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More than ever before, it's possible to reproduce the functions of a hardware mixer with software in a computer. But can you completely replace a mixer with software — and, more to the point, should you be trying to? Paul White plays devil's advocate...
This month Martin Walker takes software samplers as his theme, offering advice about avoiding glitches when using them with other applications, and bringing news of a forthcoming sampling VST Instrument.
This month, Sam Inglis shows you how to improve your lyric writing by using fewer words to say more.
This month, Big George lays himself bare for your entertainment...
More Pro tools users than ever will now have the option of ditching the mouse and mixing from a full-featured hardware control surface, thanks to this collaboration between Digidesign and Focusrite. Hugh Robjohns and Paul White get their hands on the Control 24.
The latest in Emu's range of style-specific sound modules is bright purple, stuffed with 32Mb of 'street' sounds, and bristling with urban attitude. Paul Farrer takes a closer look.
Hugh Robjohns tests a new monitor that has already acquired some major users.
Paul White tests the baby of HHB's CD recorder range.
The answers to some of the more basic questions we receive at SOS might seem obvious, but they are, in fact, more complex that they appear. Mike Senior sets about answering the unanswerable...
Onboard effects may seem like a relatively recent synth innovation, but even old modular synths offered analogue effects. Although they were basic, the freely patchable nature of modular synths allowed them to be used to create convincing acoustic instrument sounds — thus effectively physical modelling. Gordon Reid explains how.
Paul White and Mike Senior walk down three roads to filtery wierdness for cash-strapped musicians.
Paul White tests the latest Marantz CD writer, which combines simplicity of operation with technical sophistication.
Hugh Robjohns auditions the latest addition to Neumann's renowned range of KM-series condenser mics.
Although there is a lot of interest in the idea of portable, silent PC-based recording, only one company has taken up the challenge of supplying and supporting laptop systems that are guaranteed to work well for music recording. Martin Walker tries one out.
Samson have expanded their range with some new headphones: the PH60 and the Rrange, comprising RH100, RH300 and RH600. These...
With both PC and Mac platforms switching over to USB as a standard interfacing protocol, the original serial and SCSI...
With Sony's flagship sampling reverb processor you can now sample the acoustic signature of any space you want. Hugh Robjohns nips down the village hall to check it out.
Paul White finds out how Tascam have transferred their affordable Portastudio concept into the high-end world of 24-bit digital recording.
Hardly a week seems to go by without the announcement of another VST instrument, and virtual analogue software synths have been particularly common of late. But when a company like TC Works get involved, it's worth taking notice. Paul Ward plugs in...
Stardate 02/2001: the most compact and affordable of Waldorf's bright yellow workstation synths is beaming into the SOS Editorial dome. Is it the work of a superior intelligence, or does it have all the appeal of a Vulcan nerve-pinch? Mind-meld with Paul Nagle and find out...