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Paul White proffers more thought-engaging words.

Theres learning, and theres education. And when it comes to music technology, the two arent always connected, believes Paul Farrer.

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The end of the iPod era?

Sage words from SOS Editor-In-Chief Paul White.

Only in the perverse world of music for the media could composers be asked to rip themselves off for money. Its time to take a stand against the rise of the 'soundalike'.

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Should a problematic dongle be allowed to cause such grief in this day and age?

Editor-In-Chief Paul White likes dreaming up April Fool's blue-sky products, but with the unveiling of MOTU's Volta and Microsoft's Songsmith, fact is indeed becoming stranger than fiction!

Your showreel can say a lot about you. And if its going to get you work, what it needs to say is: trust me.

The editorial team audition another crop of your submitted tracks.

What can we do to save ourselves from the misery and bathos of 21st century culture? Simple: hide in the past.

Paul White shares his personal views.

You thought your music was just right to start with, so why are people telling you to change it? Because theyre paying you — and because they might actually have a point...

In their quest for that elusive 'X' factor, the editorial jury don their sequined jackets and audition another batch of your submitted tracks.

Does the music download business have a future?

Paul White suggests some recession-friendly tips to improve your studio.

Beware of TV executives bearing publishing contracts...

The editorial team play 'Jukebox Jury' with another batch of your submitted tracks.

Multi-gigabyte sample libraries are now very much a part of the modern studio — but does bigger always mean better?

Knowledge is power, so our esteemed Editor In Chief puts the case for a little scientific understanding...