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We examine the production of some recent hits to help you brush up on your listening skills.
André Rieu, J.Cole, Band Aid 30, St.Vincent, Erica Campbell. This month's Classic Mix - Bridge Over Troubled Water.
When Ornette Coleman died last year, a planned celebration of his 85th birthday turned into an epic tribute album. Either way, no-one wanted a “jazz guy” to mix it...
In my experience, many SOS readers are, at least at some level, fairly technically minded and have an interest in how the technology they use works, especially in ‘classic’ instruments and devices. This book is designed to go a long way towards satisfying that ‘inner geek’ in all of us.
Beyoncé’s right-hand man DJ Swivel has reinvented himself as a mix engineer — and his work with the Chainsmokers produced 2016’s biggest track.
This month we discuss tracks from Disclosure, Naughty Boy, Tom Odell and our Classic Mix is Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' from 1991.
How do you follow the best-selling synthesizer of all time?
It will come as no surprise that Morphestra 2 is an evolution of a previous product. In this case, it is actually two products: Morphestra and Morphestra Generations.
Grand Cru was founded as a private studio by Who guitarist Pete Townshend in the late ’70s, and has been in constant operation since then. Recently, it has been made available to the public...
The Woodleys: our engineer treats a modern band to a vintage sound.
Tracks from Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Dr. Dre and our Classic Mix, Lionel Richie 'Hello'
With the Screamadelica album Primal Scream didn’t just reinvent themselves as a band, they reinvented what it meant to be a band.
London-based Soniccouture have just released a drum and percussion NI Kontakt instrument for electronic music genres. We've always been been impressed by Soniccouture's sample libraries and this looks like it has a lot to offer. Here's more from the makers of Konkrete 3.
Merging two different creatures didn’t work out so well for Jeff Goldblum and co in The Fly. But what if you could merge the DNA of two different sounds instead?
Bored of the same old chord sequences? In this short series, we explore some simple ways to spice up your piano chords.
This month, using markers for navigation, getting the most from the piano roll view, and undertaking pseudo-mastering in Cakewalk's Sonar.
Ribbon mics have long been associated with a subdued high-frequency response — but this classy example bucks the trend.
Bitwig Studio is the long‑awaited first release from Berlin‑based Bitwig, a company formed in 2009 by four former...