Studio Stories

This SOS reader was having trouble with his monitoring, so the SOS team sped over to his home studio in Bristol, England to sort things out.

I'm just about to set up a studio in a room of my house and I was wondering if you have any tips on where to put everything...

In another exciting installment of our studio 'makeover' series, the team rotate Bella Saer's entire setup through 90 degrees in search of a more effective working environment.

Production pioneers Massive Attack are going through exciting times — they've built an awesome recording studio, moved into surround soundtrack work, and they have a new album on the way. We take a spin around their new workspace.

SOS visits reader Andrea Terrano, who has turned the empty shell of a South London industrial unit into an impressive studio complex.

Steve Albini has become a legend in the world of alternative music by championing traditional engineering skills, respecting the opinions of the artists he records, and doing business ethically.

We've seen some curious studios in SOS over the years, but not many have included a warehouse full of vintage hardware, Pro Tools HD rigs, and thermostatic ovens. But it's all part of the daily routine at FX Copyroom...

The SOS team purge the unwanted buzzes and hums from reader Jim Fish's new studio.

The intrepid SOS crew answer a call for help from a drummer whose studio requires a monitoring and acoustics makeover...

It's not a bad gig being chief engineer to the world's hottest production duo, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. But it takes a lot of hard work to keep up with The Neptunes...

The SOS team return to Cambridge, turning another home studio upside down in search of improved vocal and guitar sounds.

The owner of an unusually bijou studio setup provides the chocolate biscuits this month, as the SOS team get busy helping to improve the performance of his gear and the sound of his recordings.

The SOS team are back in London this month to help some high-profile remixers sort out the monitoring problems in their new studio.

The SOS crew travel to an attic in Birmingham (UK) to help a drummer improve his recordings.

Acoustic problems and mains hum were making Aniff's studio difficult to use, so the SOS team stepped in to help.

The SOS crew head to the 14th floor of a London tower block to help a pair of readers improve their drum sound.

A dodgy snare recording was just one of the problems facing Rob O'Neil at the mixdown stage, so the SOS dynamic duo (Paul and Hugh) visited his home studio to help him sort things out.

Buying a house is a big investment, so it's important to pick the right property, and if you are a recording musician you will probably want it to include a suitable space for a studio. We weigh up the pros and cons of different studio locations within a typical small home, and also look at the kind of work that each space might require to make it usable.

Tony Global's background is in the dance music/DJ scene. The SOS team help him to polish his vocal sounds and improve his mixes.

The SOS team ride to the rescue of a budding media composer who is having trouble with his mixes.

We help television composer Dave Lowe transform a cavernous-sounding spare bedroom into a usable home studio.