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…
Getting Heavy Bass Tones with Taylor Young at The Pit Recording Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_pY6PbnJrEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Getting HEAVY BASS Tones with Taylor Young at The Pit Recording STUDIO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_pY6PbnJrE) There are few things more exciting than walking into a studio knowing you are about to make something gloriously…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
Modern Music Production with Dan Weller, Studio Tour and Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEX7swhK1Q0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Modern Record Production with Dan Weller – Studio Tour and Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEX7swhK1Q0) Workflow, decision-making, and real-world production insight from Dan Weller Check Out The Dan Weller Course Here: https://www.kohleaudiokult.com/courses/djent When we…
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…
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…
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…
Trevor Horn’s Lessons on Production
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o-szHBU_CLYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Trevor Horn's Lesson On Production with Stephen Lipson (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o-szHBU_CLY) Stephen Lipson on speed, instinct, and knowing when to stop One of the most important lessons on production that Stephen Lipson learned while working…
How a World-Class Session Bass Part Is Built
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzFRXahuAAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Professional Bass Recording: FREE Course Feel, Time & Taste with Taylor Swift Bassplayer Amos Heller (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzFRXahuAA) Inside Amos Heller’s Remote Recording Workflow, and a Free Christmas Gift for Musicians 🎄…
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…
David Bowie, Personality and the Art of Reinvention: A Conversation With Bob Clearmountain
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0acHwq7swOMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Many Voices Of David Bowie (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0acHwq7swOM) Whenever I sit down with Bob Clearmountain I know we are going to end up talking about David Bowie. This time it was Bob…
Eric Clapton on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, As Told by Ken Scott
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lQUdOEUq9LwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Eric Clapton Sounding Like The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – With Ken Scott (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lQUdOEUq9Lw) Every Beatles story takes on a mythic shape over time, however nothing beats hearing…
Darrell Thorp Recording Robert Jon and The Wreck at Sunset Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIOtiQsfvDcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Producing, Recording and Mixing a Full Track with Darrell Thorp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIOtiQsfvDc) A masterclass in tone, feel, and the art of capturing a truly great band Walking into Sunset Sound Studio 3…
The Writing and Production of “Message In A Bottle”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wql-cmCutgkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Police Message In A Bottle Recording Breakdown (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wql-cmCutgk) “Message In A Bottle” is one of the defining songs of The Police’s early reggae rock and new wave period, a perfect…
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.”…
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…
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…
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…
Inside Metropolis Studios, Chiswick: A Victorian Powerhouse of Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Metropolis STUDIO Tour – This Building Once Powered London’s Trams – Now It Powers Its Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4) For over thirty years Metropolis Studios has existed to do one thing, support an artist to reach…
Inside SSL Oracle: My First Deep Dive With Niall Feldman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jqXRYhTNMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The SSL Oracle: Is This the ULTIMATE Hybrid Console Ever Made? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jqXRYhTNM) I finally got hands on with SSL’s Oracle and spent a few hours with Niall Feldman, whose original concept shaped the…
Introducing the MASS-Kobo Model 359
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLa6pBsx6OcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MASS Kobo 359 MKII Mic Demo with Steve Maggiora (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLa6pBsx6Oc) Mass-Kobo (マス工房, “Mass Workshop” in Japanese) is better known among audiophiles for its high-end headphone amplifiers and other audio gear. The Model…
Tim Pierce: LA’s Top Session Guitarist at Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKOAJaX1FsMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Tim Pierce's Recording Setup – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKOAJaX1FsM) More than ten years ago, I sat down with the wonderful and immensely talented Tim Pierce to capture a glimpse…
Get It Right at the Source: Why ‘Fix It Later’ Is the Fast Track to Frustration
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HsWgowMg49gVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Fix It Later? (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HsWgowMg49g) In the world of music production, there’s a phrase that’s haunted many a mix engineer: “We’ll fix it in the mix.” While it might seem like a harmless shortcut, this…
XVive More You: A Smarter Way to Monitor and Record in Rehearsal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl52bndyYUAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: XVive More You: A Smarter Way to Monitor and Record in Rehearsal? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl52bndyYUA) Download The Multitracks Here: https://producelikeapro.lpages.co/wrong-trousers-marble-arches-form/ Check Out The Xvive More You Here Xvive Expandable Bundle We recently spent…
The 5 Key Home Studio Components – Still True Over a Decade Later (with some notable exceptions!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03jihZBOQtkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The 5 Key Home Studio Components: Don't Let Budget Hold You Back – Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03jihZBOQtk) Hi, it’s Warren Huart here, I hope you’re doing marvellously well. This…
Chris Von Sneidern’s Pocket-Sized Powerhouse: A Studio Steeped in Songs and Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iyYLd-OjrU&t=505sVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Hidden Pocket-Sized Studio: Chris Von Sneidern (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iyYLd-OjrU&t=505s) Tucked away in San Francisco’s Mission District is a small, fireproof room that holds decades of sonic history. It’s not a museum, though it could…
Mix Review Checklist: The Basics
When reviewing a mix, it’s easy to get lost in the music or hyper-focused on one element. This checklist is designed to help maintain perspective and catch the most common technical, tonal, and musical issues before moving on to mastering—or…
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…
Compressing Bass with the Audioscape Opto Compressor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g379HdScIfgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording & Mixing Heart Of Gold by Neil Young | AudioScape 260VU & Opto Comp Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g379HdScIfg) When it comes to achieving that thick, warm bass sound in music production, few tools…
Recording Drums with Will Chason at Hyde Street Studios
Download The Multitracks Here! A deep dive into drum tracking at San Francisco’s most legendary studio Welcome to the exciting world of drum recording at the legendary Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco. This iconic space has played host to…
Producing Electronic Pop with Elysia Founder Ruben Tilgner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eOXwTGuX-MVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recording A Song With @elysia-audio Breakdown & Free Multitracks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eOXwTGuX-M) As you may know I love being able to showcase the gear we try it by recording and mixing through it!…