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Paul White
Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.
He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before becoming Executive Editor in 2020. Paul has written over 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.
Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s, he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!
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Making The Most Of Your Mixer
Tips & Tricks
Paul White reveals a few of the less well-trodden paths hidden within your mixer's routing system.
Published September 1996
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Digitech Studio Twin
Digital Multi-effects Unit
Effects units continue to drop in price while offering more and more features. Digitech's new Studio Twin costs less than £250, but still offers a dual effects mode and MIDI patch control. Paul White is agog.
Published September 1996
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Tascam DA38
Digital Recorder
Can Tascam's lean, mean DA38 offer musicians more functionality than the portlier DA88 without compromising on quality — and give the Alesis ADAT XT a run for its money? Paul White investigates.
Published August 1996
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TL Audio 2011 & 2012 Indigo Range
Valve Equalisers
Paul White casts a critical ear over TL Audio's new budget dual-channel valve equalisers to see if high quality really is possible at such a relatively low price.
Published August 1996
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Fixing The Mix, Part 2: Advanced Improvements
Tips & Techniques
Last month, Paul White looked at ways to tackle the noise and distortion that can spoil a mix. However, even a perfectly recorded mix can still sound terrible, and this calls for different tactics...
Published August 1996
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Electrovoice RE1000, RE2000 & RE200
Capacitor Microphones
Best known in the microphone world for their high-quality dynamic mics, Electrovoice are now hoping to raise their profile as a manufacturer of capacitor models with the release of three additions to their RE range. Paul White listens in.
Published August 1996
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TC Electronic M2000
Digital Effects Processor
The M2000 takes much of the technology behind its Danish manufacturer's professional flagship, the M5000, and re-packages it with less flexibility but a much lower price tag. Paul White finds out whether it's barking up the right tree.
Published August 1996
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FRED SPECKEEN (IVL TECH): Pitch Craft
Interview | Manufacturer
The pitch-shifting and harmonisation facilities available in the Digitech Vocalist series have been widely acclaimed as the most natural-sounding on the market. Paul White talks to Fred Speckeen of Canadian company IVL Technologies, who are behind the Vocalist and other pitch-shifting technology.
Published August 1996
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Improving The Sound Of Your Reverb
Tips & Tricks
Paul White goes into economy mode and tries to coax an extra degree of realism out of a budget studio reverb unit.
Published August 1996