Mixing / Production

We try to bring a bit less garage and a bit more rock to a self‑recorded production with a retro feel.

This month featuring 'Pompeii' by Bastille, 'Let It Go' by Idina Menzel, 'Strong' by London Grammar and the most classic of classic tracks from 1971, Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway To Heaven'.

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There are some stunningly good Libraries for Acustica Audio's Nebula dynamic convolution plug-in, but you can also create your own. We invited one of the best Nebula developers to tell you how.

The season of open-air shows is upon us — but is your gear really ready for the great outdoors?

This month, we take on some computer glitching problems and fix up the acoustics in a newly completed loft conversion.

The biggest hit of 2014 is a triumph of minimalism — and a triumph for mix engineer Leslie Brathwaite.

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Mixing strings in rock music: our engineer follows up last month's string‑recording session by describing how he integrated those strings into a full‑on rock mix.

This month we discuss tracks from Disclosure, Naughty Boy, Tom Odell and our Classic Mix is Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' from 1991.    

Consisting of two big-name producers, a Hollywood composer and an academic — plus masses of modular gear — Node are the ultimate synth supergroup.

Jazz quintet Polar Bear have always been musical adventurers, and their latest album extends their experimental philosophy to studio techniques.

If you're serious about recording and mixing you need to set a consistent reference level to which you can always return. Our seven‑step guide explains how to do it.

It's not often SOS readers get to mix a session tracked at Abbey Road — and when they did, the results were surprising!

The success of Disney's Frozen underlines the importance of music in film, whether it be as songs or soundtracks.

This month's tracks from Miley Cyrus, One Republic, Black Sabbath and our Classic Mix - ZZ Top "Gimme All Your Lovin'' from 1983.

Izzat Majeed single‑handedly resuscitated Pakistan's moribund music scene — and built a state‑of‑the‑art studio to capture the results.

Proper subwoofer placement is often overlooked but, as you're about to find out, the difference it makes to bass reproduction can be vast...

From their gear choices to their recording techniques, everything about Wild Beasts' approach to production is unconventional.

Prefab Sprout rose to fame in an era of indulgence and eye‑watering studio budgets. These days, things are a little different...

I'm really interested in the vocal sound on Haim's debut album, Days Are Gone — could you tell me what sort of processing might be involved in this album?