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Coding... yeah, like he's writing in C or C++..... I doubt it. I think that he's referring to much higher level languages that require much less skill. Sounds impressive, though.

Between 3:10 he makes a statement that there is "no more tracking." Then he proceed to speak in gibberish in explaining that concept. This goes on until 4:07. I don't know if he's trying to sound intellectual, hip, or he just can not verbalize a concept, but what he says, between these two points in time, is absolutley arcane. His technical explanations are all about Andrew talking to himself. It's not about educating people. If it were, he'd explain things better, and possibly use drawing (pictures) to explain things. He may be a very good engineer, but explaining things? No. Other than that, his stories, ideas about the business, history, etc. are quite interesting.

I did this with algorithmic mastering in logic with their mastering assistance. When I turned down the wet to like 10% It started to sound good (okay). Computers have no taste.

Amazing interview. Also, cool personal coincidence. I studied music with Curtis Rhodes in Paris in 1994!

Nah Mastering ain´t dead. It´s the Music these days. Why would wanna polish a turd?

Your comments are turned off on your video you posted today, 2/5/25 so I am commenting here. I’m so sorry that you, your family and close community have been through so much. I will continue saying 🙏🙏🙏 and I’m sending love to you all. ❤

All of 80s hair bands were pop disguised as metal. The Osmond brothers could have just as easily recorded those songs.

1:07 OK

This conversation was a delight- going to have to check out the whole thing! Thanks!

All this ai mastering will never sound like a vinyl mastered by a Ron Murphy or George Peckham!!!

Love Your Channel Travis !

I wonder if the hair over the ears changes how he hears hi - end.

"Take the toaster apart to find out how it works". Love this.

He's a genius, he'll always deny it and say he just mixes music but he's one... He doesn't even know what exactly he does, he just listens and we just hear that it sounds good, damn good and I think that's enough.. .his work on lowroar is incredibly experimental I admire the guy here

I find it weird that the Grammy award winner dudes work with groups and bands i do not like at all. It's a strange thing.

The JST Howard Benson vocals plug in I'd really cool

kind of what I try to explain every client: you do not anymore pay for the tools or the special speaker/romm/whatever setup. WHat you actually pay for in mastering is experience and a fresh pair of ears (and probably these are connected to a person knowing how to turn the knobs).

Thank you for naming the problem 👏🏽 I try to tell bands I do mixes for, but there are less and less musicians caring about the subject. And on the other side of the coin, there are more and more people telling others they are doing „mastering“ Hopefully this will end someday and people will get more educated about the art and craftsmanship of mixing and mastering

I need a financial return on the gear I buy? Whoops.

Pop/Popular just means music that is secular, and not liturgical. Guess what? Heavy Metal is Pop music. *BAND-MAID* are a group currently delivering amazing Rock music that moves the listener emotionally. I wholeheartedly recommend that everyone here mourning the disappearance of “good music” check them out. They have digested many different musical styles over the past 12 years, so if one song doesn’t hit you hard, likely the next one will.

In 2019 Spotify paid Mechanical royalties of $0.00028 per stream from subscribers and $0.0000445 from non subs. A tiny fraction of other streaming platforms.

So now MY music streams will generate royalties for OTHER artists and NOT ME?? Wild. F**k Spotify. I'd rather not-ify

No offense, but man, I don't know you, you are no one in perspective of Andrew. I don't care about your "rights, yeah, agree, that's true" etc.etc.etc. Just listen quietly. People came to listen Andrew, not you, not your additions, not your opinions, not your comments. It's an interview, not a discussion

When capitalism meets art, fantastic

I'm not really a fan of the bands he's produced. His story and philosophy in the studio are undeniably instructive.

The “butt rock” sound - Daughtry & 3 Days Grace. The guy is talented, but I hate the sound of those bands.

Amaaaaazing interview!! Very inspiring! 👏

What a completely off-putting, cynical worldview this guy has. You can't deny his success, but you also don't have to think like he does to have that level of success. If you don't believe me, just listen to how other highly successful producers talk about making art. He's basically just an unabashed capitalist, and that's not why most people I know make music.

What an insight! Great interview, great questions and cool vibe. Thanks, that was awesome watching!

"The A.I. is not gonna tour"... wait till he sees Hatsune Miku! ruclips.net/video/b6VhAvtekeU/видео.html

13:54 hmm

10:09 you got to feel things . Does it make you feel anything?

absolutely not true about ai music

Btw which P.O.D. song(s) got the ball rolling? Was it primarily "Southtown"?

Thanks

Beating hearts baby was a banger.

Nice one Travis. Also sent you an email today after stumbling across you. Keen to connect. :-) Markmc

"man who produced billions of streams worth of throwaway commercial trash in the wake of the death of rock says: farm out your writing to a team from the record company" wow what a surprise.

as both a professional gambler and musician, i love the way Benson explains how statistics and variance impact success in music

I'm my 40 years experience as an audio engineer I've learned that there are no rules. I just push buttons and turn knobs until it sounds good. 😅

I watched the video yesterday with excitement. I have to admit that I was not familiar with this man until now. This video has redeemed me. I am a professional live musician (guitar and vocals). I focus too much on things in the studio: How does it come across? Which guitar should I use? Can you do it like this etc....The most important thing is how it feels..that's what matters!!! How do you feel when you're recording? Have fun!

This is Music Business Degree in 1 Hour ... lol.. Thanks...

Great interview.

These interviews are pure gold! Thanks for doing this! Cheers

One of the greats.. produced historical bands like rhcp system of a down nirvana linkin park qotsa deft.... ah no 😂

I listened without watching...never heard two speakers who sound so alike. Couldnt tell who was speaking. Must be studio audiophile lingo or maybe you EQ'd it so 😂

Even if you write a great song, you won’t be paid for streams, because the labels own the streaming services. Ok, so what, you try promo outside of streaming, like physical product, which sells, and most CD manufacturers like discmakers do a great job of printing covers and art et., so that’s taken care of, so what’s next, distribution, you can use discmakers or DistroKid, and they will populate all online sources of music with your stuff, art, music, and all the digital rights and collections. So write a great song and blow off the streaming services. You don’t need them. Only give the, your older stuff you can’t make money on. Never your current stuff. Promote your stuff on your website and 18:09 let your online sales crest and fall before you put it on streaming services to stream for free. That’s how you do it.

Ive watched a lot of producer interviews and this is by far the best, so many key takeways.

27:45 I find that people don't care because they have no idea how professional recordings are actually created, especially now that we hardly buy physical albums with _liner notes._ I've seen so many incidents online, where people-- accustomed to a modern hip-hop paradigm of combined emcee-songwriters and programmer-producers-- cannot conceive of "songwriter" as a viable career, completely separate from "recording artist." They automatically assume that _any_ songwriter whose work is being recorded by others is a "ghostwriter," being defrauded of their rightful fame and fortune. You can observe this in any comment section related to _NBC's Songland._ 🤦

I've had the pleasure of working with Howard locked in the studio for weeks and I can tell you, he's a legend.