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This year’s SOS Awards celebrate the ‘best in class’ products launched or reviewed in the period from September 2021 through to the end of August 2022.
The world of music technology has undergone radical democratisation over the last three decades. So is there still a reason to choose high‑end over budget gear?
The SOS team pick their highlights from recent hardware and software launches.
SOS writers pick their favourite plug-ins and tell us what makes them special.
I’ve noticed that the signal coming from the mixer’s direct outs is low, is it a problem of the mixer or the interface?
The SOS team take you through their favourite new hardware and software of the last 12 months.
We sit down with Chambers and producer/engineer Richard Flack (Joe Strummer, Rudimental, Paloma Faith) in Guy’s beautifully equipped Sleeper Sounds studio in West London.
Need to fake a double from a single vocal? Cubase has plenty of options...
The United States Of America released a single album of uniquely experimental music in 1968. Decades later the rest of the world began to catch up to what was almost a lost classic of the psychedelic era.
The original Herchild impressed us hugely, and this new, alternative version costs a fraction of the price — can it really deliver a similar sound and performance?
Songzap aims to turn your iOS device into a compact demo studio — and the latest version promises headphone‑free recording.
Akai go large with the super heavyweight MPC XL.
Steinberg’s mobile DAW gets ever closer to the desktop experience.
Focal’s new Utopia speakers are their biggest and most ambitious yet.
New arrangements, new mixes and new masters present an album in a fresh light — and offer an escape route from a sonic trap.
The SOS editors take you through their favourite hardware and software of the last 12 months.
Does your live vocal sound lack the clarity and detail of your studio recordings? Then you may want to switch over to a capacitor model. Here’s a selection of current options.
Acoustic treatment is one of the best investments you can make for your studio, and there are plenty of companies offering pre-made products to solve a variety of problems at a range of prices. Here’s just a selection of what’s available.
Tired of navigating complex audio software with just a mouse and keyboard? Then a control surface might be just what you need. Here’s our selection of current models, with links to the SOS review where available.
Legendary Swedish microphone manufacturer Milab have announced that production is now fully underway, and microphones are leaving their factory once again!