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ALAN DOUGLAS: Recording With Eric Clapton

Interview | Engineer

With his fame and status as a world-class musician and recording artist, Eric Clapton can afford to spend as much time as he thinks necessary honing his next release. Richard Buskin talks to engineer Alan Douglas about the lengthy sessions and changes of heart surrounding the recording of the new Clapton album, Pilgrim.

Published April 1998
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ROGER JACKSON: Computers... Love Them Or Hate Them

Sounding Off

After nearly 30 years working with computers in the fields of recording and broadcasting, Roger Jackson has realised he is suffering from a problem a lot of SOS readers will sympathise with; his love affair with computers is coming to an end. But breaking up, as someone once remarked, is hard to do...

Published April 1998
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TONY TAVERNER: Sensible Studios

Interview | Producer

Tony Taverner's career spans decades and encompasses a huge list of top-drawer credits. Christopher Holder heads to Sensible Studios, where Tony acts as manager, to extract a few pearls of wisdom.

Published April 1998
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M PEOPLE: Songwriting & Musicianship

Interview | Band

Sound On Sound caught up with M People's Paul Heard, before the band headed off on their European tour. Christopher Holder puts aside his preconceptions to learn about songwriting, production, musicianship and family sedans.

Published April 1998
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DI Boxes & Why We Need Them

Exploration

Paul White explores the role of both passive and active DI boxes in recording applications.

Published April 1998
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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: Classical & Pop Fusion

Interview | Artist

The classical and pop music worlds collide in the person of Ryuichi Sakamoto, with even his latest ambitious orchestral work due for remixing by a team of DJs. Paul Tingen explores the attraction of opposites...

Published April 1998
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Equipping A Home Studio: Part 3

Hardware Solutions

It's quite possible to equip a home studio without going anywhere near a computer and software. David Mellor takes the hard line.

Published April 1998
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Ins & Outs Of Gain Structure

PC Musician

Setting up your gear for low noise and minimum distortion needn't be a nightmare. Martin Walker gudes you through the process, and shows you how to stand tall, even without headroom.

Published April 1998
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Mic Types & Characteristics

Dynamics vs Capacitors vs Back-electrets

The type of microphone you choose for a given task can have a profound effect on the quality of the resulting recording. Paul White sorts out the dynamics from the capacitors.

Published April 1998
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Dbx MC6

Mini-comp Compressor

Paul White tries out a compressor that looks like a cross between a portable CD player and a Stealth soap dish, but discovers the sound is much bigger than the package.

Published April 1998
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Using A PC As A Self-Contained Music Making System

Tips & Tricks

If you're the proud owner of a new PC, and want to make music, there are plenty of ways to get started, and you may be surprised at just how good the results can be. Martin Walker makes sure your shopping list is short but sweet.

Published April 1998
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Synth School: Part 7

Transitional Synthesis

Between the extremes of the broad brushstrokes of subtractive synthesis and the painstaking detail of additive, there have existed many hybrid styles of synthesis combining the speed of the former with the precision of the latter. Paul Wiffen traces the development of this middle ground through its successes and heroic failures.

Published April 1998
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Practical Studio Soundproofing: Part 3

WALLS, FLOORS & CEILINGS

If you're serious about cutting noise from your studio, you'll have to explore the mysteries of studding and neoprene rubber. Paul White explains that it's not quite as exciting as it sounds...

Published April 1998
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Digitech S100

Dual-engine Multi-effects Processor

The S100 offers half the innards of Digitech's Studio Quad, but sells for half the Quad's price. Hugh Robjohns finds out whether it does everything by halves...

Published April 1998
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Digitech Talker

Advanced Vocal Synthesizer

Paul White discovers that it's good to talk, especially when you have some help from Digitech.

Published April 1998
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Emagic Logic Audio 3

MIDI Audio Sequencer

Martin Walker peers through the Windows version of Emagic's Logic Audio 3.

Published April 1998
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Kinetix Wobbly Bits

Variable-rate Digital Recording System (Preview)

Paul White previews a new digital conversion technique designed to provide high-resolution sounds without the need for extravagant sampling frequencies.

Published April 1998
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Emagic Unitor 8

Cross-platform MIDI Interface

As well as providing eight independent sets of MIDI connections, the Unitor 8 features comprehensive synchronisation facilities and even supports video timecode. Paul White explores the Ins and Outs of it.

Published April 1998
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Debbie Wiseman

TV & Film Composer Extraordinaire

Debbie Wiseman has been described as Britain's most prolific and emotionally charged film composer, with a long list of TV and cinema credits that belies her age, including the recent Oscar Wilde biopic.

Published March 1998
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Effective Drum Programming: Part 2

Tips & Techniques

The debate's been going on for as long as drum machines have been around: can they really sound human? Nicholas Rowland takes jazz drumming as his test case and tries to find out.

Published March 1998

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