Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/ Bobby Owsinski's inside look at the art of music engineering and production as well as the latest music industry news and views Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:17:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-New-logo-icon-32x32.jpg Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/ 32 32 Engineer/Producer Bruce Sugar On Working With Ringo, Joe Walsh, And Ozzy On My latest Podcast https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/engineer-producer-bruce-sugar-on-working-with-ringo-joe-walsh-and-ozzy-on-my-latest-podcast/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:10:00 +0000 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/?p=10122 Bruce Sugar - Episode 640On this week’s episode, veteran producer, engineer, and Grammy nominee Bruce Sugar explains why staying relevant means embracing new tools without sacrificing the feel and emotion that make music connect. Bruce shares how a short engineering gig with Ringo Starr became a working relationship spanning more than two decades, how artists like Ringo and Joe […]

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]]> New Music Gear Monday: Sonible smart:chain Intelligent Channel Strip Plugin https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/new-music-gear-monday-sonible-smartchain-intelligent-channel-strip-plugin/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:09:00 +0000 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/?p=10119 Sonible smart:chain pluginIf you’ve ever mixed a session with a dozen or more instruments, you know what happens. Every channel gets its own EQ, its own compressor, maybe a gate on some of the drums and a de-esser for the vocal, and none of those plugins have any idea what the others are doing. You end up […]

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]]> The Latest On What’s Changing In Music On My Latest Podcast https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/the-latest-on-whats-changing-in-music-on-my-latest-podcast/ https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/the-latest-on-whats-changing-in-music-on-my-latest-podcast/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0000 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/?p=10116 Bobby Owsinski News and Views - Episode 639On this week’s episode, I break down how shifting ownership, AI adoption, and changing platform policies are reshaping the music business and professional audio landscape. I’ll examine major industry moves involving iZotope, Plugin Alliance, Native Instruments, Dynaudio, and DistroKid, alongside the Hollywood Bowl’s immersive sound upgrade and D’Addario’s controversy over undisclosed AI use. I’ll also […]

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]]> https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/the-latest-on-whats-changing-in-music-on-my-latest-podcast/feed/ 1 New Music Gear Monday: Black Lion Audio Auteur 8DAT https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/new-music-gear-monday-black-lion-audio-auteur-8dat/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:01:00 +0000 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/?p=10110 Black Lion Audio Auteur 8DATTracking a full band or a drum kit always seems to expose the same problem, which is that you never quite have enough good preamps to go around. You end up borrowing channels from your interface, patching in whatever outboard you can find, and hoping the whole rig stays in sync while you do it. […]

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]]> Tour Management And FOH Mixing With Ryan Goldbacher On My Latest Podcast https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/tour-management-and-foh-mixing-with-ryan-goldbacher-on-my-latest-podcast/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:37:30 +0000 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/?p=10107 Ryan Goldbacher - Episode 638On this week’s episode, Tour managers and artist teams: see why logistics without leadership burns an artist’s budget, with FOH engineer Ryan Goldbacher. Ryan traces his path from Blackbird and Dark Horse Recording, including setting up microphones for a young Taylor Swift in 2006, to Shooter Jennings, where he admits he struggled on his first […]

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]]> New Music Gear Monday: Solid State Logic SSL 1 USB-C Audio Interface https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/new-music-gear-monday-solid-state-logic-ssl-1-usb-c-audio-interface/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/?p=10104 SSL 1 portable audio interfaceIf you’ve spent any time around consoles, you know the SSL name carries enormous weight. The company built its reputation on the 4000 and 9000 series desks that shaped decades of hit records. The SSL 1 takes that same design philosophy and shrinks it down into a compact 2-in/2-out box that anyone can afford and […]

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]]> Why New Platforms Can No Longer Access Spotify’s Artist Data ft. Oskar Eichler On My Latest Podcast https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/why-new-platforms-can-no-longer-access-spotifys-artist-data-ft-oskar-eichler-on-my-latest-podcast/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:15:36 +0000 https://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/?p=10099 Oskar Eichler - Episode 637On this week’s episode, reliable music data is getting harder to access, and Oskar Eichler explains why the artists and companies that know how to interpret it now have a serious advantage. As CEO of Songstats, Oskar has helped build a real-time music analytics platform that tracks streaming, playlist, chart, radio, and social media performance […]

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