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Malena Zavala pauses her cross‑cultural synth‑guitar pop career to answer SOS's nine core production questions...

Sometimes you need to free yourself from the reign of the click track and headphones...

For Elton John, sorry seemed to be the hardest word. For the sound engineer, it’s something we all have to say sooner or later...

Live sound has been a fascination of mine ever since I did my first live sound job at a pub in Cambridge back when I was at college and around 18 years old.

Engineer Shuta Shinoda faces the SOS nine-question treatment...

I write this column with two recent events in mind. One is the sad passing of legendary synthesist and composer Vangelis. The...

The state of flow is a term used in different practices ranging from sports to the creative arts, but what does the state...

German DIY electronics whiz Moritz Klein and Erica Synths founder Girt Ozolins explain the motivation behind their mki x es.EDU collaboration.

Composers Michelle Birsky and Kevin Henthorn speak to us from their studio space in Los Angeles...

What can audio equipment manufacturers do to minimise their impact on the environment? We look for answers in the forests of Finland.

When I started my musical career in 1968, playing live was all there was. My first band Uriel lived for the moment when...

The idea of paying to ‘own’ software has always been problematic. What exactly is it that you possess?

Modern, computer‑based music technology has revolutionised home production. For all the positives, though, one downside...

During his lifetime, Antonius Stradivarius made around 2000 instruments, but dying gave his productivity a real boost...

We put the desert island questions to this Tel Aviv-based dynamic, hip‑hop‑infused pop duo.

My school attendance was, ahem, erratic to say the least. The only place I felt I was any good at anything was hitting drums...

One of the core skills of the audio engineer is overcoming limitations. In the days of tape, that might have meant squeezing...

Ask anyone in the know about trends in music technology, and the reply will probably contain the word ‘democratised’. DAW...

South African artist/producer Angel‑Ho creates joyous and very danceable music, combining synths, samplers, Afrobeat influences and pop sensibilities.

How a setback forced the writer to question and freshen the way he had been doing things...