Mixing / Production

Eddie Bazil gives six sound design tips, using various plug-in filters to create unique instrument sounds and to add interest and movement to mixes.

How they recorded the solo on ‘Solace’ from Fuel’s second album, Something Like Human (2000).

With six lead singers, an orchestra and more, ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ from Encanto was always going to be an epic production challenge — and then lockdown happened.

Leading mix engineer Andy Bradfield shares some of the lessons he’s learned in getting to grips with Dolby Atmos.

It was just another session for producer Peter Nappi, but Gayle’s ‘ABCDEFU’ would become one of the most listened‑to tracks of 2022.

We talk to the people who are creating real‑world Atmos content, starting with Canadian super‑producer Greg Wells.

Our tame engineer describes a new approach to mixing that helped him to get the best out of an EP that was recorded remotely during lockdown.

With your lead vocal performance comped and tuned, and its timing tightened, is there anything else to do before you start mixing?

When you’re polishing a nine‑piece vocal band like TWICE to K‑pop perfection, organisation is essential!

Vocoders are not just for vocals. In this episode, Eddie Bazil talks about the various vocoder plug-in options and demonstrates six creative techniques.

Hip‑hop and metal share more in common than you might think, as mixer Ari Morris confirmed when he worked on MoneyBagg Yo’s hit album, A Gangsta’s Pain.

Last month, we showed how to comp a great vocal performance. Now we look at how you can use editing tools to improve both timing and tuning.

British guitar band The Lathums achieved the rare feat of topping the charts with their debut album. Mix engineer Caesar Edmunds was at the controls.

To transform multiple takes into truly great vocal tracks, you might need to look further than your DAW’s built‑in comping tools.

Dynamics processing is a core mixing technique, but it’s often misunderstood. We explain how to make a compressor do what you want it to!

Rod Wave’s chart‑topping album Soulfly was not only recorded in hotel rooms, but mixed and mastered on the road too. Travis Harrington was the engineer who made it work.

Italian band Måneskin were unlikely winners of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, but even that couldn’t prepare them for what came next. Mix engineer Alessandro Marcantoni tells the story of their viral single ‘Beggin’.

Successful songwriters and producers explain how to adapt your skills to the massive Far Eastern market.

There are times when a mix engineer needs to do more than just mixing — even if that takes you out of your comfort zone!

These audio examples accompany the Mix Rescue feature in Sound On Sound October 2021.

Producer and engineer David Bottrill is legendary for his work with Peter Gabriel, Tool, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins and Staind....