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Just how do you mike up and multitrack a large ensemble in a less-than-ideal recording space, and then produce an effective mix of the resulting recording?
Delay forms the basis for a wide range of effects that can transform your tracks from dull and pedestrian to polished and professional.
This new four-part series explains all you need to know about creating brass arrangements for a range of genres.
If you know what you're doing, plug-ins are best set by ear — but if you lack experience and take care to avoid rookie mistakes, dialling in an off-the-peg preset can still prove effective...
Learn how to avoid frequency clashes in your mix, with our tutorial on advanced ducking techniques in Cubase.
A major update to PreSonus’s cross–platform DAW sees Studio One take some popular feature concepts to new levels.
Native Instruments’ flagship soft sampler continues to improve with age. We look at what’s new in version 5.
Songs suffering from superfluous sibilance? Study SOSs super strategies for sorting esses...
This mic preamp and processor is about as flexible a device as you could hope for without taking the modular route — and all in the space of a 2U rack.
Great backing vocals can be essential if you want to turn a promising track into a superb one — so find out how to get them right every time.
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Many home and project studio owners are interested in mastering as a way to add that professional sheen to their recordings. The newest way to do this is with iZotope's DirectX mastering tool for PC.
Limitations to Cubase's audio routing and audio export facilities have always been frustrating, and are still present even in Cubase v4. Thankfully, there are some free or inexpensive third-party solutions...
After nearly 30 years working with computers in the fields of recording and broadcasting, Roger Jackson has realised he is suffering from a problem a lot of SOS readers will sympathise with; his love affair with computers is coming to an end. But breaking up, as someone once remarked, is hard to do...
The SOS team ride to the rescue of a budding media composer who is having trouble with his mixes.
French synth experts Arturia get their groove on with a hybrid software/hardware drum machine. Zut alors!
Legendary sound engineer Keith Grant oversaw a golden age of music recording. Before his death earlier this year, he shared with Sound On Sound his memories of the studio he managed for a quarter of a century.
Audio interface, control surface, monitor controller — the Alesis Master Control does it all. Could it be the perfect companion to your DAW?
Having introduced the concept of looping, velocity switching, and multisampling, it's time to actually make some samples. We give you a few hard-won tips that can make your life easier on the way.