The Attack & Release Show

Episode 108: Brittany Garber & Brittany Moses - Maintaining A Work/Life Balance

December 29th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 14 mins

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Matt and Sam interview their better-halves on the topic of work/life balance.

Episode 107: Prepare Your Business for 2022

December 15th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 14 mins

audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

Matt and Sam talk about how they are planning and preparing their studios for 2022.

Episode 106: Gear Episode 2021

December 1st, 2021  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Here it is! Matt and Sam talk about the gear they used in 2021.

Episode 105: Gear Buying Theory

November 17th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  57 mins 54 secs

audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

Matt and Sam get into a little bit of theory behind buying gear.

Episode 104: Should A Mastering Engineer Have A Sound?

November 3rd, 2021  |  Season 4  |  58 mins 18 secs

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Matt and Sam talk about if they think it is proper for a mastering engineer to have a tone/sound.

Episode 103: Mastering Converters

October 20th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  55 mins 46 secs

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Matt and Sam talk about converters and the important roles they play in mastering.

Episode 102: Why I'm Lowering My Rate

October 6th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  53 mins 34 secs

audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

Matt and Sam talk about how to know if you're rate is too high.

Matt's Formula (TE+Va)M=R

T - Time invested into the field
E - Experience in the field
Va - How much value you add to your client
M - What the market is willing to pay (values between 0 and 2)
R - Rate to charge

Episode 101: Using Mid/Side While Mastering

September 22nd, 2021  |  Season 4  |  48 mins 33 secs

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Matt and Sam talk about how they use Mid/Side processing while mastering.

Episode 100: Episode 100

September 8th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Matt and Sam review the past 100 episodes and talk about their plans for the next 100.

Episode 99: How To Listen Like A Mastering Engineer

August 25th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  53 mins 8 secs

audio, audio engineer, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

Matt and Sam dive into how they listen to music and approach client mixes.

Episode 98: Automation in Mastering

August 11th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  57 mins 18 secs

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Matt and Sam talk about how they use software and hardware automation while mastering.

Episode 97: Let's Talk Money

July 28th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  58 mins 45 secs

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Matt and Sam talk about money. How to make it, how to use it, how to get your clients to pay, and their suggestions on how to financially structure and set up your studio.

Episode 96: "The Mistakes I've Made"

July 14th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  49 mins 10 secs

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Matt and Sam talk about the mistakes they have made along the way.

Episode 95: Apple Spatial Audio

June 30th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  59 mins 10 secs

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Matt and Sam chat about mastering for the new Apple Spatial Audio and the future of music consumption.

Episode 94: The Most Important Word In Business

June 16th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  46 mins 52 secs

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Matt and Sam talk about what they believe the most powerful word in business is.

Episode 93: If You're Guessing, You're Not Mastering

June 2nd, 2021  |  Season 4  |  49 mins 29 secs

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Matt and Sam tackle the controversial topic of "If You're Guessing, You're Not Mastering" and what that means for you as a mastering engineer, aspiring mastering engineer, or someone who is trying to self-master.