Comment / Opinion

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers. This month's industry panel is drawn from the MPG (Music Producer's Guild).

Mastering engineer Bob Katz replies to our review of his mastering book, plus other reader feedback...

Another batch of lucky SOS readers' demos wait nervously for the Doctor's diagnosis. What is the verdict? Listen to the MP3s while you read on...

Editor In Chief Paul White berates the over-use of effects for the increasing number of poor recordings.

We live in a throwaway culture. But should this extend to the hi-tech instruments we play?

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers from the Music Producer's Guild.

Following up the timing problems our reviewer encountered in his review of the Motif Rack...

Our Editor-In-Chief encourages you to help direct the future content of the magazine by completing our 2003 Reader Survey.

Some people say that software is killing off the hardware market. But is it the hardware manufacturers' own software?

More readers put pen to paper and get things off their chest...

Could DVD kill the CD but save the music industry? Cutting Edge wouldn't be surprised...

SOS Editor-In-Chief Paul White provides another virtual discourse whilst waiting for some MDF panels and acoustic foam to set...

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers drawn from the MPG (Music Producer's Guild).

The Doc offers his diagnosis and cures for another batch of reader-submitted meisterwerks.

More opinions voiced in this month's regular column...

A lecturer writes: 'If you need to be taught music technology, then you shouldn't be doing a music technology course.' What can he mean?

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers. This month's industry panel is drawn from the MPG (Music Producer's Guild).

More of your submissions receive a healthcheck from 'Doctor' John Harris.

If music be the food of love, why are there so many terrible cooks around these days?

More readers' recordings given the once-over by resident audio doctor, John Harris.

Another selection of reader demos comes under scrutiny from a panel of Music Producers Guild members.