https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCq3VUzNHsVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Rock Guitars and The Art Of Producing A Band With Cameron Webb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCq3VUzNHs) Producing and Mixing Guitars for Star Zero – King Saul How Cameron Webb Built Width, Punch and Trust…
Dax Liniere Mix Breakdown, Leanne Castley, “What I Missed”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49GtGDsHDuk&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dax Liniere Mix Breakdown Leanne Castley – "What I Missed" Revise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49GtGDsHDuk&feature=youtu.be) If you want a proper, real world set of multitracks to practise on, or to follow along with Dax’s full…
Can You Really Record Drums on a 1 Input Interface? (We Tested Every Audient iD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2YOHN5k0QVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Can You Really Record Drums on a 1 Input Interface? (We Tested Every Audient iD) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2YOHN5k0Q) Download The Multitracks: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/kyros-rumour-form/ Artist: Kyros https://www.youtube.com/c/KYROSuk Track: Rumour https://open.spotify.com/track/5edGsJ3JpCKNGh1riNZjxT?si=MV_VDK1AS-GbnKynZlAhWQ Drummer Ray Hearne: https://www.instagram.com/rayhaken Recording Drums…
What Separates a Good Rock Mix from a Great One?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CccdR3sm5IoVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Two Songs In Hybrid And In The Box With Cameron Webb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CccdR3sm5Io) As producers and mix engineers, we all chase the same things: Clarity. Punch. Energy. Emotion. Yet when we…
FAQ Friday: Vocals, Vintage Gear, and Training Your Ears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaa0vVafICUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Stop Copying Vocal Chains… Here’s What Actually Works – FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaa0vVafICU) Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. We’re big, bad, and back in black for another FAQ Friday. This week’s…
The Drum Plugin 14,000 Engineers Voted #1 Just Got Dangerous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XRJfg1IkwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Drum Plugin 14,000 Engineers Voted #1 Just Got Dangerous (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XRJfg1Ikw) Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate 2 Review Smarter Gating, Intelligent Alignment, and Effortless Punch A couple of years ago, when a wave…
Cameron Craig – Craft, Credits and Quiet Influence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5HQyvjl8O8&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Cameron Craig – Craft, Credits and Quiet Influence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5HQyvjl8O8&feature=youtu.be) There are engineers who accumulate credits.And then there are engineers who quietly shape modern music from behind the glass. Cameron Craig is firmly in…
Musik Hack Sweet EQ Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pg2uHbBlkw&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: This Plugin Might Replace 5 Others – Musik Hack Sweet EQ Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pg2uHbBlkw&feature=youtu.be) Sweet EQ Introduction Sale Price $79: Https://www.musikhack.com/products/sweeteq/165/DI A Modern Saturation EQ That Thinks Beyond Emulations When we first…
Austrian Audio OC-S10 Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCMWtOw7UAEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels Austrian Audio OC S10 Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCMWtOw7UAE) Download The Multitracks: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/tears-for-fears-head-over-heels-cover-form/ Capturing Head Over Heels with Modern Precision There are certain songs you approach carefully. Head…
Inside Abbey Road’s Secret Gear Lair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPo97LPCGcw&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Abbey Road’s Secret Gear Lair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPo97LPCGcw&feature=youtu.be) Mirek Stiles, REDD Desks, TG Legends and a New Chapter of Sound There are studio tours, and then there are moments where you realise…
Harrison 32Classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvgNgm-TS_AVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: This Console Changed How Records Sound Forever (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvgNgm-TS_A) This Console Changed How Records Sound Forever Walking up to a Harrison console always feels a little different. There’s a quiet weight to…
The Studio Is for Creation, Not Control: Ken Scott on Letting Artists Be Artists
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YdwIgZdObQEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Beatles Producers George Martin Vs. Gus Dudgeon With Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YdwIgZdObQE) In my conversation with Ken Scott, one idea comes through loud and clear. The artist is in the studio for…
How a Modern Folk Pop Record Comes Together: A Complete Mix Breakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvip2913RGUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Folk Pop – Free Multitracks With Dax Liniere (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvip2913RGU) There is something quietly powerful about a Folk Pop record that understands restraint. Jordan Millar’s Advice From Beyoncé is a great example…
Dan Weller’s Favourite Plug-Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVAdni6tc0c&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: My Favourite Plug-Ins with Dan Weller (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVAdni6tc0c&feature=youtu.be) Check Out Dan Weller’s Course Here: https://www.kohleaudiokult.com/courses/djent The tools he genuinely cannot live without There are plug-ins you try once, enjoy for a bit,…
Modern Music Production with Dan Weller, Studio Tour and Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEX7swhK1Q0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Modern Record Production with Dan Weller – Studio Tour and Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEX7swhK1Q0) Workflow, decision-making, and real-world production insight from Dan Weller Check Out The Dan Weller Course Here: https://www.kohleaudiokult.com/courses/djent When we…
FAQ Friday: Grammys, Great Tones, Better Mixes, and Knowing When to Do Less
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxRuemNnckVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Grammy Nominated or Just Involved? Clearing the Confusion, Tone, Mixing & Trust Your Ears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxRuemNnck) Every so often, a handful of questions come up again and again. They are the kind of…
From the Barrier to Ally Pally: Why Sunny Afternoon Hit Me So Hard
A Sunny Afternoon Review on Why The Kinks’ Story Still Hits Home Last night I finally saw Sunny Afternoon, and it was one of those evenings that stays with you long after the curtain call. My wife Kasia bought…
NAMM Day 2: Speakers, Consoles, Ribbons and the Power of Showing Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxUNYUnLfjUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: NAMM What’s New 2026 Day 2 – Chandler Limited Mixing System (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxUNYUnLfjU) Day two at NAMM always feels a little surreal. The noise somehow gets louder, the conversations get deeper, and…
NAMM 2026 – Day One: Legacy, Evolution, and Tools That Earn Trust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4C2v9ZyhBw&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: NAMM 2026 What's New? – SSL 4000 Reborn? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4C2v9ZyhBw&feature=youtu.be) Day One at NAMM is always a strange mix of reunion, overload, and genuine discovery. You walk in thinking you are there to…
Under the Hood: Mixing Meghan Trainor “Gifts For Me” with Jason LaRocca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27T6_2f1frsVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Under the Hood: Mixing Meghan Trainor “Gifts For Me” with Jason LaRocca (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27T6_2f1frs) Jason LaRocca opens this session the way I love, straight into the work, no fluff. He is a Grammy…
Universal Audio Volt 876 Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4BfPiQq6jo&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording Fleetwood Mac “Rhiannon” with the UA Volt 876 (Giveaway + Multitracks) with @ashsoan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4BfPiQq6jo&feature=youtu.be) Commitment Over Options, A Proper Studio Front End The real test of any recording interface is…
When Giants Collide: Stanley Clarke and Billy Cobham in the Same Room
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/42XVpbABO3oVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Stanley Clarke & Billy Cobham Outplaying Each Other With Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/42XVpbABO3o) As told by Ken Scott There are dream sessions, and then there are sessions that teach you something profound…
FAQ Friday: Microphone Flavours, Avoidable Recording Mistakes and the Truth About Expensive Gear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n62Sq_1iBawVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Truth About Expensive Gear – FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n62Sq_1iBaw) Hope you’re doing marvellously well. I’m back at Spitfire London, dressed mostly in black, and it’s time for another FAQ Friday. As always, I…
Chandler Limited and Abbey Road unveil the REDD Mixing System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfflb11rrm8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Chandler REDD Mixing System – At @abbeyroad Studios – First Look (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfflb11rrm8) Download The Chandler Limited Mixing System Demo Tracks Here: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/chandler-limited-mixing-system-demo-form/ A modular console that unites REDD, TG and RS…
Don’t Chase Perfection. Chase the Moment.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8qb9vWN-F3YVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Don't Chase Perfection (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8qb9vWN-F3Y) One of the biggest lessons I have learned from doing this for a long time is not to be too much of a perfectionist, especially when it…
Inside The Good Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqsD41arOIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside a Pro Mixing Studio: How Matt Weiss Actually Thinks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqsD41arOI) Want to level up your mixes with one of the best in the business? You can get Matt Weiss’s complete…
“Don’t Listen to the Lyrics”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrcMWitnQt0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: David Bowie's Song With No Meaning? (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrcMWitnQt0) Ken Scott on David Bowie and The Bewlay Brothers “I was stone and he was wax So he could scream, and still relax, unbelievable.”…
Naturally Authentic Reverb, Put Through a Real Room Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwpJZZr4mcYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Can a Reverb Plugin Replace a Real Room? Testing iamReverb on Live Multitracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwpJZZr4mcY) Hi everybody. Hope you are doing marvellously well. We are here in our satellite studio over in…
ABBA’s Genius, Hook After Hook, A Conversation with Steven Wilson
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0fX0F48DBAEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Abba's Ultimate Hook Song (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0fX0F48DBAE) “Mamma mia, here I go again.” Steven Wilson often uses Mamma Mia as the perfect example of why ABBA’s songwriting deserves far more respect than it sometimes gets, especially…
How the Slide Guitar Became the Backing Vocal on How Soon Is Now?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5HKXAXX3H-EVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Smiths Iconic Guitar Riff (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5HKXAXX3H-E) One of the most fascinating production decisions on How Soon Is Now? came from a limitation rather than an indulgence. Morrissey was famously against backing vocals on Smiths…
Trevor Horn’s Lessons on Production
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o-szHBU_CLYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Trevor Horn's Lesson On Production with Stephen Lipson (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o-szHBU_CLY) Stephen Lipson on speed, instinct, and knowing when to stop One of the most important lessons on production that Stephen Lipson learned while working…
Ken Scott on John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and the Beautiful Contradiction at the Heart of The White Album
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MQ_GtcZvZH4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ken Scott on John Lennon & Paul McCartney Songs (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MQ_GtcZvZH4) Having spent countless hours in the studio with Ken Scott, few people are better placed to articulate the subtle emotional divide between John Lennon and Paul…
Real Music. Real People. Happy New Year 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKwTm3VF3scVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MUSIC Still Matters | Authenticity, Real Performances & 21 Multitracks | Happy New Year 2026 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKwTm3VF3sc) I do not usually get into very personal territory, however as the year comes to…
Life on Mars? The Bathroom Deadline, Mick Ronson’s Orchestration, and a Moment of Creative Brilliance
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E8IUyeAgJ7QVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: David Bowie's 'Life On Mars' – Mick Ronson Wrote String Arrangement in the Bathroom – Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E8IUyeAgJ7Q) Some of the most extraordinary moments in recorded music happen not because everything is…
Mixing “Lighthouse” by Stone Branches, Dax Liniere’s Puzzle Factory Breakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybb376fSpLoVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mix Tricks You'll use On Every Session – Mixing Indie Rock With Dax Liniere (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybb376fSpLo) “Lighthouse” is one of those tracks where the emotional arc is obvious within seconds. It starts…
Steven Wilson on the Trap of Chasing Modern Pop
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EcmkJsfgGHoVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What’s Wrong In Pop Music (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EcmkJsfgGHo) In this short but incisive reflection, Steven Wilson puts his finger on one of the central tensions in contemporary pop music. The pressure to align with whatever…
Real Amp or Plug In? And Other Big Questions, FAQ Friday from Spitfire Studio London
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Real Amp Or Plugin? FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQ) Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. Welcome back to another FAQ Friday, this time from our satellite studio here in London at Spitfire Studio…
How a World-Class Session Bass Part Is Built
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzFRXahuAAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Professional Bass Recording: FREE Course Feel, Time & Taste with Taylor Swift Bassplayer Amos Heller (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzFRXahuAA) Inside Amos Heller’s Remote Recording Workflow, and a Free Christmas Gift for Musicians 🎄…
White Christmas – The Biggest Selling Song of All Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi2rWMl4jwsVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 'White Christmas' Songs That Changed Music: The World’s Best-Selling Single (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi2rWMl4jws) In 1942, Bing Crosby introduced a new Christmas song to the world that would quietly become the most commercially successful song in…
What Is Really Happening to the Music Industry With AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: AI vs. Authenticity: What Is Really Happening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDg) A working professional’s view from inside the room Hi everybody. Hope you’re doing marvellously well. There is an overwhelming amount of noise right…
LiquidSonics Cinematic Rooms, The Reverb Professionals Trust When It Really Matters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaRFg9Zvcz8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Matt Weiss Liquid Sonics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaRFg9Zvcz8) Our good friend and long-time mentor Matt Weiss, of weissadvice.com, joins us here at Produce Like A Pro from his brand new commercial recording facility, The Good Days in…
FAQ Friday, Drum Mics, Phase, Mastering Sessions and Overheads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJanWbTfn1EVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: That “Perfect” Drum Phase Is Probably Wrong – FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJanWbTfn1E) We are back at Status Flow at Sensible Music, thanks to Maverick for letting us use the room again while…
Jimmy Webb on the Greatest Lesson Motown Ever Taught Him
When Jimmy Webb talks about Motown, he does not talk about chart positions or studio tricks. He talks about an education. In his words, he had “the educational experience of my life at Motown,” and it all revolved around…
Inside a Modern Pop Mix: Dax Liniere Mixing Hope Wilkins’ “Hope U Came” (Free Multitracks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIH14G7fw_EVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dax Liniere Mixing Hope Wilkins Course – FREE Multitracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIH14G7fw_E) In this in depth mix breakdown, producer and mastering engineer Dax Liniere from Puzzle Factory Sound Studios in London walks you through his complete…
Steve Lillywhite and the Art of Sonic Space
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QboblNMbjNAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Leaving Space In Music (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QboblNMbjNA) Producers often spend years chasing “bigger” sounds, when the real magic lies in something far more elusive and far more powerful than boosting EQ curves or…
From DIY Paint-Roller Mics to Deluxe Desks: The Journey of Producer, Engineer and Mixer Dax Liniere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6TAZ7Q8VH8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: From ZERO Budget to World-Class STUDIO: Dax’s Incredible Journey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6TAZ7Q8VH8) When you walk into The Puzzle Factory, Dax Liniere’s London studio, you can feel immediately that nothing here is accidental. The…
Jimmy Webb and the Art of Songwriting
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oPjiB3RYTEAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Get The Listeners ATTENTION: Jimmy Webb Explains How (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oPjiB3RYTEA) Opening with a Line That Grabs the World There is a moment in every great song when the writer either captures the listener…
Understanding Compression and How to Use It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7PpeZdlWMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How To Use Compression In Your Mix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7PpeZdlWM) Featuring Phil Allen Compression can feel intimidating when you are first learning to mix, however as Phil Allen demonstrates in this lesson, it…
Bob Clearmountain’s Mixing Philosophy: Feel First, Details Later
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jed8fZey7asVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Bob Clearmountain's Key To Mixing (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jed8fZey7as) Bob Clearmountain has always had a beautifully human way of approaching the technical craft of mixing. In conversation, he often circles back to one deceptively…
Mixing On The Edge: Inside A Tape vs DAW Session With Bradley Cook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Edt0D3364Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: DAW Vs Tape: Mixing with Bradley Cook (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Edt0D3364) There is something very special about sitting in a room while someone like Bradley Cook builds a mix from the ground up. In…