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We go back to basics and turn up the heat on an indie-rock production.
Cubase 8 can help you experiment with different chords and voicings to fake a good performance.
Producer and songwriter Fraser T Smith has made the unlikely journey from prog rock to grime. With Tinchy Stryder, his broad experience has paid off in the shape of three massive hit singles.
We’re used to hearing rock albums reworked by electronic producers — but Alanis Morissette chose to do things the other way around...
With the Screamadelica album Primal Scream didn’t just reinvent themselves as a band, they reinvented what it meant to be a band.
Dave Stewarts career has spanned several generations of music technology (from National Health band in the 1970s to hits with partner Barbara Gaskin. For his latest project, he faced the challenge of bringing his old multitracks and MIDI sequences into the computer age.
Everyone agrees that when you’re tracking drums, the room makes a difference — but with so many other variables in play, identifying its specific contribution can be tricky. Enter producer Tommaso Colliva, drummer Alex Reeves, and a unique experiment...
Once the artist, their record company and A&R manager have agreed the balance sheet, there are still artistic questions to be resolved. This month, continuing his look at working as a team, David Mellor explains how producer, arranger, programmer and session musician can live together in perfect harmony...
Melding Beatlesque pop melodies with symphonic strings, multi-layered vocals and leader Jeff Lynne's generally overblown production of his own compositions
These 1950s compressors are probably the most revered — and imitated — processors in the world. But what is it that makes them so special?
This affordable miniature mic from one of the top names in condensers can neatly solve a variety of common recording problems.
Mix engineer David Wrench has the rare ability to bring discipline to experimental projects, without losing their leftfield qualities.
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Frustrated by communication breakdowns in the studio? This clever plug‑in is designed to help non‑technical musicians convey what they’re after to engineers.
For Jack White, analogue recording is not about looking back to the past, but choosing the ideal medium for his art.
Drake’s atmospheric, brooding sound has revitalised hip-hop, selling millions in the process. The man behind that sound is Noah '40' Shebib.
What do you know about Chinese music? Most people in the West would have problems with the answer, and this is where a group of SOS readers from the University of Westminster, London, come in.
In 1973, a band from Florida and California went to a studio in Georgia to record a song, provoked by a Canadian, about Alabama - and managed to define the sound of Southern rock while they were at it.
'Teenage Kicks' was the punk-pop gem that, with a little help from John Peel, kick-started the Undertones' career.