Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#220: The One Thing We’ll Do Differently in 2026 (and Why It Matters)
Season 5 Episode 43
Stop counting playlist streams and start building momentum where it matters. Marc Matthews and Tim Benson unpack a year of wins and lessons that took monthly listeners from modest to meaningful, and …
Published on 2 hours ago
#219: How Wave Observer Reveals What Softube Saturation Knob Really Does
Season 5 Episode 42
Ever twist a saturation knob and wonder if you’re hearing compression, distortion, or something in between? In this episode of Inside The Mix, Marc Matthews puts that question to the test with a clea…
Published on 1 week ago
#218: What Would A Better Music Production Podcast Look Like To You?
Season 5 Episode 42
Tired of guessing what kind of podcast content actually helps you make better music and grow as a producer or artist? In this special listener-driven episode of Inside The Mix, host Marc Matthews fli…
Published on 2 weeks ago
#217: How to Use Reference Tracks to Finish Songs FASTER
Season 5 Episode 41
Staring at a blank DAW is exhausting; staring at a mapped-out arrangement from a reference track is energising. Marc walks through a clear, repeatable reference track arrangement blueprint workflow t…
Published on 3 weeks ago
#216: I Tried Top-Down Mixing — Here’s What Actually Happened
Season 5 Episode 40
What if a better‑translating mix starts before you touch a single channel plugin? I put top‑down mixing under the microscope and share a candid, first‑hand evaluation: what worked, what didn’t, and h…
Published on 4 weeks ago
#215: How to Mix a Wall of Sound That Still Breathes with DRUMxWAVE and Brian Skeel
Season 5 Episode 40
What does a true wall of sound feel like when the vocal still breathes? We sit down with vocalist‑producer Jay Cali (DRUMxWAVE) and mixer‑producer Brian Skeel to unpack the craft behind Severed, big …
Published on 1 month ago
#214: The Best FREE Plugins Every Producer Should Use
Season 5 Episode 39
Free plugins often get overlooked in the endless pursuit of premium software, but professional producers know that some of the most powerful tools cost absolutely nothing. In this illuminating conver…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
#213: Finish Tracks Faster - Workflow Hacks Every Producer Needs (feat. John Kunkel)
Season 5 Episode 38
Have you ever felt stuck in an endless cycle of tweaking, adjusting, and second-guessing your music production decisions? Producer John Kunkel (aka John Grand) reveals the counterintuitive truth that…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
#212: Streamlining Music Collaboration - How Mixup Changed My Feedback Workflow
Season 5 Episode 37
Frustrated by endless email chains, confusing file links, and clients commenting on the wrong version of a mix? In this episode of Inside the Mix, Marc Matthews explores how Mixup.audio is transformi…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
#211: Creating Authentic Remote Vocal Collaborations When Miles Apart (feat. INDIGO)
Season 5 Episode 36
Ever wondered how singers record vocals remotely and make them sound professional? In this episode of Inside The Mix, Marc Matthews is joined by New Zealand synthwave vocalist INDIGO to explore the a…
Published on 2 months ago