Mastering the mix with Marta Salogni
Engineer and producer Marta Salogni joins Verity Sharp to unpick the art of mixing and producing. Plus Irish folk, swan necks and circling drones.
Grammy-nominated engineer and producer Marta Salogni joins Verity Sharp to shine a light on some of the obscure processes involved in mixing and producing a record. Inviting us into her workspace, Studio Zona in London, Marta unveils some of the techniques and machines essential to the meticulous craft of recording a track and working on it in post-production.
Honing her skills at the controls of the mixing desk of an occupied social centre and an independent radio station in her hometown of Brescia, Italy, Marta moved to London to pursue a career as a recording engineer. She soon became one of the most sought-after engineers and producers in the industry, working with the likes of µþÂáö°ù°ì, M.I.A, Holly Herndon, Mica Levi and Tomaga, and was awarded UK Music Producer of the Year in 2022. A musician herself, Marta also plays both composed and improvised live sets using tape machines, loops, and feedback. And, deconstructing the various stages involved in the production of the track Deep England by NYX, we consider the musicianship and creative decisions involved in all aspects of record production.
Elsewhere in the programme, a track from the forthcoming album by Irish folk songwriter Lisa O’Neill, sonic experiments with swan necks from a whisky distillery, and circling drones from Belgian producer Jef Martens.
Produced by Silvia Malnati
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Noda & Wolfers
Supernatural Mixing Desk
- Tascam Space Season.
- L.i.e.s..
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Aperture
Everyone
- Stanze.
- Stray Signals.
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Cycheouts
Swampy Murder
- Cycheouts' Counterattack: Best Cuts 1995​-​2000.
- EM Records.
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Maya Al Khaldi
Zaghritu
- Other World.
- Tawleef.
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Strafe für Rebellion
Octagon Sphere
- Octagon Sphere.
- Auf Abwegen Germany.
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Alemu Aga
Sele Genna
- Ethiopiques Vol 11: Bèguèna.
- Buda Musique.
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Hack-Poets Guild
Daring Highwayman
- Blackletter Garland.
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Anja Lauvdal
Fantasie for Agathe Backer Grøndahl
- From a Story Now Lost.
- Smalltown Supersound.
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Tachycardie
Parties sud puis nord
- Autonomie Min​é​rale.
- unjenesaisquoi.
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Le Diable Degoutant
Vengeance Tardive
- Fleur De Chagrin.
- Aguirre Records.
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Lucrecia Dalt
Gena
- !Ay!.
- RVNG.
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Chris Carter
Warm Hair
- Archival Recordings 1973-1977.
- Mute.
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Francesco Fonassi & Marta Salogni
Prologo
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White Noise
Love Without Sound
- Versatile Mixtape.
- Versatile Records.
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Holly Herndon & Jlin
Godmother
- 4AD.
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µþÂáö°ù°ì
Arisen My Senses
- Utopia.
- One Little Indian.
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µþÂáö°ù°ì
The Gate
- Utopia.
- One Little Indian.
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Gazelle Twin & NYX
Deep England
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Mica Levi
Wings
- Ruff Dog LP.
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Francesco Fonassi & Marta Salogni
Sfere
- L'ebrezza delle grandi profondità.
- Canti Magnetici.
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Biliana Voutchkova & Jeff Surak
Unraveled over time
- The Truth About the Key.
- Relative Pitch Records.
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Ruhail Qaisar
Namgang
- Fatima.
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Marla Hlady & Christof Migone
Beat
- Swan Song.
- °ä°ùó²Ô¾±³¦²¹.
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Banda
Mvrele Ensemble: Voices
- Central African Republic: Banda Polyphony.
- UNESCO.
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Sandy Lynch
Schway Dub
- Avon Is Dead.
- Avon Terror Corps.
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Ibukun Sunday
Purport
- Mantra.
- Phantom Limb.
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Henry Birdsey
Lament V
- Laments for Rhodes Piano.
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Steve Roden
Winter Couplet
- Winter Couplet.
- New Plastic Music.
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Barbara Dane
I Hate the Capitalist System
- I Hate the Capitalist System.
- Paredon.
Broadcasts
- Fri 3 Feb 2023 23:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
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