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Classic rock: even well-recorded drums can require plenty of work to make them fit the track.
Auria is the first truly professional multitrack recording app to hit the App Store.
Use Sonar’s Sonitus Gate to achieve pumping reverb effects.
Novation's Nio offers a slightly unusual perspective and a generous collection of effects and processors, but does it have what it takes to stand out from the audio interface crowd?
Lexicons flagship PCM Native Reverb bundle is highly desirable, but also costly. The cut-down LXP Native Reverb offers a more affordable, yet still powerful, alternative.
10 concise tips to achieving a better bass sound in your mixes.
Toontrack’s Superior Drummer has proved a big hit. Does their EZKeys virtual piano reach an equally high note?
Reason can be a simple yet surprisingly sophisticated mastering suite — and not just for audio generated in the Reason environment.
• Calvin Harris 'Bounce' • Arctic Monkeys 'Spangled Shalalala' • DJ Fresh 'Louder' • Bon Iver 'Calgary' • Pitbull 'Give Me Everything'
Sonar 8.5s VX64 Vocal Strip offers new possibilities for vocal processing.
Many pro engineers still turn to expensive hardware for the best algorithmic reverbs. Can 2CAudios Aether plug-in tear them away from their racks?
K‑pop is a truly global music style, and BTS’s successful assault on the US charts was led by a British mix engineer.
Familiarity with a few common articulations is the key to successful MIDI string arranging.
It's not often SOS readers get to mix a session tracked at Abbey Road — and when they did, the results were surprising!
The Nord C2 takes the Hammond, Farfisa and Vox emulations of its C1 predecessor and plunges headlong into the Baroque with a very impressive pipe organ.
This month we tackle one reader's first ever attempt at mixing his own music.
Our monthly round-up and evaluation of what tickled our fancy from the newest Sample Library releases.
We show you that if you put enough effort into the musical arrangement and get the editing out of the way at the start, the mix itself isn't that difficult!