Beyond the Row: Recent Episodes
Emily Bowie
Welcome to Beyond the Row! The podcast hosted by audio engineer, Emily Bowie, where we discuss all things music and what is actually beneficial to you and your musical journey.
In today's episode, we'll be taking a closer look at the latest scandal surrounding Jason Aldean. As many of you may know, Aldean is one of the biggest names in country music, with a string of hits and a massive following. However, his latest release, "Try That In A Small Town", has caused quite a stir, with many accusing him of promoting racism and bigotry. In this episode, we'll explore the controversy surrounding Aldean's song, looking at the lyrics, the response from fans, and the broader impact of the controversy on the music industry as a whole. So sit back, relax, and join us as we delve into the Jason Aldean scandal.
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If you struggle with mixing… getting that radio quality sound… having full, present, and professional sounding vocals… then this message is for you.
Here’s why… There’s a way you can achieve all of these things by learning my mixing template system, The Modern Mix. You owe it to yourself to take a new action, and get new results.
Click on the links to get started today!
Today we are talking about how to navigate through all the Black Friday plugin sales and how to NOT be taken advantage of.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why plugins are killing your mix
- Holiday plugin buying strategy - what's really important?
- Best FREE plugin for Black Friday - Lil Tube
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In this episode you'll learn:
- How to build a musical following
- Secret marketing strategies to grow your audience
- How to legally release cover songs for monetization
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If you struggle with mixing… getting that radio quality sound… having full, present, and professional sounding vocals… then this message is for you.
Here’s why… There’s a way you can achieve all of these things by learning my mixing template system, The Modern Mix. You owe it to yourself to take a new action, and get new results.
Click on the link to get started today! https://www.fairairmusic.com
►► THE MODERN MIX template mixing system ➔ https://www.fairairmusic.com/mixing-templates
Is this the plugin of the future, or just another marketing attempt to sell more of the same refurbished plugin?
In the past I have been a huge fan of iZotope’s Ozone. These plugins are so well designed and basically have the technology to “talk” to each other.
And then there’s the Assistant feature that basically listens to your your tracks and mixes it for you. Well, at least that is the goal. But, can a plugin really mix your entire song for you? Would you even want a plugin to do that instead of you?
Each year it seems iZotope is launching a new version of Ozone more frequently than ever before. Is that because it keeps getting better?
Let’s find out how smart this plugin has become and put it through the test of “mixing” completely raw audio tracks.
This episode’s key points:
- Ozone 10 first look
- What new features are included in Ozone 10
- Can Ozone finally mix an entire song?
Enjoy!
-Emily
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Do you find guitar panning just a little confusing at times?
I know I do, especially when all you ever hear about is having only 3 panning choices - Left, Righ, and Center.
But, that’s not really true, is it?
I mean, if it were, a panning knob would be more of a switch with 3 settings instead of a full 180 degrees to choose from.
Right?
In this episode I’m going to show you my guitar panning techniques that give me more movement and clarity in my mixes.
This technique has made my mixes sound more musical and i know it will do the same for you!
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Why I came up with this panning technique
- How it’s better than just panning LCR
- How it compares to panning hard left and hard right
Hope you enjoy!
- Emily
[0:00] - Intro
[0:22] - Overview of why I use this guitar panning technique
[2:50] - Guitar panning techniques
[9:20] - Guitar panning technique that will make your mixes sound clear and wide
[9:32] - Outro
►► FREE Start to Finish Guide to Creating a Song https://www.fairairmusic.com/StartGuide
How important are chamber reverbs to our mixes? One word… ESSENTIAL.
If there’s one mixing tip that I believe is crucial to a professional sounding mix, it’s using a chamber reverb for all instrument tracks. This is especially true when working with home studio recordings.
The good news is that we have amazing sounding chamber reverb plugins to replicate iconic recording studios. The same ones that produced some of the greatest albums of all time! That’s right. Abbey Road and Capitol Studios.
In this episode you’ll learn:
• A brief history on how reverb chambers became to be
• Why adding a chamber reverb to your mix will elevate it to a professional sound
• Which chamber reverb is best for certain elements
Hope you enjoy!
Emily
Is parallel processing the secret sauce to producing a great sounding mix? I think it is, so let’s discuss.
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I have modeled my mixing system around parallel processing and I haven't looked back. I built my template based on parallel compression for drums and all other instruments, even my lead vocals all go through parallel processing and it has made me a better mixer, producing better sounding mixes.
The difference in my mixes are like night and day.
Parallel processing has been around since the mid 1960's and was a known technique by the 70's, a time we now look back on as having the best sounding records. I believe this has a lot to do with this amazing technique.
In this episode you'll learn:
- A background on how parallel processing became to be
- How parallel processing works
- Techniques on how to use parallel processing
Hope you enjoy!
- Emily
emily@fairairmusic.com
www.fairairmusic.com
Boy, I'll tell you a secret...
...you don't need a college degree to be an audio engineer, recording artist, or producer. But you already knew that, didn't you?
I happened to have a degree in Entertainment Music Industry. And it doesn't mean anything. But it has taught me some important lessons and I am sharing them all with you in today's episode.
One of the most important things to know when deciding to go to college for audio is, is it really worth it? Will you benefit from earning a degree from a music production program? Let's find out.
In this episode you'll learn:
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My experience through audio/music business school
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The pros and cons of audio school
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Which programs are the best to seek out
FREE Resource for you to overcome inspiration fatigue when creating music! https://www.fairairmusic.com/StartGuide
Hope you enjoy!
-Emily
There is so much information on what “proper” mastering is. Many times the information we’re given tells us to process too much or too little, “add these specific plugins”, or “mastering is just increasing the output level”.
Now, we have entire mastering suits that claim to master your song using AI software all by just analyzing the audio from your mix. Scary or revolutionary? More importantly, does that kind of thing really produce commercially competitive sounding masters?
I’m sure you’ve heard this before, so it is no wonder why you might be confused.
The most important thing to remember is to listen for what needs to be corrected and not to just start adding a checklist full of processing plugins. Those do not work for every master.
Let's break down what mastering is all about and how to approach this craft so that we can produce the best sounding record possible.
In this episode you'll learn:
- The 4 characteristics I need from a commercial master
- Guidelines to better achieve these characteristics (downloadable pdf)
- My mastering plugin recommendations
Hope you enjoy!
- Emily
Have you ever wondered why your mix just sounds… off?
You might be doing everything right with the mix but still, something is missing. It could be that there are no harmony vocals.
We are used to hearing vocals a certain way with commercially released music that we hear on the radio and streaming devices.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- How to use Waves Harmony to create harmony vocals
- Understand the importance of harmonies
- What mistakes we make when trying to fill space around lead vocals
So if you find yourself adding too much reverb to feel that empty vocal space, try adding in Waves Harmony instead!
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Enjoy!
- Emily
Raw and unedited episode!
Have you joined a "mixing" facebook group only to find out that they screen ever posts and refuse to let members promote their own music or services?
Why is that? Why would it even be an issue to promote yourself or offer premium consulting or courses?
There is only one reason, control. And maybe some jealousy.
I can't even begin to understand why this is so threatening to these admins. I have a facebook group that is a part of my The Modern Mix platform, and I allow any music related post. I do have a couple of guidelines like, if you want to post your own music you need to give a little bit of information on why you are posting it. But that's really to help people learn to promote themselves properly.
I want you to make money from your music or music related product!
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why facebook groups are causing more harm than good
- Beware of bad information on social media posts
- Learn techniques not "tricks"
Email me: emily@fairairmusic.com
The Modern Mix - VOCALS (course) - www.fairairmusic.com/the-modern-mix-vocals-mixing-course
Hope you enjoy!
- Emily
Today is going to be a bit of a run through, on what you can expect from the Modern Mix podcast. What it is, what it’s not.
This is a place where we discuss mixing, mastering, and audio engineering. But it’s also a place where we’re going to talk about the reality in those topics. It’s not regulated by a self righteous facebook group admin, haha. No ma'am.
This is a place for everyone to learn and share the common space.
I started The Modern Mix as sort of a response to all that misinformation and garbage that seems to just circulate in these social media groups and posts on Instagram and now TikTok. Just filling those platforms up with bad mixing/mastering advice, that only hurt those who are trying to find information to better their audio knowledge.
I know I fell into some of that misinformation around a decade ago when youtube tutorials were new and everyone was trying to get a channel going, and really just offering up anything they heard along the way and turned that into a mixing tutorial.
Nowadays, it's a million times worst trying to sift through all the bad information and learn proper audio engineering techniques.
So now, I have launched the brand new The Modern Mix - PODCAST and I wanted to let you know first!
Join me weekly as I share tips, techniques, education, and all around music conversation. It's a podcast for anyone who is into home recording, mixing, mastering, music business, and making a career out of it!
In this episode you'll learn:
- What The Modern Mix - PODCAST is all about
- My thoughts on social media hounds and their bad information
- How we can learn actual techniques to improve our audio engineering skills
- FREE GUIDES - www.fairairmusic.com
Hope you enjoy!
- Emily