{"id":64188,"date":"2025-12-26T16:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=64188"},"modified":"2025-12-26T16:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:37:15","slug":"real-amp-or-plug-in-and-other-big-questions-faq-friday-from-spitfire-studio-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/real-amp-or-plug-in-and-other-big-questions-faq-friday-from-spitfire-studio-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Amp or Plug In? And Other Big Questions, FAQ Friday from Spitfire Studio London"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-3156593038\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4113147655220-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-4113147655220-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-4113147655220-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-4113147655220-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-4113147655220-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQ\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Real Amp Or Plugin? FAQ Friday\" title=\"Play video &quot;Real Amp Or Plugin? FAQ Friday&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQ<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQ\" title=\"Real Amp Or Plugin? FAQ Friday\">Real Amp Or Plugin? FAQ Friday (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQ)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Hi everybody, hope you\u2019re doing marvellously well. Welcome back to another FAQ Friday, this time from our satellite studio here in London at Spitfire Studio London, SSL as it were. Pale blue grey jumper, not big, bad, or dressed in black, however we press on regardless.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">We had a great set of questions this week, covering everything from real guitar amps versus plug ins, to using pedals in a mix, to vocal psychology and knowing when a mix is finished. Let\u2019s dive in.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64189 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"659\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-60x75.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-216x270.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-180x225.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-136x170.jpeg 136w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-320x400.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-280x350.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-770x963.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-40x50.jpeg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-14x18.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-432x540.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-13x16.jpeg 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-485x606.jpeg 485w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-11x14.jpeg 11w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-272x340.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-8x10.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-640x800.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-20x25.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-7x9.jpeg 7w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-560x700.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-17x21.jpeg 17w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amps-all_plp-mobile-385x481.jpeg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Real Guitar Amps vs Plug In Simulations<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The short answer is, I love real amps. I always have. Ninety nine percent of my life has been spent recording real guitar amplifiers. However amp modelling and emulation have been around for a very long time, long before impulse responses became a common talking point.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Back in the late nineties, my good friend Dave Jordan worked on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"italic\">Americana<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0by The Offspring, which featured massive guitar sounds that people still love today. Those tones were created using a blend of real amps alongside Amp Farm, printing a DI and mixing the two together. This was well before the industry fully understood just how much of the sound lives in the speaker and the cabinet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">If I have the time and the budget, I will always choose real amps for anything that requires personality. Every combination of guitarist, guitar, amp, mic, mic pre, and performance gives you something unique. In a world where AI and over standardisation are very real concerns, uniqueness matters more than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">That said, don\u2019t let dogma get in the way of creativity. If you\u2019re writing and inspiration strikes, plug straight into a DI, pull up an amp sim, and get the idea down. The performance and the idea are far more important than the purity of the signal chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">When we interviewed\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Steven Wilson<\/span><span class=\"\">, he talked about using a small pedal for rough ideas and often keeping those sounds because the performance was right. If the emotion is there, why redo it?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Real amps are unique and individual. Plug ins are fast, practical, and creative. Use both. Blend away. Have fun with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64190 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-170x170.jpg 170w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-540x540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-16x16.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-606x606.jpg 606w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-14x14.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-10x10.jpg 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-9x9.jpg 9w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2022AfBlg32CompactPedalType700-385x385.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Mixing with Guitar Pedals and Pedal Compressors<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">This is one of my favourite topics. Many years ago, in the early 2000s, I worked with Dave Sardy and Greg Gordon. Greg would record onto four track cassette and use guitar pedals for compression, including classic Boss compressor pedals like the CS series.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Those pedals created aggressive, explosive tones that were completely different from an 1176, an LA 2A, or a dbx 160. Because they were designed for guitar, you could dial in attack and response in a way that felt immediate and musical.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Today, companies like Radial make re amp and pedal interface solutions, including 500 series modules, that let you run audio out of your DAW and through pedals during a mix. Bob Horn uses this approach as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Are pedal compressors technically different from outboard equivalents? Possibly. However the bigger difference is psychological. Hardware, especially unfamiliar hardware, forces you to think differently. It pulls you out of muscle memory and away from compressors you have used a thousand times.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It\u2019s like putting a guitar into an alternate tuning. You do not try to play the same shapes. You explore. You discover new voicings, new melodies, and new ideas. That is the real value of using pedals in a mix. They are creative tools first, not just processors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64191 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"496\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA.jpg 970w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-303x170.jpg 303w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-40x22.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-605x340.jpg 605w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-534x300.jpg 534w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_rvkx0YvVZ_Ugvs-ve8LyAA-385x216.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Making Separately Recorded Tracks Feel Like a Live Performance<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">When everything is recorded separately, the key is shared space and movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">One approach is to use a single room impulse response and send multiple instruments to it very lightly. Another is to bus groups, such as drums, into a room reverb via a short delay. By varying the pre delay by a few milliseconds, you create the illusion that instruments are sitting at different depths in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Pan instruments within that shared space, keep the room subtle, and let everything bleed just enough to feel cohesive. Add bus compression to help elements move together, and suddenly the mix feels alive rather than assembled.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It does not need to be complicated. One room, used intelligently, goes a very long way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">How Long Is Too Long to Spend on a Mix?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">I strongly believe in moving quickly. When you move fast, you make creative decisions instead of getting lost in technical ones. That does not mean being careless. It means staying focused.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The foundation of a mix can often be done in 45 minutes to a couple of hours, sometimes up to four hours depending on complexity. Editing, automation, delay throws, reverse effects, and fine detail can take much longer, and that is perfectly fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">I mixed a track recently where the core mix was about 45 minutes. The polish took much longer. That balance is important. 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They are struggling emotionally. Anxiety, pressure, and overthinking can cripple even the most experienced singers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The first step is distraction. Make a cup of tea. Tell a joke. Talk about something unrelated. Take them out of their head.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">When recording, do not get overly detailed too quickly. Run full takes. Find moments you love, even if they are imperfect. Play those moments back and say, \u201cThat thing you did there, that breath, that phrasing, that emotion, that was amazing. Give me more of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">This is the single most important piece of vocal production advice I can give you. Build confidence by highlighting what works. Do not tear singers down by listing what is wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">I learned this by watching great producers like\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Jack Douglas<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">David Foster<\/span><span class=\"\">. David Foster once told me he has never done more than ten takes of a song with any singer. He knows when something is good, and he knows how to encourage more of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Great production is saying, \u201cI love this, let\u2019s build on it.\u201d Bad production is saying, \u201cThat sucked, do it again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Encourage your singer. Find what you love. Get more of that. Confidence unlocks performances in a way no plug in ever will.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Thanks ever so much for reading and for watching. Please leave more questions below, I love doing these. I hope you\u2019re enjoying our new satellite studio here in London. We still haven\u2019t chosen the monitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Have a marvellous time recording and mixing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQVideo can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Real Amp Or Plugin? FAQ Friday (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPHQZJVElKQ) Hi everybody, hope you\u2019re doing marvellously well. Welcome back to another FAQ Friday, this time from our satellite studio here in London at Spitfire Studio London, SSL as it were. 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