Recording

This might be a very big topic, but I'm hoping that you can help to clear up some confusion. Side‑chaining seems to be...

Excuse the simplicity of the question, but I'm always coming across these terms in the magazine, and I don't know what they ...

I was wondering what the latest and best program is for time-stretching. I purchased Apple Logic 9, but I don't find that...

Dr Alex Paterson tells us how the Orb’s cavalier sampling and devil‑may‑care attitude towards copyright took ambient house from the chill‑out room to the top of the charts.

Hamilton Sterling & Jimmy Haslip * Kissy Sell Out * Rubik * Zomby * Cool Beyond Zero * Kansas Burns * Tall Poppies * Rapids! * Ozone Player & Matt Howarth

As a beginner, it seems that the more I explore, the less I understand. Certain techniques are referred to a lot but go right...

I've been reading a fair bit about the best way to directly connect instruments to a PA recently, and I must admit I'm still a...

I've been a bit confused by the meters in some of my plug‑ins and in Cubase. They sometimes go red, which I presume means that...

As the ’60s came to a close, Marvin Gaye was forced to ask some serious questions about the world as he found it; the result was the sublimely soulful piece of social commentary, ‘What’s Going On’.

Jiggo * New Town Triptych * Peyton Place * Herd of Instinct * AdamSK * The Apple Gies * Sticky Wickit * Royal Gala * Nick Stephenson

I use a set of Roland DS50 monitors. According to the graph in the manual, the frequency response isn't what one would call...

I recently purchased a Thermionic Culture Little Bustard based on the review that appeared in Sound On Sound. All the inputs...

I've come across the term 'submix' a few times recently. I can guess at what it means, but would like to know for sure. Can...

I often hear people saying that you have to have tracks mastered professionally, and that it's not something you can do...

These audio files accompany the Sampling Vintage Synths article that featured in SOS July 2011.

Jerry Lee Lewis’s raucous piano playing is the stuff of rock & roll legend, but his discovery and signing to Sun Records was the result of a series of lucky chances. Engineer Jack Clement tells us the story...

Ukab Maerd * Rebellious Jukebox * Carbon111 * Zhonray * Nuala Delton * Colein * The Fake Lazy Supernovas * The Fire And I * Ashley Reaks

I'd like to bite the bullet and buy a really good stand-alone recorder. I'd like it to be capable of recording eight to 12...

I've wanted to try out Pro Tools for years, but I've never been able to get around to it. One of the things that has stopped...

Although I have been producing for a while, I still don't know exactly what release setting I should be using, especially on a...

I mix using a combination of headphones and monitors (depending on the time of day!) and I'm concerned about the potential...