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Mix Secrets

Our longstanding series called INSIDE TRACK: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers kicked off with Dave Pensado in our January 2007 edition. It's been a stalwart element of Sound On Sound magazine ever since. Full of nuggets of pro insider advice and tool tips, Inside Track focuses each month on a hit record and lays bare its mixing and production techniques, along with recording explanations from the artists and engineers who were involved in its creation.

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    Inside Track: The Weeknd

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Carlo ‘Illangelo’ Montagnese

    Engineer, mixer and producer Carlo Montagnese likens his work with the Weeknd to painting — and he’s not afraid to use plenty of colour!

    Techniques Dec 2015
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    Inside Track: Bring Me The Horizon

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Dan Lancaster

    Where does a young mix engineer learn the techniques to deliver hit rock mixes? In Dan Lancaster’s case, right here!

    Techniques Nov 2015
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    Inside Track: Muse's Drones

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Tommaso Colliva & Rich Costey

    Working on Muse’s hit album Drones gave Tommaso Colliva and Rich Costey unique insight into the extraordinary methods of hitmaking producer ‘Mutt’ Lange.

    Techniques Oct 2015
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    Inside Track: James Taylor's Before This World

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Dave O’Donnell

    The art of music production lies in serving the song — and working with James Taylor, Dave O’Donnell felt that modern production trends would hinder his aim of capturing emotive performances.

    Techniques Sep 2015
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    Inside Track: Josh Groban’s album Stages

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Andy Selby & Bernie Herms

    A combination of technical wizardry and old-school craft helped Bernie Herms and Andy Selby bring Josh Groban’s Broadway album to life.

    Techniques Aug 2015
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    Inside Track: Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett

    In the making of Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color, producer Blake Mills and engineer Shawn Everett had almost unheard–of licence to experiment — and took full advantage.

    Techniques Jul 2015
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    Inside Track: Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Derek Ali

    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.

    Techniques Jun 2015
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    Inside Track: Björk’s Vulnicura

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Björk, Chris Elms, Arca & The Haxan Cloak

    A unique and inspired choice of collaborators helped Björk blend powerful emotion with restless experimentation.

    Techniques Apr 2015
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    Inside Track: Hozier ‘Take Me To Church’

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Rob Kirwan

    Producer and engineer Rob Kirwan oversaw Hozier’s commercial breakthrough — by concentrating on the least commercial aspects of his music.

    Techniques Mar 2015
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    Inside Track: All About That Bass

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Kevin Kadish

    Channelling their shared love of ’50s kitsch, Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor created 2014’s most talked-about hit single — and turned Trainor into a superstar overnight.

    Techniques Feb 2015
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    Inside Track: Tom Lord-Alge

    Secrets Of The Mix Engineers

    For Rivers Cuomo and Weezer, going back to basics meant a reunion with one of the biggest names in rock mixing: Tom Lord-Alge.

    Techniques Jan 2015
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