Mike Senior

While M‐S miking does offer you some flexibility at mixdown, in terms of stereo width, it can’t perform miracles!

Published August 2026

These audio files accompany the The Mid-Sides Myth article, published in SOS August 2026.

Published August 2026

Affordable and effective, broadband absorbers are the first port of call for acoustic treatment with good reason. But sometimes you’ll hit on an acoustics challenge that requires greater precision...

Published April 2026

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

Published November 2025

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.

Published November 2025

These audio files accompany my article titled The Drum Squash Mic Trick, published in SOS September 2025, and demonstrate the potential benefits of adding a fifth ‘squash’ mic to a basic four-mic setup on acoustic drum kits.

Published September 2025

When opting for a more minimal approach to drum miking, a compressed omni mic beneath the snare can pay dividends...

Published September 2025

Sound and fury, signifying nothing... or a remarkably useful mixing tool?

Published November 2024

Back in SOS July 2011, Mike Shipley said this about the producer Mutt Lange: "With Mutt, we always have programmable equalisers where we can EQ every word..."

Published July 2024

Is it ever appropriate to place a limiter on a routing folder for specific parts prior to them hitting the final mix bus?

Published July 2024