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I’m about to take on the task of running live backing tracks for Hacienda Classical live shows.
Read what music industry professionals think of the latest collection of SOS readers' recordings.
This month we tame a vocal that varies in dynamic range, and look at ways to create 'bigness' in the mix without overcooking levels.
This month we help reader Simon Fitzpatrick to bind his synthesized, programmed, and acoustic sounds together into a cohesive mix.
Business End enables you to have your demo reviewed by a panel of producers, songwriters, musicians and managers.
It's a tall order this month, as we're asked to remix a reader's recording to sound like a big-budget Bond theme!
Drum-recording problems and an inappropriate choice of vocal mic threatened to hamper this month's hard rock track by New York rock band Generals & Majors.
Listen to the music while you read constructive comments from MPG (Music Producers Guild) members on SOS readers' submitted recordings.
Boss\'s range of digital multitrackers is designed to allow musicians to make recordings with a minimum of technical knowledge. The BR1600 is the most sophisticated yet, providing 16-track recording along with amp modelling, vocal harmony generation, and built-in drum machine and loop sequencer.
Superior Drummer expansion inspired by classic tracks by Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix Experience and the Rolling Stones.
Paul White tests the 20-bit Alesis ADAT XT20, to see whether it wil really help us make better recordings or just allows us to record our low-level hum and noise more accurately!
In a rare interview, legendary engineer and producer Humberto Gatica explains how he and singer Michael Bublé breathed new life into big-band swing music — with stunning results.
Using the same technology that powers the acclaimed B9, C9, Key9, Mel9 pedals from Electro-Harmonix, which make you...
Elektron have launched a reimagined version of their popular FM instrument which they say takes its synthesis and sequencing capabilities to new heights.
Gold Clip is a versatile plug-in that offers a combination of clipping, compression, saturation, peak contour processing and more, and can be used for mixing and mastering duties as well as creative effects.
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Virtual drums and guitar processors are certainly capable of delivering great sounds — but they don't always behave as you'd expect when it comes to mixdown.
Our engineer visits a reader's home studio to help improve his mixes, and shows that you can get great results from even the modest of monitors.
Our engineer weighs up the benefits and pitfalls of a 'stems-only' approach to mixing and mastering an album for a self-recording band.
We load up the magic buses to take a psychedelic rock mix on a fresh trip.