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…
David Bowie, Personality and the Art of Reinvention: A Conversation With Bob Clearmountain
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0acHwq7swOMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Many Voices Of David Bowie (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0acHwq7swOM) Whenever I sit down with Bob Clearmountain I know we are going to end up talking about David Bowie. This time it was Bob…
Leslie Ann Jones: Fear, Curiosity and Keeping the Little Kid Alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gCQfBtcPdgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How to Build a Lifelong Career in Audio with Leslie Ann Jones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gCQfBtcPdg) When I finally sat down with Leslie Ann Jones at NAMM it felt like the end of a…
Eric Clapton on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, As Told by Ken Scott
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lQUdOEUq9LwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Eric Clapton Sounding Like The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – With Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lQUdOEUq9Lw) Every Beatles story takes on a mythic shape over time, however nothing beats hearing…
Compare Two Complete Mixes of the Same Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os9joBRufFg&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Hybrid Mixing With Warren Huart – Free Multitracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os9joBRufFg&feature=youtu.be) My Hybrid Console Mix Versus Ken Sluiter’s In The Box Mix One of the most valuable parts of this course is the…
State Is Flow Studio with Maverick Quest: An Industry Unstandard Home At Sensible Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeFWulJPkGIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: One of London’s Most Creative Spaces – How This Studio Went “Industry Unstandard” and Won (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeFWulJPkGI) Walking back into Sensible Music in King’s Cross and down the corridor to State Is…
The Modern SSL Studio… for a Fraction of the Price
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEDTBiJV-sEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Modern SSL Studio… for a Fraction of the Price (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEDTBiJV-sE) Bringing The SSL Studio Experience Into The Modern Hybrid World If you have spent any time around big rooms, you…
Ozzy Osbourne, Blizzard of Possibility: Leaving Black Sabbath and Discovering Randy Rhoads
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yHY9HO1oOM8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ozzy Osbourne From Black Sabbath To Blizzard Of Oz (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yHY9HO1oOM8) Ozzy Osbourne has stood at the centre of heavy music since the moment those ominous bells rang out on Black Sabbath’s debut.…
Stephen Street, Linger, and the Moment The Cranberries Found Their Sound
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0sUuGvRdr1sVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Cranberries Iconic Intro Could have Been VERY Different (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0sUuGvRdr1s) When Stephen Street first heard the demo of Linger, he instantly recognised what so many of us now hold as obvious. Dolores O’Riordan’s voice…
Darrell Thorp Recording Robert Jon and The Wreck at Sunset Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIOtiQsfvDcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Producing, Recording and Mixing a Full Track with Darrell Thorp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIOtiQsfvDc) A masterclass in tone, feel, and the art of capturing a truly great band Walking into Sunset Sound Studio 3…
Produce Like A Pro: Real Records, Real Community, Every Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJqWvTOl8IMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Unburdened – Mix Breakdown – Sessions With Steve (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJqWvTOl8IM) Produce Like A Pro is not just a course platform, it is a community of producers, engineers, musicians and songwriters who learn…
Nick Brine at Rockfield Studios: From Teenage Tape-Op To Britpop History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqixM3LvahcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Noel Gallagher gave me his OASIS Wonderwall guitar – Nick Brine Interview at Rockfield Studios (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqixM3Lvahc) When you drive up the long lane to Rockfield Studios there is a moment, just…
The Foo Fighters My Hero Guitar Sound, How They Built That Huge Wall Of Guitars
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PnSDThZHPKEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Foo Fighters My Hero Guitar Sound (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PnSDThZHPKE) Few modern rock songs feel as instantly monumental as My Hero. The moment those guitars come in there is this unmistakable sense of size and clarity…
The Writing and Production of “Message In A Bottle”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wql-cmCutgkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Police Message In A Bottle Recording Breakdown (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wql-cmCutgk) “Message In A Bottle” is one of the defining songs of The Police’s early reggae rock and new wave period, a perfect…
FAQ Friday: Reverb On The Mix Bus, “Too Compressed”, First Hardware And Choosing Monitors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGjqrzW-o78Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Too Compressed Or Just Badly Compressed? FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGjqrzW-o78) Hi everybody, hope you are doing marvellously well. This FAQ Friday was filmed at Sensible Music in Status Flow’s studio, which is…
Sculpting the Sound of Grunge: Michael Beinhorn on Crafting Iconic Guitar Tones
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s4oPZMQIy-kVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Grunge Guitar Tones With Michael Beinhorn (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s4oPZMQIy-k) When Michael Beinhorn talks about tone he’s not referring to presets, plug-ins or quick fixes. He’s talking about identity, the sonic fingerprint that makes…
The Drum Sound of “My Hero” – Inside the Foo Fighters’ Raw Power
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2AQs4GBJtvUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Foo Fighters doubled their drums on My Hero (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2AQs4GBJtvU) One of the most striking elements of the Foo Fighters’ The Colour and the Shape (1997) is the colossal drum sound on “My Hero.”…
Tayte Nickols: From GarageBand to MPG Breakthrough Producer of the Year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEY_RT-BrbsVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Tayte Nickols: From GarageBand to MPG Breakthrough Producer of the Year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEY_RT-Brbs) Inside “Mad Fox,” London’s newest creative hub On a rainy Monday morning in South Hampstead, the Produce Like A…
Michael Beinhorn’s Low End Alchemy: Recording the Bass on Soundgarden’s “Spoonman”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FFcVgNwVN1AVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Adding Weight To Bass Guitar (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FFcVgNwVN1A) When you think of Soundgarden’s Superunknown you immediately think of its sheer sonic weight. It’s heavy without being muddy, musical yet menacing and no song captures that…
Capturing Fire: Michael Beinhorn on Recording Chris Cornell
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/juV1PjSA6jwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Chris Cornell Blew Up Mics (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/juV1PjSA6jw) Few voices in rock history have possessed the sheer power, range and emotional gravity of Chris Cornell. Whether with Soundgarden, Audioslave or in his solo…
FAQ Friday at Rockfield: Mixing, Atmos, Mastering, and the Future of Great Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8yCDqC0LA&t=177sVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Should You Mix Into Masterbus Compression? FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8yCDqC0LA&t=177s) We filmed this FAQ Friday during our Rockfield masterclass in Monmouthshire, Wales. The conversation ranged from mix-bus decisions to Atmos workflows, from why…
Inside Dax Liniere’s Mix of “Sunshine Child” by Cavalcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD2UFu4H2cQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Dax Liniere’s Mix of “Sunshine Child” by Cavalcade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD2UFu4H2cQ) We spent a day at Puzzle Factory Sound Studios in London with producer and mixer Dax Liniere to break down his…
Inside the Puzzle Factory: The Inventive World of Dax Liniere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYT6IgbBf18Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Puzzle Factory Tour (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYT6IgbBf18) When I walked into Puzzle Factory Sound Studios for the first time I knew immediately this wasn’t just another recording space. It felt like stepping inside the brain of…
Inside Atlantis Studio, Stockholm: A Living Legend with ABBA Roots, Echo Chambers and Modern Mastery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyT3Bq5a314Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Atlantis Studio, Stockholm: A Living Legend with ABBA Roots, Echo Chambers and Modern Mastery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyT3Bq5a314) Walk through the doors of Atlantis in central Stockholm and you feel history under your…
Inside Jeff Wayne’s Creative Universe: A Visit to the Studio Behind The War of the Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9MQz8vOUz8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Jeff Wayne’s Creative Universe: A Visit to the Studio Behind The War of the Worlds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9MQz8vOUz8) Standing before Jeff Wayne’s beautiful Georgian home, it’s impossible not to feel the weight of…
Warm Audio Fen-tone at Andertons: A Blind Shootout with a Classic Twist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDI33EY_naI&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Blind SHOOT Out – @WarmAudioOfficial Fen-tone VS 121 Shootout At @andertons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDI33EY_naI&feature=youtu.be) Popping back into Andertons felt like visiting family. Lee Anderton and I slipped straight into that familiar British banter about…
Jack DeJohnette – August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025 – Rest In Peace
Before I ever heard rock I heard jazz. My father only had classical and jazz records in the house and Miles Davis was royalty. His name was spoken with the same reverence as Beethoven or Mahler. When I first dropped…
Sean Genockey at Metropolis: Community, Craft and Capturing Feel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qc3ZQEaTe8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Sean Genockey Guitar Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qc3ZQEaTe8) Walk into Metropolis and you feel it straight away. Energy, conversation, ideas. That is exactly why mixer, engineer and guitarist Sean Genockey moved his base of operations here…
AES Convention Long Beach, Day Two: New Ideas, Old Friends, Real Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLTYtXk4byIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Day I Cried at AES: Beach Boys, Eventide and Real Music Moments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLTYtXk4byI) I had a marvellous time on day two at the AES Convention in Long Beach. It was one…
What’s New at the AES 2025 Convention: A Walk Through The Gear, The Ideas, And The Energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwzNJP2IkUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What’s New at AES 2025: Tape, Tech and Timeless Sound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwzNJP2IkU) I had a marvellous time on day one at the AES 2025 Convention. I kicked off with the keynote then sat…
Metropolis Mastering, Chiswick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boP3d-s_EdIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: A Family Legacy of Sound: Felix Davis and the Spirit of Metropolis Mastering (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boP3d-s_EdI) Where world-class expertise meets musical intent Tucked inside Metropolis Studios, which is housed within the Grade…
Inside VSX at Spitfire: Eighteen Months to True Translation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDBgTEcwSB8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: It Took 18 Months to Get THIS Sound Right: Inside the VSX Spitfire Studio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDBgTEcwSB8) Visit Steven Slate Audio: https://stevenslateaudio.com/en/vsx I have known about Steven Slate’s VSX concept for a while, thanks…
Embracing the Imperfections: Why the Magic Lives in the Cracks
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o3V65RDPOBcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mistakes Can Be Gold In Productions (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o3V65RDPOBc) One of the things I’ve learned over the years, both as a producer and as a lifelong fan of great records, is that the…
Inside Metropolis Studios, Chiswick: A Victorian Powerhouse of Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Metropolis STUDIO Tour – This Building Once Powered London’s Trams – Now It Powers Its Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4) For over thirty years Metropolis Studios has existed to do one thing, support an artist to reach…
Ace, RIP my friend.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/be8f_nkdtx0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: R.I.P Ace – Slash and Ace Soloing Live Over Emerald at Spitfire Studio (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/be8f_nkdtx0) We made several albums together and I’ll always treasure those years. He was incredibly generous both in music…
IK Multimedia ARC ON·EAR review
What is it? ARC ON·EAR is IK Multimedia’s portable “Advanced Room Corrective” system for headphone mixing. Instead of correcting a physical room it builds a virtual one. You plug your headphones into the unit, choose a studio monitor or…
Inside SSL Oracle: My First Deep Dive With Niall Feldman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jqXRYhTNMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The SSL Oracle: Is This the ULTIMATE Hybrid Console Ever Made? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jqXRYhTNM) I finally got hands on with SSL’s Oracle and spent a few hours with Niall Feldman, whose original concept shaped the…
The Easiest Way to Make Drums Sound HUGE | Mix DRUMS by Arturia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5giDebRv6jw&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Easiest Way To Make Drums Sound HUGE | Mix DRUMS by Arturia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5giDebRv6jw&feature=youtu.be) I spent an afternoon with my friend Emre Ramazanoglu to put his Mix DRUMS plugin through its paces. This was not…
The Most Accurate Studio I Have Ever Heard—Now Fits in a Pair of Headphones
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-JELVu8VDugVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Most Accurate Studio I’ve Ever Heard—Now Fits in a Pair of Headphones (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-JELVu8VDug) Steven Slate is one of the most driven and passionate people I have ever met. For nearly…
Learn to Mix with Stephen Lipson and xPropaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYEIsD1PCM8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Working With Legends – Stephen Lipson Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYEIsD1PCM8) Enroll in the course for $37: [Learn to Mix with Stephen Lipson and xPropaganda] Real studio insights, then straight into practice Stephen Lipson has…