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Don’t be scared to trash something you’ve already recorded if it helps you to achieve a better end result...
This month, we breathe life into a track by restructuring it to avoid unnecessary repetition, adding subtle new parts, employing various mix tricks and finally applying a little DIY 'mastering' polish...
This months mission proves that to get the best from a song you need to pay as much attention to arrangement as to mix technique.
The foundation of a good, engaging mix is a strong arrangement. But how far can you go to improve things at the mixing stage?
We help transport listeners from a small studio to the Big Easy!
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Here is a selection of audio files to accompany this month's Mix Rescue of Bobby Nobody's song 'Stitch Up'. You can listen to...
Ever thought you were nearing the end of your mix, only to realise the track needs a whole lot more impact?
There are times when a mix engineer needs to do more than just mixing — even if that takes you out of your comfort zone!
We try to improve a gypsy jazz mix, and discover that even the best references need to be taken with a pinch of salt.
Virtual drums and guitar processors are certainly capable of delivering great sounds — but they don't always behave as you'd expect when it comes to mixdown.
Solutions to mixing problems can sometimes be found in your arrangement...
Our engineer visits a reader's home studio to help improve his mixes, and shows that you can get great results from even the modest of monitors.
We tackle some thorny noise problems, and add a couple of extra parts to breathe new life into this month's track.
We load up the magic buses to take a psychedelic rock mix on a fresh trip.
Unfinished business: our engineer reworks a track he produced several years ago, and finds he'd left himself with plenty more to do!
Despite paying a studio to record and mix their album, Tommy Allen’s band weren’t keen on the result. Could our engineer do any better?
Our engineer works the mix to get a pop-funk track competing sonically with the likes of Jamiroquai.
By stepping back and taking stock, our engineer manages to rescue his own mix of guitars, bass and hurdy-gurdy for an Alt/Folk band!
Audio files to accompany the article.