Electric Lecture - The Story of a Song Episode # 11

For episode 11 of our podcast, we’re at Bopnique Studios in Laurel Canyon with the massively talented producer, Anthony J. Resta, and masterful engineer, Karyadi Sutedja. We start by asking Karyadi what he’s listening for when he first sits down to mix the song. He says he’s mostly listening to the vocals and what they’re doing. “Also making quick assessments like ‘I might need to tune this’ or ‘the timing pocket isn't quite there but I get what it’s trying to do’ kind of thing” Karyadi says. Greg mentions that the most important element of the song is the vocals and Anthony agrees. Pronunciation and syllables are important and people have to understand your message. “They should just get it. If they have t ...