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Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: The Infamous Stringbusters, Logic, Chris Stapleton, NF, and Whitney Houston.

Heinrich Kuttruff, the author of Room Acoustics — which was first published in 1973 and is now in its sixth edition (2017) —...

We discuss another handful of hit records, to help you brush up on your listening skills.

We discuss another handful of hit records, to help you brush up on your listening skills. This month: Cardi B • Rak-Su • Eminem ft Ed Sheeran • Classic Mix: The Animals ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ (1964).

We discuss another handful of hit records, to help you brush up on your listening skills.

Aimed primarily at the guitarist who also wants to get to grips with MIDI and guitar synthesis, Marty Cutler's book manages to cover the subject in adequate depth without ever getting too complicated.

We examine the production of some commercial releases to help you brush up on your listening skills. This time: Joey + Rory and our Classic Mix is Fats Domino's ‘Blueberry Hill’ (1956).

This month tracks from Sam Smith • Taylor Swift • Imagine Dragons • Classic Mix: Spice Girls ‘Wannabe' (1996).

Samplecraze have recently refocused their web site around a host of producer and sound-design video tutorials, with Samplecraze’s founder (and SOS contributor) Eddie Bazil at the helm.

Brush up on your listening skills, as we deconstruct some tracks from a production and arrangement perspective.

Brush up on your listening skills as we review some hit tracks from a producer’s perspective. This month: Niall Horan • London Grammar • Anderson Paak • Classic Mix: Linkin Park ‘In The End’ (2000).

This month: Snarky Puppy • Zedd & Alessia Cara • Royal Blood • Kendrick Lamar • Kyle • Classic Mix: Fleetwood Mac ‘Dreams’ (1977).

In this book, Grammy Award-winning engineer Richard King reveals the nuts and bolts of his own recording, editing, and mixing methods for a wide range of classical ensembles.

This month: Julia Michaels • Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber • DJ Khaled • Future • Classic Mix: The Monkees ‘I’m A Believer' (1967).

This month: Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki, Stormzy, Sturgill Simpson, Sarah Jarosz and our Classic Mix is Toni Braxton ‘Un-break My Heart’ (1996).

This month: Ariana Grande, Tim McGraw, Zara Larsson, Kelsea Ballerini and our Classic Mix is Gloria Gaynor ‘I Will Survive’ (1978).

This month: Starley • Flume • Gnash • La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • Classic Mix: Domenico Modugno ‘Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)’

This month: Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) • Ed Sheeran • Sean Paul featuring Dua Lipa • Jax Jones featuring Raye • Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie • Classic Mix: Mungo Jerry ‘In The Summertime’ (1970)

I’ve been dabbling in creating my own sample-based instruments in Kontakt over the last few years — one day, I...

We examine the production of some recent hits to help you brush up on your listening skills: Neiked featuring Dyo • Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane • Michael Ball & Alfie Boe • The Rolling Stones • Robbie Williams • Classic Mix: George Michael ‘Careless Whisper’ (1984 Single Version).

This month mixes from: Kent Jones • Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd • Rag’n’Bone Man • Little Mix • Classic Mix: Toto ‘Africa’ (1982)