For episode 11 of our podcast, we’re at Bopnique Studios in Laurel Canyon with the massively talented producer, Anthony J. Resta, and masterful engineer, Karyadi Sutedja. We start by asking Karyadi what he’s listening for when he first sits down to mix the song. He says he’s mostly listening to the vocals and what they’re doing. “Also making quick assessments like ‘I might need to tune this’ or ‘the timing pocket isn't quite there but I get what it’s trying to do’ kind of thing” Karyadi says. Greg mentions that the most important element of the song is the vocals and Anthony agrees. Pronunciation and syllables are important and people have to understand your message. “They should just get it. If they have to try hard or think about it then you’ve failed at something.” Before finishing this episode, we hear Anthony and Karyadi go through more guitars and make some simple but very effective arrangement edits. Karyadi gives a great tip on recording with effects pedals like reverb and delay. “You almost want to make it ten percent softer than you think it should be. Because when you mix it’s almost inevitable that you’re going to compress that signal to make it pop. If you have a loud echo or reverb, that’s gonna take over before the actual signal which is why you want to compress it in the first place.”LinnDrum - https://www.vintagesynth.com/linn/linn2.phpSlate Trigger - https://stevenslatedrums.com/trigger-2-platinum/

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