Mixing / Production

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Doja Cat's 'Say So' was already a worldwide hit when a new version featuring Nicki Minaj rocketed to the top of the charts. One man mixed them both.

How did a teenager from Kazakhstan, armed only with an ageing laptop and a copy of Fruity Loops, conquer the charts?

In just seven years at hip-hop label Quality Control, Thomas 'Tillie' Mann has helped shape the sound of Atlanta rap.

If you're a musician, podcasting is the perfect application for the studio skills and equipment you already have.

Compression can do radically different things to the sound of a snare drum, depending on how it's set up. In this episode, Mike Senior explores three ways in which a compressor can help bring your snare tracks to life.

Social distancing needn't mean the end of studio recording. We explain a simple, free setup for real-time online collaboration.

Dua Lipa's mega-hit 'Don't Start Now' grew out of a writing session in Wyoming to achieve world-wide chart domination. Producer Ian Kirkpatrick was there from the start.

In our latest in-depth video feature, producer Oak Felder takes us inside his studio — and his Logic session — to show exactly...

Working with ace mixer Tony Maserati taught producer Sir Nolan that hit-making is as much about what you take away as what you add...

Mixing can be a mentally taxing pursuit, but these simple strategies will help you maintain your focus and get the best results.

Virtual drums and guitar processors are certainly capable of delivering great sounds — but they don't always behave as you'd expect when it comes to mixdown.

When a band have been producing their own hits for a decade, it takes a brave producer to jump into the hot seat...

Chris Rabold has gone from selling T-shirts out of a van to mixing Bruno Mars' epic two-year 24K Magic tour.

The success of Jax Jones demonstrates that there's still a role for old-fashioned musicianship in electronic music!

The minimal arrangement of Ellie Goulding's unlikely New Year number one was underpinned by a rather less minimal mix...

I double-tracked lead vocals by combining two different vocal takes from the same singer, each recorded on a different mic (a Shure SM7b and an Audio-Technica AT4033a)...

Solutions to mixing problems can sometimes be found in your arrangement...

These audio files accompany my Mix Rescue article in SOS March 2020, featuring the song 'Muddy Water' by Dorothea Wessel.

Her ability to balance the human and the technical sides of recording has made Laura Sisk one of the US's most in-demand engineers.