# Terry Hart

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7 Questions Every Producer Asks

Why does your mix sound great in the studio and terrible in the car? And six more questions every producer ends up asking. In Episode 10 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart run a rapid-fire round of the questions that come up again and again, with honest, road-tested answers. They cover the car tes…

You Need the Rules to Break Them

Everyone online says don't worry about the technical stuff, just be creative. They're wrong. And so is the opposite camp. In Episode 11 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart take on one of the loudest debates in music production: technical knowledge versus pure creativity. Their verdict is that it is…

Why Your Reverb Sounds Amateur

Why does reverb sound huge and deep on real records, and either invisible or a swampy mess on yours? In Episode 12 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart pull reverb apart: how the pros actually use it to create space, depth and emotion, and why amateur reverb almost always gives itself away. They get…

Safe Spaces vs the Perfect Take

Should a studio ever be an "unsafe" space if that is what the performance needs? And where exactly is the line? In Episode 13 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart take on their most contentious topic yet: the tension between today's safe-space climate and the uninhibited, un-self-conscious energy th…

Why Digital Has Too Much Detail

What if the thing we love about film and tape is not their fidelity, but exactly where they choose to lose it? In Episode 14 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart chase a single idea sparked by seeing Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey on real film in IMAX: that analog puts detail where you want it and …

How We Mix the Rhythm Section

What is actually on Simon and Terry's channels when they mix a drum kit and bass? This one is the guided tour. In Episode 15 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart go through the mixer left to right, channel by channel, and talk through exactly how they treat the rhythm section: the kick, the snare, …

What Is a Producer, Really?

It might be the most confusing job title in music. So what does a producer actually do? In Episode 16 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart try to nail down a role that means five different things to five different people, and explain why getting the definition straight helps anyone hiring for a rec…

How to Build a Soundstage

You have two speakers and a flat file. So how do you make a mix sound like a real three-dimensional space? In Episode 17 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart take on the soundstage: the art of placing sounds in a believable room that lives in front of, between and beyond your speakers. Their tell f…

Should You Use Room Correction?

Room correction software promises to fix your monitoring. So is it a genuine tool or a crutch that lies to you? In Episode 18 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart get into monitor, room and headphone correction (Sonarworks, IK's ARC), coming at it from opposite corners: Simon has leaned on it for y…

Hide the Canvas

You do not want to see the canvas under the Mona Lisa. So why do so many records let you hear the technology, the effort and the mix? In Episode 19 of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart chase one idea all the way through a production: hide the medium. Just as a painting disguises its canvas and a fi…