Mixing / Production

Why let guitarists have all the fun? Stompboxes can be inspirational mixing tools.

Eddie Bazil gives us an introduction into the creative use of Phasers, with practical examples using drums, vocals and synth pads.

These audio examples accompany April 2021's Lockdown Mixdown article.

From sketches to final mixes, engineer Jonathan Low spent 2020 overseeing Taylor Swift’s hit lockdown albums folklore and evermore.

As if being in charge of the largest studio group in the world wasn’t enough, Miloco director Pete Hofmann also found time to mix the latest album from the UK’s biggest dance‑pop group, Steps.

In this episode, Mathieu Gendreau shares 6 advanced top tips to help you mix drums like a pro.

In this show Paul White guides you through seven reverb treatments, from simple to complex, and demonstrates how combining reverb with other commonly available plug-ins can produce creative textures and ambience in your music.

Bruce Springsteen’s latest album was an international hit last year, but the console it was mixed on was made a quarter of a century ago. Mixing legend Bob Clearmountain was at the controls.

LCR (Left-Centre-Right) panning isn’t so much a technique as a mindset that can lead you to more satisfying mixes.

When rapper Machine Gun Kelly enlisted the help of producer and Blink‑182 drummer Travis Barker on his latest album, a shift to pop‑punk seemed inevitable. Who better to mix it than punk/hip‑hop crossover engineer Adam Hawkins...

Mat Gendreau shares his 5 top tips for using parallel processing techniques on voice, bass and drums.

There’s more to great‑sounding reverb than loading and tweaking your favourite plug‑in.

The lead single from Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album was stitched together from two demos in different keys. Mix engineer Jess Jackson turned it into a piece of pop magic.

With the right guidance, iZotope's RX can remove problem sounds that would otherwise ruin a mix.

Canadian producer and educator Mat Gendreau shares his Top 5 Tips on processing reverbs to fit with your song tempo and to avoid overpowering a mix.

Kevin Grainger has developed a unique approach to dance mixing — and, as Joel Corry's 'Head & Heart' proves, a highly successful one. We break down this hit track.

We show how iZotope's popular restoration package can deliver cleaner audio for your music projects.

Mixing can be a creative as well as a technical role, and the right production effects can transform a track.

Mixing can be a creative as well as a technical role, and the right production effects can transform a track.

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In this episode, Mike Senior demonstrates several ways spill can actually improve the sound of your productions.

Haim's latest album was made with a mix of old-school and modern techniques and equipment.