
The Mix Review | October 2011
• Alison Krauss & Union Station 'Paper Airplane' • Katy Perry 'Last Friday Night' • Alexandra Stan 'Mr Saxobeat'
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• Alison Krauss & Union Station 'Paper Airplane' • Katy Perry 'Last Friday Night' • Alexandra Stan 'Mr Saxobeat'

Mike Senior analyses tracks by Robbie Williams, Swedish House Mafia, Owl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen, Little Mix and classic mix is Coolio, Gangsta's Paradise.

This month we're listening to Coldplay, Sam Smith, Paolo Nutini and our Classic Mix is Elvis Presley 'Hound Dog' from 1956.

• Matt Cardle 'When We Collide' • Bruno Mars 'Grenade' • Ellie Goulding 'Your Song'

When an unknown act such as Sam Smith hits the big time, there's often an experienced producer behind the scenes — like Steve Fitzmaurice...

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

If you’re looking to build a studio, there’s masses of information out there — but no substitutes for professional advice and experience.

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

Tom Petty’s first US number one album was mixed almost entirely without hardware — and with only two plug-ins!

Roland’s JDXi crams an awful lot of synth into a very small box.

Spitfire Audio’s BML range packages a full orchestral library into 20 individual modules.

Drake’s atmospheric, brooding sound has revitalised hip-hop, selling millions in the process. The man behind that sound is Noah '40' Shebib.

Ethan Johns learned his trade from the best in the business, but it’s his own talent that has kept his production skills in demand.

Nearly 30 years after they burst onto the scene, Bon Jovi continue to top charts worldwide.

With expected component shortages and the consequent rise in hard‑drive prices, what can the PC musician expect from 2012?

Moog’s latest synth, the Sub 37, sees the company return to the form that made their reputation back in the 1970s.


• Ke$ha 'We R Who We R' • Tinie Tempah 'Wonderman' • Alexis Jordan 'Good Girl' • Chris Brown 'Beautiful People'