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My first experience with distortion was with guitar pedals. There was something amazing about physically stomping on a device...
SOS met up with former Solid State Logic System and Support Team Leader Karen Down for a deep dive into the automation and recall technology that brought about a revolution in mixing.
Sound On Sound December 2022
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This year marks the 30th birthday of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of synths, samplers and hardware controllers. In this podcast, Novation Product Specialist Chris Calcutt looks back over three decades of innovation.
Robert Henke, electronic visual music artist, software developer and co-founder of Ableton discusses the artist/engineer overlap and how software needs to be accessible to encourage and not hinder the creative process.
Mark Mynett, sound engineer and senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, gives us an in-depth look at how to process and mix the various elements of a song recorded using live instruments.
Ableton’s first app puts a Live‑compatible ideas machine in the palm of your hand.
Much more than just a bigger MicroFreak, Arturia’s MiniFreak is a six‑voice polysynth with a character like nothing else.
The ASP4816 offered big‑console features in a project‑studio footprint, but its new souped‑up sibling offers that bit more...
Swap your analogue pineapple for some digital jalapeño and grab a slice from the Bastl Instruments Pizza.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. With Smack II, Big Fish Audio are clearly attempting to deliver the complete one‑stop shop for your body percussion needs.
The AP1 Compact features the same proprietary preamp circuit as the AP1, and delivers a superb sonic performance that gets very close to that of its larger stablemate.
If you’ve invested in a pair of high‑end headphones, you’ll want a high‑quality headphone amp to power them. And headphone amps don’t get much better than this...
We check out the updated version of Eventide’s creative ‘Structural Split’ effect.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Hybrid Studio Taiko library has a number of interesting design features compared to some of the obvious competition.
This classy valve mic proves its worth on a range of sources.
The SOS team pick their hardware and software highlights from the last 12 months.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Aspire Modern Mallets introduces tuned percussion with a distinctly modern twist.
JBL’s latest EON speakers integrate powerful digital technology into traditional point‑source PA.
Every year modular developers are faced with the challenge of outdoing themselves with ever more inventive and useful modules...