Is the “How” of Production Killing Our “Why”

[@drewprezmusic]

What an insightful conversation! As an experienced artist who was fortunate to have recorded in some really nice spaces, this is a conversation I've been having with myself for the past few months as I'm recording my next release on my own. One important factor that has seemed to have gotten lost in this new format of releasing music as far as "focus tracks" or "singles" go is it seems that less artists are taking the time to figure out what sonic textures, tones or elements are going to glue the album together so it's one cohesive work of art. That's something I want to make sure I don't lose sight of. Great discussion 👍

[@progressionspod]

Such a great point about having a sonic thread running through an EP. Speaking from a mixer’s perspective I find so often that I’m mixing singles over the span of a year that will ultimately end up together and my own preferences will vary depending on new plug ins or just my headspace. I always have to remember to reference the other tracks as I go and make sure I’m in the same space. Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jeroelmarananmusic]

First! haha This interview is so eye-opening, thank you for this wonderful work Travis! Please don't stop making these videos! Cheers, from 🇵🇭

[@progressionspod]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Andrewdeitsch]

Holy shit. Even after just watching the intro I’m just screaming YES!!!!

[@progressionspod]

Haha. Glad you dug it! Harper’s a great hang.

[@officialWWM]

As someone who spent years working on a tape machine, I don’t care if I never see another one again 😂

[@progressionspod]

Haha! The expected workflow and pace of today’s world just doesn’t fit tape. I actually don’t think I’ve ever cut to tape outside an education setting. It was all but gone when I started at Capitol Studios in 2006.

[@AlecBoyd]

@@progressionspodI worked with a band that was adamant about tracking to tape. When it came time to overdubbing and finding a punch point, they were getting very impatient with how long it was taking.

[@sunkingstudios9622]

So many truths here! Yes. Yes. Yes! Thank you Harper and Travis - made my day!

[@progressionspod]

Glad you dug it!

[@MariJu1ce]

Great convo!. Theres alot of things i thought i liked alot, until I actually used them. Because of the stories linked to those things, or it may work for one person but not for my workflow or preference. Like the tubescreamer pedal for instance, mayer and Stevie ray vaughn uses that pedal and it sounds awesome. But whenever i try it i think its the worst pedal ever made. Or gibson les pauls, slash was my fav guitarist growing up, but i just dont get it, when i play them myself. So not everything we grow up with is our taste apparently.

[@progressionspod]

It's kind of like when everybody tells you a TV show is amazing and you watch a few episodes and you don't like it, but then everybody keeps talking about it so you watch it some more until you realize you watched 4 seasons of something that you didn't actually like.

[@tyul]

I feel like growing up listening to mixtapes and shitty computer music has affected my and a lot of my peers mixing preferences and now I have justification

[@progressionspod]

My past and current listening fully affects my mixing preferences. I don't think there's anyway around it. Thanks for watching!

[@M4lT-rs4dh]

whats a niv tape thing ?

[@progressionspod]

He’s referring to recording using Neve consoles and microphone preamps to analog tape. A pretty common combination from probably the early 70s thru until tape dropped out of heavy use in the early 2000s.