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Just as music and technology have been converging, so have studios and the tech industry.
To get a job in the media you need to do a job. Specifically, you need to write a pitch that will blow the doors off.
Primacoustic’s VoxGuard and VoxGuard DT are compact acoustic screens, intended for use behind microphones.
Do monitors now deserve a place alongside chocolate, watches and army knives on Switzerland’s list of exemplary exports? We think so!
PreSonus’ latest speakers employ an intriguing driver configuration that makes them more versatile than traditional designs.
Frustrated by I/O limitations in Pro Tools? Here’s how it all works.
I’ve read about a classic stereo-widening effects patch, comprising two short delays (say 11 and 13 ms) hard-panned to opposite extremes...
Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns: In last month’s SOS we printed a query derived from the SOS...
Chris Hein’s popular horn, wind, guitar and bass collections are some of the most deeply sampled products on the market and show a remarkable eye for musical detail. The veteran producer has now released Chris Hein Solo Violin...
We get to grips with Reason 9’s new Player modules.
If you are seeking material to give your next score a genuine flavour of the music from countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey or Iran, then this library may well be a relatively inexpensive place to start.
Propellerhead’s latest Reason update adds features you never knew you wanted — but which you might find indispensible.
B5 utilises clever synthesis tricks to overcome the ‘sample stacking’ phase-cancellation artifacts typically associated with sample-based virtual organs.
This is a Kontakt instrument with a difference, built from samples of a one-off electro-acoustic instrument — a box with several guitar strings and a contact mic attached...
Run your plug-ins at higher sample rates in Sonar.
Sonokinetic’s Sotto takes a different approach to orchestral sampling.
When recording drums, sometimes it’s best to go with the ‘safe’ options — but occasionally there’s time to experiment!
Do the tools we use define the music we make?
Studio One’s unique Project page lets you move seamlessly between mixing and mastering.