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Ian Gilby

Ian Gilby playing guitar, aged 18.One from the archives! Ian Gilby playing guitar, aged 18.

Last updated 27 March 2024

Co-founder of SOUND ON SOUND in 1985 and its Founding Editor. Currently CEO / Managing Director/ Owner of SOS, focused on our website, running and growing the business.

Bit of an Apple and PreSonus fanboy, whilst remaining objective, of course.

  • Computers: Apple Mac Book Pro M3, Apple MacBook Pro 17" (2011), Apple M1 MacBook Pro 16" (upgraded), Apple iPad Pro 32GB Gen 1, Apple iPad Gen 1 (stuck on old iOS).
  • DAW(s): PreSonus Studio One Professional, Apple Logic Pro X.
  • Audio Interfaces: PreSonus Studio 192, Avid Eleven Rack, MOTU 828 MkII (rarely used these days).
  • Controllers: PreSonus FaderPort 16 and 8, PreSonus FaderPort MkI Classic.
  • Guitars: Burns Brian May 'Red Special', Guild S100 'SG style', Gibson Les Paul Standard (black), Fender Stratocaster (fat Strat, black), Takamine 6-string Acoustic/Electric (with 11 year-old strings on it!!!).
  • Keyboards: Sequential Pro-One, Ensoniq VFX (kept mainly for poly aftertouch), Kawai K1, Yamaha Electric CK Home Keyboard, Welmar Upright Acoustic Piano (tuned every year by Miller's Music, Cambridge).

NOTE: Ian has written more articles than this, just that the early issue content is not yet on this website.

Trojan Pro LTS07 Laptop Stand with Scarlett 2i2 and Novation LaunchPad
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Trojan Pro LTS07

Folding Laptop Stand With Shelf

This robust folding Laptop Stand is ideal for studio, live and office applications — and is not just for laptops.

Published October 2020
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SoundCloud Audio Host

SOS chooses partner for web audio delivery

SoundCloud is a web-based tool for digital musicians to streamline the process of hosting and distributing audio. It simplifies and optimises the previously laborious process of moving music on the web, allowing users to effortlessly upload tracks and share them anywhere on the web.

Published June 2010
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15 Years Of Sound On Sound

Special Feature

This special November 2000 edition includes a 32-page supplement looking back over those early days, making this this the biggest SOS of all time. Selected leaders, highlights, and advertisements reveal how the hi-tech music recording field has evolved and how expectations (and prices) have radically changed through the years...

Published November 2000
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1999 SOS Reader Survey Results

Special Feature

Are you the typical SOS reader? What do you feel about the magazine? What gear will you be buying in 1999? Ian Gilby presents the results of our most recent Reader Survey.

Published June 1999
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Beverley Craven: MOR & Love Scenes

Crafting Ballads

The first album from this chart-topping pianist and chanteuse was a million-seller; her second looks set to continue the trend. Ian Gilby was invited into the Craven home studio to discuss the enduring appeal of MOR.

Published May 1994
Lynett Systems LYNEX SAMPLER processor with Atari 1040ST.
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Lynett Systems LYNEX Sampler

Mike Lynch-designed Atari ST Sampling System

The division between sampler and digital recorder has grown ever narrower with the release of the Lynex, a sophisticated manipulator of high quality, 16‑bit stereo sounds that piggybacks on to any host Atari ST computer. SOS Editor IAN GILBY takes the mouse by the horns...

Published July 1988
Midge Ure leaning on his Emulator II sampling keyboard
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Midge Ure

A Man With A Gift

In between tours with Ultravox and appearances on Live Aid, Midge Ure somehow found the time to discuss the writing and recording of his first ever solo LP 'The Gift' and his No.1 single with SOS Editor Ian Gilby.

Published November 1985
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Bokse US-8

Universal Syncronizer

Ian Gilby takes control of the Bokse US-8 Universal Syncronizer.

Published November 1985
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MIDI

The Universal Answer?

Ian Gilby asks the question.

Published November 1985
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Mainframe: Five Minutes...

...On The Making Of Their Video

Always eager to expand their experiences, Mainframe duo Murray Munro and John Malloy talk to Ian Gilby about the processes involved in the shooting of the promo video that accompanied their recent Polydor single release.

Published November 1985

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