The Attack & Release Show

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

170 episodes of The Attack & Release Show since the first episode, which aired on January 17th, 2018.

  • Episode 154: Don't Lose Everything - Data Management, Storage & Backup

    September 20th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  59 mins 46 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how they manage files, data storage, and backups.

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    Episode 153: Bill Podolak - Izotope Ozone 11 Senior Product Manager

    September 6th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 13 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam interview the highly skilled and knowledgeable Senior Product Manager for Izotope Ozone and dive into all the new features debuting in Ozone 11.

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    Episode 152: Marketing 301 - How To Stay Ahead of Evolving Markets

    August 23rd, 2023  |  Season 6  |  58 mins 52 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how to stay ahead of the changing markets.

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    Episode 151: How To Switch To A Mastering Career

    August 9th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 7 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about a listener-submitted topic of how to switch to a career in mastering.

  • Episode 150: Genre Specific Mastering Techniques

    July 26th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  57 mins 39 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how their mastering varies based on the genre they are working on.

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    Episode 149: Analog Do's & Don't's

    July 12th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 28 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about some of their "do's" and "do not's" when using analog gear.

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    Episode 148: Marketing in 2023

    June 28th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 6 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about marketing in 2023

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    Episode 147: How To Review Your Master

    June 14th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  56 mins 49 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how to review the song you mastered before sending it off to the client.

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    Episode 146: The Best First Piece of Gear

    May 31st, 2023  |  Season 6  |  57 mins 14 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss their 2023 opinions on how they would purchase their first piece of gear, today.

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    Episode 145: Spring Q&A 2023

    May 17th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  57 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam answer listener questions.

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    Episode 144: Is "Mastering Engineer" An Endangered Profession?

    May 3rd, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 40 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Is "Mastering Engineer" An Endangered Profession?

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    Episode 143: How To Sell A Rolls-Royce

    April 19th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  48 mins 47 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about customer service and how to bomb-proof your client list.

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    Episode 142: Waves & Plugin Subscriptions

    April 5th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  52 mins 52 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about plugin subscriptions and the recent news of the Waves subscription.

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    Episode 141: Dynamic Range - Stop Confusing People

    March 22nd, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 2 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam discuss the state of the dynamic range discussion as of 2023.

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    Episode 140: The Best Way To Train Your Ear

    March 8th, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 5 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about the best way for you to train your ear to become a better mastering engineer.

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    Episode 139: How To Make A Song Exciting!

    February 22nd, 2023  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 38 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how they make songs exciting!