Exploring the art of engineering and music production, what that means to different artists, producers and engineers and how it affects the creation process. Oh, and with a healthy dose of music business thrown in. My name is Alex Krotz and I share my experience and insight of over a decade of working in the professional music industry with some of the biggest producers, engineers and artists. I have contributed to multiple audio engineering textbooks and continue to guest lecture at various audio engineering programs.
Dr. Jay Hodgson - Mastering and The Perception of Sound
This episode I am joined by Dr. Jay Hodgson. He is an accomplished musician and songwriter, and a fantastic mastering engineer. He also has his PHD and is a professor at Western University, a published author with a number of academic books on topics in the world of music production and mastering (I am proud to say that I have been a contributing author to a few of his works). To top it all off, he is also creating quite the resume for himself in the world of visual art as well, you should really check him out!
In this conversation, Jay brings a very unique view to the art and craft of mastering, it’s place in the world of music creation, and his philosophy around music creation in general. He’s really great to work with, and his passion for all things music really shines through, and it’s not surprising he has a PHD when you listen to how he discusses this stuff, he get’s really into it!
There’s so much interesting stuff in here, it’s a wild ride, but I think you’ll get a really different view about mastering specifically and creativity in general, from a guy who really knows his stuff, but also loves to “break the rules”.
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2/13/2023 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 48 seconds
What is the perfect DAW? (For You)
There's really no such thing as "the perfect DAW" (Digital Audio Workstation), however, there is a great DAW to suit everyone. A DAW needs to fit your needs and your workflow, and above all else, it needs to help you create your best, fastest, and easiest. For every person, those needs are different.
In today's episode, I talk about this, since there is so much miss-information out there from people claiming the "perfect DAW" or "the BEST DAW" which, may be the case for them, but may not be at all for your needs.
Things to consider when picking your DAW for those getting started:
1. The Features you need (Now and in the future)
2. Your Future Growth and where you want to end up
3. Compatibility - The computer or system you want to use, and other gear like Interfaces, plugins etc.
4. Collaboration - Who are you surrounded by, collaborating with, studios your working with etc.
5. The Price - What you get for what you pay, and what the cost will be (in time as well) to learn
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