Vocal mixing, widening, compression and getting a great vocal performance- FAQ Friday
As always, I get tons of amazing questions from you guys on a daily/weekly basis! If a singer thinks that there he or she is the world's greatest singer and they have this amazing range but actually don’t, how do…
Sonuus Loopa Mic Review And Giveaway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54BnyGIImfsVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Sonuus Loopa Mic Review And Giveaway- Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54BnyGIImfs) a Rafflecopter giveaway What is a looper microphone? (From Sonuus.com) A looper microphone works just like a normal microphone,…
J.J. Blair Interview and Studio Tour (The Who, Johnny Cash, Rod Stewart)
After “threatening” to do it over the course of several AES and NAMM conventions, I finally had the chance to meet with my good friend and marvellous engineer, J.J. Blair. J.J.’s worked with many incredible artists over the years, including…
5 Quick Master Bus Mixing Tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9McdQrolxcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 5 Quick Master Bus Mixing Tricks - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9McdQrolxc) 1. Automate the output of your last plugin - If you want add more impact to different sections…
Analogue vs. Mixing in the box & dodgy contracts – FAQ Friday
Hello lovely people! I got a good bunch of great questions this week! Please keep them coming! I post a new FAQ Friday video... every Friday! haha Let's get to it! I get this questions similar to this all the…
IK Multimedia’s iRig Pro I/O Interface Review & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway The thing that intrigued me about this was "portable audio midi device for iOS." It's really interesting - I've never recorded my guitar onto my iPhone before! We're going to try it and you're going to see…
Mark Endert Interview (The Fray, Fiona Apple, Train)
I recently had the tremendous pleasure of speaking with Mark Endert, a mixing engineer whose credits include The Fray, Train, Fiona Apple, Maroon 5, and Madonna, among many others. Mark and I have both a personal and professional relationship going…
5 Quick Compression Mixing Tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2I5ITIZagkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 5 Quick Compression Mixing Tricks - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2I5ITIZagk) 1. Side Chain the guitar to the lead vocal - This is a simple effect to set up. If…
Logic 10.4 Update: the first to utilize ARA-2
By: Carlo Libertini Apple's release of the latest Logic Pro update this year at The NAMM Show was no accident. Amidst all the clamor and thunder of almost countless software developers, Logic quietly hit the app store with nothing less…
FAQ Friday – Building Your Business
Hello lovely people! It's hard to believe that the entire first month of 2018 is gone and behind us! The Produce Like A Pro team had a wonderful time at NAMM checking out all the cool gear, filming videos and…
Mics, Preamps, Plugins, Vocal Tuning, and a Giveaway! NAMM Day 4
This is the last video we'll be posting from NAMM 2018! For those of you who couldn't attend, I hope you enjoyed "attending" via these videos! It was a great time and I can't wait to do it all over…
Songwriters Win Big in Royalty Battle with Streaming Services
An uphill legal dispute with music streaming services has finally come to a head, marking an unprecedented victory for songwriters. The federal Copyright Royalty Board headed the push for increased royalty rates from digital streaming and won a nearly 50%…
Nobels ODR-1: Review & Giveaway
While I was at NAMM I was given a Nobels ODR-1 overdrive pedal to try out. I have never personally used one, but I wanted to give it whirl because I have recorded guitarists before that use and love this…
Interviews with Pro Audio Legends @ NAMM 2018
At Day 3 of NAMM 2018, we had the immense pleasure of chatting with several recording industry masters–each of whom are certainly “legendary” in their own right! We first spoke with Mike Piersante, perhaps best known for engineering and mixing…
What’s your favorite thing at NAMM 2018? & Giveaway!
What is your favorite thing at NAMM 2018? There's a ton of amazing gear, products, and people at this year's NAMM so naturally, that's what today's video features; amazing people and their favorite thing at NAMM! We heard from Audient,…
Preamps, Re-amps, Giveaways & NAMM 2018 (FAQ Friday)
This week we decided to do things a bit differently for the FAQ Friday episode. We filmed it LIVE at NAMM and we added 2 giveaways and several short interviews! We're giving away the following: 1. Spectra Sonics STX 100…
UK Sound 1173 Channel Strip Review
This is very exciting for me because about two or three years ago I came up with the idea to take a 1073 and an 1176 and put them together! There's loads of 1073s and 1176s and all this kind…
5 Quick Delay Mixing Tricks
Hello Lovely people! Mixing with delay can add a depth to you mix in an interesting way. Short delays can be used to add distance between your instruments similarly to reverb. But unlike reverb you can add multiple repeats to…
FAQ Friday – Interfaces, Microphones & Acoustic Guitars
Hello lovely people! Thank you so much for you incredible response to last weeks inaugural episode of F.A.Q. Friday! The comments on the youtube video were amazing and the questions have been pouring in. I feel as though we already…
5 Quick Reverb Mixing Tricks
Hello Lovely people! Learning how to use reverb is essential in mixing. It can add width and distance between you instruments. Reverb can also make your tracks sound like they were recorded in a completely different space. This is particularly…
Review & Giveaway: BAE 500C FET 500 Series Compressor
The BAE 500C is a FET style compressor that is reminiscent of the FET compressors you know and love from the 60's and 70's, but in a lovely 500 series rack format! As many of you know, I am a huge…
FAQ Friday – Episode 1
Hello Lovely People! I hope you're doing marvellously well and that you're off to a great start in the new year! This year we want to answer even more of your questions. We have a great community here at Produce…
Gain Staging: 3 Things You Need to Know
Gain staging is a very hotly debated topic around the internet! When getting started in music, gain staging meant something completely differently than it does now. In Ye Olden Days we were concerned with signal to noise ratio and tape…
Review & Giveaway: Phoenix Audio N90-DRC/500 Compressor and Gate
The Phoenix Audio N90-DRC 500 is a 500 series compressor and gate. It was developed by Phoenix's lead designer David Rees over 20 years ago to resemble a more subtle style of compression from yesteryear. This compressor sounds fantastic! For…
Mixing The Aquabats Kick Drum with Cameron Webb
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Eddie Kramer Interview (Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix)
https://youtu.be/kOS7YrFicskVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Eddie Kramer Interview (Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix) - Produce Like A Pro (https://youtu.be/kOS7YrFicsk) Eddie Kramer is as much a record industry historian as he is a storied engineer…
Rock Mix Bus Processing with Bob Marlette and Ulrich Wild
Mixing through plugins on your master bus is a widely debated topic. There are many approaches and methods but the best part is that there is no one way to go about it. Today I have a video for you…
Mixing Kick Drums and Vocals
https://youtu.be/gW0q3xQbfScVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Vocals and Kick Drum - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://youtu.be/gW0q3xQbfSc) Hello lovely people, I hope that you had a happy Christmas/ holiday and spent time with the people that…
Removing Pops and Clicks with Izotope RX
https://youtu.be/O5uSisC6ODwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Fixing Pops & Clicks with Izotope RX with Warren Sokol - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://youtu.be/O5uSisC6ODw) Warren Sokol is a professional mastering engineer that works at United Mastering in Los…
Recording at Abbey Road – Live Q&A with Jerry Hammack
Hello Lovely people! My good friend Jerry Hammack was kind enough to take a couple of hours on a Friday and sit down to talk with us and answer questions about the Beatles. Jerry is an expert on the recording…
Four Tips to Improve Your Mixes
Hello Lovely people! Below are my top 4 tips for getting better sounding mixes. These tips are practical things that you can put into practice right away to take your mixes to the next level. 1. Rough mixes If you're…
Creating the Vocal Thickening Trick in Cubase
Chris Selim is a producer, recording , mix engineer. He is the owner of Mixdown Online and has worked on more than 60 albums over the last 14 years. He has produced and mixed artists globally in Canada, USA, France, Belgium…
Layering Heavy Guitars in a Rock song with Bob Marlette
https://youtu.be/RfnEDa5fREcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How To Layer Heavy Guitars in a Rock Song with Bob Marlette - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://youtu.be/RfnEDa5fREc) Bob Marlette has had a huge career in music stretching from Session…
Recording Bass and Guitars with the Workday Release
Hello lovely people! I hope this fine Thursday is treating you wonderfully! Today we are continuing our progress recording and producing the song "Side by Side" with The Workday Release. In week 1 we recorded the acoustic guitar and scratch…
Editing Drums with Beat Detective for the Workday Release
Hello! Hope you're having a marvellous Tuesday! We have arrived at week 3 on our journey of producing the song "Side by Side" with The Workday Release. In week 1 we recorded the acoustic guitar and scratch vocal, and in…
Mixing Hip Hop Vocals with Ariel Chobaz & Bob Horn
Ariel Chobaz and Bob Horn are both incredibly accomplished mixers. Both have worked with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop! Ariel was nominated for a Grammy for Rihanna's album "Loud", and Bob is a Grammy winner who's mixed songs for…
Recording Drums with the Workday Release
Last week we started producing the song "Side by Side" with The Workday Release. We recorded the acoustic guitar and scratch vocal and we gave everyone an opportunity to join in and produce their own version of the song with…
What is an Audio Engineer?
What is an audio engineer? If you're are making music, or recording audio you are an audio engineer. Of course, this is a broadest answer possible. To be more specific I have come up with a list of 5 duties…
Drum Microphone Placement Techniques
The first time that you place microphones on a drum set can be difficult. There are many questions that you might ask yourself. What microphones should I use? How many microphones should I use? Are they too far? Are they…
Lewitt LCT 440 Pure Giveaway
The Lewitt LCT 440 Pure is an extraordinary microphone. It is a large diaphragm condenser microphone that sounds great on a wide array of sources. You can see and hear this microphone in action in this video where David from…
Producing a Song with The Workday Release
I have been working with David of The Workday Release on a new album and I want you to be a part of it! This week we're working on the acoustic guitar and the scratch vocal tracks. You can download…
How to Mix Vocals with Cameron Webb, Erik Reichers and Phil Allen
The vocal track is most important element in modern pop, rock and country music. The lyrics contain the point and theme of the song. The singer's voice is what connects the listener to the music. It's important to mix the…
Lifetime Membership to the Produce Like a Pro Academy Giveaway
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Giving Thanks and Free Gift for the Produce Like a Pro Community
Hello lovely people! Today is thanksgiving in the United States and as tradition goes, here are a few things for which I am thankful. First, I want you to know that I am thankful for all of you. Together we…
Tips for Recording Rock Guitars with Cameron Webb
Cameron Webb is a master of recording rock music. He's worked with many great bands, including NOFX, Pennywise and Motorhead to name a few. I was at Cameron's studio with Glenn Fricker and we were doing some recording for a…
Master Bus Processing Chains from 3 Mix Engineers
Mixing through plugins on your master bus is a widely debated topic. There are many approaches and methods but the best part is that there is no one way to go about it. Some mixers will start by adding plugins…
AfterMaster Audio Labs Tour with Shelly Yakus
Shelly Yakus is one of the greatest recording and mixing engineers of all time. Not only that, but he is also a dear friend, and one of the nicest guys you'll meet. He's worked with many of the biggest names…
Ken Sluiter Recording Studio Tour
Hello lovely people! A few years ago my friend, Brad Wood, introduced me to Ken Sluiter. Ken Sluiter is a recording engineer, producer, and mixer out of Chicago. He moved to Los Angeles in 2003, where he worked alongside legendary producers…
Logic Pro 10.3 Update – New Features with Rob Mayzes
Apple recently upgraded their DAW Logic Pro X to version 10.3. This update includes new features like selection based processing. Selection based processing allows you to highlight a section, add a plugin, do whatever processing you want, and click apply.…
5 Tips for Recording Vocals
Recording a great sounding vocal in the studio sounds like it should be a simple task. You set up a microphone, have your singer to stand in front of it, give them a set of headphones and hit the record…