The engineers behind records you know by heart. What they actually did — and what's worth stealing for your own sessions.. Page 1 of 2.
Learn the natural-sound recording philosophy of Al Schmitt, who won more Grammys than any engineer in history. Discover his Neumann U47 techniques and minimal processing approach across 7 decades.
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Spike Stent has mixed Madonna, Oasis, Beyoncé, Muse, Taylor Swift, and Beck — genres that have nothing in common except the mixer. Four Grammys, 30 years of hit records, and a consistent approach: serve the song, don't impose a signature.
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Tchad Blake mixes records that sound different on purpose. His hybrid analog-digital approach — Neve 8078, Studer tape, deliberate distortion — made Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Moon Shaped Pool, and El Camino sound like nothing else.
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Discover Michael Brauer's unique parallel compression technique that creates loud, punchy mixes without crushing dynamics. Learn his storytelling approach on Coldplay, John Mayer & Bob Dylan albums across 30 years.
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Andrew Scheps went fully in-the-box in 2011 while mixing Metallica and Adele records. People thought he was crazy. The mixes sounded great. His parallel compression approach and plugin-only workflow are now standard practice across modern mixing.
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Bob Clearmountain mixed Born in the U.S.A., Tattoo You, and Slippery When Wet. His techniques — parallel compression, drum sample reinforcement, surgical EQ automation — defined what commercial rock sounded like in the 1980s and became standard practice for everyone after.
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