Comment / Opinion

As SOS starts its 21st year, Editor In Chief Paul White casts an eye over the past 20 years.

In a desert of noise, the personal MP3 player is an oasis of quiet...

SOS's Editor In Chief advocates that music computers should operate more like efficient secretaries than a Dan Brown novel...

Is music mastering an art or science?

Read what music industry professionals think of the latest collection of SOS readers' recordings.

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Striking the right balance between simplicity of operation and powerful features is as elusive as it ever was...

When it comes to installation and licensing restrictions, have sample-library makers completely lost the plot?

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers.

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To celebrate our 20th anniversary, the UK/EU edition of SOS August 2005 comes with a free cover-mounted SOS DVD, featuring over 2.5 hours of SOS-created video tutorials and demos. Find out why it has taken SOS 20 years to find its 'voice'...

In music for TV, the solution is to not be a problem.

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Our resident specialist offers his demo diagnosis and prescribes an appropriate remedy.

One man is on a quest for the perfect all-in-one computer controller.

Would you rather have gear that can be upgraded at a sensible cost, or something that gradually becomes obsolete at no extra charge?

More thoughts on the state of the record industry and landing a job in a studio...

Is there a correlation between pottery and soft synths?

Listen online to the tracks whilst reading what music industry professionals think of the latest collection of SOS reader recordings.

Listen to these tracks from SOS readers and see whether you agree with the good Doctor's prognosis...

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