Mixing / Production

Audio files to accompany the article.

When a mix project takes you out of your comfort zone, it’s vital to know that you can trust what you’re hearing.

This new four-part series explains all you need to know about creating brass arrangements for a range of genres.

Award-winning engineer Jake Jackson deconstructs his mix of a brooding musical cue by Sheridan Tongue for the BBC’s long-running crime drama.

Want to write music for picture? To deal with tight deadlines, multiple rewrites and ever-changing picture edits, you’ll need to be on top of the technical requirements of the job.

Mixing a band like Goldfrapp is challenging enough — but when you add an orchestra, a 50–piece choir and a notoriously tricky venue, things really start to get interesting.

A unique and inspired choice of collaborators helped Björk blend powerful emotion with restless experimentation.

This page contains a directory of all media pages that hold the associated media for April 2015.....

Audio files to accompany the article.

The Woodleys: our engineer treats a modern band to a vintage sound.

We examine the production of some recent hits to help you brush up on your listening skills.

André Rieu, J.Cole, Band Aid 30, St.Vincent, Erica Campbell. This month's Classic Mix - Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Producer JR Rotem is no stranger to success but, until 'Centuries', it was confined to pop and urban genres. We find out how the song was constructed and walk through the session files.

Producer and engineer Rob Kirwan oversaw Hozier’s commercial breakthrough — by concentrating on the least commercial aspects of his music.

This page contains a directory of all media pages that hold the associated media for March 2015.

Nerve 9: we show you how to add depth and body to a basic mix.

This month we examine some recent hits by Pentatonix, Ed Sheeran, Pink Floyd and Mark Ronson. Plus our Classic Mix, Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger.

We caught up with the man who’s spent nearly half a century in charge of live sound for one of the biggest bands in the world.

Audio files to accompany the article.

The transition from rock to pop isn't always easy — unless you're Matt Rad. We talk drum recording, Eric Valentine and how to stay relevant in this exclusive video interview.

Few have contributed as much to the technology behind rock & roll as Charlie Watkins and his company, WEM. We celebrate the life of one of audio’s great inventors.

Getting the sound in your mix space right is crucial. But what is ‘right’, and how do you achieve it?