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Finding real-world advice from established creative mixing engineers and record producers is not at all easy, since most tend to be highly protective about their approaches and the tricks of their craft, but this popular series written by long-time SOS author and musician Paul Tingen gets them to open up and explain the technical and artistic detail of the mixing sessions of a well-known chart hit they worked on. TOP 5: Subscriber Access Required
Open Access unlocked Black Eyed Peas For their fifth album, The END, Black Eyed Peas main man will.i.am took the band — and their long-serving mixer Dylan Dresdow — in a new direction, with stunning success. U2 : 'No Line On The Horizon'  Lily Allen: 'The Fear' — It’s Not Me, It’s You  Seal: Soul 'A Change Is Gonna Come'  Lady Gaga 'Just Dance' Transatlantic number one ‘Just Dance’ was not only a breakthrough for Lady Gaga, but also for her producer RedOne and mix engineer Robert Orton. Rolling Stones 'Shine A Light' DVD  AC/DC Black Ice How do you capture the essence of pure rock & roll? For Mike Fraser and AC/DC, the answer was simple: get the sound right at source, track to analogue tape, and don't mess about with the results! Kings Of Leon: Sex On Fire  Coldplay Viva La Vida  Ne-Yo: 'Closer'  Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'  Flo Rida and T-Pain: 'Low' Flo Rida and T-Pain scored a massive worldwide hit with 'Low' — but only after it received the attention of Miami's star mixer, Fabian Marasciullo. '4 Minutes' by Madonna, Timbaland, Marcella Araica  OneRepublic OneRepublic's route to the top has been tortuous, and their massive hit 'Stop & Stare' was actually recorded more than three years ago. Engineer and mixer Joe Zook recalls the sessions. Jack Johnson  Feist: '1234'  The Foo Fighters: 'The Pretender' Iconic rockers The Foo Fighters had a worldwide smash with their record-breaking track 'The Pretender'. Rich Costey was the man behind the mix faders. Inside Track: ‘The Way I Are’ The unrivalled status of producer Timbaland is built on a hand-picked team of engineers, mixers and producers. For the mix of his hit single ‘The Way I Are’, he turned to Marcella Araica. Inside Track: 'This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race' The unsung production hero behind Fall Out Boy, described as “emo’s first superstars”, tells us how he shaped the lead single from 2007’s smash hit album, Infinity On High. Inside Track: Kanye West's 'Stronger' Eleven mix engineers tried their hand at Kanye West’s ‘Stronger’ before Manny Marroquin finally turned it into a record. He was rewarded with one of the biggest hits of 2007. Inside Track: Fergie's ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’  The White Stripes When they hired Joe Chiccarelli to record their latest album, the White Stripes set him a stiff challenge: to create a modern, punchy, heavily edited sound, without leaning on modern digital tools. Maroon Amy Winehouse: 'Rehab' For her second album, Back To Black, Amy Winehouse and producer Mark Ronson crafted a heavily retro sound. Mix engineer Tom Elmhirst describes how he massaged their '60s soul vibe to create a radio-friendly hit in 'Rehab'. Inside Track: Justin Timberlake's Sexyback Megastar Justin Timberlake shot back into the charts last year with 'Sexyback', a hugely successful — and highly unusual — collaboration with hot-shot producer Timbaland. Jimmy Douglass was behind the desk. Sound Workshop  My Chemical Romance  Beyoncé's 'Déjà Vu' and 'Irreplaceable'  John Legend's 'Save Room' John Legend's silky, R&B-tinged sound has revitalised soul music. Mix engineer Tony Maserati explains how he crafted that sound for Legend's hit 'Save Room'. Inside Track Phil Tan, one of the leading mix engineers specialising in urban music, dissects his mixes for two worldwide hit singles from Rihanna: the apty-named 'SOS' and 'Unfaithful'. David Pensado Mix engineers have a huge role to play in modern record production; but what does it take to turn a collection of raw tracks into a chart-topping single? In a major new SOS series, specialist mixers will be showing us exactly how they use the tricks of their trade. Inside Track Finding real-world advice from established creative mixing engineers and record producers is not at all easy, since most tend to be highly protective about their approaches and the tricks of their craft, but this popular series written by long-time SOS author and musician Paul Tingen gets them to open up and explain the technical and artistic detail of the mixing sessions of a well-known chart hit they worked on. | Friday 20th November 2009 December 2009
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