Sonic Pump Studios: Lauri Hämäläinen Unleashed! Mixing in the Box Next to Knif Audio! (Podcast)

In this episode I'm meeting Music Maestro Lauri Hämäläinen at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. We talk aboout his career and impressive journey from being a classical violinist to a key figure at Sonic Pump Studios is nothing short of inspiring. With over 15 years at the studio, Lauri has mastered recording and producing a wide range of music genres, from hip hop to black metal. In this episode of The Studio Visitor Podcast, we delve into Lauri's experiences, his passion for music, tuning drums and his impact on the Finnish music scene. Join us as we explore the magic behind Sonic Pump Studios and uncover some secrets of successful music production. Link to the studio and the artist: Sonic Pump Studios - https://www.sonicpumpstudios.com/ Lauri Hämäläinen IG - @lauri.haemaelainen Get in touch if you like to know more about my channel and please follow me: Subscribe:    / @thestudiovisitor   Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.studiovisitor.com/ Instagram:   / thestudiovisitor   Facebook:   / thestudiovisitor   #podcast #studiotour #studio #interview #LauriHämäläinen #SonicPumpStudios #MusicProduction #HelsinkiMusicScene #MusicMaestro #RecordingStudio #MusicPodcast #FinnishMusic #HipHop #BlackMetal #ClassicalToModernMusic #producing #producingmusic #productionstudio #mastering #musicproduction #masteringstudio #mixing #gearjunky #recording #audioengineering #saturation #tutorial #tutorials #dynamics #equalizer #eq #music #plugin #plugins #drums #microphone #preamp #limiter #plugins #distortion #audioplugins #compression #daw #mixing #reverb #studiogear #dolbyatmos #audioproduction #sounddesign #musicstudiolife Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Meeting Laurie 01:15 starting as a classical Violinist 01:45 High school years 03:10 Starting with DAW 04:00 Starting rap stuff in Finish with a friend 04:30 Still friends 05:10 Graduated as an engineer 05:50 Taking courses by Susan Rogers 06:18 His introduction to Sonic Pump Studios 06:40 Always into something 07:03 His favorite task between recording, producing and mixing 08:01 Starting drum tuning 08:45 If it doesn't sound great 09:10 the underestimated value of tuning 10:16 Tuning is is more important than the chain 11:02 His own reference for tuning 11:58 The magic trick 12:30 About the drum doctor 13:00 Rick Beato as another refference 14:38 Not many drummers tune it right 15:18 Developing his own method 16:12 Tuning any other instrument 17:49 Staring a recording 18:29 Quality cables and stuff we think we know 19:28 More on cables 19:55 About the variable resistance cable 21:05 Interesting approach on recording vocals 21:55 The difference between 1084 and 1073 preamps 22:29 Smashing compressors to kill the variables 24:45 Don't record that, but keep it on the monitoring 25:26 Capture emotion and don't care about less important stuff 26:14 Techniques to put a performer in a good place 27:26 About insecurity 28:30 The base of classical schooled 30:02 No arguing but serving the artist and the art 30:41 About mixing in the box with Logic 31:04 Lauri's favorite plugin 31:25 Controversial stuff about digital EQ's 33:37 Using just one equalizer plugin 34:13 Me about the UC1 34:30 About his Kii speakers in his flat room 35:41 The acoustic treatment that took half a year 36:20 Why did it take so long? 37:15 Bass-trapping with 70 centimeters of Rockwool 37:40 Furthermore on his room design 38:46 Diffusion 39:20 The choice of genres for a pop guy in a metal world 40:47 The story about a gifted guitar by Teemu Mäntysaari (Megadeath) 42:30 Custom build in LA by Steve Vai 43:18 The Knif Microphone 44:26 The building style of Jonte Kniff one floor higher 45:08 Microphones are microphones 46:08 The difference between good and magical 46:22 Most magical moment of his career 46:48 Another great story to share 48:58 You don't need it all 49:30 Closing thoughts 51:35 Thanks to Laura but time wrap it up