Paul J. Falcone ( http://www.pauljfalcone.com/ ) and audio mixer Mark Mandelbaum discuss Mark's transition from instrumentalist to audio technician at SUNY Fredonia, how the music industry has changed, the importance of creative experimentation, and Mark's career in television. The Pro-Fools Podcast is available on all platforms! http://www.thepro-foolspodcast.com/ Follow Us On Instagram & Facebook @theprofoolspodcast Be sure to Subscribe for more tips, tricks, and informative discussions! Recorded May 30th, 2020

Paul J. Falcone interviews Jeff Lanier, General Manager and A&R of Chesky Records

Paul J. Falcone interviews Anthony Majors Jr. (George Clinton, Jacquees, Kanye West, Zaytoven) on Instagram Live.

Paul J. Falcone and Matthew Sim (Big Sean, Indina Menzel, AyaNakamura, G.E.M.) chat on IG live.

Paul Falcone, Greg Thompson, Dasan Broadnax, and Tim McGrath discuss: “Old Town Road” To compress or not compress while tracking The Fetishization of Analog What’s to be missed about the days of Analog Being excited about today’s technology Digital Levels, driving Analog Hard Soft Clipping and Saturation The pace of DAW vs Tape Dealing with noise and using noise creatively Are digital / itb tricks new tricks? Was analog “slower”? Stress level of analog vs digital The Archive of Contemporary Music

NEW (and improved!) LINEUP! Paul Falcone, Greg Thompson, Tim McGrath and Dasan Broadnax discuss: Why compression is taught in audio school ALL WRONG! Live sound for Opera, Legit Classical Recording, Recording Acoustic Piano, Importance of New (or old) Guitar Strings, Using Gain, Nominal Level, Using Gates, High Pass / Low Pass Filters, When to use a limiter, Utility use of compression vs. creative use of compression, Compression do’s and dont’s, and more!

Paul J. Falcone, Greg Thompson, Dasan Broadnax, Rick Slater and Tim McGrath discuss "go-to" plugins and much more.

Paul Falcone, Rick Slater and Greg Thompson, moderated by Tim McGrath discuss a wide variety of topics.