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Recording Studio Rockstars

RSR472 - Matt Boudreau - Atmos Mixing Green Day & Alanis Morissette in a Home Studio

Recording Studio Rockstars

Lij Shaw

Music

4.8543 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

How many room mics do Atmos drums need? Matt talked about recording and mixing a jazz band in Atmos, how to let old gear go to make room for new gear, speakers, mix levels, full setup for mixing in Atmos, and new ways to think about space and sound.

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My guest today is Matt Boudreau, a very successful audio engineer, Atmos mixer, producer, drummer and podcast host. I often call Matt "my brother from another podcast" as the host of the awesome Working Class Audio podcast where he also conducts interviews with producers and engineers about life in the studio but more focused on work/life balance for the working audio professional.

Matt has been a guest on Recording Studio Rockstars a couple of times already so you can check out his back story on episode RSR053 (when we actually met) and then again on RSR375 when Matt taught us all about mixing with drum samples. And today we will talk primarily about mixing because after 28 years, Matt now focuses on mixing and mastering in Stereo and Dolby ATMOS (immersive/Spatial audio). In fact Matt mixed two of the songs on my record Skadoosh! In Atmos which you can hear in the show notes along with other great works from his discography.

Matt Boudreau is based in the San Francisco Bay Area but works with people around the globe. Whether you are a self-funded artist or a major-label artist, Matt is here to help you finish a record you are proud of (literally in all directions through immersive audio)!

Thanks to iTunes search function and finding Working Class Audio for making our original introduction.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode of Recording Studio Rockstars is brought to you by Adam Audio, isotope, native instruments, and grace design.

0:10.7

You're hearing my voice right now through the Grace Design M201 Mark 2 mic preamp into the Empirical

0:17.4

Labs' EL8X Distressor mixed through isotope RX, ozone, neutron, and nectar,

0:25.3

all on atom audio monitors.

0:28.1

Please check out our awesome sponsors using the links in the show notes.

0:32.1

It's a great way to help support this show, and we really appreciate it.

0:35.5

Now, get ready to rock.

0:41.3

You mix on a system like I've got here, but then when it's played back in the consumer world,

0:44.3

it adapts to what's available.

0:46.3

If there's a 3.1 system available,

0:48.3

it will spread itself out on that.

0:50.3

If it's Sonos era 300 with multiple speakers inside a box,

0:53.3

it will adapt to that.

0:55.2

More speakers starts to equate to more resolution. Then you really start to get it, you know,

1:00.8

completely immersed in it.

1:14.5

Welcome to Recording Studio Rockstars.

1:22.2

I'm Lid Shaw, and this is the podcast created to help you become a rock star of the recording studio.

1:33.7

No matter what style of music you create, native instruments provides you all the instruments you need, from drums, loops, and beats to vintage and modern synthesizers, realistic strings,

1:41.1

guitar amps, and futuristic synth pads.

1:49.9

I really enjoy recording real bands in my studio, but then adding amazing overdubs from Contact, Massive X, Super 8, battery, guitar rig, or hybrid keys.

1:54.8

Use the code Rock 10 to get 10% off or get complete start for free today

2:01.0

with a bundle of 2,000 sounds and 6 gigs of samples

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