Working Audio Tools

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Follow us, Paul Third and Ed Thorne, on our journey to becoming full-time audio mix engineers. Each week, we host a guest from the YouTube and mixing community or compare and constructively critique mixes. In each episode, we demonstrate a “Featured Plugin” of the week with real audio from current mix sessions.


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Episode Date
How to Manage Neurodiversity in the Audio Industry?
Jun 13, 2026
How Is Using AI Different To Using Cloned Hardware or Plugins?
Jun 06, 2026
How Damaging Will A.I. Actually Be to the Audio Industry?
May 30, 2026
Is This The END As We Know It? With Maor Appelbaum Mastering
May 23, 2026
How To ACTUALLY Learn Your Monitoring
May 16, 2026
5 Popular Audio LIES Debunked
May 09, 2026
Ways To Optimise Your DAW Template for FASTER MIXING
May 02, 2026
The Brutal Truth About YouTube Reviews YOU Don't See Behind The Scenes
Apr 25, 2026
5 Ways To Get Paid In Audio
Apr 18, 2026
Bridging the Gap Between Producers & Mixers
Apr 11, 2026
Is the Art of Mixing Dying in Favour of Production?
Apr 04, 2026
Investing in a Legacy with Shelby Logan Warne of Sensible Music (Amy Winehouse, Spice Girls)
Mar 28, 2026
WAT Makes This Mix Great?! EP 2
Mar 21, 2026
How To Create Energy In Boring Productions
Mar 14, 2026
THIS is How To Break Into The Industry! Kevin McCombs
Mar 13, 2026
Silence The Critics
Feb 28, 2026
W.A.T. Makes This Mix GREAT? (UK Top 5 Charts)
Feb 21, 2026
Are YOU Too Young Or Old To Be A Professional Audio Engineer?
Feb 14, 2026
Why PRO Communication = Returning Mixing & Mastering Clients
Feb 07, 2026
PRE-NAMM 2026… Is It REALLY Worth The Trip?
Jan 17, 2026
How Much Do You REALLY Have To Spend To Become A PRO Mix & Mastering Engineer?
Jan 16, 2026
Dual Mixing Business Ideas
Jan 03, 2026
2025 End Of Year Round Up
Dec 27, 2025
Room Acoustics... When Is Enough, ENOUGH For Mixing And Mastering?
Dec 23, 2025
If YOU Are A Gear Hoarder You Should Hear This... (S12 E12)
Dec 15, 2025
We Need To Discuss Mental Health Within The Audio World...
Dec 06, 2025
Is Black Friday Even Relevant Anymore? S12 E10
Nov 29, 2025
Expensive Purchases: When, Why, Resale, and Epic Fails! S12 E9
Nov 22, 2025
Ways to Ruin Your Audio Career Without Realising | S12 E8
Nov 15, 2025
Do You NEED To Be A Musician To Be A Good Producer or Mixing and Mastering Engineer?
Nov 08, 2025
What Does 35 years of genuine, Real-Life Experience in Audio Teach You? Sean Vincent - Studio Life
Nov 03, 2025
Do YOU Have What It Takes To Become A "Recording Studio Loser"? | Jeremy Mang
Oct 31, 2025
Are YOU Time Managed Enough To Be A Full Time Audio Engineer?
Oct 22, 2025
Do You REALLY Need Analog Gear For Professional Mixing & Mastering?
Oct 12, 2025
Mixes We Reference And Why!?
Oct 04, 2025
Is Audio Engineering Becoming "Too Technical" OR Is It Being DUMBED DOWN!?
Sep 27, 2025
Why Are There So Few Women In Audio? Fear. Xylo Aria
Sep 22, 2025
Why We NEED To Understand Distortion in Audio
Sep 13, 2025
Thomas Van Opstal | From Multi Million Dollar Studio To Going Solo In DIY Studio Build
Sep 08, 2025
Should YOU Mix Or Master For FREE To Get MORE Clients?
Sep 06, 2025
Pop Producer Supremo Liam McCluskey Discusses The Reality Of Full Time Label Work
Aug 23, 2025
PANORAMA MASTERING Wants YOU To Become A Full Time Mix & Mastering Engineer.. BY GRILLING US!! 😅
Aug 16, 2025
WHY Do PRODUCERS Think MIXING Is OVERRATED?! (S11 E5)
Aug 09, 2025
Can You REALLY Build A PRO Mixing & Mastering Studio In Your House?
Aug 02, 2025
Our GearFest & CanJam Review AND Paul's Speaker FOR LIFE!
Jul 26, 2025
Pre GearFest & CanJam Warm-up
Jul 25, 2025
What Have We ACTUALLY Learned From The Last 3 Years Of Mixing?
Jul 12, 2025
SAM RECK || Is There Still A Place For 'Organic' Mixing Within The Audio Industry?
Jul 05, 2025
Paul & Ed's Plans & Goals For Paving A Successful Audio Engineering Career
Jun 28, 2025
Are You ACTUALLY Serious About A Career In Audio? Let's Find Out...
Jun 21, 2025
Our Top 10 RIDE or DIE Plugins for Mixing And Mastering
Jun 20, 2025
10 Ways To Be Taken Seriously As An Audio Engineer in 2025
Jun 07, 2025
Industry Producer Gives US His UNEXPECTED Feedback On Our Mixes 😅
May 31, 2025
We Mixed A Song Featured On The Kardashians.. But Did WE Do A Better Job?
May 24, 2025
Is It Still Worth Investing In Mixing & Mastering Mentors?
May 17, 2025
Why The Internet Is RUINING Your Chances Of Becoming A Professional Mix Engineer
May 10, 2025
Producer Is Paying ONE Of Us For Our Mixing.. But Who Gets The Gig?
May 03, 2025
We FINALLY Mixed Hip-Hop For A Client.. But Did We Meet Expectations?
Apr 26, 2025
Leo Sargon | DJ To House Music Mix & Mastering Powerhouse
Apr 19, 2025
How Do You ACTUALLY Get Mixing & Mastering Clients in 2025?
Apr 12, 2025
Is An Audio Career ACTUALLY Attainable in 2025? And If So.. How Do YOU Get One!??
Apr 09, 2025
ESSENTIAL Mix Checks For EVERY Release
Mar 29, 2025
MIX BATTLE 13 | Is it IMPOSSIBLE For 2 Mixers To Sound The Same??
Mar 27, 2025
The Online Audio World Is TOXIC Beyond Repair... Or Is It??
Mar 21, 2025
10 Mixing "Rules" That Are COMPLETE BS Myths!!
Mar 03, 2025
Manny's Assistant Tells YOU How To Succeed As A PRO Mix Engineer in 2025
Feb 22, 2025
UNPOPULAR AUDIO OPINIONS: "Learning Your Speakers/Headphones Isn't Enough!"
Feb 15, 2025
MIX BATTLE 12 | How NOT To Mix Busy Dance Productions 😅
Feb 08, 2025
Paul & Ed's 2025 Mixing Process inc Mixbus Processing
Feb 06, 2025
5 Reasons Speakers Are Better Than Headphones For Production, Mixing & Mastering
Jan 25, 2025
10 Reasons Why Headphones Are Better Than Speakers For Music Production, Mixing & Mastering
Jan 19, 2025
Can ED THORNE Master BETTER Than A PRO Mastering Engineer??
Jan 11, 2025
MIX BATTLE 11 | POP ROCK 2025 | "Best Case of Drummer Mix vs Guitarist Mix"
Jan 04, 2025
Paul & Ed's Road Map To Becoming Successful Full-Time Mix Engineers in 2025
Dec 28, 2024
EVERYTHING Paul & Ed Learned About Mixing & Mastering In 2024
Dec 28, 2024
How To Market Yourself As An Audio Engineer & Make The Most Of EVERY Business Opportunity
Dec 14, 2024
Ed Reviews EVERYTHING In Paul's New Studio.. And He Didn't Hold Back!!
Dec 07, 2024
Studio Hacks For FASTER Productions, Mixes & Masters
Nov 30, 2024
Is Youtube INFLUENCING or DESTROYING The Future Of Audio Engineering?
Nov 23, 2024
Is Technology DESTROYING The Future Of Audio Engineering?
Nov 22, 2024
How Much Should You Charge For Mixing And Mastering in 2024?
Nov 09, 2024
THIS Is DESTROYING Your Audio Career But It CAN Be Fixed!!
Nov 02, 2024
A PERFECT Audio Interface? IMPOSSIBLE! And Here's Why..
Oct 26, 2024
What SHOULD You Expect From An Audio Interface For Mixing And Mastering?
Oct 19, 2024
Industry Mix Engineer SAM SHERBIN Talks Spike AI And The Future Of Mixing
Oct 18, 2024
EVERYTHING You NEED To Know About Speakers!
Oct 05, 2024
Jesco (Acoustics Insider) Solves ALL Of Our Room Acoustic Problems
Sep 28, 2024
AL LAWSON | Noel Gallagher, Swedish House Mafia, Bryan Ferry, Lower Than Atlantis (S7 E5)
Sep 20, 2024
AUDIO ANIMALS Reveals How To Succeed In The Competitive World Of Audio
Sep 14, 2024
First EVER 3 WAY Mix Comparison With Panorama Mastering! (inc Paul Third's New Secret Mix Method)
Sep 07, 2024
This Award Winning Mixer Has MASTERED Plugins, Headphones, Speakers & In-Ears
Sep 06, 2024
Dan Worrall RETURNS!!
Aug 24, 2024
Room Acoustics 101 - Learn From OUR Studio NIGHTMARES!!
Aug 10, 2024
Why Hybrid Monitoring (Speakers & Headphones) Is The Future Of Mixing
Aug 03, 2024
Are We RUINING Our Mixes By Removing Too Much "WARMTH" ??
Jul 27, 2024
What We REALLY Thought of Expensive Speakers At Gearfest UK 2024
Jul 20, 2024
MIX BATTLE 8 | Folk Pop | "You're REALLY Trying To Sound Marc Daniel Nelson!!"
Jul 13, 2024
Audio Plugins For Mixing Professionally .. £1000 MAX Budget
Jul 06, 2024
EVERYTHING That Your Studio Needs To Mix & Master Professionally
Jun 29, 2024
UNLIMITED BUDGET.. What Would Be YOUR Dream Studio Purchases?
Jun 22, 2024
£5000 Studio Gear Challenge.. What Would YOU Buy For Mixing On Headphones vs Speakers
Jun 15, 2024
£1000 Studio Gear Challenge.. What Would YOU Buy for mixing on Headphones vs Speakers?
Jun 08, 2024
Mixing Jazz In Stereo VS Atmos.. Is There Any Difference??
Jun 01, 2024
What Do You ACTUALLY Need In A Modern Mixing Setup?
May 25, 2024
Should Modern Mix Engineers Have Their Own Sonic Identity?
May 18, 2024
The REALITY Of Running A Full Time Recording Studio
May 11, 2024
MIX BATTLE 7 - Present Day Production Mix Contest
May 04, 2024
Is Youtube Creating IMPOSTER SYNDROME In Modern Audio Engineers?
Apr 27, 2024
What A Pro Mastering Engineer REALLY Expects From A Modern Day Mixer (Present Day Production)
Apr 20, 2024
Should We ALL Be Mastering Our Mixes In The Modern Era Of Music Production?
Apr 13, 2024
Our Psychology Behind Mixbus Processing
Apr 06, 2024
How Much Compression Do We ACTUALLY Need When Mixing in 2024?
Mar 30, 2024
Transitioning From Live Sound To Full Time Mix Engineering.. Its NOT Easy..
Mar 28, 2024
THIS Is Why Getting Good Mix Translation Is Near IMPOSSIBLE!!
Mar 16, 2024
Mix Battle (Rate My Mix Competition)
Mar 09, 2024
Ed Mixes An 80s Classic Rock Band.. But Is It Good Enough To Get The Gig?
Mar 02, 2024
Paul & Ed's Embarrassing Audio DISASTER Stories
Feb 24, 2024
Grammy Winning Producer ILL FACTOR Discusses The FUTURE Of Music PRODUCTION
Feb 17, 2024
"THE KEY To Success In The Audio World Is Therapy" (Inc Paul's SHOCKING Next Career Path)
Feb 10, 2024
CHRIS GRAHAM Tells YOU How to Build A Six Figure Audio Career From A Basement
Feb 03, 2024
How To Mix Drums To Sound Natural & Polished WITHOUT Tons Of Plugins
Jan 27, 2024
Let's Dissect Ed's Mix Contest Submission!
Jan 20, 2024
Our FULL Chain & Techniques For Mixing Vocals Consistently (We Gave Away EVERYTHING!! 😱)
Jan 13, 2024
How To Become A Top Industry Mixer In The Modern Era | Preston 'Prizzie' Reid
Jan 06, 2024
EVERYTHING We Learned About Mixing & The Audio Industry In 2023!!
Dec 30, 2023
Does The "Less Is More" Mixing Approach ACTUALLY work??
Dec 23, 2023
TURRA MEDINA reveals his LATIN GRAMMY Winning SECRETS
Dec 16, 2023
How Do You Rid Yourself Of G.A.S..HOW!!??
Dec 09, 2023
MIXING GOSPEL
Dec 02, 2023
STREAKY tells ALL!!
Nov 25, 2023
Mixing Dance for the first time... AND For a client!! 😅
Nov 18, 2023
"AI mastering just DOESN'T work!" | Michael Wynne (In The Mix)
Nov 11, 2023
Should You "FAKE MASTER" Your Mixes?
Nov 06, 2023
The REALITY of mixing in L.A. | Matty Harris
Oct 28, 2023
Paul & Ed mix country rock | Working Audio Tools Podcast | S3 Ep4
Oct 21, 2023
MSM ENGINEER TELLS ALL | From robbery to platinum records
Oct 14, 2023
DAN WORRAL UNFILTERED | Dispelling Audio Industry Myths
Oct 07, 2023
Paul Third & Ed Thorne Return | Working Audio Tools | S3 Ep1
Sep 30, 2023