Is a mix really ever finished?

How do you handle your self doubt when given a list of mix revisions?

For Shane, the same emotional sensitivity that makes him such a phenomenal mixer plagues his ability to enjoy his own work when he’s finished with it.

In this segment Paul talks through how he he's proven his skills to himself, and how that's propelled him in the music business.

Ever wonder how the pros prepare for making records? One word, pre-production. In this clip Paul explains his pre-production routine and how it simplifies the recording process.

Dewey Boyd: Engineer, Producer, Musician.

Dewey explains how he and Paul connected and a little manual labor landed him his studio internship.

High-Res audio can make you feel like you're sitting right in the tracking room as its being preformed. But what about MP3's? Russ weighs in on how people consume music in the age of streaming.

Artists don’t always know how to articulate themselves.

Shane recounts the making of a visionary long play album that didn’t click for him until the mix.

“Art Is Passion! It’s love, and it’s sex, and it’s hatred, and it’s bloody, and it’s beautiful, and you get really close to it which is probably another reason it's hard to go back. -Shane D. Wilson

Have you ever struggled to practice your Pro Tools shortcuts and brush up on your music theory? We've all been there! In this clip Paul explains how he balances the two while building up his music city credits.

Microphones, compressors, records. A recipe for the most amazing career ever! Russ Long explains why his job is a dream job

Ever had a good full-circle moment? Shane ended up buying David Briggs' plate reverb that worked at Quad Nashville at the same time he did decades before.

An artists voice is synonymous to the bands sound. An analog vocal chain is synonymous to an engineers sound. Here, Russ shares his go to vocal chain and why it's stuck.

Steve Taylor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter. Russ recounts working with Steve and buying the gear that every engineer dreams of.

While many things are subjective while making a perfect record, there are certain things that all engineers have in common. Here, Shane describes what it takes to make the perfect album.

Does an engineer have to love the music they work on? Russ gives his take on the engineer/artist relationship.

Recording bands can be complex, but Russ always finds a way to get the job done. Here, Russ explains that the most difficult thing is correcting a recording after the fact.

Hear how Russ forged his path in Nashville and had the opportunity to work with such amazing talent!

Ever hit a creative roadblock or think that you’ve learned it all? Hear how Paul Moak is always learning something.

Hear how record companies pressured Shane into working in the box, then refused to hire him because he was in the box, and how he developed his own hybrid approach to get around early Pro Tools deficiencies.

Hear about how Skylab got its name from a space station.

Hear how Russ Long recorded the vocals for Sixpence None The Richer’s number one hit, Kiss Me, in his garage.