Ryan Schwabe is a platinum-certified mixing and mastering engineer, a former professor of recording arts & music production at Drexel University's Music Industry Program, and a former Vice President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy, as well as Co-Chair of the Producer and Engineer's Wing.

Currently, he is the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Chapter of the AES and the owner ofXcoustic Sound, a mixing and mastering post-production audio company. Ryan is also the owner and product designer for Schwabe Digital.

Ryan received his second Grammy nomination for "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" for mixing and mastering the album, Adolescence by BAYNK in 2023. His first nomination was for mixing the "Best Dance/Electronic Album" Planets Mad by Baauer in 2021.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

- Taking chances with your career

- Choosing between your dreams or opportunities

- Teaching yourself vs. having a mentor

- Analyzing tracks on an album

- Creating the arc of a record

- What levels to master to

- How Spotify determines the loudness of a record

- When digital sounds better than analog

- The real reason people pay you to work on their tracks

- Using clippers in production and mastering

- Clipping vs. limiting

- How to use clipping to make your tracks louder

- Different flavors of clipping

- Hard clipping vs. soft clipping

To learn more about Ryan Schwabe, visit: https://www.ryanschwabe.com/ or https://www.schwabedigital.com

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