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We get hands-on with the most unusual device yet to spring forth from the IGS workshop.
Adding strings to an arrangement is a great way to inject motion into your music.
Explore Alchemy’s oscillators, envelopes, modulation mapping and effects to create a classic house organ patch in Logic Pro X.
Billed as both a bonkers sound mangler and a subtle mastering device, can this little grey box really deliver on both counts?
This month tracks from: D'Angelo, Zara Larsson, Lukas Graham, Mavis Staples and John Williams' Star Wars theme.
One of the most remarkable new recording venues in Berlin opened its doors in 2013.
Toontrack's EZ Drummer and Superior Dummer have proved hugely popular, in part because of the availability of expansion...
While a great bass end may not guarantee you a hit, failure here will scupper your chances, particularly if you’re...
Heavyocity take a fresh approach to orchestral strings with their Novo instrument.
To celebrate the magazine’s 30th birthday, the SOS team take a trip back in time, finding out what it was really like to work in a mid-’80s home studio.
Make full use of your speakers with these stereo enhancement tips for Cubase.
Bored of the same old chord sequences? In this short series, we explore some simple ways to spice up your piano chords.
These powered PA speakers have a simplicity of operation that belies the powerful technology within.
I use a lot of orchestral parts (EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra) in my contemporary songs, and I was wondering whether I should mix them in precisely the same way as the other tracks in my arrangement?
Top FOH engineers tell us which stage vocal mics they recommend — and why!
Auratone’s classic ‘grotbox’ is back. How does it compare with its modern imitators?
SSR, the UK’s first ever audio engineering and music production school turns 30 years old this month.
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The Gates Sta-Level broadcast compressor is a classic — but it isn’t cheap. Can Wes Audio give you the same sound for less?
SSL's new console, the XL-Desk, is a 24-input desk with eight VHD preamps, four mix buses and a built-in 18-...