
A Modest Proposal
Editor In Chief Paul White asks "Should Plug-In 'vintage effects' offer something different?"
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Editor In Chief Paul White asks "Should Plug-In 'vintage effects' offer something different?"

Try some guitar-amp modelling with Live, a couple of plug-ins and a bit of know-how.

Logic’s Ultrabeat is more than just a drum machine — so get creative with it and ‘glitch up’ your dance tracks!

Our tame engineer shows that you can craft a great mix even using compression in moderation, and that a little editing up front can make the job of mixing a whole lot easier.

Muse Research continue to refine their Receptor virtual instrument player.

Stupidity is annoying, but at least it’s only a distraction. Isn’t it?

Some score-writing packages are affordable, some are powerful, and some are easy to use. Is Notion 4 the first to tick all three boxes?

The aviation industry has more in common with the studio business than you might think...


This month we review the M-RGT Ambitron and Universal Audio, Precision K-Ambience Recovery Tool.


Think you need thousands to add a decent stereo ribbon mic to your collection? Think again...

Now you can get your music to the outside world without ever leaving Pro Tools!

I'm responsible for live sound at a lot of small shows where there isn't the budget for a separate monitor desk or engineer....

Phrases like 'digital clocking', 'word clock' and 'interface jitter' are bandied around a lot in the pages of Sound On Sound....

I'm producing my own music, but I want it to sound as professional as possible. I'm sure that there must be certain tools that...

Most of the recording I do involves tracking several musicians playing together in a room. I'd like to use a stereo pair to...

Sound Toys turn back the clock to bring some ’60s grit into your DAW.

Explore the secret paths to modulation on the dusty reverse of Reason’s cheery fascia...

With a band citing a particularly broad range of influences, our engineer came up with a plan for capturing a bit of them all. Find out how he fared...