The Things We Over-complicate in Music Production
From Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology by Audionautic
March 5, 2026 · 1h 21m · Season 5 · Episode 198
About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities and overthinking involved in music production and how simplifying can lead to improvement.
This week’s episode is a round robin conversation about the things we overcomplicate in the studio.Kick drums. Arrangement. Mix bus processing. Sound design. Workflow. We all have areas where we spiral — adding layers, tweaking endlessly, chasing perfection, or solving problems that didn’t exist in the first place.We’re unpacking why we do it, when complexity helps, and when it quietly holds us back.Sometimes improving isn’t about learning more. It’s about doing less.Join us for a thoughtful (and slightly confessional) discussion about creative overthinking in music production.Lars has a new single, check it here:https://errorpronerecords.bandcamp.com/album/completely-incoherent-dreamsThanks to our Patrons who support what we do:Audionauts: Abby, Bendu, David Svrjcek, Josh Wittman, Paul Ledbrook, Matt Donatelli and Stephen SetzepfandtLars Haur - Audionaut ProducerJonathan Goode - Audionaut ProducerJoin the conversation:💌 audionauticsounds@gmail.com 🐤 Twitter @Audionautic📸 Instagram: @audionauticsounds📡Discord: https://discord.gg/uTRbCmCjSunwarper: https://sunwarper.comKh3rtis: https://kh3rtis.com
People in this episode
Hosts: Lars Haur, Jonathan Goode
Topics covered
- music production
- creative overthinking
- workflow
- sound design
- mix bus processing
- arrangement
Keywords
- music production
- overcomplication
- kick drums
- mixing
- sound design
- workflow
- creative process
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Audionautic, Errorprone Records
Products: Completely Incoherent Dreams
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