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How a setback forced the writer to question and freshen the way he had been doing things...

Japanese producer and artist Hinako Omori receives the SOS desert island treatment...

When you talk to manufacturers and developers whose work has been honoured in the annual SOS Awards, you’re in no doubt as to how much importance they attach to winning...

Should arranging play a role in music education?

With your laptop to hand, have a go at performing a rough mix on your headphones whilst the sun is shining. You might be surprised how inspiring it can be!

Spatial audio. 3D music. 360‑degree sound. Call it what you will, immersive audio is a hot topic. And while researching...

Comping is an intrinsic part of modern record production. It’s something we all have to do...

SOS reader Ashley Pomeroy celebrates the creative power of gates.

The producer behind an array of South African stars such as Nasty C, Sho Madjozi and Cassper Nyovest answers our quick-fire questions.

When it comes to dynamics processing, we’ve never had it so good. Once upon a time, even the largest studios had only basic...

Isn't 'the future' meant to be all about user convenience?

When we think of musical genius, we tend to call to mind people with exceptional powers of planning and control. Whether it’s...

Now a globetrotting producer and DJ, Badsista's work with artists like Lei Di Dai Linn da Quebrada and the Multishow Brazilian Music Award winner Jup do Bairro has seen her grow into one of Brazil’s most eminent electronic music producers.

The lovely thing about electric guitars is that you can tweak them to your own preferences in terms of both how they feel to play and in what features you add to them.

Buying equipment can be stressful and difficult, and never more so than in the case of loudspeakers...

The music of Priya Ragu is, on the surface, a solo project. However, a closer look at the Sri Lankan Tamil‑Swiss artist’s work reveals a close songwriting and production partnership with her brother, Japhna Gold.

Not long ago, I learned a sobering lesson about pet hates and how they can trip you up. I initially dismissed the 1010music...

Writers like Malcolm Gladwell argue that talent is a myth. What separates the successful from the also‑rans, they say, is practice...

A renowned producer straddling the worlds of hip‑hop and alternative music, Nick Hook speaks to me from thespacepit, his...

When I was but a wee lad, I loved things that were noisy. But as I got older, I started to appreciate moments of calm...

While it’s too early to pronounce immersive music a commercial success, it would be a mistake to write it off as an attempt to repackage old ideas...