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Team SOS travel to Sheffield, to help one man in his quest to realise his lofty studio ambitions.
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Team SOS travel to Sheffield, to help one man in his quest to realise his lofty studio ambitions.

Ableton have released major new versions of their two flagship products, Live and Push. Live 9.5 is free to owners of Live 9. Meanwhile, and more importantly, there is a new Push controller.

We try to bring a bit less garage and a bit more rock to a self‑recorded production with a retro feel.

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We investigate the major and minor new features on offer in Cubase SX/SL 3.1.

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A reader's carefully crafted symphonic synth epic gets the SOS mix makeover treatment.

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Bob Dylan’s album of Sinatra covers is an unlikely triumph. So good, in fact, that it didn’t need mixing!

Blink 182’s chart-topping California brought Zakk Cervini his first mix credit on a hit album — but he had to work hard to get it.

Dynamic convolution can be used to ‘sample’ any piece of audio gear. Have Acustica succeeded in giving this advanced technology a friendly face?

Producer and engineer Rob Kirwan oversaw Hozier’s commercial breakthrough — by concentrating on the least commercial aspects of his music.

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