IK Multimedia ARC ON•EAR: Can Headphones Finally Feel Like a Real Reference System?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSdyus6ZQ_0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Does Arc On Ear Allow You To Mix On Headphones Without Needing Monitors? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSdyus6ZQ_0)   Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. We recently had the chance to spend some time with…

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…

IK Multimedia T-RackS and Sunset Sound Studio Reverb II: Creativity, Character and the Sound of Real Rooms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBFWvD9pD7AVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: IK T-Racks & Sunset Sound Reverb II (Title Placeholder) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBFWvD9pD7A) Download The Multitracks: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/baffadoro-breathe-out-form/ There are certain tools that become part of your musical life without you even really thinking about it.…

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…

Inside Driftwork Sound Studio: David Dalton’s Austin Home Studio Built on Character, Creativity and Community

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1IYcDYHoXIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Driftwork Sound Studio: David Dalton’s Austin Studio Built on Creativity & Community (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1IYcDYHoXI) There is something incredibly inspiring about a studio that is clearly built around making music, not impressing people…

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…

Inside Daniel Sonabend’s London Studio: Double Basses, Strange Instruments and the Art of Musical Storytelling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY7s1qD5ncIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Daniel Sonabend’s Film Scoring Studio: Double Bass, Tape Loops & Weird Instruments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY7s1qD5ncI) Hi everybody, hope you’re doing marvellously well. We’re in London visiting Daniel Sonabend, a composer, producer, sound artist…

I write this through tears… Rest In Peace Jack Douglas

I write this through tears. From Warren, Kasia, Charlie, and Lucy, we want to say goodbye to our dear friend, Uncle Jack. To the world, Jack Douglas was the legendary producer behind records by Aerosmith, John Lennon, Patti Smith, and so many other…

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……

Mick Jagger, a V12, and Why This Mic Might Surprise You

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EgNJAFlcD64Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Vintage MIC Sound Without The Vintage Price (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EgNJAFlcD64) There are moments in the studio where you plug something in, hit record… and just smile. That was exactly my experience with the JZ…

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…

Yes – Fragile: The Art of Individual Brilliance Becoming One

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2geSluKFWg8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: YES Classics – Roundabout (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2geSluKFWg8) There are albums that define a band, and then there are albums that redefine what a band can be. Fragile sits firmly in the latter category. Released…

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…

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,…

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,…

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…

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…

The Drum Plugin 14,000 Engineers Voted #1 Just Got Dangerous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XRJfg1IkwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Drum Plugin 14,000 Engineers Voted #1 Just Got Dangerous (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XRJfg1Ikw) Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate 2 Review Smarter Gating, Intelligent Alignment, and Effortless Punch A couple of years ago, when a wave…

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…

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…

Inside Abbey Road’s Secret Gear Lair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPo97LPCGcw&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Abbey Road’s Secret Gear Lair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPo97LPCGcw&feature=youtu.be)   Mirek Stiles, REDD Desks, TG Legends and a New Chapter of Sound There are studio tours, and then there are moments where you realise…

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…

The Studio Is for Creation, Not Control: Ken Scott on Letting Artists Be Artists

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YdwIgZdObQEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Beatles Producers George Martin Vs. Gus Dudgeon With Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YdwIgZdObQE)   In my conversation with Ken Scott, one idea comes through loud and clear. The artist is in the studio for…

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,…

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…

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…

When Giants Collide: Stanley Clarke and Billy Cobham in the Same Room

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/42XVpbABO3oVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Stanley Clarke & Billy Cobham Outplaying Each Other With Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/42XVpbABO3o)   As told by Ken Scott There are dream sessions, and then there are sessions that teach you something profound…

FAQ Friday: Microphone Flavours, Avoidable Recording Mistakes and the Truth About Expensive Gear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n62Sq_1iBawVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Truth About Expensive Gear – FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n62Sq_1iBaw)   Hope you’re doing marvellously well. I’m back at Spitfire London, dressed mostly in black, and it’s time for another FAQ Friday. As always, I…

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…

Inside The Good Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqsD41arOIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside a Pro Mixing Studio: How Matt Weiss Actually Thinks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqsD41arOI)   Want to level up your mixes with one of the best in the business? You can get Matt Weiss’s complete…

Produce Like A Pro: Real Records, Real Community, Every Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJqWvTOl8IMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Unburdened – Mix Breakdown – Sessions With Steve (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJqWvTOl8IM)   Produce Like A Pro is not just a course platform, it is a community of producers, engineers, musicians and songwriters who learn…

It comes from work, mentors, and refusing to quit when things don’t come easily

I was the last kid in my group of friends to pick up a guitar. I was 15 and I wanted to be Brian May (I wasn’t even close!). My dad built me a guitar because we couldn’t afford one.…

Produce Like A Pro Academy: Where Community Makes the Music

When I first imagined the Produce Like A Pro Academy (PLAPA), I didn’t want to just teach recording and mixing, I wanted to build a community. A place where musicians, engineers, and producers from all walks of life could come together, support…

Create Together, Grow Together: The Future of Music Production

In an era where technology connects us more than ever before, something truly powerful is happening in the world of music production. At Produce Like A Pro Academy, we’re seeing a quiet revolution—one where musicians, producers, and engineers from different…