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HOFA claim that their IQ Reverb combines the realism of convolution with the editability of algorithmic reverbs.
The aviation industry has more in common with the studio business than you might think...
It's been a long time coming, but has the latest version of Steinberg's Groove Agent been worth waiting for?
Its been a long time coming, but Propellerhead have finally unveiled their take on computer-based audio recording and mixing.
I have been reading the book Mastering Audio by Bob Katz. In it he addresses the issue of the detrimental occurance of comb filtering when recording in stereo and then combining the signals in a single track...
Cakewalk have rethought their Project 5 loop-sequencing application, adding features such as audio recording and a Groove Matrix for triggering patterns live — not to mention a virtual Roland sound module and a powerful new synth.
Last issue, we covered methods for recording a solo artist. This time Craig Anderton covers editing and comping.
MOTU finally have their own soft sampler, Mach Five, which is ideal for use with DP, but doesn't always work exactly as you might expect. Read on for the primer...
We investigate an experimental system that promises to retrospectively add Yamaha CS80-style expression control to any keyboard.
Members of the UK's Music Producers Guild offer their constructive comments about more SOS readers' recordings...
US-based hardware and software manufacturers Mark Of The Unicorn made some major announcements at the NAMM show in...
While music software interfaces still lag behind hardware in the tweakability stakes, theres a lot we can do to improve that situation with Mac OSs built-in features.
Producer and engineer Mark Endert not only mixed the lead single from Maroon 5s second album: he also co-produced it and programmed many of the parts.
A repeat booking is a good chance to improve on everything that went wrong first time around!
Arctic Monkeys’ fourth album, Suck It And See, is a dazzling return to form — and to producer, long‑time collaborator and ‘fifth Monkey’ James Ford.
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Everybody, as Fatboy Slim so wisely notes, needs a 303. However, with originals becoming ever more scarce and expensive, the dream of universal 303 ownership was starting to look unlikely — until now...
Virsyn's Matrix Vocoder is one of the first plug-ins to use Steinberg's new VST3 specification. So if you want that classic vocoder sound, should you take the blue pill or the red one?
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Check out the SOS roundup of 12 of the current interfaces on the market with links to the SOS review where available.