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There are loads of freeware plug‑ins floating around out there now, so I find I'm getting swamped by choices. One site I ...
Sage words from SOS Editor-In-Chief Paul White.
My band tracked some songs at a local studio using their Pro Tools rig and I want to mix the tracks at home in Reaper.
More musings from SOS's esteemed Editor In Chief, about our new Mix Rescue series.
Paul explores some of the thinking behind the introduction of our 'Mix Rescue' series.
We examine the production of some commercial releases to help you brush up on your listening skills. This time: Joey + Rory and our Classic Mix is Fats Domino's ‘Blueberry Hill’ (1956).
While the term 'first do no harm' may embody the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath, the phrase itself is apparently absent from...
Audio files to accompany the article.
I’m regularly asked for career tips by student engineers, and I usually state my opinion that success in this industry is more about attitude than anything else...
We explore some of the most common causes of mix failure we’ve tackled in our monthly Mix Rescue column. Banish these demons and you’re most of the way to a devilishly good mix! Here are ten reasons why your mixes don’t work — and what you can do about it!
I'm looking for a new monitor speaker, a single one for mono. Ideally I was hoping for something self-powered, with its own...
I'm just starting out in learning to record audio but am beginning to expand on what I want to do. Though I'm now fairly...
Our Mix Rescue expert dips his toe in the Studio SOS waters this month, as he visit's a reader's studio, sorts out his monitoring, and takes him through strategies to improve his mixing.
It's too easy to blame your prized equipment for a poor recording, when in fact the problem lies with your music and the way it is played...
It can be difficult reading about compression without hearing what it does. Here are a number of audio files to accompany this article, with a detailed explanation of what they demonstrate.
I'm really interested in the vocal sound on Haim's debut album, Days Are Gone — could you tell me what sort of processing might be involved in this album?
Compressing dynamic vocal parts can be tricky with one compressor — so why not try using two?
Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Lorde, Pablo Ziegler Trio, Chris Stapleton and Shakira.