Russ Tanner
@audiosauruss.bsky.social
Audio engineer based in Austin, TX. I record and mix music, and sometimes I make my own too. No awards, no famous clients, and I won’t claim otherwise. Just 15 years of happy customers.
www.russelltanner.audio
www.russelltanner.audio
Right proper mess o’ vocal automation.
May 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Right proper mess o’ vocal automation.
New release that I worked on is out in the world! Thanks Runaway Horse and @janapochop.bsky.social for bringing me in to mix the ultra vibey Mi Voz. Go have a listen!
Many congratulations to Runaway Horse on the release of "mujer." It's a stunning work, and I was so honored to produce "Mi Voz" for this project.Thanks to @audiosauruss.bsky.social for mixing, and Andre Moran and Cedar Creek Studio for tracking the vocals and piano for our track! 🧡
May 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New release that I worked on is out in the world! Thanks Runaway Horse and @janapochop.bsky.social for bringing me in to mix the ultra vibey Mi Voz. Go have a listen!
Some death metal recording from a couple weeks ago. Drummer requested no samples be used so we had to like, actually record good sounds. Love that. It’s not my usual genre but it turned out great.
#recording #recordingstudio #drums #bass #guitar
#recording #recordingstudio #drums #bass #guitar
April 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Some death metal recording from a couple weeks ago. Drummer requested no samples be used so we had to like, actually record good sounds. Love that. It’s not my usual genre but it turned out great.
#recording #recordingstudio #drums #bass #guitar
#recording #recordingstudio #drums #bass #guitar
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Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx
Some highlights from the Hands Off protest in Austin, TX today:
April 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Some highlights from the Hands Off protest in Austin, TX today:
Decided to start reading The Call of Cthulhu on Hoopla because eldritch horror seems like a pleasant escape from reality.
April 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Decided to start reading The Call of Cthulhu on Hoopla because eldritch horror seems like a pleasant escape from reality.
Someone drew another swastika on a lamp in my neighborhood so we turned it into a game of tic tac toe. Forgot to get a before picture but you don’t want to see that filth anyway. (This was before April Fool’s Day so it wasn’t a joke.) Welcome back to Trump’s America.
April 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Someone drew another swastika on a lamp in my neighborhood so we turned it into a game of tic tac toe. Forgot to get a before picture but you don’t want to see that filth anyway. (This was before April Fool’s Day so it wasn’t a joke.) Welcome back to Trump’s America.
There’s no substitute for practice.
There’s some marketing messages doing the rounds in the world of music
production. They are being used to encourage a new generation of music
makers to buy all sorts of stuff they don’t need and to subscribe to plans
they can’t afford. We expose them and tell you why it’s a scam.
production. They are being used to encourage a new generation of music
makers to buy all sorts of stuff they don’t need and to subscribe to plans
they can’t afford. We expose them and tell you why it’s a scam.
The New Marketing Scams In Music Production
There’s some marketing messages doing the rounds in the world of music
production. They are being used to encourage a new generation of music
makers to buy all sorts of stuff they don’t need and to subscribe to plans
they can’t afford. We expose them…
dlvr.it
March 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
There’s no substitute for practice.
Task for Gen Z: If “Ohio” means something is average or boring, I need you to start using “Texas” to mean stupid or asinine, especially intentionally. I’d do it myself but as a millennial my sway on pop culture is zero.
March 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Task for Gen Z: If “Ohio” means something is average or boring, I need you to start using “Texas” to mean stupid or asinine, especially intentionally. I’d do it myself but as a millennial my sway on pop culture is zero.
Mixing Shinyribs in the front yard at a house concert today
March 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Mixing Shinyribs in the front yard at a house concert today
I’m finally getting to one of the most meaningful projects I’ve done. I cannot believe ten years have gone by, but Kent Finlay left us on March 2, 2015. In February just before that, he asked me, Big John Mills, and Gregg Andrews to come out to his house and record his stack of unrecorded songs.
Independence Day, by Kent Finlay
2 track album
eight30records.bandcamp.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I’m finally getting to one of the most meaningful projects I’ve done. I cannot believe ten years have gone by, but Kent Finlay left us on March 2, 2015. In February just before that, he asked me, Big John Mills, and Gregg Andrews to come out to his house and record his stack of unrecorded songs.
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if you're reading this 50 years from now I need you to know that this series of world events isn't as dumb as it probably seems, it's actually much, much dumber than you can possibly imagine
February 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
if you're reading this 50 years from now I need you to know that this series of world events isn't as dumb as it probably seems, it's actually much, much dumber than you can possibly imagine
This has been sitting on my shelf for years and I guess it’s time I read it. And holy hell, right from the start, the rise of the Nazi party and Bolsheviks is *exactly* what the Trump/Musk party is doing now.
February 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This has been sitting on my shelf for years and I guess it’s time I read it. And holy hell, right from the start, the rise of the Nazi party and Bolsheviks is *exactly* what the Trump/Musk party is doing now.
Watched The Producers tonight and it feels nostalgic to remember a time when Nazis were universally maligned.
February 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Watched The Producers tonight and it feels nostalgic to remember a time when Nazis were universally maligned.
Dog snuggles also help
February 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Dog snuggles also help
The only thing that will get me through the next four years is good music. Took my dad to see David Gray last night, one of our faves. His new record is lovely and poetic. A real songwriter’s songwriter.
February 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The only thing that will get me through the next four years is good music. Took my dad to see David Gray last night, one of our faves. His new record is lovely and poetic. A real songwriter’s songwriter.
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the richest man in the world decided that you don't deserve safe drinking water
February 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
the richest man in the world decided that you don't deserve safe drinking water
Crammed a 13 piece band in the studio for rehearsals for a big event. Last one, then rest! And by rest I mean a different gig of course.
February 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Crammed a 13 piece band in the studio for rehearsals for a big event. Last one, then rest! And by rest I mean a different gig of course.
Happy heavenly birthday to my old friend and mentor Kent Finlay. I still see you at work every day. I can still hear you say, “Well, Russell, that sounds real good.” The CD on the wall and signature red bandana help keep my head on straight.
February 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Happy heavenly birthday to my old friend and mentor Kent Finlay. I still see you at work every day. I can still hear you say, “Well, Russell, that sounds real good.” The CD on the wall and signature red bandana help keep my head on straight.
On the bright side, the future is looking bleak but at least it will be short.
February 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
On the bright side, the future is looking bleak but at least it will be short.
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You know what would be great is if these weird assholes could get to know exactly one trans person and see that they're just people trying to get by like everyone else
February 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You know what would be great is if these weird assholes could get to know exactly one trans person and see that they're just people trying to get by like everyone else
Ran across this old gem from IG. I dont record a lot of metal, but when I do…
February 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ran across this old gem from IG. I dont record a lot of metal, but when I do…
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I equally hate our situation.
Please read Gail’s entire thread.
I care deeply about what’s going on and I hope that when people scroll by me, they can at least forget about the doom for a good minute or two.
Please read Gail’s entire thread.
I care deeply about what’s going on and I hope that when people scroll by me, they can at least forget about the doom for a good minute or two.
Folks.
I am still telling jokes on the internet like a doofus. I want to explain why I am telling jokes like a doofus when people, especially marginalized people but also everyone else, are being slowly pulled apart by the most ghastly people imaginable.
The answer is, for my mental health.
1/
I am still telling jokes on the internet like a doofus. I want to explain why I am telling jokes like a doofus when people, especially marginalized people but also everyone else, are being slowly pulled apart by the most ghastly people imaginable.
The answer is, for my mental health.
1/
January 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I equally hate our situation.
Please read Gail’s entire thread.
I care deeply about what’s going on and I hope that when people scroll by me, they can at least forget about the doom for a good minute or two.
Please read Gail’s entire thread.
I care deeply about what’s going on and I hope that when people scroll by me, they can at least forget about the doom for a good minute or two.
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It's good that there's a 25% tarriff on imported coffee now. This will incentivize people to purchase American coffee, grown in the New Jersey coffee forests
January 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It's good that there's a 25% tarriff on imported coffee now. This will incentivize people to purchase American coffee, grown in the New Jersey coffee forests
Trump’s next people pleasing executive order is to rename New Mexico to something fresh like South America.
January 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Trump’s next people pleasing executive order is to rename New Mexico to something fresh like South America.