https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yra6LdM-GG0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Does IK’s iLoud Sub and ARC X Actually Make Your Monitors Sound Better? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yra6LdM-GG0) There are very few things more personal to an engineer or mixer than their monitoring system. Most of…
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……
Mixing Kursk by Majora, Building Tension, Depth, and Cinematic Impact in a Post Rock Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uFh8yUKdOgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How Do You MIX 149 TRACKS Without Mud? – Dax Liniere Mixing Majora – "Husk" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uFh8yUKdOg) Download The Multitracks: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/majora-kursk-form/ Post rock lives and dies on mood, movement, and dynamics. When…
FAQ Friday: Mastering with Stefan Brown at Abbey Road Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUc3_kzsDS0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Abbey Road Engineer DESTROYS Common MASTERING Myths – Stefan Brown FAQ FRIDAY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUc3_kzsDS0) There are few places more inspiring to talk about mastering than Abbey Road Studios. Surrounded by decades of…
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 a Dense Metal Track with Stefan Brown
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dEbAIeuudEQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: More Clarity and Impact Mastering Tip With Stefan Brown (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dEbAIeuudEQ) How mid/side moves can bring clarity, punch, and focus back into the mix Dense metal mixes are a beautiful problem to have.…
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…
FAQ Friday: Phase, Perspective, and the Power of Simplicity in Modern Mixing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nIqPamjvCQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Why Your Mixes Sound Muddy (It’s Not What You Think) – FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nIqPamjvCQ) Hi everybody, I hope you’re doing marvellously well. We’re big, we’re bad, we’re back, and this week’s…
What Separates a Good Rock Mix from a Great One?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CccdR3sm5IoVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Two Songs In Hybrid And In The Box With Cameron Webb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CccdR3sm5Io) As producers and mix engineers, we all chase the same things: Clarity. Punch. Energy. Emotion. Yet when we…
Musik Hack Sweet EQ Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pg2uHbBlkw&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: This Plugin Might Replace 5 Others – Musik Hack Sweet EQ Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pg2uHbBlkw&feature=youtu.be) Sweet EQ Introduction Sale Price $79: Https://www.musikhack.com/products/sweeteq/165/DI A Modern Saturation EQ That Thinks Beyond Emulations When we first…
Harrison 32Classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvgNgm-TS_AVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: This Console Changed How Records Sound Forever (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvgNgm-TS_A) This Console Changed How Records Sound Forever Walking up to a Harrison console always feels a little different. There’s a quiet weight to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bob Clearmountain and the Legendary Neve 8068: A Console That Shaped Music History
The Birth of a Classic In 1977, Bob Clearmountain and Tony Bongiovi opened the doors to what would become one of the most iconic recording studios of all time, Power Station in New York City. At the heart of Studio…
How To Get Vocals To Sit In Your Mix Perfectly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syudb_B1x_AVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Vocals to Sit Properly in the Mix – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syudb_B1x_A) One of the very first videos I ever released on the Produce Like A Pro channel, over ten…
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…
Mixing Vocals: Techniques and Insights with Joe Carrell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndDvW0Z86gEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Vocals With Joe Carrell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndDvW0Z86gE) Mixing vocals is an art that requires a keen ear and a deep understanding of the tools at your disposal. In this blog, we’ll dive…
Exploring the World of Passive EQs: Insights from Audioscape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGaFHKYD6TQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Secret To Mixing – Deep Dive Into Passive EQs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGaFHKYD6TQ) Check Out Audioscape’s EQP1-A HERE Check Out Audioscape’s MEQ-A HERE In the realm of audio engineering, the tools we use can significantly…
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12 Best EQ Plugins in 2024 [Free & Paid]
Equalization is one of the most powerful tools we have as mixers. It can make instruments sound better, make instruments sound different, carve out space in a mix, add clarity, remove muddiness, and so much more. In that sense, the flexibility of…
The 20 Best Filter Plugin VSTs in 2024 [Free & Paid]
Filter plugins are one of the easiest effects to use that can have a huge impact on how something sounds. As a form of EQ, filters help you shape the frequency content of an instrument. In the simplest terms, they…
How to Mix Background Vocals
We tend to mix background vocals differently than leads. Depending on the arrangement, they’re usually underneath the lead for support so they don’t steal the show. In some cases, background vocals will actually overtake the leads, such as in a…
EQ/Compression Plugins Modeled After Analog Gear
Not all, but many of the plugins we reach for while mixing in-the-box are modeled after analog gear. Engineers made some of the best sounding records of all time well before any of us started recording in our bedrooms; and…
Is this the most musical Dynamic EQ? Acustica Audio’s JET
a Rafflecopter giveaway The good folks at Acustica make some of the most musical-sounding plugins I have ever heard. If you remember, we reviewed their SILVER reverb last year which blew a lot of other reverbs out of the water…
Alctron EQ75a Review: Is it Worth $120?
After a cursory search, there isn’t much in the way of Alctron EQ75a reviews kicking around the web. It’s not a new product, so why is there so little information on the cheapest 500 series equalizer on the market? We…
How to Use Audio Pass Filters in Your Mixes
The most frequently used audio pass filters you’ll come across are high- and low-pass filters. High-pass filters (also called “low-cut”) attenuate low-end below the chosen frequency. Literally at the other end of the spectrum are low-pass filters (also called “high-cut”),…
Mixing Basics: EQ Before or After Compression?
In today's video we are going to be talking about whether we should EQ before or after compression! There is not a lot of consensus on this topic, because the truth is, it may vary from case to case. The…
Should you EQ programmed Drums? | FAQ Friday
We're back with another episode of FAQ Friday! This weeks featured question is: "With programmed drums, can you use the same EQ principles that you’ve gone over or has this already been done in the programming stage?" As you probably…
Did they high-pass in 1979? | FAQ Friday
FAQ Friday is our weekly episode where I answer your most frequently asked questions! How do you get your question answered? Leave thought provoking, conversation starting questions or comments on the videos! If you've been wondering about something, ask away!…