SOUND ON SOUND
To find the exact phrase, put the words in quotes or join them together with a plus sign e.g. live+recording or "live recording".
To find, say, all live recording articles that mention Avid, enter: live+recording +avid - and use sidebar filters to narrow down searches further.
Why are manufacturers constantly opening up new fronts in the loudness war?
I've been DJ'ing (trance and hard house music mostly) for two years. I've done countless small gigs and several fairly...
The world has changed. Pop and rock music is no longer exclusively youth‑focused. In 2025, the average Sound On Sound reader is as likely to be figuring out how to spend their retirement as they are to be entering college.
Digital modelling has become so powerful that you might think there wasn’t much mileage left in the idea of analogue emulation. If you can accurately mimic some piece of vintage gear in a few lines of code, why bother developing and building complex analogue circuits to do the same thing?
Is there a productivity crisis in music? The PR material put out by some software companies suggests so.
The invitation to meet Solid State Logic’s new Oracle console at Real World Studios arrived the day I finished Joe Boyd’s book And The Roots Of Rhythm Remain. That might not sound like much of a coincidence, but bear with me...
Thoughts from our Leader on the launch on 19 June 2025 of SOS FOR ARTISTS.
Some people see modelled equipment as a lacklustre substitute for the real thing. Others view it as an amazing opportunity for modern musicians to access vintage gear...
In October, this magazine turns 40, and it says a lot about SOS that despite having been part of the team for two‑thirds of that time, I’m not even close to being the longest‑serving employee.
It seemed as though a different major studio was closing down every week, but has the tide turned in favour of large recording studios?
With new AI developments making headlines, is there any chance that this hugely complex endeavour can be completed before irreversible damage is done to the creative industries?
For as long as I can remember, British musicians have been indignantly complaining about the high prices of gear imported from the USA...
Is the fear of 'selling out' still valid in today's professional music industry?
What conclusions can we draw from the resurgence of tape-based recording and releases?
It’s tempting to conclude that embracing limitations in music production and recording is always a good thing, but the truth is more complicated...
At the start of a new academic year, how applicable is education for careers in the music industry?
Arthur C Clarke famously opined that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” But when do we start to take incredible technological achievements for granted?
Does a national government even have the power to shape or stop the AI revolution?
This month, I’ve reviewed not one but two moving‑coil dynamic microphones. They have much in common, yet they are also polar opposites...
Does knowing about production change the way we engage with music?