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All recording setups incorporate effects devices of one sort or another, but it's easy to end up using them only in the same predictable ways. Roger Jackson introduces some more imaginative ways to freshen up your productions.
Martin Walker is the first to take the chair in our new regular column on Internet based resources for the hi-tech musician. This month, he looks at sites that aim to help you improve the sound of your studio.
In the fifth and final part of our series on acoustic design, Paul White sums up the key stages of designing a project studio and touches on the subject of air-conditioning.
This month sees a major upgrade of the PC variety, as Martin Walker invests in a faster, more powerful machine, as well as installing Windows '98. Things will never be the same again!
If you have ever been faced with an error message that prevented you loading in an entire track of WAV audio, you will be extremely interested in Wave Safe. Martin Walker explores a world of corruption.
Eventide, the undisputed masters of digital pitch-shifting, have launched a limited-edition version of their industry standard DSP4000. Is it just window dressing, or does it have anything genuinely new to offer? Hugh Robjohns finds out.
Derek Johnson & Debbie Poyser take a look at a new programmable control surface which allows you to set up a physical controller for almost any aspect of a MIDI device.
Computers may have revolutionised home recording, but for the recording guitarist who prefers the sound of single coil pickups, they have taken the age-old problem of radiated-field noise to a new level. Dave Lockwood checks out a new generation fo pickups promising a real solution without compromising the classic sound.
You know how it is — you wait ages for a buss, and then eight of them come along at once. Hugh Robjohns flags down Mackie's entry into the digital mixing fray.
In this final part of our series looking at the alternative systems available for recording and mixing, Paul White outlines his own system and the reasons for building it that way.
Prepare to shed a tear in another near-miss tale of a desirable analogue synth swept aside by the rise of digital technology.
The Minimoog rides again thanks to Welsh company Moog Music Limited. But how close does it sound to the original? We at SOS knew opinion would be split, so we got five of our regular synth reviewers, all previous or current Mini owners, to give us their views.
The battle for low-cost valve mic supremacy warms up as Paul White encounters Peavey's new PVM T9000.
Studio Vision has been offering digital audio recording for an amazing eight years, making Opcode a pioneer in this field. Martin Russ sets out to discover whether successor Studio Vision Pro is still keeping up with the times, and finds it visibly improved...
Yes, it's a Minidisc machine and it's not even a multitrack, just a stereo recorder. Why on earth could you possibly want one in the studio? Dave Shapton explains...
Roland have repackaged their techno-centric Groovebox, the MC505, adding a keyboard and removing some of the performance features. The result is the JX305. But have they thrown out the baby with the bathwater? Derek Johnson finds out...
There's a new star in the current galaxy of groovy dance-oriented synths, but does it outshine the rest? Derek Johnson and Debbie Poyser investigate Quasimidi's most comprehensive dance music creation tool yet.
SPL are remowned for producing highly specialised audio processing tools, and their latest product is no exception. Paul White attempts to unravel the mysteries of the Transient Designer dynamics processor.
Paul White tries out something that he wishes had been available back in his intensive gigging days — a box that automatically puts your vocals in tune in real time!