Mixing / Production

Sound design isn’t just for special effects in the movies: it’s perfect for giving your music a unique twist.

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Bass trapping can go a long way towards solving low-frequency problems in small rooms — but so, too, can monitor placement, as we find out in this month’s Studio SOS...

We discuss the sort of studio setup you need for voice-over work, and how you can start promoting and selling your services. • Read Part 1

The Foo Fighters could have gone to any studio on the planet to record their eagerly awaited album Wasting Light. They chose their frontman Dave Grohl’s garage...

The Strokes’ comeback single was the product of three years of songwriting, 18 months of recording — and 30 minutes of mixing!

If you’re the musician and the engineer, it’s easy to focus too closely on your own instrument, and not enough on the mix...

These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS June 2011.

• Chase & Status 'Blind Faith' • Jessie J 'Price Tag' • David Guetta 'Who's That Chick'

Bruno Mars is the year’s hottest pop star, and one‑third of ace production team the Smeezingtons. Fellow Smeezington Ari Levine reveals how they created his hit album in a modest LA studio.

It’s amazing how far studio software has come on in the last decade, as this month’s Studio SOS candidate found out when he upgraded his ageing Logic‑based PC system...

Even once you’ve got to grips with your camera and today’s easy‑to‑use software editors, there’s still the small matter of creating an edit that truly fits the song...

Mercury Prize winners the xx were a band whose mimimalism tempted producers to do too much. By remaining faithful to the band’s own sound, Rodaidh McDonald succeeded where others had failed.

These audio files accompany the Producing Professional Voiceovers At Home feature that appeared in SOS June 2012.

To achieve success as a self‑producing voiceover artist, you need to be much more than a good recording engineer... 

With a little help from producer/engineer Tucker Martine, the Decemberists' latest album went from barn to barnstormer...

Oscar-winning drama The King's Speech tells the poignant story of King George VI's struggle to talk in public. What better way to record the soundtrack than with a microphone built for George VI himself?

Tightening timing, sustaining snares and silencing sibilance are among the tasks tackled in this month's remix...

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Whether you're buying or building, deciding what should go inside an audio PC isn't easy, so we asked some leading experts for their advice...

One of the most influential British artists of the last two decades, Tom Jenkinson has pushed electronic music to its limits. In a rare interview, he pinpoints key moments in his career, and explains why musicianship still matters.