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The Self-Recording Band

The Self-Recording Band

著者： Benedikt Hain / Manel Espinosa Berenguer
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Weekly no-bs episodes for self-recording musicians. Brought to you by full-time engineers and producers, working on hundreds of songs every year. No hype, no fluff. Not trying to make brands happy, not being paid for an opinion. Simply sharing what has worked for us and the artists we've worked with. Listen now and approach your next DIY recording project like you're a seasoned pro!

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  • 325: Why Your Best Music Might Still Be Ahead Of You - Paul Robb (SmallTown)

    325: Why Your Best Music Might Still Be Ahead Of You - Paul Robb (SmallTown)
    2026/10/16
    What if the best music you ever make is still ahead of you?Paul Robb has been making music for decades. He played in bands, wrote songs, stepped away from serious recording for years, came back to it later, learned an entirely new modern production workflow and is now releasing music he’s genuinely proud of. Want to make your own recordings sound professional and finally turn your songs into finished records? → https://go.theselfrecordingband.com/coachingPaul is also one of the longest-standing members of The Self-Recording Syndicate and one of the people who has contributed the most to our community over the years. He regularly joins the group coaching calls, shares thoughtful feedback and ideas, and has become an important part of what makes the community valuable. In this episode, we talk about his entire journey.From recording on four-track cassette machines and eventually walking away from recording technology altogether......to GarageBand, Logic Pro, modern production tools, collaboration, coaching and finally making recordings that gave him the confidence to say:“I can do it.”Hearing one of his finished songs reach a level that felt genuinely professional and release-ready was a major turning point after years of struggling to get there. But this isn’t really a story about recording software or gear.It’s about staying curious, continuing to learn and refusing to decide that your best creative years are already behind you.Paul’s approach is to work in small chunks, accept that things sometimes take longer than expected, keep a positive attitude and, most importantly, never stop trying. We also get into the way he makes records now.Paul writes, sings and records himself, but he has also embraced collaboration instead of feeling like “self-recording” means he has to personally do everything.He works with session musicians, engineers, producers, our coaching community and different creative tools to make each song better while still keeping the song and artistic vision his own. And that leads to one of the bigger themes of this conversation:You don’t have to prove anything by doing everything yourself.Sometimes another musician plays the part better.Sometimes another person hears something you don’t.Sometimes somebody else asks the question you didn’t even know you needed to ask.Paul talks about why the group coaching calls have become such an important part of his learning process and why he says he never leaves one without learning something. In this episode:Returning to recording after years awayLearning modern music production later in lifeGoing from GarageBand to Logic ProBuilding confidence one finished song at a timeWhy slow progress is still progressWorking in small chunks instead of waiting for perfect conditionsSelf-recording without doing everything yourselfSession musicians, collaboration and outside feedbackUsing modern creative tools without giving up authorshipSongwriting, lyrics and developing your own voiceWhy community can accelerate your learningEditing, pitch correction and modern production standardsStaying curious instead of living in the pastAnd when I ask Paul which decade he’d choose to go back and live in, his answer sums up the episode beautifully:He wouldn’t.He loves the memories, but he doesn’t want to go back.He’s happy making music now.--Check out Paul Robb / SmallTown:“Taggin’ Along”: https://open.spotify.com/track/0Xvam5v2P3dWyVJNIG8VDp?si=83c0c599590a4229“California”: https://open.spotify.com/track/6sd92MMK2WCDhd4bIdmEl6?si=48d16e88312642c2More music is on the way.--Want help turning your own songs into records you’re genuinely proud of?https://go.theselfrecordingband.com/coaching--For links to everything we've mentioned in this episode, as well as full show notes go to:theselfrecordingband.com/325Send us Fan MailIf you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: podcast@theselfrecordingband.com
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    1 時間 55 分
  • 324: Capturing The Band vs. Producing The Band - And Getting Better With Every Record | fourcitycolony

    324: Capturing The Band vs. Producing The Band - And Getting Better With Every Record | fourcitycolony
    2026/10/11
    What happens when you compare the record you’re making now to the one you made a few years ago... and your first reaction is:“What the fuck? We sent this to our mixing engineer?”That’s exactly what happened to Stefan Thoms and fourcitycolony. And honestly, that’s a pretty good sign. It means they got better. A lot better. Want to make incredible-sounding records yourself, without having to figure everything out alone? → https://theselfrecordingband.comIn this in-person episode at our studio, Stefan joins us to talk about how fourcitycolony have developed their approach to making records over several releases.They record most of the music themselves, but they don’t insist on doing absolutely everything themselves. Instead, they’ve landed on a hybrid approach: DIY recording, combined with outside help for mixing, mastering and feedback when it makes sense. And that opens up some bigger questions:Should a record simply capture what your band sounds like... or should you use the studio to create something bigger than what you can reproduce live? How much do influences from other bands matter? What's the vision for the project? Should you try to recreate sounds from a reference?For fourcitycolony, the starting point was their live identity. They already knew how the two guitars should interact and what they wanted the band to feel like. Their goal was to get that sound and energy onto the record, while still allowing themselves to add things that wouldn’t necessarily happen on stage. We also get very practical.Stefan talks about having to re-record guitars because of tuning problems, changing the way they structure recording sessions, renting a better room to track drums, separating loud guitar cabinets from the musicians during recording, and learning when another take will genuinely improve something versus when you’re just doing it again because you can.And once again, one of the biggest reoccurring lessons from making records yourself:Knowing when something is good enough.Don’t rush the beginning of the record. Set the standard. Don’t get lazy toward the end. Don’t leave the hardest songs until everyone is exhausted. And if something simply isn’t happening that night, come back tomorrow. We also talk about why bringing in a professional mixer can be useful even when you know exactly how you want your own music to sound like: They’re hearing the song for the first time, without hundreds of rehearsals and demos shaping their expectations. That outside perspective can reveal things the band simply stopped noticing.Pair that with professional feedback, coaching and guidance during pre-production and the recording sessions and you have a bullet-proof, no-compromise approach.In this episode:Capturing a band vs. producing a bandGetting better from one record to the nextThe guitar tuning mistake they won’t make againWhen re-recording is actually worth itDIY recording + professional mixing and masteringWhy they rented a better room to record drumsMaking a studio record that truly sounds like your bandAdding parts you can’t reproduce liveKnowing when a recording is “good enough”Why an outside mixer hears things you don’t anymoreVocal recording, pitch correction and keeping imperfectionsSongwriting, emotional lyrics and ridiculously catchy chorusesIf you’re recording your own band and wondering what you should do yourself, what you should get help with, and how to make every record better than the last, there’s a lot to take away from this one.Check out fourcitycolony:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fourcitycolonyTour Dates, Socials & Music Streaming Apps: https://linktr.ee/fourcitycolonyAlso mentioned:I Wish I Could Stay Records: https://www.instagram.com/iwishicouldstay.kaKrachige Platten: https://www.instagram.com/krachigeplattenWant help making your own recordings and mixes sound professional?https://theselfrecordingband.com--For links to everything we've mentioned in this episode, as well as full show notes go to:theselfrecordingband.com/324--Send us Fan MailIf you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: podcast@theselfrecordingband.com
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    1 時間 45 分
  • 323: What It Takes To Make A Record Feel Alive - Garreth Tackney

    323: What It Takes To Make A Record Feel Alive - Garreth Tackney
    2026/10/04

    What makes a record feel alive, not just polished? Producer Garreth Tackney shares how he keeps modern productions sounding real, human and exciting.

    Want to make your own recordings sound professional without losing what makes your music yours? → https://theselfrecordingband.com

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    What makes a record feel alive?

    Like real people are actually in a room making music. While still getting the quality, size and impact we'd expect from a modern production?

    That’s something producer, engineer and Self-Recording Syndicate member Garreth Tackney thinks about a lot.

    His philosophy is simple: “It has to sound real.”

    That doesn’t mean rejecting modern production. Garreth still wants clarity, punch and impact. He uses modern tools, amp sims when they make sense, editing, samples and everything else available to us.

    But he doesn’t want the process to remove the character that made the performance exciting in the first place.

    In this conversation, we get into what that looks like in practice:

    Making drums feel like an actual kit in a room, capturing guitars through real amps and cabinets, knowing when not to edit something, leaving natural details in vocals, using room mics to create energy, and even keeping a technically “wrong” guitar sound because it simply felt better.

    We also talk about Garreth’s development as a producer and engineer. He came into The Self-Recording Syndicate with plenty of recording experience, but over time his ears, methods and approach to the entire process changed significantly. One of his biggest realizations was that great results have much less to do with owning more gear than with developing the skills to make good decisions with what you already have.

    And because Garreth does all of this alongside a regular job and family life, we also talk about finding the time to actually make records, improving through periods of intense creative work, and putting in the hours when music isn’t your full-time job.

    In this episode:

    • What makes a recording feel “real”
    • Modern polish vs. sounding manufactured
    • Capturing drums that feel like a real kit in a room
    • Real amps, amp sims and knowing when each makes sense
    • Why you shouldn’t automatically edit every imperfection
    • The room-mic approach that transformed one of Garreth’s drum mixes
    • Why a phase problem became a sound worth keeping
    • Getting better without endlessly buying more gear
    • How Garreth’s ears have changed over the last two years
    • Making meaningful audio progress with a job, family and limited studio time

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    If you’re trying to make your own records sound professional without sanding away everything that makes them feel human, this conversation is for you.

    Find Garreth / De Villa Sounds:

    Website & portfolio:

    https://devillasounds.com

    Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/devillasounds/

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    Want help making your own recordings and mixes sound the way you hear them in your head? Join the Syndicate:
    https://go.theselfrecordingband.com/application

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    For links to everything we've mentioned in this episode, as well as full show notes go to:

    theselfrecordingband.com/323

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    Send us Fan Mail

    If you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: podcast@theselfrecordingband.com
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    1 時間 37 分
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