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Are Gear Clones Worth It? Expectation Bias, the McGurk Effect, and Why the Story Matters More Than the Sound
October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 20 minLu brought a topic this week that sounds simple on the surface and gets complicated fast: gear clones. Are they worth it? Do they sound like the original? And does any of that actually matter? Dee and Lu start with the basic problem at the…
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I Tested 3 Preamps on My Own Mixes — Here's What I Actually Heard (And What It Means)
September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 9 minDee borrowed some preamps this week. Not to review them — to test them. And what he found was equal parts technical and philosophical, which is exactly the kind of episode this one turned into. He walks through his methodology in detail…
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How to Build Real Relationships in the Music Industry — Without Networking
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 12 minThis one started with a DM. A listener named Solomon wrote in describing something almost every engineer has felt but rarely admits to: he'd worked intensely with an artist for a year, and the day they released a new song mixed by someone…
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Building a 1176 Compressor From Scratch: What I Learned From the Hairball Audio DIY Kit
September 15, 2026 · 48 minDee Kei is building a compressor. Specifically, a 1176 Rev A blueface/silverface clone from Hairball Audio in Seattle — unsponsored, bought with his own money, and not yet finished at time of recording. That last part is intentional. He…
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Are Audio Engineers Underpaid? What a Low Job Posting Reveals About Engineer Wages and Self-Worth
September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 22 minThis episode almost didn't get released. Dee and Lu spent 20 to 30 minutes before recording debating whether to even touch this one. They went ahead — and it's one of the more honest, nuanced conversations the show has had about money…
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What We Taught at the Mixing Masterclass: Pricing, Compression, LUFS, and the Value of a Mix Engineer
September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minThis episode is a recap — and an expansion — of the six-hour Mixing Masterclass that Dee Kei hosted live in his LA studio. Lu was in the room. The audience brought mixes. Things got real. Now Dee and Lu bring the best of it to the podcast…
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Is Analog Gear Making a Comeback? Plugin Fatigue, Hardware Resurgence, and the Future of the Studio
August 25, 2026 · 38 minFair warning: Dee Kei opens this one by saying he doesn't know if he's going to release it. Congratulations — you found it. This is a looser, more speculative episode than usual, and that's exactly the point. Dee brings a theory he's been…
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Why Talented Engineers Say No to Opportunities — Imposter Syndrome, Thinking Fast and Slow, and Career Confidence
August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minLu brought the topic this week — and it's one of the most universally felt things in audio that nobody talks about directly: the feeling of not belonging in the room. Not because you don't have the skill. Not because you don't have the…