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Studio Stuff

Chris Selim & Steve Dierkens

The Studio Stuff Podcast is your go-to home studio hangout, where music production, mixing, recording, and mastering meet real talk, practical advice, and the occasional lousy jokes. Hosted by Chris Selim and Steve Dierkens, this isn’t a dry, technical lecture—it’s a laid-back, no-BS conversation about making great music with the gear you actually have.Expect real-world insights, gear, and technique debates, plugin obsessions, and plenty of laughs along the way. Plus, we love hearing from you! Send in your questions, and let’s figure this whole studio stuff thing out together.

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54 Episoden

  1. Ep 52 - Why Musicians Take Forever to Finish Anything: The Collaboration Problem 24:01
  2. Ep 51 - When Your Ears Fool You: Why Mixing Gets Harder the Longer You Work 18:38
  3. Ep 50 - The Mix Sounded Worse Loud… Here’s Why! 10:48
  4. Ep 49 - Serve The Song: Cutting Parts Without Crushing Egos 22:37
  5. Ep 48 - The Great Preamp War: Why Both Sides of This Viral Video Drama Are Actually Right 23:07
  6. Ep 46 - Why Your Limiter Hates Your Drums (And How We Fix It Upstream) 23:36
  7. Ep 47 - Staying Sharp in the Studio: Sleep, Food, and the Truth About Being Productive 32:32
  8. Ep 45 - Your Smartphone Knows Your Mix Has a Problem, Do You? 20:51
  9. Ep 44 - Stop Choosing Mics Based on Price (Do This Instead) 24:57
  10. Ep 43 - The Da Vinci Problem: Knowing When to Let Go of Your Mix 23:06
  11. Ep 42 - Mixing, Mastering, and the Mindset That Separates Them 23:04
  12. Ep 41 - NS-10 Translation in 2026: Emotion, Mixing, and What Actually Works 18:52
  13. Ep 40 - The Omelet Crisis and How Many Reverbs You Actually Need 18:59
  14. Ep 39 - The Music AI Can't Touch - And It's Going Viral 22:11
  15. Ep 38 - Visual Mixing Tools in 2026: Smart Shortcut or Dangerous Crutch? 27:27
  16. Ep 37 - Third-Party Plugins vs Tim Tams | Which Actually Improves Your Mix? 23:41
  17. Ep 36 - Headphones vs Speakers: What We Trust for Better Mix Decisions 27:06
  18. Ep 35 - The REAL Reason Vintage Type Plugins Feel “Better” 28:43
  19. Ep 34 - Home Studio vs Pro Studio in 2026: Room, Gear, or Engineer? 24:31
  20. Ep 33 - Gain Staging, Buses, and Headroom: The Boring Stuff That Makes Mixes Feel Pro 24:14
  21. Ep 32 - Back Then vs Now: Did We Lose “Pro” Recordings? 25:09
  22. Ep31 - Do Mixing Consoles Still Matter in 2026? 25:06
  23. Ep30 - AI in the Studio: What’s Useful, What’s Weird, What’s Coming 33:16
  24. Ep 29 - Fix, Control, Enhance: The Vocal Framework Your Mix Is Missing 27:22
  25. Ep 28 - Before You Buy Another Plugin, Ask This One Question 37:36
  26. Ep 27 - The 1 Reverb Rule That Changes the Whole Mix 29:15
  27. Ep 26 - Mix Bus Magic: Why We Compress, Tape, Limit… and When Not To 36:37
  28. Ep 25 - Studio Slang Decoded: What “Depth,” “Glue,” and “Vibe” Actually Mean 32:09
  29. Ep 24 - Stop Inconsistent Mixes – Make Your Album Flow 32:53
  30. Ep 23 - Mix as You Go vs Start Fresh: Where Does Mixing Really Begin? 31:29
  31. Ep 22 - The Placebo Effect in the Studio: Are Your Ears Lying to You? 26:20
  32. Ep 21 - The Mixing Debate: Science vs. Feel—Which One Actually Wins? 31:16
  33. Ep 20 - “Flat” Headphones: What It REALLY Means - with Rok Gulič (OLLO Audio) 24:55
  34. Ep 19 - The Most Powerful Tool in Your DAW 32:15
  35. Ep 18 - Live Sound vs Studio Mixing: What We’ve Learned From Both Worlds 38:15
  36. Ep17 - Are You LAZY or Just Working SMART in the Studio? 31:55
  37. Ep16- Stop Chasing the 'Perfect Mix' - Start Doing THIS Instead 31:49
  38. Ep15 - Fake Band, Real Streams: Is AI Stealing the Spotlight? 36:57
  39. Ep14 - If We Could Give One Piece of Advice to Our Younger Selves 27:24
  40. Ep13 - The Buses Tricks That Could Change Your Mixing Game! 38:13
  41. Ep12 - Parallel Compression, Slapback & Secret Sends: Our Vocal FX Setup 24:37
  42. Ep11 - The Vocal Chain Deep Dive: From Raw Takes to Radio-Ready 33:55
  43. Ep10 - Self-Recording Vocals at Home: Tips, Fails & Funny Truths 23:15
  44. Ep09 - Recording Vocals is More Than Just Hitting Record 35:36
  45. Ep08 - What If Analog Gear Isn’t About the Sound at All? 22:56
  46. Ep07 Q&A - Do You Trust your Studio Monitors or AirPods? 4:10
  47. Ep07 - Mixing Drums, Time-Align Debate & Poor Hi-Hats 41:09
  48. Ep06 Q&A - The Secrets Behind Songs That Make You FEEL Something 6:50
  49. EP06 - What Should You Buy Next for Your Home Studio? 37:34
  50. Ep05 - Kick, Snare, and Bathroom Mics: Our Drum Recording Philosophy 1:05:56