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    Studio Design Pitfalls

    Jochen Veith: Things People Don’t Think About When Planning A Studio

    One of the most in‑demand studio designers in the world explains why there’s more to building a studio than getting the acoustics right. Much, much more...

    Techniques May 2022
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    DIY Acoustic Treatment - 15 Minute Challenge!

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    Sound On Sound's Editor In Chief, Sam Inglis, explains a neat way to put together a versatile acoustic panel for your studio.

    Techniques Jun 2021
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    Distant City Studios

    A Drum Room With A Difference!

    [VIDEO] If you want a better drum sound, you can change the drummer, or the mics, or the drum kit... but what about the room?

    People Jan 2021
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    Studio SOS: Making A Small Room Sound Good

    Inside Hugh Robjohns' Revamped Home Studio

    Getting good results in a small space isn't easy — but it is possible. And if you're the Technical Editor of Sound On Sound, it's also essential!

    Techniques Jun 2020
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    Studio SOS June 2020 Yamaha console

    Studio SOS: Web - Extra Photos

    Inside SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns' Revamped Home Studio

    More photos and information of SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns' home studio workspace that we were unable to publish in the print magazine. Enjoy!

    Techniques Jun 2020
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    Treating A New Control Room

    Square Space

    A DIY approach to control room acoustics can go a long way, but sometimes it pays to get the professionals involved.

    Techniques Oct 2019
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    The WSDG AcousticLab: Dirk Noy & Gabriel Hauser

    Hearing Tests

    The advice of professional acousticians can be hard to evaluate on paper — but what if you could actually hear the results of their work before building starts?

    People Sep 2019
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    Studio SOS: Home Studio Upgrade

    Dennis J. Wilkins

    Follow one SOS reader on his quest to transform a box room into a studio worthy of the name!

    Techniques Apr 2019
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    Studio SOS: Getting A Better Recorded Drum Sound

    Cirencester Sixth-Form College

    This month’s Studio SOS challenge was to help a college music department get a better recorded drum sound.

    Techniques Jul 2018
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    Studio SOS: Small Room Problems

    Jo Bates

    Small rooms are often the trickiest to get right, as our visit to a TV and film composer’s new home studio proved!

    Techniques Mar 2018
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    Studio SOS: Motorhome Studio

    Paul Thompson

    This month, Studio SOS takes on a unique challenge: modifying a motorhome for use as a mobile recording studio!

    Techniques Feb 2018
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    Studio SOS: Sound Leakage

    Ollie Gray

    As well as tackling monitoring issues, this month’s Studio SOS visit sees the team making extensive modifications to a leaky vocal booth.

    Techniques Aug 2017
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    Studio SOS: Lack Of Low End

    Paul Allen

    A reader’s home-studio monitoring suffers from a lack of low end and poor stereo imaging. Can the Studio SOS team track down the cause?

    Techniques Jul 2017
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    Studio SOS: Eddie Bazil

    Taming Room Acoustics

    When misfortune befell one of our contributors, we sent the SOS team to help him get his studio back up and running.

    Techniques Nov 2016
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    Studio SOS: Synth & DAW Gremlins

    Mark North

    A home studio visit sees the SOS team tackle some stubborn synth and DAW gremlins.

    Techniques Jun 2016
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    Studio SOS: Narrow Room Solution

    Adrian Leung's home studio

    The SOS team travel to the big smoke to deal with some tricky acoustics in a media composer’s writing studio.

    Techniques Oct 2015
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    Studio SOS: Stourbridge Community Centre

    Solving Low-end Problems

    The SOS team travel to a Stourbridge community centre to solve some low-end problems and build some speaker stands.

    Techniques Aug 2015
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    Studio SOS: Darius Timmer

    SOS Awards Prizewinner: Amsterdam Install

    This month, we travel all the way to Amsterdam to help last year's SOS Awards prize winner set up his brand-new, £14,000$20,000 studio!

    Techniques Nov 2013
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    Studio SOS: Matthew Pinfield

    Your Studio Problems Solved

    This month, we optimise speaker placement, tame some early reflections, and get our hands dirty with a problematic mix.

    Techniques Nov 2011
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    Studio SOS: Jason Firth

    Setting Up A Dual-Purpose Studio

    What do you get when you cross a recording musician with a photographer? A nice-looking studio that serves a dual purpose, thats what...

    Techniques Jan 2010
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    Studio SOS: Roshan Bains

    Taming A Reflective Room

    This month, we tame a reflective room, tweak vocal compressors and slay the Blue Screen Of Death.

    Techniques Nov 2009

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