Music production is the process of developing, creating and refining recorded music for public presentation. Music production can refer to the entire lifecycle of a piece of music-from song writing and composition to recording, mixing and mastering. Libeson Music Consultancy have taken it upon ourselves to break these creative processes down for music consumers. Recording Once a song is written, recording is done in ‘layers’ - multi-tracks. Different instruments are usually recorded separately and layered on top of each other. For example drums and bass might be recorded first, then guitar, then keyboards, then vocals etc. Many artists record in their home studio, and then hire remote singers, or mixing and mastering engineers to make those recorded tracks shine. Some hire producers to take their song idea and create a track for it. Mixing Mixing happens after all the elements are already recorded, and is a very important step in getting good sound. Mixing involves balancing the ...