Mixing / Production

This month we tame a vocal that varies in dynamic range, and look at ways to create 'bigness' in the mix without overcooking levels.

Here are links to the audio files from January 2008's MIX RESCUE article

I recorded a performance of Handel's Messiah recently, and I was wondering what the common practice is when compressing...

This month, we perform some audio alchemy on a home studio room that also has to double for other purposes.

One of the most successful writer/producers of his generation shares his advice on getting the best from artists and forging a career in an uncertain music industry.

The unsung production hero behind Fall Out Boy, described as “emos first superstars”, tells us how he shaped the lead single from 2007s smash hit album, Infinity On High.

Younger Brother brings together two of the Twisted labels biggest names. We visited Simon Posfords studio in a bid to uncover the secrets of psytrance...