Making the workflows work for you
Love Music More · hosted by Luke F. Walton (Scoobert Doobert) · Solo episode
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Host note
Low-tech should always be in your toolkit, particularly when you're talking about a three-minute song. The more advanced the tool, the more important it is to understand what it's doing, because if you rely on it without understanding it, you're going to miss musical opportunities that were right there.
This episode comes out of getting my Dolby Atmos certification and thinking through what it actually means to apply a workflow to increasingly complex tools. Learning to do things slowly and by hand isn't a step on the way to automation, it's the thing that keeps the automation from making decisions you didn't authorize. These paintbrushes aren't meant to paint the same thing every time.
You come away with a clearer sense of when to let a tool do its job and when to override it, and why the low-tech move is often the faster and more precise one.
Selected moments
- Importance of workflow 1:30 How workflow impacts the music creation process, applying process to advanced tools.
- AI tools vs human touch 3:03 Relying too heavily on automated tools means missing musical opportunities.
- Using low-tech methods 4:34 Low-tech should always be in the toolkit, especially for a three-minute song.
- Detailed editing decisions 5:16 Learning to do things slowly and by hand, it's not always about going as fast as possible.
- Learning and control 6:01 These paintbrushes aren't meant to paint the same thing every time, open up beyond the prescribed workflow.
- Upcoming projects 6:46 Hints at future music projects and deeper dives into advanced techniques.
Selected excerpts
Workflow is kind of the way that you go about implementing some sort of process... but now applying it to these more advanced tools.
If you start to rely too heavily on these tools... you're going to miss out on some musical opportunities.
Low-tech should always be in your toolkit, particularly when we're talking about a song that's three minutes long.
Learning how to do the things slowly and by hand is important because it's not always about going as fast as possible.
These paintbrushes are not meant to paint the same thing every time... open up your minds beyond the prescribed workflow.
FAQ
What workflow strategies do I recommend for music production?
I discuss integrating both low-tech and high-tech tools, emphasizing personalized workflows that maintain creative control.
How does AI impact music production, in this episode?
I highlight the benefits and potential pitfalls of relying on AI tools, stressing the importance of not losing the human touch in music.
What insights do I share about spatial audio and Dolby Atmos?
I talk about his certification in Dolby Atmos and how it influences his mixing techniques and music creation.
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