Sean Divine on Mixing, Mastering, Client Work, Youtube

In this episode Craig & Nathan chat with Sean Divine, who specializes in music production, mixing & mastering, sound design  and education in the audio community. Sean has a large online audience  and makes great videos on plugins like Ozone, Waves, soft synths, vocal  chains, microphone noise, and mixing beats. Enjoy this wide-ranging  conversation on making educational content, getting new clients, working  when inspired, the Youtube algorithm, trying new genres, and more.  

Check out his links here: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPiiLifmu6_da4ipdXt2ecg 

https://seandivine.com/  

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Podcast notes: 

* (0:00) Introducing Sean Divine 

* (0:32) Starting Youtube 

* (3:20) Learning production chops 

* (5:46) Learning music, playing drums 

* (10:24) Typical day in the life 

* (14:33) How much time spent on client work vs YT?  

* (16:23) Posting when inspired 

* (21:02) Flatulus 

* (23:18) YT algorithm boxes you in 

* (26:03) YT shorts?  

* (27:34) Youtube growth over years 

* (32:01) Taking on new client work  

* (34:27) Genre strengths? 

* (36:33) Personal project you're excited about? 

* (37:43) Monitors or headphones? 

* (42:11) Advice to people starting out in mixing? 

* (43:29) How did you get your first clients? 

* (46:54) Hobbies/interests outside of music?  

* (47:37) Net positive working in public? 

* (48:50) What sound design do you do? 

* (50:47) Favorite go-to synth? 

* (53:05) Axe Machina  

* (53:33) Best advice you've ever been given? 

* (55:28) Best recent purchase under $100? 

* (56:14) First plugins to get started with mastering?  

* (58:29) Software updates  

* (1:00:48) TV show/podcast you've been enjoying? 

* (1:04:18) Your goals for the next few years? What's next?   

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