Comment / Opinion

Ol' Hoopty * Andy Le Fevre * Outer Space Alliance * Lounge Fly * The No-ones * Trace

Does copying classic gear devalue its designers?

Paul White welcomes the development of tape emulation plug-ins.

Zooropa * Fractal * James Parker * The Ridings * Mundane Sands * Give Chase * Anton Evans * Coral Caves * Lads O' The Fair * Floodplains

Former SOS member and ex-editor of Guitar Buyer magazine David Greeves shares his thoughts on striving for record perfection.

A no-expense-spared makeover of a Hollywood house naturally requires a top-quality home recording studio — especially if putting it together can help raise $7.5 million for charities...

Paul White gazes into his crystal ball to see the future of handheld technology...

Where there's a newly independent republic struggling to establish itself on the world stage, there's an opportunity...

Alice Rock * John Spanyol * Sara Mitra * Aldo Cruickshank * Deadly Circus Fire *

Engineer, producer & director of the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Stevan Krakovic laments the number of uncredited artists on digital records.

It's 10 years since the groundbreaking Melodyne audio-processing software was launched. To celebrate, its inventor Peter Neubäcker invited us into his research lab to talk about possible future developments.

Paul White muses on the art of sound and recording.

The only way to make money as a media composer is from publishing — but greedy production companies are targeting our back end with a vengeance.

Tolis Zavaliaris * Tie Your Shoes To Your Knees & Pretend You're Small Like Us * Tony Alderman * Dr Slaggleberry * Silent Strike Lucian Ban & Alex Harding * Clockwork * TnVVNuM * Burn The Negative * Beyond Reason

Is music meaningless in isolation?

CD technology? Eight-note polyphony? Things were getting pretty exciting back in 1985.

SOS has been forward-thinking for 25 years, so it's time we had a look back at the early days...

Paul White offers his take on why SOS is as relevant today as it was back in 1985.

Its lovely to be appreciated — up to a point...

The Penny Sweets * Lovethyself * Bleak Angel * Wave Constructed * Graveyard Dirt * Pins And Needles * Jesus In India * Samsara * Death Of The Elephant * Tony Alderman

Where does the time go? It seems like I just took down the Christmas cards, glanced out of the window five minutes later to see a few green buds on the trees, and now I'm already watching the summer fade away!