meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Recording Studio Rockstars

RSR533 - Chris Selim - Building a Home Studio and a Music Community From Quebec to Calgary

Recording Studio Rockstars

Lij Shaw

Music

4.8543 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 116 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

What happens when a French-Canadian music producer trades poutine for prairie skies and builds a new studio in Calgary? Will his acoustic panels survive the move? Tune in as Chris Selim shares his journey, one recycled bass trap at a time.

Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com

My guest today is Chris Selim, a musician, music producer, and mixing engineer behind Mixdown Online, where he helps home studio owners and musicians improve their recording, mixing, and production skills. His YouTube channel has grown to over 125K subscribers and 14 million views, thanks to his clear, practical tutorials that make it easier to get pro results from your home studio.

Chris is also the co-host of the Studio Stuff Podcast, a laid-back and informative show where he and Steve Dierkens talk music production, gear, and home studio life. With more than 80 albums produced and over 22 years of experience, Chris is especially known for his work in the French Christian music scene.

Working primarily in-the-box with Cubase, Chris shares the tools and techniques he once searched for himself—empowering musicians around the world to make better music from home.

He first joined us back on episode RSR098 and I'm excited to have him back.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com

https://usa.sae.edu/ The next program starts May 11, 2026

https://www.izotope.com Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off!

https://www.native-instruments.com Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off!

https://www.adam-audio.com/

https://www.spectra1964.com

https://pickrmusic.com

https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy

https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/

Listen to the podcast theme song "Skadoosh!" https://solo.to/lijshawmusic

Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iIfwOzvKWebiajxOq4XHa?si=QqQC6d7VQqa9EoNIVHqPYA

If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/533

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This episode of Recording Studio Rockstars is brought to you by Isotope, Native Instruments,

0:06.7

S-A-E- Institute, Adam Audio, Spectra-1964, and Picker.

0:12.9

In fact, you're hearing my voice right now, recorded through a Spectra-1964 STX-100 mic-Pree,

0:20.5

and mixed with Isotope, ozone, and RX on atom audio monitors and headphones.

0:27.4

Grab my free mixing course at Mixmaster Bundle with the link in the show notes below,

0:33.1

and please make sure to visit our fantastic sponsors, also in the show notes,

0:38.2

and like and subscribe to our YouTube channel

0:41.5

because it's a great way to help support this show.

0:44.1

Now, get ready to rock.

0:47.3

So talk about setting up your studio again

0:49.5

and figuring out how to put that all together.

0:52.3

OK, first, once we knew we were going to move,

0:58.0

the first thing I started to do is to start mixing on headphones right away,

1:02.0

even my older studio in Quebec.

1:04.0

I started to train myself to mix on headphones, and I kind of got hooked to it.

1:08.0

And that helped me a lot, especially when moving to a new space. And at first,

1:13.4

we rented a house for six months. Okay, so that was just like a temporary setup. So I brought all

1:19.1

of my acoustic panels with me, which were not framed. You know, they were framed kind of,

1:25.1

I don't know how you call that, but the framing was kind of part of the wall structure in Quebec, so I left everything in place, but I just took the material.

1:34.3

The material out of the framing, and this is what I used in my room.

1:38.3

And so I just recycled all of that material into new panels when I got here.

1:43.3

So at first, for the first six months in that rental house,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lij Shaw, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Lij Shaw and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.