https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKVZPZWiEE&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Soundmine: Dan Malsch’s Hand-Built Destination Studio in the Poconos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKVZPZWiEE&feature=youtu.be) There is something wonderfully revealing about walking into a studio that has been shaped not just by taste, equipment choices and…
JZ Microphones MU-1, The World’s First Ribbon And Large-Diaphragm Condenser Hybrid Microphone Designed By Marc Urselli
There are moments in recording when someone looks at a problem that has existed for decades and asks a wonderfully simple question. Why has nobody done this before? That is exactly what happened with the JZ Microphones MU-1, a…
Inside Audio Confidential: Marc Urselli’s Manhattan Studio Built for Real Musicians, Real Performances and Real Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GplygsnK8PEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Marc Urselli’s New Manhattan STUDIO: Audio Confidential (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GplygsnK8PE) There is something wonderfully reassuring about walking into a studio that feels like it has been built around music first. Not hype. Not…
John 5 and Bob Marlette on Guitar Tone, Studio Wisdom and 30 Years of Making Records Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CybWEZjwq5QVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: JOHN 5 and Bob Marlette HEAVY Tones & 30 Years of Studio Wisdom: Free Guitar RECORDING Course (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CybWEZjwq5Q) There are some conversations that feel less like an interview and more like being…
Salvation Studios, Brighton: Saving A 1910 Salvation Army Hall For Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW6LA3yjYlIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Salvation STUDIOS, Brighton: Saving A 1910 Salvation Army Hall For MUSIC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW6LA3yjYlI) Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. There are some studios that impress you the moment you walk in because…
Recreating Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain”: Joe Carrel, Marc Daniel Nelson, and the Art of Honouring a Classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJl4aFUMibMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: FLEETWOOD MAC “The Chain” Recorded by Joe Carrell MIXED by Marc Daniel Nelson Breakdown/Multitracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJl4aFUMibM) Download the multitracks here: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/blue-honey-the-chain-form Some songs are more than songs. They are landmarks. Fleetwood Mac’s…
Why Bob Clearmountain Still Doesn’t Mix Completely In The Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bkf1dXh8xgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Why Bob Clearmountain Doesn't Mix In The Box (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bkf1dXh8xg) There are few mixers whose work has shaped the sound of modern records quite like Bob Clearmountain. His mixes do not just…
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…
Inside The Production: Dan Kalisher Breaks Down Alisha Kalisher’s “You And I”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5GoeizVT70Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside The Production: Dan Kalisher Breaks Down Alisha Kalisher’s “You And I” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5GoeizVT70) Download the multitracks here: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/alisha-kalisher-you-and-i-form/ In this episode of Inside The Production, Inside The Mix, Dan Kalisher takes us…
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…
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…
Recording on a 1939 Lightship in London – Lighthouse 95 Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwic2M_uAqgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording on a 1939 Lightship in London – Lighthouse 95 Studio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwic2M_uAqg) Check Out Lightship 95 Studio: https://www.lightship95.com/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAqwS1EaR7jW8oX446A5zw8P7Ef-Yr Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. I’m quite excited about this one. We’re…
Making a Hit with (Almost) Nothing – Recreating A Little Respect with the Lewitt MTP 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH326agLbEsVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recreating Erasure's A Little Respect with the Lewitt MTP 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH326agLbEs) Enter The Giveaway Of The Lewitt MTP 5: https://gleam.io/rmEBk/lewitt-audio-mtp-5-giveaway Download The Multitracks: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/erasure-a-little-respect-form/ Recreating A Little Respect with the Lewitt MTP 5 There is…
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.…
The Basics of Starting a Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjg8YfT-5pwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Basics of Starting a Mix – Setting Levels – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjg8YfT-5pw) Why great mixes begin with balance, not plugins There’s a moment at the start…
5 Drum Gates Shootout, Which One Actually Wins?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZIDyXu6D5s&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Drum Gate Shootout – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZIDyXu6D5s&feature=youtu.be) When it comes to cleaning up live drums, few tools divide opinion quite like a gate. Ask ten mixers what their…
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…
Roswell Meets Ziggy: Capturing Bowie’s Spirit with the Roswell Cab Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsWFrmMBo44Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust – Roswell Cab MIC The Most Hyped Cab MIC Ever Does It Actually Deliver? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsWFrmMBo44) Enter The Giveaway HERE: https://gleam.io/IdkEd/roswell-cab-mic-giveaway Download The Multitracks Here: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/david-bowie-ziggy-stardust-form Check out the…
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…
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 “Brokenhearted” by Alicia Kalisher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yGgH1S_WgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside the PRODUCTION of “Brokenhearted” by Alisha Kalisher MIXING – Dan Kalisher – Free MULTITRACKS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yGgH1S_Wg) Some records announce themselves with sheer volume. Others pull you in with atmosphere, texture, and emotion,…
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,…
4 Different Ways to Mix Vocals, From Aggressive Compression to Natural Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG0osLq6tDEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 4 Different Ways to Mix Vocals, From Aggressive Compression to Natural Space (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG0osLq6tDE) There is no single correct way to mix a vocal. That is one of the most important lessons…
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,…
5 Different Ways to Mix Bass, From Sub Weight to Surgical Precision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwgPTcp2BWIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 5 Different Ways to Mix Bass, From Sub Weight to Surgical Precision (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwgPTcp2BWI) If you’ve ever wondered why some bass parts feel enormous yet controlled, while others cut through with clarity and…
Hybrid Vocal Mixing: The Modern Analogue-Digital Approach With Cameron Webb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTtbOqJbVz0&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Hybrid Vocal Mixing: The Modern Analogue-Digital Approach With Cameron Webb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTtbOqJbVz0&feature=youtu.be) If you want vocals that leap out of the speakers, grab you by the collar, and refuse to let go, you…
Discover The Secrets Behind Modern Rock Performance and Production
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCq3VUzNHsVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mixing Rock Guitars and The Art Of Producing A Band With Cameron Webb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCq3VUzNHs) Producing and Mixing Guitars for Star Zero – King Saul How Cameron Webb Built Width, Punch and Trust…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dan Weller’s Favourite Plug-Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVAdni6tc0c&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: My Favourite Plug-Ins with Dan Weller (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVAdni6tc0c&feature=youtu.be) Check Out Dan Weller’s Course Here: https://www.kohleaudiokult.com/courses/djent The tools he genuinely cannot live without There are plug-ins you try once, enjoy for a bit,…
FAQ Friday: Grammys, Great Tones, Better Mixes, and Knowing When to Do Less
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxRuemNnckVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Grammy Nominated or Just Involved? Clearing the Confusion, Tone, Mixing & Trust Your Ears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxRuemNnck) Every so often, a handful of questions come up again and again. They are the kind of…
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…
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…
Naturally Authentic Reverb, Put Through a Real Room Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwpJZZr4mcYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Can a Reverb Plugin Replace a Real Room? Testing iamReverb on Live Multitracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwpJZZr4mcY) Hi everybody. Hope you are doing marvellously well. We are here in our satellite studio over in…
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…
Real Amp or Plug In? And Other Big Questions, FAQ Friday from Spitfire Studio London
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Real Amp Or Plugin? FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQ) Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. Welcome back to another FAQ Friday, this time from our satellite studio here in London at Spitfire Studio…
What Is Really Happening to the Music Industry With AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: AI vs. Authenticity: What Is Really Happening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDg) A working professional’s view from inside the room Hi everybody. Hope you’re doing marvellously well. There is an overwhelming amount of noise right…
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…
FAQ Friday, Drum Mics, Phase, Mastering Sessions and Overheads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJanWbTfn1EVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: That “Perfect” Drum Phase Is Probably Wrong – FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJanWbTfn1E) We are back at Status Flow at Sensible Music, thanks to Maverick for letting us use the room again while…
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…