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Stefan Boman is the house mix engineer at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Asked to choose a favourite sound from a session he’s worked on, he nominates ‘No Song Unheard’ by the Hellacopters.
It seemed as though a different major studio was closing down every week, but has the tide turned in favour of large recording studios?
Mackie’s new all‑in‑one battery‑powered PA rig puts the controls right where you need them.
Not sure which type of delay might best suit your song? German plug‑in developers HOFA might be able to help you solve that dilemma.
Softube's plug-in version of the Drawmer 1976 offers three‑band saturation and stereo widening.
Winter Plankton's DassBrum module does a lot more than mimic a bass drum.
Synthesist and producer Julien Guillot started his project Stazma the Junglechrist back in 2008, in his words at “the super violent and punk end” of the breakcore scene, before breaking out into more experimental territory.
Can just a small handful of controls give you the power to shape a range of sounds?
In Reaper, I matched the fader levels and flipped the polarity of the new track. I should hear nothing when both tracks play, right? But I don’t. Why not?
Can SOS recommend a good first microphone for a student studying music?
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. While the original Poiesis Cello was impressive, Poiesis Cello 2 takes things further while retaining the ethos of the original and still remaining affordable.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Vessels presents a broad range of hardware synth‑based timbres alongside variously patinated and ‘distressed’ re‑amped and re‑recorded sounds.
Colombian‑born Ela Minus was studying jazz performance as a drummer at Berklee College Of Music when she got a taste for electronic music.
Problem solving seems to find its way into so many of the things I do, and I’ve come to realise that rather than being a burden, it gives me a huge amount of pleasure.
These audio examples accompany our review of Polyverse’s Filterverse plug-in from SOS April 2025 edition.
These audio examples accompany the ‘Depth Of Field’ workshop article from SOS April 2025 issue, discussing the use of three reverb treatments.
These three audio files demonstrate various elements of the Modulator-based synth pad sound-design process that I describe in the main SOS April 2025 Cubase workshop article.
From busking to barbecues, gigging with no mains power is now an affordable reality. We check out the current options.
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Dune: Part Two soundtrack with legendary mixing engineer Alan Meyerson.
Like classic fuzz pedals, this one sounds great. Unlike them, it’s easy to control and can play nicely in any setup!