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Following up the timing problems our reviewer encountered in his review of the Motif Rack...

Some people say that software is killing off the hardware market. But is it the hardware manufacturers' own software?

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers from the Music Producer's Guild.

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers drawn from the MPG (Music Producer's Guild).

The Doc offers his diagnosis and cures for another batch of reader-submitted meisterwerks.

More readers put pen to paper and get things off their chest...

With the death of producer Sam Phillips, the music industry has lost one of its greatest pioneers. In an interview given towards the end of his life, he looked back on his work with greats like Elvis Presley, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash, most of whom were unknowns before they signed to his Sun Records label.

SOS Editor-In-Chief Paul White provides another virtual discourse whilst waiting for some MDF panels and acoustic foam to set...

Liam Watson went against the grain to build a studio with the retro sound he loved. And now that sound is back in fashion, he's had a number one album with the White Stripes.

Bob Moog's name is forever associated with the synthesizer — but why? We take a trip back in time to explain the story of the man and the modular systems that provided the basis for nearly all modern synths.

More of your submissions receive a healthcheck from 'Doctor' John Harris.

Editor In Chief Paul White explains why hardware is one way of reducing piracy in the music software industry.

Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers. This month's industry panel is drawn from the MPG (Music Producer's Guild).

Depending on your point of view, prog-rock survivors Marillion are the least cool band in the world — or the best-kept secret in the music industry. They've certainly found a different way of doing music for a living...

The process of clearing samples can be financially crippling, as well as causing havoc with release schedules. Rinse Productions specialise in helping producers and labels by recreating problematic samples to order.

More opinions voiced in this month's regular column...

Norbert Putnam was part of the original Muscle Shoals rhythm section, and as a million-selling producer, helped to bring pop music to the country capital of the world.

A lecturer writes: 'If you need to be taught music technology, then you shouldn't be doing a music technology course.' What can he mean?

There's a drum & bass revival going on, and London Elektricity are taking the genre in new directions — including live stages across Europe.

Another look inside an SOS reader's home studio...