The Attack & Release Show

A podcast on the music industry from the eyes of two mastering engineers. Warning: There will be dad jokes

About the show

Sam Moses of Moses Mastering (Nashville, TN) and Matthew Garber of For The Record Mastering (Charleston, SC) set out to demystify the music industry and mastering.

Warning: There will be dad jokes.

Podcast Merch: http://www.theattackandreleaseshow.com/

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Episodes

  • Episode 130: Hot Take on Hot Refs

    November 2nd, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 1 min
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam give their opinions on hot refs, heated mixes, and all the alike.

  • Episode 129: Wild Things We Have Done To Save A Mix

    October 19th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 1 min
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about some of the bizarre lengths they have gone to in order to "rescue" mixes.

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    Episode 128: Is Atmos Worth It?

    October 5th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  58 mins 18 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Is Atmos Worth It?

  • Episode 127: Color in Mastering & Sam's Rule of 2

    September 21st, 2022  |  Season 5  |  55 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Color in Mastering & Sam's Rule of 2

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    Episode 126: Normalization Is Not Working

    September 7th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  54 mins 5 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam address normalization and the current state of normalization in 2022

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    Episode 125: Q&A

    August 24th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 10 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam asked YOU for your questions and holy cow did you deliver!

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    Episode 124: Manley Massive Passive (Review)

    August 10th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 3 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam give a not-so-unbiased review of the Manley Massive Passive.

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    Episode 123: You Need A Hobby

    July 27th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 3 mins
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about what they do outside of the studio.

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    Episode 122: De-essing & Mastering

    July 13th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 1 min
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam Talk about how they use de-essers in mastering.

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    Episode 121: HOW TO GET MONEY

    June 29th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  55 mins 36 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how to get paid.

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    Episode 120: Mastering In The Box

    June 15th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  58 mins 36 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam chat about when it's best to stay in the digital realm as opposed to going analog.

  • Episode 119: When To Turn Down Work

    June 1st, 2022  |  Season 5  |  42 mins 24 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam chat about how and why you would want to turn down work and clients.

  • Episode 118: So You Want To Go Analog

    May 18th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  52 mins 55 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam chat about how to start migrating your signal chain into the analog.

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    Episode 117: How To Finish A Record

    May 4th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 1 min
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how they finish records before sending them off to the client

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    Episode 116: To Be Blunt ... About Marketing in 2022

    April 20th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  49 mins 9 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about the best ways to market your studio and small business in 2022.

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    Episode 115: Saturation in Mastering

    April 6th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  58 mins 22 secs
    audio, audio engineer, audio mastering, audio production, mastering, mastering engineer, mixing, music producer, producing, recording

    Matt and Sam talk about how they use saturation in mastering.