Accessories / Gadgets

Following his article on the unconventional use of signal processors as mix automation equipment in out July issue, Paul Ward takes a general look at using equipment in ways that probably never occurred to the designers...

Martin Russ talks you through what to do when you've just bought a new piece of hi-tech gear.

A chip update is an easy way to gain new features for your studio gear - but if you don't install the replacement correctly, you could end up with anything from temporary frustration to a massive repair bill. Craig Anderton provides a step-by-step guide.

All too often we don't really pay much attention to the way our equipment looks until we come to sell it — but as Paul White shows, it only takes a few minutes of TLC to give your gear a complete facelift.

Just when it seems that you don't have the equipment to do a job, you might find that your hi-fi, combined with a little ingenuity, solves the problem. Paul White explains...

As SOS enters its second century, we look back over the past 100 great issues and chart the changing face of hi-tech music.

Want to make music with a PC but don't know which one to choose? Brian Heywood provides advice to guide you through the maze of jargon in your quest to set up your ideal PC-based music system.

Paul White offers a few tips to help you avoid pitfalls when buying second-hand equipment.

Even in the simplest MIDI system, there is often a need to switch between one MIDI source and another. For example, when...