic Technique!

- The Basics of Hearing Compression.

- Puttin’ Stuff on Your Mix Buss!

- All the Ways You’re S...

Episode 87 - "Electronic Bedroom Musics!" from 2016-09-28T14:00

- Finish Your Ideas!

- Break Projects into Chunks!

- Room Correction Software: INCORRECT!

- The Wrong Way to Network

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Episode 86 - "Mi Familia!" from 2016-09-22T17:05:28

- Limitations Foster Creativity?

- Distractions Limit Creativity??

- Being a Pro Has Downsides???

- Hint: Small Moves

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Episode 85 - "I'm Daddy!" from 2016-09-14T01:08:25

- Check us out on Patreon!

- Tracking with Analog Compression !

- Josh Franklin’s 1 year anniversary!

- Getting movement from a s...

Episode 84 - "BALLS!" from 2016-09-07T16:41:49

- Fostering the Creative Flow

- Amp Sims vs. Crappy Rooms

- Templates = Faster Mixes

- Tambourines with Balls!

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Episode 83 - "WHAT DO YOU WANT!?" from 2016-08-30T18:55:12

- Favorite Analog and Digital Effects!

- Printing Stems and YOU!

- Recording Claps and Snaps.

- What on earth is Peak Limiting? Listen

Episode 82 - "I'm a GROWNUP!" from 2016-08-23T19:27:57

- Struggling with Snares and Claps!

- Saturation & Heavy Track Counts

- What on Earth Does ‘Musical’ Mean?

- The Yin-Yang of EQ Listen

Episode 81 - "SUPER Bummed Out!" from 2016-08-16T20:34:12

- Procrastination: Cure it Tomorrow!

- Is Sound Getting Better, or Worse??

- Improving Your Suck!

- Organize That Session!

Episode 80 - "Cage Free Nuts!" from 2016-08-09T18:30:25

- Digital Precision VS Analog Tone?

- Kush Plugins VS Kush Hardware??

- Better Mixing through Limitations

- Minimizing Attack and...

Episode 79 - "Make People Like You!" 2016's Best Of Professional Advice from 2016-08-02T18:00

BULLETIN: UBK had too much cake on his Birthday, so we’re bringing you another ‘Best Of’ episode chock full of our favorite bits of professional advice!

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Episode 78 - "It's Barter Time!" from 2016-07-26T18:29:17

- How to Write a Good Song

- Making Drums Sound Roomier

- Getting a Chorus to LIFT

- Should You Mix Into a Limiter?

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Episode 77 - "I'm Better Than Youz!" from 2016-07-19T19:06:49

- Ambience: You’re Doing It Wrong

- Pre-Fader Sends?  Why??

- Workflows That Actually Work

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Episode 76 - "Dither is a Dangerous Drug!" from 2016-07-12T19:01:11

- Parallel Compression Explained!

- Room Treatment or Instruments?

- What *did* happen to Hiphop?

- Getting your vocals to SIT. Listen

Episode 75 - "Rarely Offensive!" from 2016-07-06T17:38:50

- Compression Is For Movement.

- Good News: Absolutely Nothing Matters!

- Dry 70’s Drums.

- How to Damage your Hardware!

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Episode 74 - "6k! 6k! 6k!" from 2016-06-28T18:32:26

- Lyrics and Cliches: STOP!

- Ya Can't Touch a Plugin!
- Does A/D Hurt Quality?
- Mixing Sneaky Little Devil
- Rocking Out vs. Protecting Hearing
- This week’s plu...

Episode 73 - "I FaVOUR CoLOUR!" from 2016-06-21T20:24:58

- Choosing Sounds that Mix Themselves

- How Many Monitors Ya Got?

- Big Studios vs. Self Recording

- Accurate Bass in a Bad Room?...

Episode 72 - "What You Really Want is Coldplay!" from 2016-06-14T20:13:57

- Beginner Questions!
- What exactly *is* a Mix Buss?
- Handling Client Revisions
- How to make a show!
- What’s the Deal with Melody?
- Our thoughts on ...

Episode 71 - "Cancerous Mole!" from 2016-05-31T19:22:39

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- Do Great Artists Really Steal?

- How to Make It LOUD

- How to Be Invisible

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Episode 70 - "Stop Being White!" from 2016-05-24T17:30:07

- Should You Copy Other Artists?

- What Instrument Defines the Groove?

- How much EQ is too much EQ?

- Four Compressors on One Vo...

Episode 69 - "I'm in THE INDUSTRY!" from 2016-05-17T18:29:39

- Getting a Foot in THE INDUSTRY

- Wider Mixes?  Easy!

- Screw the Credit, Get Your Money!

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Episode 68 - "The Donut Button!" from 2016-05-10T16:59:17

- Using a DAW as a songwriting tool? Do it! (Or…don’t!)

- Printing a mix for a Mastering Engineer.

- Getting some VIBE into your studio, man.

Episode 67 - "I'll Be the Potato Chips!" from 2016-05-03T13:38:46

- Getting Drum Samples to Sound Real

- Recreating Other Arrangements!

- UBK Rapid-Fire Question Time!

- Broaching Touchy Subjects...

Episode 66 - "Dinner and Drinks!" from 2016-04-26T14:28:23

- Are Engineers Stuck in the Past?

- Turning Off Your “Engin-Ears”

- Finding Tutorials That Help

- GRUMP OF T...

Episode 65 - "As Long as You Pay Me!" from 2016-04-20T14:00

- The Dangers of EQ!  Beware!!!
- Mixing into a Master Limiter?
- Templates are for Winners!
- Our FavoriteListen

Episode 64 - "Gobble Gobble!" from 2016-04-13T05:00

- Staying creative with Option Anxiety.
- Making Big Moves to Big Cities.
- UBK Happy Funtime Rant of The Week Time!
- Got a problem in the bass? It ain’t the bass!<...

Episode 63 - "Take a Hike!" from 2016-04-05T16:00

- Mic Preamps: Tools with 1,000 Uses
- Making VI’s Sound Less FAKE
- Getting Authentic Dub Music Effects
- Do You Really Need Outboard Gear?
- Recording Ensemb...

Episode 62 - "Wide&Deep!" from 2016-03-31T16:00

- Artists Who Continually Rework their Art
- Mixing Music Destined for the Background
- Binaural Recording for Dummies!
- Web Forums: Run Away!!!
- Stereo Reverb? Listen

Episode 61 - "Suck My Big Fat Toe!" from 2016-03-22T16:00

In this episode...

- This Week’s Plugin Winner is…Brian Decker!
- Another Badass Mix Critique!
- Tracking with EQ vs. Moving the Mic?
- Our Favorite Cheap Ana...

Episode 60 - "Honey, I'm a Failure!" from 2016-03-15T16:00

- Staying Inspired Over Time
- Dealing with Insecure Singers
- Tuning Your Ear for Compression
- Supporting Your Partner
- Rapid-Fire Question Time

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Episode 59 - "It's Hopeless!" from 2016-03-09T23:38:16

Nathan’s still sick, so UBK takes the podcast out for another solo run with…

- Tracking with UBK!
- Gear talk with UBK!
- Mix Critique with UBK! Listen

Episode 58 - "UBK Flies Solo!" from 2016-03-01T23:10:18

Nathan is sick, so UBK tackles a TON of questions for your listening pleasure! Densely packed with gems…

- Mixing Questions! Mud! Reverb!

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Episode 57 - "Never Talk to the Cops!" from 2016-02-23T19:56:19

- Getting More *Contrast* in the Mix!
- Compressing Spatial Effects: Why??
- Billing for Grunt Work is... Grunt Work
- Drawing the Line Between Mixing and Tracking
- When...

Episode 56 - "Call Your Mother!" from 2016-02-16T21:45:30

- UBK's Vocal Panning Workflow

- Are Any Women Listening to Us?

- Boosting and Sweeping EQ: Quit It!

- Fostering the Sessions Creative Flow

- Recording with EQ and Co...

Episode 55 - "I WANT CREDIT!!!" from 2016-02-09T02:47:02

- EQ That Reverb!

- It Takes Years to Dial Your Ears!

- Getting the Credit You Deserve

- Getting Smoooooooth ...

Episode 54 - "I Don't Think I'm Cool!" from 2016-02-01T22:06:19

- Can Plugins Make You Insane?

- Is Analog Gear Really ALL THAT?

- UBK Apologizes!

- What Would YOU Do with a Billion Dollars? Listen

Episode 53 - "You're Gonna Fail!" from 2016-01-26T21:48:11

- Making Art vs. Making Money

- How to Think About Compression

- Optimizing your Attitude for mixing

- Fixing...

Episode 52 - “Infinite Recursive Contradiction!” from 2016-01-19T22:54:23

- Monitoring! Dark or Bright? Or Both? HELP!

- Mix Critique! Fred PuaTuaa’s “Elegance and Intrigue”

- How to get an Analog Vibe...

Episode 51 - "An ECKspecially Good Show!" from 2016-01-11T21:56:13

- This week’s plugin winner is…Adam Chavez!

- Panning, Panning, and more Panning!

- How to break up your mix process for optimal results.

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Episode 50 - "Elastic Puzzles!" 2015's Best of Mixing Advice from 2015-12-21T21:32:14

Welcome to the first collection of juicy ‘best of’ mixing advice from the first 49 episodes of the UBK Happy Funtime Hour!

- Andrew Maury talks S...

Episode 49 - "-6dB for F*ck's Sake!" from 2015-12-14T20:36:02

- UBK Grump of the Week!
- Why 6dB of Headroom for Mastering?
- CoAxial Monitors: Yay or Nay?
- Stacking Vintage-Style harmonies
- Should You Reference Other Mixes?

Episode 48 - "Drink Your Drink!" from 2015-12-08T14:36:28

- Making VSTi Drums Sound Good
- It's not the Reverb, It's You
- Preamps: Do They Really Matter?
- Tips for Mixing Meaty Guitars
- Plugin Winner: Leonardo Telles!

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Episode 47 - "Dancing Pubes!" from 2015-11-24T18:46:17

- Hip Hop is our friend.
- Learning to Commit to sounds In The Box. 
- Being Unhappily Satisfied With Your Mix Translation.
- How to Give Advice to a Professional Eq...

Episode 46 - "Et-CETRA!" from 2015-11-16T21:59:48

- When Did We Discover Our Passion?
- The TRUE Truth about PHASE
- What the Heck is “Compressing for Tone”?
- Panning & Treating Backing Vocals
- How to Surviv...

Episode 45 - "Joe Barresi Spills it!" from 2015-11-10T00:33:55

In this episode...

- How Joe Builds a Mix
- Why Joe Holds Workshops for You
- Why Joe Uses 16 Analog Delays
- Why Joe Stops at 44 Tracks
- Wh...

Episode 44 - "It's So Cold in the D!" from 2015-11-02T21:02:07

- The Correct Way to Produce Singers
- WTF is Multi-Mono Processing?
- New Segment: Funtime TRAINWRECK Time!
- The old 'Start With Automation' debate
- Sweat t...

Episode 43 - "Animals Don't Count!" from 2015-10-26T18:53:04

- Having Multiple Sclerosis & Pursuing Dreams
- Do Cheap Cables Sound as Good?
- Do 500 Modules Sound as Good?
- Do Clones & Knockoffs Sound as Good?
- Can You...

Episode 42 - "AM I DISTORTING!?" from 2015-10-19T20:52:48

- Shocking Audio Engineering School Exposé!
- When Do You Consider Your Work ‘Good’?
- De-Essing vs. De-Ethhing
- Blending Acoustic and Electronic Sounds
- Emphasis/De-Em...

Episode 41 - "Tip Your Strippers!" from 2015-10-12T19:08:34

- What Exactly IS Mixing?
- Listener Mix Critique!
- When to Stop Tinkering?
- Down with Homogeneous Stereo!
- E-Lancing Sites: Blessing or Curse?

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Episode 40 - "Andrew Maury Spills It!" from 2015-10-06T17:11:33

UBK grills a gifted pro and learns:

- How he Gets a Smooth Midrange.
- How he Gets a Loud, Punchy Sound
- Which Verbs he uses on Which Sounds
- What Stu...

Episode 39 - "Fix it With Money!" from 2015-09-28T20:33:57

- Yet Another Kush & Sly-Fi Plugin Winner! 
- Are Apple Earbuds the New NS10’s?
- Knowing when Money can Solve Problems   
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Episode 38 - "Paul McCartney's Thumb!" from 2015-09-21T22:04:09

- UBK Happy Funtime Withdrawal? We’ve got excuses/answers!
- Worrying about conversion: is the juice worth the squeeze?
- Agreements! Contracts! Advice!
- Mixing High-gain dist...

Episode 37 - "That's a Shame!" from 2015-09-17T18:05:02

- Compression: New York vs. Vermont

- Mixing the Instruments You Play
- MONITOR MORE QUIETLY
- Recording and Mixing in the Same Space
- Phase Corre...

Episode 36 - "Mind Your Own Business!" from 2015-09-03T15:00

- This week’s Kush Plugin winner!
- How to work in a Real Studio for the first time
- Go-To Mix Bus settings, yea or nay?
- So…is UBK on the green stuff when he buil...

Episode 35 - "You Got Nothin!" from 2015-07-30T02:18:21

- High End Gear: What's all the Fuss?
- Thoughts Not on Streaming Music
- Live Electronic Music = Live Music
- Transparent vs. Colored vs. Moist vs. Fluffy
- P...

Episode 34 - "Free Steroids!" from 2015-07-16T16:00

- What to do when your phone rings during a session.
- Want a free plugin? Ask a question!
- Automation: Controller? Mouse? Magic?
- Mix critique with Jesus Romero’s...

Episode 33 - "Lazy Goat!" from 2015-07-02T08:32:13

- How to win free Kush plugins
- Mix Critiques by UBK and Nathan Daniel
- Making Music, not Sounds
- The Magic of Serial Compression.
- Coping with Un...

Episode 32 - "This Mixxa So Nice!" from 2015-06-22T16:00

- The finer points of mixing duets

- Learning to use your ears before your plugins

- Recording vs ReAmping: Fight!

- Using phase ...

Episode 31 - "Robo for the Win!" from 2015-05-27T08:21:20

- Breaking Down Kavinsky's Nightcall
- UBK's Desert Island Mics
- Programming vs Playing
- Who's the Producer Here???
- Mixing Dense Electronica

…and Much, M...

Episode 30 - "#Occupy Kush!" from 2015-05-12T15:30

- Female Human Audio Engineers
- Mix It Like It's Someone Else's
- Why iLok?  Why???
- Studio Spaces in High, High Places
- Judging if Your Work is Any Good Listen

Episode 29 - "Know When to Fold 'em!" from 2015-05-05T03:03:02

- DIY Marketing of DIY Music

- Dealing with Bugs & Crashes

- The Car Test: Truth, or Lies?

- Spirituality and Physics

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Episode 28 - “Carnivorous Reverb!” from 2015-04-15T23:22:33

- What Exactly is Mixing Anyway?

- Getting Past Your Own Crap

- Part 2 of Natural Reverb & Mic Placement

- Analog Processing Gotc...

Episode 27 - "Face Down!" from 2015-03-26T16:00

- A Step-by-Step Definition of Mixing?

- Mixing Sub Bass in Sub-Optimal Rooms

- Helping Clients Become Better Arrangers

- When Your Gear Equals a Famous Studio B

- Ge...

Episode 26 - "From Bison to Antelope!" from 2015-03-11T14:00

- Room Treatment vs. Room Correction Software

- How You'll Be Judged as an Engineer

- Rebranding Nathan Schreier

- The Sound of J...

Episode 25 - "Tho Thmooth&Thweet!" from 2015-03-05T00:21:39

- Learning When Less is More

- Getting New Clients and Earning Their Loyalty

- How to Please Unpleaseable People

- Stop Obsessively Re-Doing Your Songs

- Tro...

Episode 24 - "Some Say!" from 2015-02-20T05:12:17

- Which Mix Compressor for Glue?

- Suggestions for minimal mic setups on drums

- Converters: how hard to to hit 'em

- Getting to Automation Earlier in the Mix Proce...

Episode 22 - "This is the Sound of Neve!" from 2015-01-19T22:07:14

- Dealing with Musicians who Overplay

- Taking Gear Out of the Rack... and Into Your Bed

- Neve vs. ART Preamps

- How to Raise Your Rates, and by How Much

- Investing...

Episode 21 - "Do Stuff!" from 2015-01-12T09:37:30

- Getting Stereo Depth from Mono Sources

- Tracking Vocals with Compression

- Getting Space in Modern Metal

- Proximity Effect: Friend or Foe?

- Killer Results with R...

Episode 20 - "Louder! Brighter!" from 2014-12-16T19:22:50

- Forming a "Vision" of the Mix

- UBK's Favorite Frequencies

- Getting Electronic Drums to Leap Out

- Best time of day to Mix

- Technically Better vs. Creatively Weak...

Episode 19 - "Step Away from the Bass!" from 2014-11-24T17:59:48

- FOUR Question of the Week Winners!

- Getting Multi-Tracks to Sound Like 'A Band in the Room'

- Staying Nourished During Marathon Sessions

- Making Friends with Bass

Episode 18 - "Hi Hats on Five!" from 2014-09-09T14:13:30

- Analog Summing: Does It Make a Difference?

- Why Is High End Gear So Stinkin' Expensive??

- Invasive Cymbals… Look Out!

- 3-8k Harshness: What's Really G...

Episode 17 - "Analog is Up!" from 2014-08-18T17:36:16

- Elevating a mix from 'balanced' to 'GROOVIN'

- Getting a fresh perspective on your mix

- Making a mix 'smooth' rather than 'dirty'

- Plugins that emulate a/d converter cli...

Episode 16 - "Everyone's Italian!" from 2014-08-11T20:56:09

- Multi-band Compression: yes or no?

- Tracking sounds that serve the Production

- Mix/Arrangement Analysis: Lovage

- Is recording to SSD drives safe?
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Episode 15 - "Evolution, Baby!" from 2014-06-10T20:32:19

The Season 1 Finale of UBK Happy Funtime Hour is up! Over one hour long, for your listening pleasure!

- "Question of the Week" Kush T-Shirt winner Listen

Episode 14 - "Aim for the Dog!" from 2014-06-02T22:30:18

- Question of the Week Kush T-Shirt Winner

- More on Configuring Subwoofers

- Time Align: Stretching vs. Manual Editing

- Knowing How Much to Charge Clients

- Widenin...

Episode 13 - "Good Luck With That!" from 2014-05-26T20:23:43

- Question of the Week Giveaway Prize Awarded!

- Plugin Marketing Claims vs. Plugin Truth

- Grump of the Week!

- Big Snares in Dense Mixes

- What Doesn't Go in the Dr...

Episode 12 - "I Don't Bathe Much" from 2014-05-19T19:02:14

- Why does Saturation add 'Depth'

- How to say "Your Music Sucks"?

- EQ tips for novices

- anothe...

Episode 11 - "Crime Pays..." from 2014-05-07T19:18:43

- UBK's patented "Complimentary EQ" technique

- 70's delay techniques & studio monitors

- Exactly how 'quiet' is 'quiet monitoring'?

- Better Mic Placement on Vocalists

Episode 10 - "You don't like Bing Crosby???" from 2014-04-30T05:20:15

- UBK doesn't really like 6k

- what every client *really* wants & how to earn their trust

- get new gear vs. g...

Episode 9 - "Humans Ruin EVERYTHING!" from 2014-04-28T17:31:48

- Balancing Glue with Separation

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Episode 8 - "I Wanna Smell It!" from 2014-04-28T17:30:25

- Getting Past Walls & Creative Blocks in a Mix

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Episode 7 - "I Love People…Now Go Away!" from 2014-04-28T17:28:54

- Getting a Juggernaut Low End

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Episode 6 - "Audio Hoarding" from 2014-04-28T17:24:55

- Different 2-buss compression approaches

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Episode 5 - "Everyone's French!" from 2014-04-28T17:23:30

- Reverb Braintraining Exercises

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Episode 4 - "I'm Not a Creep!" from 2014-04-28T17:21:02

- Deviated Septums

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Episode 3 - "We'll Edit That Out" from 2014-04-28T17:19:52

- 192k meets the Studer

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Episode 2 - "Find Your Inner Mongolia" from 2014-04-28T17:17:50

- NAMM (it's about the people)

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Episode 1 - "Celine Lives" (aka "This Was Never Supposed to Air!") from 2014-04-28T17:11:10

A pilot that was never supposed to hit the air, we just grabbed crappy mics and yamm...