Comment / Opinion

The pace of change in music technology can be scary, so let's be thankful for the one constant.

Ask pretty much any musician planning to make a record what mastering is all about and they'll probably include 'making it sound loud' as one of the more important mastering tasks.

The world is full of products that promise to make our music better. But will clients or audiences notice the difference?

This month we comment on releases from Seth Lakeman and The Cuckoo Clocks

Management speak is taking over the world.

This month we analyse hits from Storm Queen, The Reflektors and Lorde plus our classic mix 'Roxanne' by the The Police. 

The Mix Review in Sound On Sound This month we analyse hits from Biffy Clyro, Armin Van Buuren and Duke Dumont, and take a look back at a classic mix, Sinead O’Connor’s version of “Nothing Compares 2 U”, from 1990.

I'm going to let you into a secret that could put our entire industry out of business ­— but trust me, that won't happen...

We all want our names to be associated with famous TV programmes, right? Well, it depends what they're famous for...

Joe Matera, Obsidian Kingdom, The Flickers.

Have cheap delivery formats destroyed music's value?

Back in the era of analogue tape and non-automated analogue mixers, you could walk into any studio and — other than perhaps trying to figure out the patchbay — start recording and mixing.

Life as a jobbing musician has always been tough, but at least the risk of drowning isn't quite as high these days.

Whatever your political views, 'Obamacare' can only be a good thing for musicians and engineers.

Do Bakelite knobs have a place in the virtual world?

This month we analyse Bing Crosby's 1947 Christmas classic "White Christmas” as well as a number of contemporary commercial hit record productions.

This month our selection includes albums from Junkfoxx, Retrodog, Marcus Reeves, My Youth, Pete Thomas & The Horns A Plenty, The Wicked Whispers, Into The East and Adamrake.

Is it just me or have today's software GUI designers been turned by the dark side?

Making a good living from music isn't as hard as they say. Getting people to believe that you make a good living from music can be impossible.

Is it about time we got rid of lossy audio formats for music delivery?

This month Draft Punk, Steep Canyon Rangers, Justin Timberlake and Classic Mix album - Chris De Burgh's Lady In Red.