https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_id8-vmTXIAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MIC PRE Sounds Better the Harder You Push It! Mesanovic M97 Mic Pre & MQ712 EQ GIVEAWAY Multitracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_id8-vmTXIA) A few years ago, Denny Mesanovic sent me one of his ribbon microphones…
Recording a Jazz Trio Live at Salvation Studios Part Two: Microphones, Phase and Musical Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IyVfbFzE5IVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Be A Fly On The Wall To A Session At Salvation Studios (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IyVfbFzE5I) In Part One of our jazz recording session at Salvation Studios in Brighton, we looked at the importance of…
Inside Marc Urselli’s Extraordinary Ribbon Microphone Collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBePtoKuvJ4&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Marc Urselli’s Extraordinary Ribbon Microphone Collection (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBePtoKuvJ4&feature=youtu.be) How decades of collecting, recording and studying microphones led Marc to create the JZ Microphones MU-1 I recently visited my good friend Marc…
Inside SXSW London: Abbey Road, Music Technology and the Future of Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnvcDu_HWzAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside SXSW London: Abbey Road, Music Technology and the Future of Sound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnvcDu_HWzA) SXSW came to London, and it was fantastic to be part of it. The whole event brought together…
Joe Chiccarelli’s Resonant Reverb by Épica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Joe Chiccarelli’s Resonant Reverb by Épica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&feature=youtu.be) I’m incredibly fortunate to call Joe Chiccarelli a good friend, as well as one of the finest producers and…
From Teenage Dream To Recording And Playing Guitar With Ace Frehley And Slash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGnzT4jEdY8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: I played GUITAR with ACE FREHLEY and SLASH! – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGnzT4jEdY8) Every musician has those impossible dreams when they are young. You stare at the backs of…
Recording Angine de Poitrine: Gabriel Gagné Gaudreault on Loops, Microtones and Capturing Something Truly Original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEvW_Zw9PXIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: ANGINE DE POITRINE: Gabriel Gagné Gaudreault Loops, Microtones & True Originality on Affordable Gear (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEvW_Zw9PXI) Every so often, a band comes along that seems to arrive from somewhere else entirely. Not…
Dan Malsch Shoots Out Six 1176 Compressors
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…
Inside Abbey Road with Mirek Stiles: Vintage Microphones, Phase Alignment, Tape Machines and the Magic of Studio One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx8vJAHvGCUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Abbey Road's Most Used Equipment With Producer and Engineer Mirek Stiles – FAQ Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx8vJAHvGCU) There are few places in the world that carry the weight, history and sheer romance of…
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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…
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
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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…
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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
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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…