Enter contest to win Ozone, Rx or Neutron Standard here! http://bit.ly/2wG73Ww In this month's The New Audio Podcast, iZotope’s Community Manager Sean Greenhalgh and Product Specialist Geoff Manchester interview a pair rarely found in the wild together: a mix engineer and a mastering engineer. More specifically, Brooklyn Producer/Engineer Aaron Bastinielli (Noah Cyrus, Matt and Kim, The Roots, Bono, and The Hold Steady) and his mastering partner in crime, LA Mastering Engineer Michelle...

In this month's The New Audio Podcast, iZotope Product Specialist Geoff Manchester interviews Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast host Dallas Taylor. Dallas first cut his teeth as a sound designer/mixer for networks including NBC, Fox, G4, and Discovery. He then went on to launch Defacto Sound where he’s led thousands of high-profile projects ranging from blockbuster video game trailers and advertising campaigns, to Sundance award-winning films and major television series. So, pack your bags, it's...

Our guest this month is the inimitable Harry Shearer, an actor, comedian, bassist, musician et al whose voice you’ve definitely heard if you’ve ever watched an episode of The Simpsons. Harry also starred as bassist Derek Smalls in what is perhaps the most influential comedic movie of all time, Spinal Tap. Besides inventing the mockumentary format alongside his co-star Christopher Guest, the members of Spinal Tap wrote their own hilarious, satirical songs in a takedown of rock’n’roll pomposity...

In the latest episode of The New Audio Podcast, iZotope stalwarts Sean Greenhalgh and Geoff Manchester interview Guy Lawrence from the UK house duo, Disclosure. Guy has some great insights about learning production through his use of Ozone, throwing out the music production rule-book, and even calls out VocalSynth as being a cool new tool. Later in the show, Sean and Geoff bicker, er, debate drummers vs. drum machines and even weigh in on the new Kendrick Lamar track "Pride" (off of his...

iZotope's Sean Greenhalgh and new Canadian import Geoff Manchester interview rock'n'roll jack of all trades Nick Krill (singer, songwriter, guitarist, engineer, producer). Krill came up in the Philly/ Delaware scene with his band The Spinto Band and has worked over the years with indie rock veterans like The War On Drugs, Dr. Dog and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Krill talks the importance of remembering that music is supposed to be play, that the Chainsmokers can call him if they want, and how...

On this episode of The New Audio Podcast, host Sean Greenhalgh has a conversation with producer Nick Hook (Novelist, Action Bronson, Azealia Banks) smack in the middle of his tour opening for hip-hop titans, Run the Jewels. Stepping off the tour bus and into this interview, Hook holds forth at length on creative inspiration, showing respect to your mentors, his career arc, and how to get the most out of the gear you have. Hear all this and more on Episode 10 of The New Audio Podcast!

On this episode of The New Audio Podcast, host Sean Greenhalgh goes head to rhetorical head with iZotope Education Director, Jonathan Wyner, in “Lo-Fi vs. Hi-Fi.” Sparks fly when we attempt to answer the tough questions: what is lo-fi, what is hi-fi, and most importantly, which is better? Find out all about these topics and much more on the most controversial episode of The New Audio Podcast yet. Check out these Spotify Playlists!...

In Episode 8, we had the privilege to speak with mix engineer to the stars (Chainsmokers, Beyoncé, Jay-Z), DJ Swivel. Amongst other topics, we chatted with Swivel about his career, workflow, mix philosophy, and his new licensing business, SKIO Music. Don’t miss this window into Swivel’s world where hit music is being made right now.

In this episode we talk with some of the key players behind the creation of iZotope’s new product, Neutron. We’ll hear all about Neutron from iZotope engineers Jamie Martini, Hannah Robertson, Caleb Hoffman and Neutron Product Manager Matt Hines. From tackling the hardest of mixing problems, to the story behind Track Assistant, you’ll get the inside scoop on how the plug-in sausage gets made at iZotope. Mmmm, sausage. Oh, and (spoiler alert!) we’ll get to hear about some classic iZotope...

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In our latest installment our gang of iZotope all-stars chat about some music news and music discovery in the age of information. Topics covered include the music of the new Netflix series, Stranger Things, Girl’s Rock Camp Boston, studio woes, and some muso/political musings to boot. Finally, we chat about why it’s so hard to find good music in the age of information.

In this, our fourth installment, iZotope Research and Sound Design Manager Jack Cote gives an informal overview of the history of vocal effects. From vocoders to polyvox, talk-boxes to Skrillex, audio processing before and after World War II, a lot of ground is covered very quickly. We even talk a bit about iZotope’s latest effects hotness, VocalSynth.

In this episode, we sat down with Drew Thurlow, Sr. Manager of Artist Partnerships at Pandora, and Ben Brock Johnson from Marketplace Tech and the new hit podcast, Codebreaker, as well as iZotope’s own Jack Cote, Sound Design Manager, TJ Jordan, UI Designer, and Caleb Hoffman, Studios Engineer, to talk about the year in music. Together, we explored the hottest music and production trends from 2015, favorite records, and a little bit about where things are heading in 2016. You’ll even find...

Vance Powell is a warm and welcoming presence on Nashville’s Berry Hill studio scene with his avuncular manner, huge beard, and particularly southern social graces. Over the last last few years Vance recorded a wide variety of artists, including Keb’ Mo’, Tom Jones, Insane Clown Posse, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Jeff The Brotherhood. The three-time GRAMMY winner invited us to interview him in one of the live rooms at the studio he owns, Sputnik sound. Vance neglected to...

In this, the inaugural episode of “The New Audio Podcast,” iZotope talks with GRAMMY-winning indie-rock producers John Congleton and Dave Fridmann. The conversation ranges wide across production philosophy, the loudness wars, the sonic quality of plug-ins, and even, dare we say it, iZotope.