Taram EP 18 - Mark Greenberg   Welcome back to the Truth About Recording And Mixing.    Mark Greenberg has been in the Wilco family from back before there was a Wilco. Now he manages and engineers records at Wilco’s Chicago recording studio The Loft. From his time in the band the Cocktails to his role as the “everything guy” at Lounge Ax to leading the composer collective Mayfair Workshop and to his current role in Eleventh Dream Day, Mark is a part of the musical fabric of the city. This hilarious and heartwarming conversation sheds a little light on why.   The Truth About ..read more

Taram EP 17 - Amy Dragon   Welcome back to the Truth About Recording And Mixing.    After returning her social workers license with a note saying “don’t call”, Amy Dragon made her way to Portland OR pursuing her love of music to find a new career. She is now digital mastering engineer and vinyl cutting engineer at Telegraph Mastering and was also for many years the general manager at Cascade Record Pressing as they were getting their plant up and running. In this episode we talk about the process of making a vinyl record from start to finish and Amy’s in-depth knowledge and natu ..read more

Welcome back to the Truth About Recording And Mixing.  In this episode we talk to Scott Bomar of Electrophonic Recording and now the studio manager at Sam Phillips in Memphis TN. Scott came up in Memphis with the band Impala and has had a long career in both recording and creating music for film. His current band the Bo Keys is a collaboration with many Memphis greats past and present. He has worked at Doug Easley Recording, Ardent, Royal, Sam Phillips and continues to carry on the proud tradition of Memphis music making.   The Truth About Recording And Mixing is brought to you by th ..read more

Welcome to The Truth About Recording & Mixing episode 10 where we visit with Timothy Herzog and learn more about impedance, circuit design and Spectra Sonics. Timothy is the drummer in Godspeed You Black Emperor, records and produces and builds consoles.  Topics: 0:00 Introduction2:00 Comment from Jon Ulrigg on Impedance being frequency dependent.6:05 Listener question from Liam on todays musicians and the artists who frequent Crackle & Pop! Studio.18:30 Welcome Timothy Herzog - and jumping right in on clarifying the topic of Impedance & interconnects.34:50 Timothy’s history a ..read more

Welcome back to the Truth About Recording and Mixing brought to you from Crackle & Pop! Studio in Ballard, Washington. This episode is features multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer Steve Dawson. Steve is an accomplished musician and producer (he's won seven Juno awards!) known for his work in Zubat & Dawson, Birds of Chicago, and numerous other bands. He's also the producer and host of the essential Music Makers & Soul Shakers podcast. This conversation tells his story of coming up in the Vancouver music scene in the '90s to his current home in Nashville. We also dig i ..read more

Welcome to episode 7 of The Truth About Recording & Mixing hosted by Crackle & Pop's Johnny Sangster. In this episode we speak to producer and sought after mix engineer Martin Feveyear about his career and insights into producing and mixing. Martin grew up in rural England and after a few tours with the Screaming Trees decided to buy a one-way ticket to Seattle. He's been producing and engineering top quality records since.  Topics mentioned: 01:55 Listener question about mastering for vinyl as opposed to CD as opposed to Digital Streaming02:35 Listen comment about speaker design ..read more

Welcome back to the Truth About Recording and Mixing brought to you by the Fretboard Journal from Crackle & Pop! studio in Ballard WA. This episode we speak to Jon Ulrigg of Ulrigg Ribbons & Shiny Box Microphones. Jon has had a long path in both software and old school hardware and has found himself doing expert work in both areas. We are pleased to have cornered him for an hour of so to hear about all of his many passions. 1:10 Listener question about where to find the projects recorded at Crackle & Pop! Warning: shameless self promotion to follow.3:20: Listener question about Ste ..read more

Welcome back to the Truth About Recording and Mixing brought to you by the Fretboard Journal from Crackle & Pop! studio in Ballard WA. This episode we speak to Bill Cheney of Spectra 1964 about the history of the company and the classic circuits that are still on the cutting edge today. 1:10 - listener comment from Josh Block regarding episode 11 with Timothy Herzog.3:05 - listener comments from Bob Knetzger4:45 - what is flanging? Johnny gives a demo and a modern technique to achieve that classic sound16:45 - Welcome Bill Cheney, Bill talks about his upbringing and how he got into audio ..read more

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Truth About Recording & Mixing, hosted by Crackle & Pop!'s Johnny Sangster. This week we talk with engineer Jack Endino on the wonders and pitfalls of analog tape, capturing acoustic bass and many other topics. Johnny also gives a demonstration of mid-side recording.  Some of the topics discussed on this episode:  1:45 Listener question - getting "bigger" drum room sounds from a basement studio.5:45 listener question on using electronic drum kits in a studio workflow.9:05 - Johnny gives a little history and demo of Mid-Side recording.18:20 ..read more

Show Notes EP 12 Johnny Bregar   Welcome back to The Truth about Recording & Mixing   In this episode we speak to Johnny Bregar about his recording studio “The Brickyard” on Bainbridge Island.   01:00 Listener question about Steve Turner’s guitar setup on the recording of The Warning. 06:00 Listener question about podcast aggregating.  09:30 Welcome Johnny Bregar 11:00 Early days - getting into recording. “Buy Osmonics”. 15:00 Making the switch to full time recording. 17:00 The local “regular” studio owner. Who’s coming in. The job of the producer. 24:30 Getting it wron ..read more