From large format SSL to mixing in-the-box
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Today, I'm visiting Dave Way in his home studio "Waystation Studio". Dave is an insanely talented, multi-Grammy winning producer and mixing engineer who has worked with Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Boyz…
Recording E-Guitars with Bob Horn & Erik Reichers
Hi Friends, I hope you're marvellously well! A few days ago, I shared a cool excerpt on recording Snare Drums from our latest course "Producing & Mixing at Echo Bar Studios" with you. If you've missed this tutorial, you can watch it here.…
Add Excitement To Your Mix: Using Automation
Hi Friends, I hope you are doing marvellously well! Today, we have another mixing tutorial coming your way. My good friend and Studio One expert David Mood was kind enough to share this amazing tutorial with us: How to add excitement…
Recording Snare Drums with Bob Horn & Erik Reichers
Hi Friends, My good friends and outstanding engineers Bob Horn (Usher, Nelly, Timbaland) and Erik Reichers (Snoop Dogg, Bono) and I have recently released our most detailed music production course to date: Producing & Mixing at Echo Bar Studios. In…
Audient iD4 Interface Giveaway
The Audient iD4 interface is a compact and robust and super easy-to-use USB interface, which makes it an ideal solution to take on the road. With it's simple plug and play setup, it allows you to capture your creative moments whenever…
Mixing Advice: 8 Tips from World-Class Mixers
Hi Friends, My good friend Rob Mayzes is currently hosting a great free mixing event, which lets you get direct access to some of the top mixing engineers and educators in the world. This event is held to support Cancer research, and…
Mastering A Pop/Rock Song with Ian Shepherd
Hi Friends, Today, we're moving into the final episode of our free mixing Pop/Rock series: Mastering A Pop/Rock Song. My good friend, mastering engineer and online mentor Ian Shepherd from productionadvice.com teaches you how to give your mix the final polish…
NAMM 2017: Impressions, Interviews & Gear Pt. 2
Hi Friends, I hope you're marvellously well! The PLAP team and I had a great time at NAMM recently (Samuel Ellringmann and David Mood flew out from Germany and Austria, yay!). We've checked out plenty of gear and interviewed several manufacturers for…
NAMM Impressions, Interviews and Gear Pt. 1
Hi Friends, I hope you're marvellously well! The PLAP team and I had a great time at NAMM recently and I wanted to share our experience with you: We've checked out plenty of gear and interviewed several manufacturers for you. The insights they shared…
Free DAW "Stagelight" Demo
Hey Friends, I hope you're doing marvelously well! A while back I demoed the free music production app "Stagelight" by Open Labs. Open Labs have now expanded their line and made it possible to use Stagelight as a standalone DAW for windows…
Giveaway: Rupert Neve D.I. (RNDI)
The RNDI is not your everyday DI. Besides acting as a high-class DI for your instruments like guitar or bass, it can also be used for re-amping, recording line sources, or even to record the output of a power amplifier!…
Mixing Modern Pop Vocals
Download the 'Stay New' Multitracks for Free Hey Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Today we're getting into the fourth chapter of our Mixing Pop/Rock series: Mixing Modern Pop Vocals If you haven't yet, please make sure to download the multitracks for…
Giveaway: Genelec 8030 Red Studio Monitors
Genelec has been one of the leading manufacturers for high-end Mixing and Mastering Monitors for decades. Their speakers are known to provide a very accurate frequency response along with a tangible 3-dimensional stereo imaging. Unfortunately the quality of their speakers used to come with a price-tag,…
Warren Huart Interview
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Today I'm being interviewed by one of our Recording Connection interns Natalie Jansen: We talk about the role of a producer and the skill-set you need to bring to the table, the process of…
Mixing Pop/Rock: Guitars, Synths & Keys
Download the 'Stay New' Multitracks for Free Hey Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Today we're getting into the third chapter of our Mixing Pop/Rock series: Mixing Guitars, Keys, Synths, and Strings If you haven't yet, please make sure to download…
Acme Motown D.I. WB-3 Giveaway
Win an Acme Audio Motown D.I. WB-3 ($450 Value) To enter the giveaway, please take the actions suggested below. Take more actions to increase your chances of winning. a Rafflecopter giveaway The D.I. we're giving away today is very special:…
100k Subscriber Giveaway
Hey Friends, I hope you're doing marvelously well! We're just back from NAMM and had an amazing time doing interviews, checking out the latest gear and scoring some sweet new giveaway prizes for you. You'll hear more about that very soon. During NAMM…
Giveaway: Lewitt "The Interviewer" Microphone
Win A Lewitt The Interviewer Microphone To enter the giveaway, please take the actions suggested below. Take more actions to increase your chances of winning. a Rafflecopter giveaway Hey everybody, The Produce Like A Pro Team is going to NAMM today…
Mixing Bass Tutorial
Download the 'Stay New' Multitracks for Free Hey Friends, I hope you’re doing marvelously well! As a lot of you may already know, we’ve recently launched a new series of tutorials for our youtube channel: I’m mixing a complete pop/rock song…
Demo & Giveaway: Audient iD14 & ASP800
I recently had some fun trying out Audient's iD14 interface paired with their ASP800 8-channel Preamp. The iD14 is extendable and connectable to the ASP800 via an Optical out, which also supports ADAT. I recorded acoustic guitars, bass and electrics,…
Studio Monitor Review
Hey Friends, I hope you're marvellously well! Today I want to share a studio monitor shootout I recently did with Vintage King. When looking for a new set of studio monitors, testing, and reading reviews online, most of time you will find about…
Mixing Home Studio Drums
Download The Multitracks of Little Empire - 'Stay New' Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Today, we're starting a new series of tutorials: I'm going to show you how I mixed the Indie-Pop song "Stay New" by Little Empire from…
Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro Giveaway
Beyerdynamic recently sent me the DT 1990 Pros to try out and give away. And let me tell you: I don't want to give them away! They might easily be the best pair of headphones I've used in a while:…
Lewitt LCT 640 TS Review & Giveaway
Win A Brand-New Lewitt LCT 640 TS Microphone ($899 Value) To enter the giveaway please take the actions suggested below. Take more actions to increase your chance of winning! a Rafflecopter giveaway Lewitt recently gave me the LCT 640 TS…
Audient iD4 Interface Review And Giveaway
The Audient iD4 interface is a compact and robust and super easy-to-use USB interface, which makes it an ideal solution to take on the road. With it's simple plug and play setup, it allows you to capture your creative moments whenever…
New Year’s Giveaway: Genelec G Three Speakers
Start 2017 Off Strong – With A Set Of Amazing Sounding Studio Monitors! To enter the giveaway, please take the actions suggested below. Take more actions and increase your chances of winning: a Rafflecopter giveaway Genelec has been one of the leading…
Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone Shootout at Vintage King
Download The Microphone Samples Today I have something special for all of you artists, musicians, producers and engineers out there who are looking to add a new microphone to their arsenal: Something that can become your new go-to microphone and take…
Building your Career – Be Organized and Reliable
We’ve all heard suit up and show up, what does that really mean? As Wayne Gretzky you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take! Every day I get asked about how to get work and how to…
Free Drum Samples By Matt Starr
Hey Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! I recently had an amazing day at Tommy Lee’s studio “The Atrium” recording a bonus tutorial for Matt Starr’s course: Producing & Recording Drums. As you would expect from the studio of…
Musical Vision
Hey Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well and getting ready for the spoils of the holiday season. Today, I want to share the story of blind producer and musician Mark Dowdy with you. Mark has almost completely lost his sight…
How To Record Vocals
In this video we talk about the basic principals of recording vocals with a condenser microphone. I'm showing with Natalie Jansen an Apprentice from the Recording Connection some techniques and tricks on how to capture a great vocal sound and make the artists…
Mixing Motörhead with Cameron Webb
I was just a young whipper snapper when I first heard Motörhead! Lemmy wasn’t new to me, he was the Bassplayer in another favourite Band of mine, the Space Rockers, Hawkwind and he was famous for singing their biggest ever…
Producing Music: Don’t debate – Create!
Today I want to share something, that I´ve learned over many years of being a music producer. I believe this concept is absolutely crucial to your creative process, whether you´re a producer working with artists or a band writing new…
How To Record Acoustic Guitar
What should you expect from the Mentor/Apprentice Experience? Every person who works for me has apprenticed with me. The ones that have stayed the course have all built careers in the music industry. The common denominator in all of their…
Cameron Webb Interview & Studio Tour
Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing amazing! I´m really excited about today´s video: I´m interviewing Grammy winning Producer and Mixing Engineer Cameron Webb.Cameron has been the producer and mixer for Motörhead for many years, until the tragic death of lead-singer…
Producer/Engineer/Mixer Johnny K Interview
Hey Friends, in today´s video I´m interviewing incredible producer, engineer and mixer Johnny K. (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Plain White T´s) We talk about the changes in the music industry and how to adapt to your circumstances. Johnny tells us…
Podcast #31: Jason Lehning Interview
Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! In today´s podcast I´m interviewing the marvellous Jason Lehning out of Nashville. Jason is an incredible musician and has a very broad skill-set: He´s a multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, mixers and composer! I strongly believe…
Shelly Yakus Interview
Shelly Yakus - Mentoring Mentors are a huge part of my story, but not all of them are like Olly Alcock who I sat with and played guitar and listened to music with. Some, like Jack Douglas and Shelly Yakus…
Joe Chiccarelli Interview
Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! In today´s video, I´m interviewing legendary producer and mixing engineer Joe Chiccarelli. Joe has made some of the best sounding records ever. From Frank Zappa's masterpieces to the White Stripe's, Joe's resume is one…
Top 5 Drum Tips with Matt Starr
Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! In today´s post Matt Starr (Mr. Big, Ace Frehley, Beautiful Creatures and more) shares his top 5 tips on playing drums. I hope you enjoy them! Drum Tip 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMdj5vyCSPU Drum Tip 2:…
Use Saturation Effectively In Your Mixes
Hi Friends, I hope you´re having a marvellous Thanksgiving with your friends and family! Today, I want to share a mixing tutorial, which my good friend and talented mixer David Mood has recorded for us: David will show you several ways to…
Creating Impactful Drum Samples
Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! Today, I want to share a tutorial by Matt Starr: Matt will teach you how to create clean and impactful samples from your drum kit, so you can fix inconsistent hits and enhance your…
Home Studio Tour with Ulrich Wild
Hi Friends, In todays Podcast legendary heavy rock producer and mixer Ulrich Wild walks us through his home studio setup and explains his approach to producing music. This is an amazing episode for all of you home-studio owners who are…
Ben Grosse Interview and Studio Tour
Hi Friends, I hope you´re doing marvellously well! Today, I´m interviewing the great Ben Grosse. Ben has been one of the most sought after mixers and producers in the Rock world for the last decade. He´s worked with bands and artists…
Win Extreme Isolation EX-29 Headphones
Win A Pair Of Extreme Isolation Ex-29 Headphones (Limited White Edition) To enter the giveaway, please take the actions suggested below. Take more actions to improve your chance of winning! a Rafflecopter giveaway Hey Friends, In today´s giveaway, you´ll be…
Postcast #28: Q&A with Shelly Yakus
Hey Friends, In today´s podcast we´re featuring a live Q&A with the incredible Shelly Yakus (John Lennon, U2, Alice Cooper and MANY more). We´re answering several questions of the PLAP community, discussing specific details of Shelly´s recording process, studio "horror" stories,…
Giveaway: Phoenix Audio Pivot Channel 500
Win a Phoenix Audio Pivot Channel 500 EQ ($599 Value) To enter the giveaway, please take the suggested actions below. Take more actions to increase your chances of winning! a Rafflecopter giveaway Today, we have a really cool giveaway for you: The…
Show Us Your Studio Setup!
Hey Friends, Last week I posted a video stating that creativity is king: As technology has developed over the past few years, everyone is now able to make amazing music using really inexpensive equipment. You have all the tools you need at your disposal,…
Podcast #27: Aspen Pittman Interview
Hi Friends, In today´s podcast I´m interviewing the marvellous Aspen Pittman. Aspen is an incredibly smart guy and his knowledge about gear and music equipment is outstanding. He founded "Groove Tubes", a company that was the top manufacturer for high quality tubes for…
Giveaway: Roswell Pro Audio K 47 Microphone
Win A Roswell Pro Audio Mini K 47 Microphone ($299 Value) To enter the giveaway, please take the actions suggested below. Take more actions to increase your chances of winning! a Rafflecopter giveaway Matthew McGlynn, founder of Roswell Pro Audio,…