Mixing / Production

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Lorde, Pablo Ziegler Trio, Chris Stapleton and Shakira.

The playful, genre-defying sound of Young Fathers reflects an equally unorthodox approach to studio recording.

Our engineer works the mix to get a pop-funk track competing sonically with the likes of Jamiroquai.

There are many jobs involved in large-scale touring — and established front-of-house mixer Bryony October has pretty much done them all.

In the hands of Kendrick Lamar, blockbuster movie Black Panther spawned a new type of ‘soundtrack’ album. Engineer Matt Schaeffer was at the controls.

Working with a producer and an ambitious timescale, our engineer planned ahead for the best chances of a good result.

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: The Infamous Stringbusters, Logic, Chris Stapleton, NF, and Whitney Houston.

Performed live and filmed in a single take, Justin Timberlake’s ‘Say Something’ is one of the most ambitious music videos ever made.

Using a unique combination of virtual musicians and acoustics manipulation, Dr Shelley Katz aims to bring orchestral performances to even the most modest of venues.

Database software might not be as exciting as the latest virtual instrument or DAW — but it can be even more effective in helping you get work finished.

We discuss another handful of hit records, to help you brush up on your listening skills.

Central to Atlanta’s white-hot rap scene is producer Zaytoven, who brings a West Coast flavour to trap.

How does a platinum-selling producer make music on a mobile device? We sit down with MeLo‑X, who found commercial success co-writing tracks on Beyoncé’s Lemonade, as he talks about the real-world advantages of making music on a phone or tablet.

Greg Wells has worked with everyone who’s anyone in the world of music — but nothing could prepare him for mixing a film soundtrack!

There must always be a certain amount of masking going on in any mix, but I just don’t know how much there should be. Can you offer any tips?

Is there anything wrong with riding the vocal levels in my mix using clip gain settings rather than fader automation?

How can I find the frequencies that are making my vocal sound harsh?

We discuss another handful of hit records, to help you brush up on your listening skills. This month: Cardi B • Rak-Su • Eminem ft Ed Sheeran • Classic Mix: The Animals ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ (1964).

His quest to capture the spirit of Avebury led former Radiophonic Workshop composer Steve Marshall to develop some unique experimental recording techniques.

When a track contains nothing but beats and vocals, the vocal mix has to be perfect. Mix engineer Evan LaRay explains his role in taking Cardi B’s ‘Bodak Yellow’ to number one.