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Max Farrar: we take on a well–crafted contemporary pop tune with a massive number of tracks, and create two different mixes.
The ingredients for this EQ are simple: a classic Baxandall tone circuit and a clean, modern rack unit — but TK have added to the recipe with some spice of their own.
Brass on location: Our engineer tracks a trombone ensemble and solo trumpet for use in a contemporary rock mix.
Do these hand‑made, single‑driver speakers sound as good as they look?
Would you hire a mixer who doesn’t believe in panning? The Lumineers did — and were rewarded with a hit album.
Tracking lead vocals: We demonstrate why the element that demands most listeners’ attention also demands most of the producer’s...
This month's tracks are from Madonna, Justin Bieber, Elbow, Maroon 5 and Flo Rida.
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly is one of the most ambitious hip-hop albums of recent years. Derek Ali was Lamar’s right-hand man during its making.
Thirty years after their debut, Simple Minds returned to their roots as a live band and relit the old fires to record their most impressive album in years.
The Forte offers stage-piano immediacy combined with the deeply programmable synthesis that we’ve come to expect from Kurzweil.
Many classically trained musicians have ended up playing rock. Ólafur Arnalds' career has gone in the opposite direction...
John Porter made his name with British indie and rock music — but is now arguably the world’s leading producer of blues records.
I have a Fender Hotrod Deluxe guitar amp that I love the sound of when gigging, but it's far too loud for recording at home. I...
The stuff of synthesizer legend, Keith Emerson's megalithic modular system hasn't just been restored — it's also been completely recreated.
Does today’s sample-based drum software mean we don’t need real drummers any more? We find out what a human session drummer offers that a virtual drummer can’t.
This month's tracks from Clean Bandit, Oliver Heldens, Meghan Trainor, Barbra Streisand and our Classic Mix Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around The Clock.
Love or hate the Yamaha NS10, this unassuming little speaker has found a place in the studios of many of the world's top producers. We trace its history, and investigate why a monitor whose sound has been described as "horrible" became an industry standard.
Hollywood Solo Instruments puts world-class violin, cello and harp sounds at your fingertips.
Engineer, mixer and producer Carlo Montagnese likens his work with the Weeknd to painting — and he’s not afraid to use plenty of colour!