This Section of the site is home to all our tutorials, popular in-depth technique-based articles, plus SOS's popular monthly PC/Mac and software Notes columns. Choose from the following Subjects/Topics:

Effects/Processing Creating A Sense Of Depth In Your Mix Recording/Mixing Mix Rescue: Adam Bevan | Audio Files Mix Rescue: Chris Durban | Audio Files Mix Rescue: Timo Carlier | Audio Files Mix Rescue: Audio Files Mix Rescue: James Elder & Mark M Thompson Composing/Arranging Making A Living From Music For Picture: Part 1 Mastering Synthesis  includes the ever-popular 'Synth Secrets' series Granular Synthesis Sampling The Lost Art Of Sampling Miking Techniques Recording Upright Piano: Audio Files DIY Studio SOS: Simon Mayor & Hilary James Sequencing & MIDI Controllers Computers Multimedia/Internet Theory + Technical  contains a library of explanatory articles on all manner of recording, MIDI, digital audio subjects (eg. MIDI Basics, Digital Audio Explained) Miscellaneous

PC Musician  Martin Walker's monthly advice feature covers specific PC-related problem-solving. Alter Vista Choosing An Audio Interface Buying A Budget PC For Music Multi-core Processors For Musicians PC Freeware Sequencers & Editors Ableton LIVE Notes  Hints and tips for Ableton users. Ableton Live: Real-time Clip Modulation Using Clip Envelopes In Ableton Live Ableton Live Recording Tips Using External Audio In Ableton Live Drum Racks In Ableton Live Cubase Notes  Hints and tips for Steinberg users. Cubase: Quick Controls | Track Presets Cubase: Funky Guitar Processing | Audio Files Cubase: Ducking | Audio Files Cubase: Advanced Vocal Compression — Audio Files Cubase 4 Example Drum Maps Logic Notes  Hints and tips for Logic users. Apple Logic Pro: Vocal Production Part 2 Vocal Production In Logic Pro: Part 1 Looking After Logic Quantisation & Groove Functions In Logic Using Logic's Takes Feature For Comping Digital Performer Notes  Hints and tips for MOTU users. Guitar Recording Methods In Digital Performer Digital Performer 6: More New Features Plug-in Management In Digital Performer Digital Performer 6 Upgrade Guide Digital Performer's Memory Cycle Feature Pro Tools Notes  Hints and tips for Digidesign users. Using Window Configurations In Pro Tools Inside Transfuser A Guide To Pro Tools' Contextual Menus Pro Tools: How To Use VCA Groups Disaster Management In Pro Tools Sonar Notes  Hints and tips for Cakewalk users. Exploring Sonar 8's Beatscape Instrument Transient Shaping With Sonar 8's TS64 Sonar: Creating Loop-based Music Bass Guitar Recording With Sonar Console Tips & Customising In Sonar Reason Notes  Hints and tips for users of Propellerhead's Reason software. Reason ReGroove: Getting Your Groove On Side-chain Compression In Reason Reason 4's New Sequencer Reason 4: Advanced Arpeggiation More Thor In Reason 4 Apple Notes  our monthly look at all things Apple. PC Notes  our monthly round-up of the PC Music world. Atari Notes  no longer published but archived here.