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It's ever SOS reader's dream to make a record at home and have it go straight into the top five. David Lowe tells Paul White how it's done.

Logic's Hyper Editor is a powerful way of creating and manipulating MIDI data, but it's often overlooked. We give you the low-down in this advanced workshop, and suggest some ways of using the Hyper Editor in your music.

As we wait with bated breath for the release of DP8, let’s revise some core DP techniques…

We put MXLs Genesis through its paces alongside a much pricier model, to find out just how good a tube mic can be at this price.

In his second career in the music business, Jaycen Joshua has become one of the USAs top mix engineers. With child star Justin Bieber, the brief was to bring urban grit to pop production.

Headlining the biggest electronic music festival in Europe was a US composer almost unknown in the UK. A contemporary of synth pioneer Don Buchla, Suzanne Ciani enjoys enourmous success in America, yet such recognition has eluded her so far this side of the Atlantic.

The Nord C2D expands on the success of its predecessor with an improved Hammond emulation and the addition, for the first time, of real drawbars.

I still remember trying to explain the concept of the Mellotron to a musician friend back in my college days, and she was...

Audio equipment manufacturers ESI have announced three new products, adding to their current range that includes a...

Mokafix Audio's Efflam Le Bivic is a man with a mission, and that mission is to create plug‑in versions of a huge range of...

Another batch of lucky SOS readers' demos wait nervously for the Doctor's prognosis. What is the verdict? Listen while you read on...

This small but mighty orchestral package continues to square up to the big guys.

Six albums into their career, Glaswegian instrumental band Mogwai decided to take the producers chair themselves.

Paul White returns from the land of the rising Sterling with tidings of a whole new range of Yamaha hi-tech and pro audio products.


We examine the production of some recent releases from Paul McCartney, The Maccabees and Fun.

Ed Sheeran’s phenomenal success depended on hard work, a few lucky breaks, and the talents of long‑term co‑writer and producer Jake Gosling.

Drum sales in the UK, which have doubled since 2000, soared to £41 million this year, whilst other instrument sales remain stable.

The Horrors take studio experimentation to new extremes, even designing and making a lot of their own equipment.

This handmade mic employs top-quality components, which lend it a character reminiscent of the classic Neumann M49.