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Behringer offer highly affordable excitement in the shape of two new sub-£100 rack processors.
Once your record is mixed, edited and mastered, you may want to get it pressed professionally with proper artwork. But what's the best way to go about it?
The fact that they achieved little commercial success didnt stop the New York Dolls from making one of the most influential albums in the history of pop music.
Whether you're buying or building, deciding what should go inside an audio PC isn't easy, so we asked some leading experts for their advice...
I have been getting conflicting advice regarding this issue from my local music stores and am turning to you in...
With affordable capacitor mics now flooding the market, more musicians than ever before have access to the means to make high-quality recordings. But if you are new to this type of mic, there are some important things you need to know to get good results without damaging your investment.
A large new violin library for Kontakt turns legato sampling into an art form.
Behringer’s new digital mixer and snake system are impressive on paper, but how do they fare under real-life gigging conditions?
Although the shock value of its lyrics and ensuing censorship earned it notoriety, ‘Closer’ perfectly exemplifies Trent Reznor’s radical use of sampling and singularly focused musical vision.
John Porter made his name with British indie and rock music — but is now arguably the world’s leading producer of blues records.
We put this good-looking brace of mics from new UK company Maroon Audio to the test.
This month, Digital Performer's useful but little-known Clipping window falls under the Performer Notes spotlight. Plus tips on where to find top VST freeware plug-ins for use with DP, and advice on setting up side-chain access to MOTU plug-ins.
If you need more audio interfacing, do you really have to trash an interface that's otherwise perfectly satisfactory and buy a bigger one? Maybe not, as ways of using several smaller interfaces together are becoming easier to find.
You might be surprised at just how much you can discover about the mix of a hit record if you use a structured approach to listening, learn to interpret your meters, and try a few technical tricks...
John Forbes talks to SOS about how he became musical director for Ne-Yo, creating live arrangements for one of the world’s top R&B artists using recorded parts.
Does a 'boutique' approach to building outboard have to mean inflated prices? Not according to this manufacturer...
Modern PC soundcards can deliver excellent audio performance, but are sometimes held back by the computer itself. Martin Walker shows you how to squeeze out the last drop of performance.
Steinbergs one-stop piano shop gets an overhaul from the ground up.
Cheap, writable optical media have revolutionised the way PC users store audio and back up their data. However, setting up your CD-R/W drives and persuading them to work at their best can be more complicated than it seems...
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.