Mixing / Production

William Basinski’s archival recording project gained a life of its own when the tapes began to deteriorate, and then took on a new significance in the wake of the September 11th attacks.

Guitarist Steve Rothery is the longest‑serving member of prog‑rockers Marillion, and here he details how he got his favourite guitar sound on Marillion’s ‘The Great Escape’.

To perfect Olivia Dean’s intimate, personal sound world, the artist and producer/songwriter Zach Nahome decided to step outside the studio.

With our nu‑disco tune mixed and mastered, we turn our attention to distributing and promoting it...

Famed recording engineer and record producer Kyle Lehning started his recording career at the age of 18 in Nashville. His career trajectory saw him go on to work with a virtual Who’s Who of the American country music scene...

For their first major‑label release, Wolf Alice hired super‑producer Greg Kurstin to channel their inspiration.

There’s more to crafting perfect pop vocals than slapping on a bit of compression and Auto‑Tune!

These audio files accompany the Pop Vocal Mixing article in SOS November 2025. The song featured in these examples is 'April Blues', by the artist Moni Blue.

Remember the nu‑disco tune we wrote last month, using the loops and instruments in SOS For Artists? Now it’s time to flesh it out, mix it and master it...

American‑born producer, engineer and mixer Dave Sardy has worked with household names including Bush, Johnny Cash, Oasis and The Who. A favourite sound from his impressive discography is the guitar drone on ‘(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady’ from Oasis’ 2008 album Dig Out Your Soul.

Five years in the making, Netflix’s smash hit animated movie tested its music production team to the limit.

Pesky pops proving problematic? Here’s how to pull them down...

This month, we set ourselves a real‑world challenge: compose and release a new tune, using the tools provided in an SOS For Artists subscription!

Experienced American producer Bill Schnee picks the 1978 track 'Never Even Thought' from Colin Blunstone as the sound he's most proud of creating in the studio.

Aviram Barath’s musical direction inspired rapper Loyle Carner to work with a live band for his hit album hopefully!

Eddie Bazil explores advanced vocal processing techniques to achieve a clean, professional vocal track.

Multi‑award‑winning English music producer and engineer David Tickle explains how he created the mysterious and ethereal sound that weaves in and out of U2’s ‘All I Want Is You’.

There is nothing ordinary about the success of Alex Warren’s breakthrough hit — or its signature sound, created by producer Adam Yaron.

Trinnov Audio, established in 2003, is a French company renowned for its pioneering work in audio processing and room-acoustics correction technologies across a number of different domains, including professional studios, commercial cinemas, high-end hi-fi and home theatre systems.

Lincoln Barrett’s musical journey started in the box, but 20 years on, he’s reinventing his trademark liquid funk sound with vintage hardware.

Swedish hard rock band Ghost have topped charts worldwide — with an album that was mixed twice!