
Mix Rescue: Improving A Decent Mix
This month’s band, the Broken Heartbreakers, threw down the gauntlet for our engineer — could he improve what was already a decent mix?
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This month’s band, the Broken Heartbreakers, threw down the gauntlet for our engineer — could he improve what was already a decent mix?

Every TV producer knows the value of a good ‘ssssccHHH PRRRgghhh’. How are you going to give them what they want?

Recording studios are increasingly finding their way onto our TV and cinema screens. And it’s about time...

With new amps, effects and a stripped-back GUI, is Overloud’s modelling software ready to play a headline slot?

Pro Tools 12.5 lets you collaborate remotely with other users. Here’s how to get started.

I watched a video by Steven Slate where he demonstrates a ‘top down’ method of mixing drums. What do you think about this idea?

I use an ART S8 eight-channel mic splitter, a passive device, to send mic signals to two separate recording systems...

I’ve been reading up about reference tracks for mixing and mastering, and I want to increase both the amount and range...


How to recreate open-reel tape trickery in Reaper.

We show you how to create your own ReFills and REX files in Reason.

Algorithmic reverb plug-ins still can’t match high-end hardware, but Liquidsonics are bridging the gap with an innovative new convolution technique.

Epica Bass presents a large selection of sample-based (mainly) monophonic bass sounds, all derived from some classic analogue hardware synths...

Cajons can provide a practical and compact alternative to drum kits — but they usually offer a limited range of sounds. Until now...

Falcon features a DAW-style mixer with up to 17 pairs of outputs, and supports UVI sound libraries (of which there are many), so one of its functions is to act as a sample library player.

Legacy is inspired by Blade Runner and other classic 80s sci-fi movies. That world of sound is what Legacy attempts to capture, distil, and then present in a sample library format.
These files accompany the Sample Shop article in the June 2016 issue of SOS
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As well as modelling Drawmer’s versatile multiband mastering processor, Softube have boiled down its essentials to create an easy-to-use preset version.

Must modern metal drums rely on triggered samples? Our engineer shows how you can mic up a kit for a modern, heavy sound.

Sonar’s new LP EQ lets you perform Mid-Sides EQ’ing with ease.