Comment / Opinion

The National Consumer Council believe the rules about what music can and cannot be copied by the public need radical overhaul. Editor In Chief Paul White throws his personal view into the hat too...

Troubled with ground loops and mains hum? The answer is to switch to a balanced power supply.

Has the computer changed our musical values?

Editor In Chief Paul White ponders ways to make recordings on a tight budget...

They certainly need talent... Harry Webley ponders their place in the universe.

Some of the more interesting correspondence we receive at SOS towers.

It's too easy to blame your prized equipment for a poor recording, when in fact the problem lies with your music and the way it is played...

What can we, as engineers or musicians, do to prevent our recorded legacy being lost?

Simplicity: for a brighter tomorrow.

Will the day come when we will see our synths and processors as external rackmount gear?

This month, Roger tackles some questions from his bulging virtual postbag...

This month, we present a sobering tale of two synthesizers...

Console Yourself

I don't think I've ever seen your magazine mention a useful...

More food for thought from SOS's Editor In Chief, Paul White.

How can you go wrong with digital-to-digital transfers? And why is it bass that sounds better at 24-bit?

What's really important when it comes to musical creativity?

SOS staff respond to your feedback, criticisms and advice...

More musings from SOS's esteemed Editor In Chief, about our new Mix Rescue series.

Celebrated producer and engineer Roger Nichols begins his new Sound On Sound monthly column with the fruits of bitter experience archiving digital audio...

One man's burning devotion to vintage samplers serves as a cautionary tale...

Synth pioneer Don Buchla took issue with some points raised by our review of his 200e modular synth and felt them somewhat unfair — read on and you decide.