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Bob St. John: Getting Pro Results From a Home Studio

73 min • 3 maj 2023

As a professional mixing/recording engineer of over 30 years of experience, music is his life and passion. With numerous Grammy, Billboard Latino and Dove awards and nominations, and record sales in excess of 50 million units, Bob has been the one choice of many artists, project after project. His projects include work with Duran Duran, Collective Soul, Extreme, Black: Guayaba, La Secta All-Star, Dokken, and Bacilos, and in the Latin Christian market, Marcos Vidal, Rene Gonzalez, Julissa, Samuel Hernandez and Roberto Orellana.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

Why working in live sound is a great way to get clients
Working with Extreme and Collective Soul
The importance of networking
Understanding your own strengths and weaknesses
Having skills that apply to multiple genres
Finding inspiration to guide your mix decisions
Being open to constructive criticism
Getting great guitar tones
Bob’s go-to mic choices for recording guitars
Getting great guitar tones
Budget mics that sound great
How to avoid “red-light syndrome”
Why home studios can actually produce better results
Why it isn’t always a good idea to use outboard gear
The reason you only need to record guitars with one mic
Understanding phase
Organizing your sessions
How to calibrate your ears to make sure you can analyze your mixes accurately

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