Welcome to JNP Mixing. JNP provides a value-oriented mixing services to clients worldwide. We hope you find all the information you seek on this page, and we look forward to working with you to make your recordings sound as impacting as they possibly can.
James North Productions (JNP) is home of musician, producer and mix engineer James North. JNP is a real, world class recording studio churning through clients for release material every day. More information can be found at JNP’s homepage.
Ultimately, an artist or band spends time with a producer in a high quality studio from start to finish and ends up with a fantastic release product. Some artists may not have the capital to support this project, so recording at home with modern gear and computers is their only option.
Mixing takes the individual tracks that you recorded (mono or stereo stems) and runs them through various processors (EQ/compression/delay/reverb etc) to enhance and separate each instrument out in the final sound. It then takes the ear of a mix engineer to work out where each sound should sit in the mix. There is a huge difference between a poorly mixed record and a well mixed one.
James North is a world class mix engineer who can bring his own pristine style to your own recordings in an affordable manner. This will ensure that the best possible sound is going to result from the recordings you have undertaken.
If you have recorded at another professional studio and require extra time and effort to be spent on your mix because it is going to be released or has label interest, please contact JNP to discuss your major project further.
One of the many advantages of using JNP is that James North is also a session grade drummer, bassist, guitarist and piano/keys player. On a daily basis, parts are written for all of these instruments in the production process for clients produced by JNP at the studio.
Real instruments will push your recording to the next level. If you would like extra instrumentation in your songs, you can request it as part of the mixing service.
JNP Mixing provides a service that cannot be beaten. Its aim is to become the world leader in remote mixing. Prices are displayed in $USD, for simplicity.
Mixing Price Per Song
Up to 8 individual tracks (acoustic based track) - $99
Over 8 individual tracks (full band etc) - $299
If you have recorded at another professional studio and require extra time and effort to be spent on your mix because it is going to be released or has label interest, please contact JNP to discuss your major project further.
Instrumentation Price Per Song
Drums - $88
Guitar/Bass/Keys - $66
These tracks will contribute to your total number of tracks. Synths and pianos are treated as different instruments, as are acoustic and electric guitars. Mixing is included as a stereo stem.
Please choose the service you are wanting in the drop down box below. You can choose the quantity (number of songs/instruments) on the next page
The most important pieces of gear at JNP are a killer set of ears and years of experience. No gear can enhance a mix if the ears behind the gear are poor. Other than that, we use the following gear:
Here are some examples of mixes done by JNP. You can play the tracks and skip through them with the navigator. These examples will be changed regularly to showcase what is happening in the studio and in the world of JNP mixing.
JNP Mixing uses Cubase as its editing and mixing platform. Cubase is made by Steinberg, who are a German company famous for making audio software for decades. If you use Nuendo, Pro Tools, Logic, Alberton, Sonar, Reason etc, it is easy to save or export your recordings in a format that JNP Mixing can use.
You can either:
Please make sure that any MIDI or Synth instruments are converted (exported) to audio files prior to uploading. Also try to ensure that your audio files are in as high quality format as is possible. Generally speaking, 24bit 48Khz is what JNP works with.