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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…