SOS PODCASTS

Malcolm Toft gives a fascinating insight into his career, from building his first mixing desk at age 17, being part of the team at the launch of the iconic Trident Studios, where he recorded Elton John, Queen and David Bowie, to founding Trident Audio Developments to manufacture his consoles.

In this episode, Eddie Bazil looks at ways of enhancing a variety of individual tracks and full mixes using plug-ins that are designed to achieve the retro warmth and cohesion of tapes and valves.

Paul White delves into the fun world of modelled guitars, amps and cabs, that cannot only make your songwriting and studio sessions more creative and unique.

William Stokes talks to Tony Rolando, the founder, lead designer and co-owner of Make Noise, a modular synth company launched in 2008.

Dave McCracken talks to Kevin Paul about his impressive career as a songwriter and Producer, from his early years at Sarm Studios with Trevor Horn, where he worked with Ian Brown and Depeche Mode.

Paul White looks at some creative ways that you can manipulate the standard plug-ins found in your DAW.

Betty Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Apogee Electronics, along with renowned mix engineer Bob Clearmountain, chat with Sam Inglis during a recent visit to London.

Simon Cross, Chief Product Officer at Native Instruments, chats to Sam Inglis, going into detail on the company history, philosophy and offering hints of future product releases at Native Instruments.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking E-mu Systems Emulator II sampler, Dave Rossum, Kevin Monahan and Paul Wiffen share inside stories of the development and manufacture of the instrument.

Engineer and Producer Louis Austin talks about his early days in the industry, where he developed his recording skills working with Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Sweet and Judas Priest.

Paul White and Hugh Robjohns pick their software and hardware highlights from the gear they've reviewed in the last 12 months.

Electronic music pioneer and composer Suzanne Ciani discusses her career highlights in conversation with William Stokes.

Grammy Award-winning producer Matt Lawrence gives us a fun insight into his early years in the industry as an assistant producer, and offers a valuable selection of tips and ideas for launching a successful studio career today.

Krust, also known as K or DJ Krust, chats about his early involvement in the Bristol music scene in the late '80s to early '90s, the development of the Drum & Bass sound, and setting up the Full Cycle and Dope Dragon labels with Roni Size.

Genelec's new UNIO PRM (Personal Reference Monitoring) solution ensures reliable and consistent monitoring across multiple environments. In conversation with Sam Inglis, R&D Director Aki Mäkivirta and Regional Business Development Manager Andy Bensley explain all.

For musicians and producers that struggle to finish tracks, Eddie Bazil explains the benefits of creating musical snippets and gives us some examples as to how we can tap into different moods, and use sound design techniques to create something unique.

As CEO of Universal Audio, Bill Putnam Jr has pioneered some of the most important innovations of the last 35 years. In conversation with SOS's Sam Inglis, he traces the Universal Audio story back to its founding by his father Bill Putnam Sr in 1958.

Nick Rothwell learns about the Augmented Instruments Laboratory, a music technology research team lead by Professor Andrew McPherson, whose ongoing projects include the Magnetic Resonator Piano and the Bela open-source platform.

Paul White and Hugh Robjohns talk us through four essential studio effects that every music producer or mix engineer needs to know for creating an effective mix.

Mix Engineer Caesar Edmunds talks to Kevin Paul about his route into the industry via formal education at LIPA, before gaining work experience with Alan Moulder at Battery Studios.

Pedals are not just for guitars. Here Paul White connects his extensive pedal collection to a modular synth system, effectively using the pedals as additional modules and suggesting some creative ways of setting them up.