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Despite recording mainly live, Arcade Fire spent more than a year recording Reflektor. It was up to Korey Richey and Mark Lawson to get the results to tape.
Under the guidance of Rick Rubin, Black Sabbath returned to their roots. Mixed by Andrew Scheps, the resulting album topped charts worldwide.
Phil Tan, one of the leading mix engineers specialising in urban music, dissects his mixes for two worldwide hit singles from Rihanna: the apty-named 'SOS' and 'Unfaithful'.
SOS Editor Paul White explains the thinking behind his own studio layout, and offers a few practical tips on cable runs and studio furniture.
Creative Labs' Chief Scientist, Dave Rossum, looks into his crystal ball to predict the future of soundcards. Paul White listens in.
Metalcore presents unique production challenges — and few are better placed to meet them than genre veteran Jordan Fish.
The biggest hit of the decade so far took Shaboozey and his team half an hour to write — and weeks to perfect.
Songwriter and producer Charlie Handsome has drawn on his huge array of influences to reinvent modern country music with Morgan Wallen and Post Malone.
Jack Harlow’s smash hit ‘Lovin On Me’ is the perfect marriage of old‑school sample manipulation and 21st Century laptop production.
Ricky Damian is that rarest of things: a young engineer trained in all‑analogue recording. His experience stood him in good stead with Jorja Smith.
David Wrench’s goal as mix engineer was to make Blur sound like themselves!
The success of Noel Gallagher’s Council Skies owes much to his resident engineer Callum Marinho, who not only tracked but mixed the album.
Analogue tape played a key role in the production of Depeche Mode’s Memento Mori album — even though it was recorded to Pro Tools.
Metro Boomin’s right‑hand man is championing old‑school mixing techniques in the 21st Century.
When you’ve learned your craft from Manny Marroquin, you can mix on almost any system — as Jeremie Inhaber proved with Meghan Trainor’s ‘Made You Look’.
Want a hit that transcends genres? Hire a mix engineer who does the same — as Steve Lacy did with Neal Pogue.
For Jason ‘Cheese’ Goldberg, working with YoungBoy means working anywhere and working fast — without compromising quality.
The ear‑catching tempo changes of LF System’s hit ‘Afraid To Feel’ provided a unique challenge for mix engineer Scott Rosser.
Geoff Swan gave up a successful studio business to become an assistant engineer — a risk which paid off with Charli XCX’s number one album, Crash.
Central Cee has taken drill music to the top of the UK album charts, thanks to some very fast work from mix engineer Sean Donoghue.