Few compressors have had the impact of the 1176. Originally designed by Bill Putnam and introduced in the late 1960s, the 1176 was one of the first major solid-state limiting amplifiers, built around FET gain reduction rather than tubes. That…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Building Atmos At Home: How Andy and Linda Turned a 10×10 Room into an Immersive Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm73z-kCRmIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Small ROOM, Big SOUND: The Inspiring Atmos Studio Built by PLAP Members (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm73z-kCRmI) Produce Like A Pro Academy members Andy Tullis and his wife Linda set out to prove that you do…
A Birthday Night to Remember at Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball
This year, we celebrated our daughter’s birthday in style with a trip to the O2 Arena to see Lady Gaga on the opening night of her Mayhem Ball. Kasia and I knew it would be a special evening, but we…
Everyone loves to celebrate success. And we should. We should celebrate the milestones, the breakthroughs, the moments it all finally clicks.
However, the part no one talks about, at least not enough, is everything it took to get there, the years of invisible effort, the moments of doubt, the projects that didn’t land, the ideas that nearly broke us. The times…
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…
Inside the Sonic Playground of Rabea Massaad: Studio Tour + Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtyjUYOPK2UVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: $0 Mic Trick Rabea Massaad Studio Tour (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtyjUYOPK2U) Somewhere between a creative lab, a rehearsal bunker and a YouTube production powerhouse sits Rabea Massaad’s studio. A self-built sanctuary of sound where analogue…
When a Generic Hip Hop Beat Gets You Copyright Struck, My First Ever Rant Video (Thanks Ash)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgRqHOj95jMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: RANT – I've Never Done This Before! – My first and probably last one ever! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgRqHOj95jM) So… this is a first for me. In over 3,500 videos on the channel, I’ve never…
Brian Wilson (1942–2025) A Genius Who Rewrote the Language of Pop
Brian Douglas Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most visionary musicians of the 20th century, passed away on June 11, 2025, at the age of 82. A composer, arranger, producer, and singer of unmatched depth…
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…
Recording and Mixing Drums with Al Groves at The Motor Museum, Liverpool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-dQwz8L4lIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording DRUMS With Al Groves at The Motor Museum in Liverpool – Free Multi Tracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-dQwz8L4lI) Download The Multitracks Here Nestled in the heart of Liverpool’s creative hub, The Motor Museum is…
I Forgot Just How Good Darrell Thorp Is…
Every once in a while, you listen back to a record you haven’t heard in ages and get completely floored. That happened to me the other night. I was playing Beck’s Morning Phase, the sound was so rich, so open, so…
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,…
Mixing At Elysia: Unlocking the Power of Hybrid Mixing Techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TEPqfJJWuYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Hybrid Mixing With Hardware at Elysia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TEPqfJJWuY) Download The Multitracks Here Welcome to a deep dive into the art and science of mixing, inspired by an unforgettable trip to Germany to visit…
Community Spirit: A Musical Fundraiser for Fire-Affected Musicians
DOWNLOAD THE MULTITRACKS FROM THE CONCERT HERE How a Hollywood studio, 43 musicians, and a shared mission turned one evening into a legacy of hope. In the beating heart of Los Angeles, where creativity hums in every side street and…
Alan Meyerson: Inside the Mind of a Master Mixer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i-ZtfbCwR0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Alan Meyerson – The Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i-ZtfbCwR0) There’s something quietly seismic about talking to Alan Meyerson. He won’t let you call him a legend, though every resume line screams otherwise. With over 300…
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…
Recording Drums with Will Chason at Hyde Street Studios
Download The Multitracks Here! A deep dive into drum tracking at San Francisco’s most legendary studio Welcome to the exciting world of drum recording at the legendary Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco. This iconic space has played host to…
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The 20 Best Guitar Impulse Responses in 2025 [Free and Paid]
Collecting impulse responses isn’t necessarily new tech. But it is becoming increasingly popular for capturing the sound of a unique speaker cabinet, microphone, and room for guitar. Beyond your amp settings, there’s a whole lot more that affects your…
FIRE RELIEF LIVE FOR LOS ANGELES MUSIC AND FILM INDUSTRY
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Pedal Steel, Resilience and the Altadena Fire – Dan Kalisher’s Journey
In the realm of music, the steel guitar holds a unique and enchanting place, not only in country music but across a range of genres. From indie rock and ambient soundscapes to jazz and cinematic scores, the pedal steel has…
NAMM 2025 Day Three: What’s New?
Day three at NAMM 2025 was a whirlwind of innovation, revelations, and a few surprises. The music industry seems to be embracing a new era of technology, blending traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge advancements. Let’s dive into some of the highlights…
Exploring the Art of Drum Recording with Moses Schneider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gf9tUpwCSQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording Drums with Moses Schneider at Legendary Hansa Studio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gf9tUpwCSQ) In the vibrant city of Berlin, a hub for some of the most influential music genres like synth-pop, Experimental, Avant-Garde, Techno and…
Mastering Plugins: Can They Beat AI and Even Compete with Professional Mastering Engineers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGWsN9Yx4sQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: ONE PLUG IN vs PRO MASTERING Engineers And AI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGWsN9Yx4sQ) In the evolving landscape of music production, the debate over the efficacy of online tools and the mastering plugins available to us…