Spotlight Round-ups

Looking for musical inspiration? You might just find it in Cubase 12’s Verve felt piano.

American producer, engineer and mixer Ed Stasium nominates the drum sound on Living Colour’s ‘Love Rears Its Ugly Head’ as a particular favourite.

Getting tactile with your MIDI controls can breathe new life into stale music.

What impact will machine learning and AI have on the arts?

Logic offers a number of ways to repeat your notes and phrases.

Ever thought you were nearing the end of your mix, only to realise the track needs a whole lot more impact?

What does 2023 have in store for Pro Tools users?

Deep in rural Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, engineer and producer Owain Fleetwood Jenkins has built a paradisal residential studio in an abandoned chapel...

We show you how to get started recording audio in Studio One.

Multitrack recording at home, a decade before the Portastudio...

Reason 12.5 introduces full support for and integration with VST3 plug‑ins.

As the man behind the phenomenally successful British developer ALM/Busy Circuits, Matthew Allum speaks all things modular.

These four audio examples accompany the text in March 2023's main Steinberg Cubase workshop article to illustrate the musical...

These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article in SOS March 2023, featuring the song 'Sunshine' by Jeff Hirata.

Paul White explains how to get the best out of Amp Simulation software, from achieving a good guitar input signal, setting up effective monitoring for encouraging the best performance and tips on obtaining the desired end-effect.

Graham Massey talks about his early days with the formation of 808 State and improvising with electronic instruments, through to current collaborations and favourite creative tools.

Richie Hawtin takes us through a seminal Plastikman album — and its unexpected sequel.

Martyn Ware has been at the forefront of the British synth-pop scene since its inception, founding the hugely influential Human League and Heaven 17. This year he released his autobiography, entitled Electronically Yours Vol.1.

Cubase’s Sampler Track is capable of making surprisingly playable backing vocals.

Producer and mix engineer John Feldman details how he got his favourite vocal sound on the Used’s 2002 debut single.

When Stormzy agreed to be interviewed for this month’s cover feature, he set one condition. We would, he insisted, be...