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Although I have been producing for a while, I still don't know exactly what release setting I should be using, especially on a...
I mix using a combination of headphones and monitors (depending on the time of day!) and I'm concerned about the potential...
I value SOS's opinion very highly and, when I wanted to add a versatile, quality compressor to my arsenal, I thought about the...
If you’re new to Reaper’s channel‑splitting abilities, here’s a neat exercise to get you started.
These audio files accompany the Reaper Techniques column that featured in SOS June 2011.
Wetsuits on, as we dive into Record’s new pitch‑correction device, Neptune. • Read Part 2
Hugh Robjohns checks out a mic kit from Rycote designed to accompany the USM (reviewed in SOS in March 2010) and USM-L microphones.
Before you can call your computer a studio, you need at least two things: a means of getting audio into your computer, and some way of listening back to it. Enter the Samson Studio GT!
Hugh Robjohns investigates the latest offering from well-known engineer-cum-author Douglas Self.
Bruno Mars is the year’s hottest pop star, and one‑third of ace production team the Smeezingtons. Fellow Smeezington Ari Levine reveals how they created his hit album in a modest LA studio.
Sonar X1 screensets dynamically adapt to your project as you work. Find out why this matters, and how you can take advantage of it.
A studio widow speaks out...
As its name suggests, the Nucleus is designed to be the core of your studio. It’s ambitious, but if anyone can pull it off, SSL can...
It’s amazing how far studio software has come on in the last decade, as this month’s Studio SOS candidate found out when he upgraded his ageing Logic‑based PC system...
Even once you’ve got to grips with your camera and today’s easy‑to‑use software editors, there’s still the small matter of creating an edit that truly fits the song...
The Mouth has an insatiable appetite for sound — and turns everything it eats into sweet music!
Mercury Prize winners the xx were a band whose mimimalism tempted producers to do too much. By remaining faithful to the band’s own sound, Rodaidh McDonald succeeded where others had failed.
Choral libraries featuring only children’s choirs are unusual — yet the atmospheres and textures they provide have many uses.
Can a product be expensive and still represent great value for money? When it comes to the ultimate in guitar-amp and speaker modelling, the answer would appear to be yes...