Mixing / Production

Any reverb plug‑in can be used to create the perception of depth — and your mixes will be more engaging and three‑dimensional as a result.

Stefan Boman is the house mix engineer at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Asked to choose a favourite sound from a session he’s worked on, he nominates ‘No Song Unheard’ by the Hellacopters.

FKA Twigs has worked with many big‑name producers, but it was experimental electronic artist Koreless who guided the making of her new hit album Eusexua.

The new album by Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, features familiar collaborators pulling in a very different musical direction.

A hit movie about the world’s greatest rock band turns conventional ideas of audio restoration on their head.

Colombian‑born Ela Minus was studying jazz performance as a drummer at Berklee College Of Music when she got a taste for electronic music.

These audio examples accompany the ‘Depth Of Field’ workshop article from SOS April 2025 issue, discussing the use of three reverb treatments.

Well known as guitarist with glam art‑rock pioneers Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera has also etched out parallel careers as solo artist, session musician and producer.

There comes a point when tinkering with your mixes won’t improve them — it could even damage them. But just how do you know when it’s time to let go?

Jon Bon Jovi has stayed ahead of the pack for more than four decades, with the help of long‑term collaborators such as producer and engineer John Shanks.

Mixer and engineer Tobin Jones has worked with a raft of boundary‑pushing artists from electronic powerhouse Powell to Japanese psych‑rockers Bo Ningen.

In this episode, Eddie Bazil looks at ways of enhancing a variety of individual tracks and full mixes using plug-ins that are designed to achieve the retro warmth and cohesion of tapes and valves.

Steve Hackett rose to fame as guitarist with prog‑rock legends Genesis, but his sonic calling card is a guitar tone he created in 1979 on his album Spectral Mornings.

Virtuoso pianist Rogét Chahayed has found a unique niche as a classically trained hip‑hop producer.

Brothers Sebastian and Daniel Selke and Kyoto‑born Midori Hirano are Berlin‑based producers and artists who have come together to produce a collaborative album called Split Scale.

Dave McCracken talks to Kevin Paul about his impressive career as a songwriter and Producer, from his early years at Sarm Studios with Trevor Horn, where he worked with Ian Brown and Depeche Mode.

Although he grew up aspiring to be a hip‑hop producer, Zach Crowell has made it big by leaning into his Nashville roots.

I have a recording of a drummer where the sound is decent, but there are some issues with the performance. Is there a way to tackle this without fully replacing?

Producer and artist Emily Underhill, aka Tusks, has released three critically acclaimed studio albums in which dark pop is combined with reverb‑washed electronica, stadium guitars and ethereal vocals.

English producer and four‑time Grammy Award‑winning mixer Robert Orton, aka The Hitmixer, has worked with million‑selling artists including Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias, Backstreet Boys, Sting, Lana Del Rey and Robin Thicke.

All mix engineers need technical skills — but what’s most important is our ability to bring out the emotion in the music.