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All About EMS: Part 1
In the first part of a two-part series, Gordon Reid charts the rise of EMS and their creation of the world's first self-...
Native Instruments B4 Tonewheel
Paul White boldy goes where no man has been B4!
Peter Siedlaczek's Advanced Orchestra Compact Edition
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Nemesys Music Technology Gigasampler 160
Nemesys' Gigasampler proved that a fast PC could compete with the latest hardware samplers, and provided some features they simply couldn't match — such as sampled instruments many gigabytes in size. Now the company has updated the range to include two new products. Martin Walker asks if rackmount samplers have finally met their Nemesys...
SPL Channel One
Paul White might have more voice channels than he can find voices, but after using the new SPL Channel One, he gets the overwhelming urge to add another one to his armoury.
Roland XV5080
In their eagerly-awaited new flagship synth, Roland have harked back to the sampling technology of their respected S-series samplers, as well as adding some contemporary touches to equip it for the 21st century. Gordon Reid assesses past, present and future.
Yamaha SU200
Yamaha's new budget phrase sampler is designed to allow rapid creation of phrase- and loop-based music. Derek Johnson & Debbie Poyser put it to the test.
Yamaha UX256
Derek Johnson tries out a new multi-port USB MIDI interface that's also designed to allow connection of serial-port gear.
15 Years Of Sound On Sound
This special November 2000 edition includes a 32-page supplement looking back over those early days, making this this the biggest SOS of all time. Selected leaders, highlights, and advertisements reveal how the hi-tech music recording field has evolved and how expectations (and prices) have radically changed through the years...
Yamaha AW4416
Hugh Robjohns tries out the very first production unit of the AW4416 — Yamaha's eagerly awaited combination of O-series digital mixer, hard disk recorder and sampler — and finds even more than he bargained for...
An Introduction To mLAN: Part 4
There was quite a buzz about mLAN at the recent American AES audio trade show. Paul Wiffen reports on the latest developments.
Disk Storage
Disk storage may well be the future of recording but, as Dave Shapton explains, it pays to be aware of some of the potential pitfalls before entrusting your precious original master recordings to such media.
HUGO NICOLSON: You Only Live Twice
The studio business has seen huge changes in the last 10 years, and the equipment, techniques and fashions that were cutting-edge in the early '90s are often redundant now. Mike Senior meets a producer and engineer who, having made it to the top then decided to take a five-year break and is now back with a vengeance.
LESTYN POLSON: Recording David Gray's 'Babylon'
David Gray's album White Ladder has become one of the most successful UK chart albums of 2000, a breakthrough spearheaded by top five chart single 'Babylon'. Engineer/programmer and co-producer Lestyn Polson tells Tom Flint the story behind the song.
SEAN CLOUGH: Click Track Constraints On Musical Expression
Sean Clough laments the constraints which the click track has imposed upon musical expression.
DAVE MAUGHAN: Recording Cathryn Williams
Newcastle-based engineer Dave Maughan, like many SOS readers, runs a small commercial studio based in his own house — where he recorded one of the year's most acclaimed albums. Sam Inglis hears his story.
Arpeggiator Tips
In the first of our new regular software columns based on the leading sequencer packages, Paul White gets Logic Notes off to a flying start with some invaluable hints and tips.