SOUND ON SOUND
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’.
Is the latest iMac ‘Ultimate’ the one to unseat the Mac Pro as the obvious choice for the studio?
To achieve success as a self‑producing voiceover artist, you need to be much more than a good recording engineer...
These audio files accompany the Producing Professional Voiceovers At Home feature that appeared in SOS June 2012.
Even once you’ve got to grips with your camera and today’s easy‑to‑use software editors, there’s still the small matter of creating an edit that truly fits the song...
It’s amazing how far studio software has come on in the last decade, as this month’s Studio SOS candidate found out when he upgraded his ageing Logic‑based PC system...
Sonar X1 screensets dynamically adapt to your project as you work. Find out why this matters, and how you can take advantage of it.
Wetsuits on, as we dive into Record’s new pitch‑correction device, Neptune. • Read Part 2
These audio files accompany the Reaper Techniques column that featured in SOS June 2011.
If you’re new to Reaper’s channel‑splitting abilities, here’s a neat exercise to get you started.
Backing vocals sound better when they’re perfectly in time — if yours aren’t, Pro Tools can help you fix them.
The Sandy saga has been taking up column space for several months now — so how long should you wait before crossing that bridge?
These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS June 2011.
If you’re the musician and the engineer, it’s easy to focus too closely on your own instrument, and not enough on the mix...
The different circuit types available in Logic’s Compressor are well worth a closer look — but what are they based on, and what do they actually do?
Discover how to use side-chaining effects in Ableton Live in this month's Live Notes column.
The Strokes’ comeback single was the product of three years of songwriting, 18 months of recording — and 30 minutes of mixing!
Not everyone uses keyboards to get their MIDI into Cubase, and with other controllers you may need to do a little more work...
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...