
2024 Gear Of The Year
The SOS team pick their favourite hardware and software from the past 12 months.
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The SOS team pick their favourite hardware and software from the past 12 months.

All mix engineers need technical skills — but what’s most important is our ability to bring out the emotion in the music.

Music Expo San Francisco 2024 is fast approaching, and is set to bring together over 40 Grammy-winning producers, engineers, songwriters, artists and leading technology brands.

We get re-acquainted with some of Pro Tools’ stock plug‑ins.

Three lucky winners will each receive a spectacular recording bundle from LEWITT, worth a combined £1185$1380. Enter to win!

The biggest hit of the decade so far took Shaboozey and his team half an hour to write — and weeks to perfect.


Want to get the lo‑fi vibe using Cubase’s stock plug‑ins? Here’s how.

With a strong focus on lush, ethereal reverbs, this desktop device strikes a decent balance between simplicity and versatility.

Can an old container really be turned into a viable music production space?

There’s more to designing a quality monitor controller than meets the eye — or the ear.

This new addition to the Moog semi‑modular 60HP range is a little hard to pin down, so what exactly is the Spectravox?


This remarkably purple mic pays visual tribute to Minneapolis’ favourite son, while drawing sonically on one of Berlin’s most celebrated historic designs.

Groove Synthesis’ PPG‑inspired synth has grown considerably since we last reviewed it. It’s also got a lot smaller...

Returning for its tenth year, Music Expo San Francisco will feature over 30 Grammy-winning producers, engineers, songwriters and music artists along with a whole host of leading technology brands.

The UK's premier audio equipment show is returning to Tileyard London for its third year, and tickets are now on sale.

With bold looks, original designs and affordable pricing, Teknosign’s preamp, EQ and compressor offer an intriguing alternative to better‑known names.

IK Multimedia have announced that the latest version of their flagship mixing and mastering software plug-in suite is now available.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Northwest Passage is described as a “sea of guitars” and contains bowed electric guitar samples as its source material, enhanced by some very creative processing.