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Studio Rats Podcast

Featuring interviews with artists and working engineers, pulling back the curtain to reveal how some of our favorite new recordings are being made. The podcast will appeal to tech-nerds, but will also be sufficiently down-to-earth to entertain music fans of any stripe. Hosted by Jeff Elbel and Matt McCabe.

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Studio Rats Podcast #25 - Backup!

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2012/03/02

In this episode, I discuss the importance of backing up your files.

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Studio Rats Podcast #24 - Removing Click Track Bleed

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2012/03/01

In this episode, I discuss varies ways to remove click track bleed.

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Studio Rats Podcast #23 - Our First Mix Critique

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2012/02/29

In this episode, I critique a mix submitted by listener Doug Darrell of the band Triangle Exception.

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Studio Rats Podcast #22 - Don’t Fear The Compressor

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2012/02/24

In this episode, I discuss my methodology for dialing in compression settings…thanks to the excellent book, Mixing With Your Mind.

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Studio Rats Podcast #21 - More Critical Listening and...

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2012/02/23

In this episode; more critical listening, the evils of various lossy encoders, Fletcher-Munson curves, monitoring levels, headphone mixes, a listener question, tracking with compression, and more.

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Studio Rats Podcast #20 - Critical Listening

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2012/02/22

In this episode, I discuss various ways to improve your critical listening skills using a variety of source material.

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Studio Rats Podcast #19 - Creative EQing

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2012/02/17

In this episode, I discuss the creative use of equalization to improve your mixes, adding character to digital delays and reverbs, and more.

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Studio Rats Podcast #18 - Audio Restoration

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2012/02/16

In this episode, I talk about an audio restoration project involving a World War Two veteran and how I used iZotope RX to clean-up the recording.

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Studio Rats Podcast #17 - Maybe It's Your Software?

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2012/02/14

In this episode, a follow-up email from Bandcamp regarding 24-bit Apple Lossless downloads, hardware/software limitations, a Waveburner rant, Wave Editor, and more.

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Studio Rats Podcast #16 - Commit!

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2012/02/14

Studio Rats Podcast #16 - Commit!A discussion about getting good sounds from the get-go.

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Studio Rats Podcast #15 - Are Flakes Holding Your...

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2012/02/11

A discussion about the frustrating search for a drummer...and other flakey musicians. Audio Block Double-click here to upload or link to a .mp3. Learn more Permalink

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Studio Rats Podcast #14 - What Goes In Doesn't...

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2012/02/10

Some additional discussion regarding Bandcamp, lossless files, dither, and nulls tests.

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Studio Rats Podcast #13 - Neil Young. The savior of...

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2012/02/09

In this episode, I use a Neil Young interview regarding the quality of digital music available to consumers (24-bit vs. mp3) as a springboard for further discussion.

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Studio Rats Podcast #12 - Use Your Studio To Your...

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2012/02/08

In this episode, I talk about leveraging your home studio to get the best possible performances. In other words, take your time!

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Studio Rats Podcast #11 - Workflow

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2012/02/06

In this episode, I try recording the podcast while on the road. Literally. Topics include; NAMM product announcements, Nord drum, Moog Minitaur, simple user interfaces, iZotope Ozone, and of course, workflows.

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Studio Rats Podcast #10 - Improve Your Guitar Tone...

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2011/05/23

This episode is going to be a bit guitar centric - so I apologize to you non-guitar players out there. But, I think this information will also be valuable for all engineers that record guitars...and who doesn’t.

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Studio Rats Podcast #9 - Consider the Source (Mic...

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2011/05/10

In this episode of the podcast, I discuss colored vs. transparent mic preamps.

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Studio Rats Podcast #8 - Know Your Tools

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2011/04/13

In this episode, I expand a bit on our discussion last week about gear shootouts. I think it’s time well spent to shootout gear you already own - not only for discovering what gear sounds the best, but also from a workflow perspective. In other words, what gear gets you the desired sound quickly and with minimal fuss.

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Studio Rats Podcast #7 - Pushing the Limits

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2011/04/05

In this episode of the podcast, I evaluate a handful of software limiter plug-ins, including; Logic Adaptive Limiter, Sonnex Oxford Limiter, Flux Pure Limiter II, and iZotope Ozone (Loudness Maximizer). Click here to download the limiter test files mentioned in the podcast. Thanks for listening.

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Studio Rats Podcast #6 - Is DIY Killing Your...

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2010/09/24

In this episode of the podcast, Jeff and I discuss topics that are only sometimes tangentially related to the topic! Along the way, we mention; Mumble, Crane Song HEDD, George Lucas, the excellent book by Howard Massey called Behind The Glass Volume 2, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, stereo and mono guitars, panning, stereo delay instead of double tracking, the importance of arrangements, American Idol, networking, BARMMAP, AES, EARS, Steve Hindalong of The Choir, and finally, spontaneity and

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