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One of the secrets of overdubbing is setting up good cue monitoring for the performer. There are, however, a number of different approaches and it is important to choose the most appropriate for the task at hand.
This sleek silver box promises to bring all the mixing power of a 32-channel SSL console into your computer recording setup.
Steinberg's new sound module software features a rich sound library, a powerful synth engine and the benefit of parent company Yamaha's workstation wisdom...
In the summer of 1965, a new recording studio opened its doors in London's soon-to-be hip district of Chelsea. For a decade to come, this bijou ex-dairy would produce some of the finest British recordings of the era.
Every once in a while a key product is developed that transforms music. To mark our 25th Anniversary, we list the most influential products to emerge during SOS's first 25 years.
Engineer Richard Chappell has been at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios for over 15 years — and he's spent seven of them working on Gabriel's latest solo album.
• Duncan Miller & Tom Rodwell: Nightmares On Wax? • Jon Hopkins: Electronica Without MIDI
Mix engineer David Wrench has the rare ability to bring discipline to experimental projects, without losing their leftfield qualities.
From simple beginnings as an offshoot of an electronics project, RME have established themselves as well-respected soundcard and recording interface manufacturers whose products usually offer that bit more than those of their competitors. We talk to their head of development about their recent innovations.
Whether you’re programming electronic beats, or reinforcing rock drums, there’s more to drum layering than meets the ear.
Tracking down the information you need on the Internet can be a joy or a nightmare, depending on whether you're idly browsing or desperately searching for a small specific piece of information. In this month's Net Notes, Martin Walker passes on a selection of basic tips to make browsing easier.
As Chief Sound Designer for Roland and founder of Specrasonics, Eric Persing has created some of the most widely used sounds in modern electronic music. He tells Kevin McDaniels how he turned sample CDs into big business, and reveals how some of the exotic sounds on his Spectrasonics discs were created.
The AGNULA project is creating what is possibly the first computer system tailored specifically for musicians — and it's all based around the Linux operating system.
For this ambitious project, John Crossley had a full live band play through a 16-speaker system, to create an immersive performance.
Paul White talks to designers Greg Mackie, Peter Watts and Bob Tudor about the new Mackie HDR24/96 hard disk recorder, and the company's plans for the future.
When a top hardware expert turns his attention to plug-in design, the results are a bit special.
Film tie-in Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets will be one of the most sophisticated video games ever created, and the soundtrack alone has taken the designers from Surrey to Seattle — by way of a school toilet...
Mike Lethby takes a look at the background to Soundcraft's popular Going Live series of live sound short courses, and gives a run-down on the events planned for the next course, taking place at the University of Manchester at the end of April.