Mixing / Production

The Beatles’ iconic Sgt. Pepper’s album was mixed twice on its original release. So why mix it again, 50 years on?

How can you ensure that your library music hits the spot? What better way to find out than to ask the people who buy it!

Why is it that reverb is so much more audible on good headphones than good speakers? Is it to do with the ambient noise or reflections in the room?

This month: Julia Michaels • Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber • DJ Khaled • Future • Classic Mix: The Monkees ‘I’m A Believer' (1967).

Behind every virtual band, there are real producers and engineers. In the case of Gorillaz, they were Anthony Khan and Stephen Sedgwick.

Successful library music writers are efficient, productive and reliable as well as musical — all skills you can develop too.

By stepping back and taking stock, our engineer manages to rescue his own mix of guitars, bass and hurdy-gurdy for an Alt/Folk band!

Our major new series explains how to harness the power of today’s virtual orchestral instruments.

This month: Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki, Stormzy, Sturgill Simpson, Sarah Jarosz and our Classic Mix is Toni Braxton ‘Un-break My Heart’ (1996).

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Soulful electronic artist/producer SOHN shows us how he layers up, edits and processes his own vocals, and uses Auto-Tune in an unconventional way to create ear-catching textural and percussive elements.

The resurgence of film musicals continues, with Disney’s Beauty And The Beast the most successful yet. Hollywood veteran Frank Wolf oversaw the complex recording and mixing process.

We saw last month that library music can provide composers with a good income. This month, we explain how that income is generated.

This month: Ariana Grande, Tim McGraw, Zara Larsson, Kelsea Ballerini and our Classic Mix is Gloria Gaynor ‘I Will Survive’ (1978).

We catch up with Erez and Duvdev, the performer/producers behind Infected Mushroom and plug-in company Polyverse. Here, they show us some of the tools and techniques used to create the constantly morphing track 'Flamingo'.

The unique sound world created by Future and engineer Seth Firkins has brought the Atlanta rapper record-breaking success.

Production music is rarely glamorous, but it can be very lucrative. In the first of a major new series, we explain how to get your foot in the door.