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Starting a music production course this autumn? Read our essential guide to setting up your first home studio.
Comprising Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath, quirky pop band Sylvan Esso have a new album Ow ∞ set for release.
Much more than just a fuzz pedal, this unique distortion device offers literally billions of possibilities...
Not just for synthesis, Eurorack can be a versatile addition to the traditional recording setup. We look at what modular can offer and how to use it in the studio.
When I first moved to a DAW, I tended to treat it much like a tape machine on steroids.
As well as updating their excellent reactive load box, Two notes have upped the ante on the software side considerably...
These three short audio examples demonstrate various points discussed in the Cubase workshop published in SOS September 2026.
The legendary British console makers have a new flagship model for pro studios. Highly configurable. Mightily impressive. Is this the future of analogue?
Dangerous Music’s BAX EQ earned an enviable reputation. Now there’s both a 500‑series version and, in a partnership with dynamic‑convolution pioneers Acustica, a new, official plug‑in emulation.
With the Flex 10, Harrison’s designers have delivered features not usually found in a desktop interface, including transformer saturation and real VU meters.
Some of the most fun recording sessions I’ve been involved with have happened outside the studio. However, recording on location is not only fun, but a great learning experience too.
If you want to run a mic through your amp or pedals, the MP‑10 makes it easy to do that.
We track the analogue renaissance back to its source: Europe’s last remaining factory manufacturing magnetic tape.
Bob Coover and Anthony Marinelli join Julian Rodgers to explore the history, evolution and creative potential of wavetable synthesis
The new and improved version of Thorus combines a pair of engines that are capable of delivering everything from “brilliant digital shimmer to grainy vintage movement”.
The Tonverk has just received an OS update that introduces multitrack streaming via Elektron's Overbridge plug-in, along with expanded options for each track’s modulation setup, effects order swapping and a whole host of other improvements and fixes.
Reason Studios have launched a free version of their popular Reason Rack plug-in that comes bundled with a selection of instruments, effects and tools sources from their DAW software.
SSL's upcoming O-Series V2.0 software will establishing complete project compatibility between the Oracle and the recently launched Odyssey console.
Voxis is a low-latency voice isolator that has been optimised for live environments where engineers have to contend with troublesome background noise.
IK Multimedia have announced the upcoming launch of Sinphonica, a new family of Italian orchestral virtual instruments designed for modern composers and created entirely in Italy.