Audio Engineer Archives - Produce Like A Pro

I Finally Tried IK Multimedia TONEX… and It Completely Fooled Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IAsyUrkAskVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Does TONEX Sound Like Real Guitar Amps? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IAsyUrkAsk) For years I’ve used IK Multimedia products. T-RackS, iRig, interfaces, plugins, monitors, you name it. I’ve been working with their gear since the…

Universal Audio Standard Modelling Microphones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN9wbqbf8psVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: I Tried To Prove These Virtual Mics $##ked I Was Wrong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN9wbqbf8ps) A Real-World Drum Test With Blair Sinta Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. In this video, we’re putting…

Mixing Rock Vocals In The Box, Darrell Thorp Style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXLUnI0GbaoVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing In The Box Vocals With Darrell Thorp: GUN – "All Fired Up" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXLUnI0Gbao) “Alright… what are they doing here?” We jump into the pre-chorus and straight away Darrell hears it: “Okay……

MPG Awards: Full-Circle Moments, Old Friends and Legends in the Room

The Music Producers Guild Awards at The Troxy this year felt less like an industry function and more like a proper celebration of community, craft, and long-standing friendships. My wife and I were invited as guests of the plug-in manufacturers…

JJ Blair, Mike Finnigan, and the Long Road to Finishing a Beautiful Record

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivU4cpUvwBAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Getting REAL with JJ BLAIR: Mike Finnigan’s FINAL Album feat Bonamassa, Smokey, Stills & Gadson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivU4cpUvwBA) Hi everybody, I hope you’re doing marvellously well. Every now and then, you get to talk…

Recording Through the SSL Revival 4000, Why This Modern Channel Strip Feels Like a Classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frmmgw5-TSoVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording Through the SSL Revival 4000 – Covering David Bowie – Let's Dance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frmmgw5-TSo) Download The Multitracks Here: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/david-bowie-lets-dance-form/ Check Out The SSL Revival 4000 Here: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5kjxBD There is something deeply satisfying…

Mastering: You’re Probably Overdoing It (What Stefan Brown Does Instead)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhwBJFXwRdEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mastering: You’re Probably Overdoing It (What Stefan Brown Does Instead) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhwBJFXwRdE) Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvelously well. There’s something incredibly refreshing about watching Stefan Brown work. Not because he’s doing…

Mixing Under an Empty Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYtUFcbTJug&t=1021sVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How my album was mixed by a pro! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYtUFcbTJug&t=1021s) Inside My Collaboration with David Bennett at Spitfire Studio London There are certain projects that feel less like “work” and more like a…

Mixing the Lickerish Quartet Background Vocals with Ken Sluiter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgkjiWQQ8DkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Multi Layered Vocals & BVs – Lickerish Quartet "Jellyfish, Cheap Trick, Noel Gallagher" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgkjiWQQ8Dk) Crafting Depth, Movement, and Musical Conversation There are mixes where the background vocals simply support the…

Inside the Production of a Number One Rock Record with Mike Pepe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8EvSXXDWEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Producing An Alt Rock Billboard #1 With Michael Pepe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8EvSXXDWE) What does it really take to turn a simple idea into a hit record? In this new Pro Mix Academy masterclass, producer,…

Mixing David Bennett’s Under an Empty Sky: From Drum Recording to Final Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjV6X3ncueY&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MIXING David Bennett’s New Album: From Drum Recording to Final MIX – Free MULTITRACKS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjV6X3ncueY&feature=youtu.be) There is something especially rewarding about working with an artist who can do it all. David Bennett,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Artists That Changed Music

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…

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…

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.”…

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…

Artists That Changed Music

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…

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…

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…

Mixing the Bass: Five Approaches

In this session, you hear a lot of experimenting—EQ moves, compressors being swapped, harmonic plugins pushed, DI tracks blended with amps, and even fuzz tones stacked. That’s exactly what mixing bass often is: searching for the right balance of depth,…

Get It Right at the Source: Why ‘Fix It Later’ Is the Fast Track to Frustration

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HsWgowMg49gVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Fix It Later? (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HsWgowMg49g) In the world of music production, there’s a phrase that’s haunted many a mix engineer: “We’ll fix it in the mix.” While it might seem like a harmless shortcut, this…

From Runner to World Heartbeat: The Remarkable Journey of Recording Engineer Robbie Nelson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKowS3SaoFcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: From Runner to World Heartbeat: The Remarkable Journey of Recording Engineer Robbie Nelson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKowS3SaoFc) When you walk into the control room at World Heartbeat Studios in London, the first thing you notice,…

Mixing in the Box: A Real-Time Journey From Scratch to Finished Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zbMVDFoKwEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing a Song from Start to Finish [6 Hours] – 4th Of July Course with Multi Tracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zbMVDFoKwE) How I Filmed Every Mistake, and Why That Made It One of the Best…

Mixing in a Hybrid World: Al Groves on the Marriage of Console and DAW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xriRx29PQNwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Hybrid Mixing With Al Groves (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xriRx29PQNw) At The Motor Museum in Liverpool, producer and mixer Al Groves has developed a deeply musical approach to mixing that draws the best from both analogue…

The 5 Key Home Studio Components – Still True Over a Decade Later (with some notable exceptions!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03jihZBOQtkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The 5 Key Home Studio Components: Don't Let Budget Hold You Back – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03jihZBOQtk) Hi, it’s Warren Huart here, I hope you’re doing marvellously well. This…

MetalCon 2025: The Ultimate Metal Production Experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YK4e1p6uBIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Ultimate Metal Production Experience: MetalCon 2025 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YK4e1p6uBI) MetalCon 2025: The Ultimate Metal Production ExperienceMay 30 – June 1 | Studio 301, Frankfurt, Germany🎟️ Tickets on sale now at metalcon.music/tickets Get ready for MetalCon 2025,…

Why Personal Branding Is the Smartest Investment You Can Make

“I don’t want our marketing to depend on me and my personal brand.” I used to say the same thing. And if I’m honest, I was afraid. Afraid of looking like I was making it “about me,” afraid of being…

Push, Pull, Pocket: The Real Secret to Great Groove and Feel

How to produce rhythm sections that breathe, move, and feel unforgettable. We live in an age of pristine production, where everything can be snapped perfectly to the grid and polished to a mirror shine. Yet, when you talk to people…

Chris Von Sneidern’s Pocket-Sized Powerhouse: A Studio Steeped in Songs and Stories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iyYLd-OjrU&t=505sVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Hidden Pocket-Sized Studio: Chris Von Sneidern (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iyYLd-OjrU&t=505s) Tucked away in San Francisco’s Mission District is a small, fireproof room that holds decades of sonic history. It’s not a museum, though it could…

The Ultimate Pro Tools Course with Jon Connolly – Now Only $67

If you’ve ever dreamed of producing music to the same standard as the records you grew up with — the ones that shaped your taste, your memories, and maybe even your career path — then this is your moment. The…

Mix With Instinct – Trust Your Ears

If there’s one message I wish every engineer would take to heart, it’s this: use your ears. In a world flooded with visual tools, specs, and plugins packed with readouts, it’s easy to forget that mixing isn’t a visual discipline. It’s…

Compressing Bass with the Audioscape Opto Compressor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g379HdScIfgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording & Mixing Heart Of Gold by Neil Young | AudioScape 260VU & Opto Comp Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g379HdScIfg) When it comes to achieving that thick, warm bass sound in music production, few tools…

What Is an Impulse Response and Why Guitarists Should Care

An impulse response (IR) is like a sonic snapshot – it captures the complete character of your amp setup in incredible detail. In guitar terms, it means recreating the sound of your speaker, mic, mic placement, and even the room you’re playing…