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From a delicate shimmer to an earthquake tremor, harmonics, tremolo and trills can add vibrancy and drama to your string arrangements. Find out how to make the most of them in this SOS masterclass.
Legendary sound engineer Keith Grant oversaw a golden age of music recording. Before his death earlier this year, he shared with Sound On Sound his memories of the studio he managed for a quarter of a century.
One of the biggest albums of 2012 was recorded in one of the smallest studios — Andrija Tokic's house in Nashville, Tennessee...
We check out the Tascam iU2 audio interface, and sneak a peak at Reactable's Mobile tactile synth for iOS and Android.
Tom Oberheim’s classic two-voice synth gets the Arturia treatment in the form of the SEM V.
Innovative 'remote control' adds new creative dimensions to a leading orchestral strings library.
Paradoxically, adding distortion in mastering can make tracks sound clearer. That’s the idea of Brainworx's clever multi-band plug-in.
With the tape always running in their Cologne studio, Can built up a huge archive of unreleased material. Much of it was brilliant, but all of it was chaotic...
'Parisienne Walkways' showcased Gary Moore's virtuoso guitar work and quickly became his signature song. Its recording also provided a young engineer at Morgan Studios with his first, unexpected production credit.
The groove‑quantise functions in Cubase allow you to tighten your performance without killing that all‑important human feel.
The burgeoning numbers of boutique pedal builders and the availability of Velcro probably means that, despite the availability...
Find out how to harness the flexibility of DP’s user interface without being drowned in windows.
DruMM is a drum module for Native Instruments' Kontakt software sampler that uses its own GUI within...
Instead of cutting corners, Swedish company Ehrlund have added them, by basing their microphone around an unusual triangular diaphragm.
Making professional‑quality preamps available at project-studio prices has been Focusrite’s forté for many years, and this design doesn’t disappoint.
Legendary PA brand HH Electronics is back, with a range of active speakers that employ the latest in sound-system technology.
Can one guitar amp really meet all your needs, from night-time recording in your bedroom to rocking out at high volume on stage?
Making similar signals play nicely together sometimes requires more than just a polarity switch. Enter Waves’ phase-manipulation tool.
'Somebody That I Used To Know' is a worldwide hit that breaks every rule in the book. Artist Gotye and mix engineer François Tétaz reveal how they made it.