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A comprehensive seven-part guide to sampling which focuses on the history, techniques and tips for creating your own samples and how to build sample libraries.
Find out how the Les Misérables technical crew were compelled to completely reinvent film soundtrack recording.
The Roland name is almost synonymous with music technology — there can't be an SOS reader who hasn't made use of their instruments at some time. We take a journey through the company's extraordinary history.
Long before Bob Moog built his first synth, there was the Hammond tonewheel organ. Learn about the characteristics of its sound and how to recreate it using synthesizers.
Gordon Reid looks back at the huge variety of groundbreaking music gear Korg have produced in their history, from electronic percussion to industry-standard synths, and from guitar tuners to digital recording workstations.
An integral part of the Hammond Organ's sound, synthesizing the effects of the Leslie Speaker effects involves considerably more than just adding vibrato, as we find out in this series.
We find out how Roland managed to create the convincing acoustic piano sounds synthesized on the Roland JX10 in this three-part techniques deep-dive.
Surround sound has been a part of the film industry for many years, but the emergence of affordable digital technology has now pushed it into the domestic mainstream. SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns begins our definitive guide to surround and its implications for the hi-tech musician.
From Tracking a Big Band on location to Mixing the end results. Includes audio examples you can download.
Why not start your own record label? Many of us think about it, but what would you actually need to do? Find out in this seven-part series.
Most owners simply stuck with the presets available on the various XV and JV keyboards and sound modules, but delve beyond the surface and embrace the programming powerhouse of features they supply and it will reward your curiosity with a plethora of fabulous-sounding patches and sonic landscapes! This SOS series is your starting point...
The V-Synth repackaged Roland's groundbreaking Variphrase technology, creating a powerful new kind of sample-based synthesis. Our two-part review looks at the rackmount V-Synth, and it's more powerful than the first.
Explore this workshop into the Roland VS2480, full of hands-on tips and tecniques for harnessing the power of Roland's monster multitracker.
SOS's in-depth tutorial and video series exploring Synchro Arts’ powerful pitch-processing and audio-alignment software. (Many of the examples covered work across different version numbers of the software.)
We follow a location recording project from start to finish, showing you how to plan for and conduct the session, as well as how to avoid common pitfalls.
Watch this 2-part Video series where GSI Studios' Head Engineer Josh Giunta lifts the lid on his recording and miking process for capturing the sound of the piano and making it as lifelike as possible.
ReaVerb offers Reaper users a powerful convolution reverb within the DAW. Learn how to import, use and record your own impulse responses with this SOS guide.
More affordable recording gear, home studios and broadband Internet have made professional voiceover production at home a reality. Learn how to do it yourself in this article series.
If you want to get maximum level out of your Pro Tools mixes, you need a mastering limiter. But which one? We put the leading contenders to the test.
We explore how to prepare your songs for mastering, what a mastering engineer can do for you, and the techniques and equipment used in mastering studios.