#07. Recording in Analogue (and Much, Much More) with Julie McLarnon

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Inside this special Christmas Eve episode, the GTK podcast gives you the gift of analogue. Or to be specific, Isobel sits down with engineer and producer Julie McLarnon and finds out how the creativity and magic of analogue recording enticed Julie to create a 100% analogue studio set within Northern Ireland’s beautiful Mourne Mountains.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{00:00} Intro
{07:12} How Julie got started in analogue recording
{12:10} Working in a studio environment and learning about production
{19:00} Julie’s experience of working in male-dominated environments and dealing with ‘Imposter Syndrome’
{31:43} Motherhood and setting boundaries
{36:52} Assertiveness in the studio
{42:26} Setting up her studio ‘Analogue Catalogue’ and recording using analogue techniques
{49:48} Sound-treating the studio for analogue recording
{55:22} Julie’s top 3 tips for recording in the studio

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If you want to find out more about Julie and her studio go to www.analoguecat.com and if you’re interested in that mixtape Julie mentioned, you can find it over at their bandcamp page www.analoguecatalogue.bandcamp.com.

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