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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Sonora Cinematic already offer a felt piano instrument and now they’ve applied the same approach to guitar, with a library of guitar samples played with felt picks.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Fracture Sounds’ libraries excel at two things: detailed orchestral sampling and atmospheric textures. Orchestral Atmospheres brings these strengths together in one elegant and extremely expressive Kontakt library.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Native Instruments’ Scene series includes a range of instruments designed to provide media composers with an array of premium cinematic sounds in a simple and intuitive interface.
Once the preserve of large studio facilities, Dante is now becoming common in smaller setups. We talk you through some of the options...
It’s only 12 months since the last version, but SpectraLayers Pro 12 has made some huge advances.
The Chord Track continues to mature, and now lets you use Nashville Numbering.
New Delhi producer and artist Sijya chose music over a career in graphic design, but her bold approach in the recording studio is very much informed by the visual realm.
Can this pocket‑sized, pocket‑money guitar rig really deliver the goods? You might be surprised...
We conclude our primer on coincident arrays by exploring the theory and practice of Mid‑Sides miking.
When did the idea of being able to operate purely in the digital realm become a reality?
Pesky pops proving problematic? Here’s how to pull them down...
Audio files to accompany our October 2025 Cubase workshop.
Five years in the making, Netflix’s smash hit animated movie tested its music production team to the limit.
This audio example accompanies the SOS For Artists (SOSFA) workshop in Sound On Sound October...
Ducking your reverbs and delays can bring greater clarity to your vocals.
Solid State Logic dust off the blueprints of their E-series console to create a classy channel strip.
Cranborne say their Brick Lane is the fastest compressor in the West — but it’s also capable of modelling the characteristics of classic opto, FET and valve units, and much more.
This month, we set ourselves a real‑world challenge: compose and release a new tune, using the tools provided in an SOS For Artists subscription!
iamReverb's lite edition brings the same proprietary modelling technology to a wider audience, offering the core spatial realism of the full version with a slimmed set of controls.