Article Series

Roland VS2480 Materclass

Korg Legacy Collection

Synth Secrets

Gordon Reid's classic 'synthesis explained' in-depth series ran over 5 years monthly and is still used by colleges and university courses as 'recommended reading' when teaching the foundations of synthesis and sound design. We've collected them all here, for ease and convenience.

Creative Synthesis With Yamaha XG

Synthesizing The Rest Of The Hammond Organ

Roland XV & JV Power User Tips

Synthesizing Tonewheel Organs

Recording A Jazz Band On Location

Running Your Own Record Label

Synthesizing Acoustic Pianos On The Roland JX10

The History Of Korg

Using Reason

The Truth About Latency

Monitors vs Hi-fi Speakers

ARP Quadra

Surround Sound Explained

Surround sound has been a part of the film industry for many years, but the emergence of affordable digital technology has now pushed it into the domestic mainstream. SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns begins our definitive guide to surround and its implications for the hi-tech musician.

Advanced Reverberation Tips

Reverberation is to sound what light and shadow is to the visual world. It can make or break your productions, so consider this 2-part set of adavnaced tips and advice.

MIDI On The Road

If the very idea of tearing a studio MIDI rig from its comfortable moorings and shoving it in the back of a van for later reconstruction in the local village hall is enough to make you dive behind the sofa and refuse to come out, then this 2-part series is for you!

Giving Your MIDI Tracks A Live Feel

Programming tips and analysis to help you get the very best from your MIDI compositions.

Advanced Gating Techniques