Mixing / Production

Delay forms the basis for a wide range of effects that can transform your tracks from dull and pedestrian to polished and professional.

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Expectations were high for the first Van Halen album in 14 years — and with eight mics on the bass alone, engineer Ross Hogarth was taking no chances!

The long-awaited collaboration between singer Kenny Anderson and producer Jon Hopkins has yielded a hypnotic album where not everything is as it seems...

A leading tour musical director explains how his experience as a producer helps him to prepare hit records for live performance.

Half a century into his career, Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the songs that shaped his musical education with his first-ever album of standards.

This month, as well as revealing a few unusual tricks, our mix engineer demonstrates how to achieve power and clarity by focusing on the contrast between the sounds of different instruments.

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The SOS team visit a London studio in a building directly under a busy road — and with another studio in the room next door!

• Pixie Lott 'All About Tonight' • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Death Of You And Me' • Laura Marling 'Sophia'