If there's one guest who can make a roomful of music industry veterans lean forward and take notes, it's Chuck Ainlay.

In Episode 3 of Tuned Out, Dave Audé and Deborah sit down with one of Nashville's most decorated engineer-producers, a man whose discography spans nearly every genre and generation, from George Strait to Mark Knopfler, Peter Frampton to Lyle Lovett, and newer artists like Jake Worthington. Chuck is a Grammy Governor, a 5.1 pioneer, a Dolby Atmos convert, and a superstar engineer who always puts the engineer title first.

The conversation goes deep fast. What has technology actually done to the craft of recording? Is the art of putting a band in a room together, managing acoustic bleed, choosing the right mic for the room, reading what a preamp will do to a sound, truly a lost art?

From there, it's a mast ...