Recording

I use a set of Roland DS50 monitors. According to the graph in the manual, the frequency response isn't what one would call...

I recently purchased a Thermionic Culture Little Bustard based on the review that appeared in Sound On Sound. All the inputs...

I've come across the term 'submix' a few times recently. I can guess at what it means, but would like to know for sure. Can...

I often hear people saying that you have to have tracks mastered professionally, and that it's not something you can do...

These audio files accompany the Sampling Vintage Synths article that featured in SOS July 2011.

Jerry Lee Lewis’s raucous piano playing is the stuff of rock & roll legend, but his discovery and signing to Sun Records was the result of a series of lucky chances. Engineer Jack Clement tells us the story...

Ukab Maerd * Rebellious Jukebox * Carbon111 * Zhonray * Nuala Delton * Colein * The Fake Lazy Supernovas * The Fire And I * Ashley Reaks

I'd like to bite the bullet and buy a really good stand-alone recorder. I'd like it to be capable of recording eight to 12...

I've wanted to try out Pro Tools for years, but I've never been able to get around to it. One of the things that has stopped...

Although I have been producing for a while, I still don't know exactly what release setting I should be using, especially on a...

I mix using a combination of headphones and monitors (depending on the time of day!) and I'm concerned about the potential...

I value SOS's opinion very highly and, when I wanted to add a versatile, quality compressor to my arsenal, I thought about the...

...And Justice For All marked a turning point for Metallica — one that would launch the cult band into the mainstream. The man at the controls, Flemming Rasmussen, tells us how it happened.

Gerry Griffin * Sun Travellers * Genie Cosmas * Jon Gomm * Turndown Elliot * Kyshera

I've read about summing to mono to check for phase issues with your mix, but how is this done and how does it work? If it...

I have a niggling problem that I need to address once and for all. A sound-design project with several hundred audio files in...

I have a fairly basic setup that I've so far been using for some simple audio work. However, I'd like to introduce some more...

Andrew Rose has built a successful business by restoring and releasing great lost recordings of the 20th Century. He explains how he brings back the original magic...

'Teenage Kicks' was the punk-pop gem that, with a little help from John Peel, kick-started the Undertones' career.

When two sounds happen very close together, we hear them as one. This surprising phenomenon is the basis of musical pitch — and there are lots of ways to exploit it in sound design.

Audio files to accompany the article