Comment / Opinion

'Education in music technology' is a well‑worn discussion topic in SOS, its forums and beyond. Is it worth having, or not?

Trousseaux * Dizraeli * marky:boyofdestiny * Eileen Daly & The Courtesans

Session players add enormously to music of all kinds. But are we paying them enough to make it worth their while?

While today's recording technology is far more affordable than it was when I started out, those early systems at least had the advantage of simplicity.

Some broadcasters will stop at nothing to save money, even if that means blatantly ripping off composers. So always look at the small print before you leap.

Ben Phelps * Sean Taylor * Deerstone Country * We Know Mason * Third Light * The Quays * A Torn Mind * Metamorphic * Empire State * The Constabulary

Why are vintage-sounding mixes desirable?

You cant bend a virtual circuit...

The musical challenges involved in composing for TV can be intimidating enough, but its the legal documents that are truly scary.

More readers' tracks get the Juke Box Jury treatment from the SOS crew.

Editor-in-Chief Paul White is fascinated by the way technology we create to do one job pulls us in other unforeseen directions...

Want to be a media composer? Get used to being the most anonymous cog in the TV production wheel.

Celtech

Celtech

Celtech are a fusion band who bring together bouncy bass, drums of the...

Learn to listen...

How to get ahead in the business? Honour thy deadlines, have no other gods before work, and dont commit murder unless theres a particularly juicy commission at stake.

Find out how to use our SoundCloud.com account to submit your review tracks to SOS.

What is the point of investing hard-won money into quality mics, preamps and so-forth, if your recording room's acoustics are letting the side down and colouring your mixes?

Fully-matured adults openly sniggering at the F-word has riled our Columns Editor, Nell. Read on to find out why...

Editor-in-Chief Paul White explains why this MAY 2010 edition kicks off our brand new monthly VIDEO MEDIA section of SOS magazine. We've expanded the mag in size and added 16 pages of Video articles, all aimed at the recording musician wanting to delve into video-related work.

Education, education, education...

Its wonderful to be able to give something back to young people who are eager to learn about life in the studio. If only they were better prepared to receive it.