SOUND ON SOUND
Looking to get started in Dolby Atmos? We show you the ropes.
Need to fake a double from a single vocal? Cubase has plenty of options...
Logic’s new Synth Players add yet more keyboardists to your virtual band.
With a career that now spans 40 years, Supple has worked with artists across a wide range of genres, including Coldplay, Pet Shop Boys, Morrissey, Suede, U2, Spandau Ballet, Elbow and Kylie Minogue, to name but a few.
New arrangements, new mixes and new masters present an album in a fresh light — and offer an escape route from a sonic trap.
These demonstration recordings accompany the SOS eBook Stereo Miking and illustrate the effect of different array choices and distances on the sound character and stereo image.
With the right tools, you can capture a good vocal take in most rooms. And if you can’t, AI processors are opening up new possibilities...
Could Flow‑style macro controls, courtesy of Cubase’s powerful Modulators, enable you to mix more quickly?
ARA or AAX? Real‑time or offline? We explore the many ways to process audio in Pro Tools.
Award‑winning American producer, engineer and mixer Jacquire King has an impressive CV that includes the likes of Kings Of Leon, Buddy Guy, Shania Twain, Tom Waits and You Me At Six, among many others.
SOS For Artists has the sounds and tools you need to craft some deliciously chilled lo‑fi beats. Here's how...
British duo Space Primates have pivoted from wannabe session guitarists to top‑tier K‑pop producers, with impressive results!
Eddie Bazil demonstrates creative uses of advanced automation as a musical tool in the DAW, showing how automation can add movement, expression and musical detail.
These three audio examples demonstrate the Omnivocal techniques described in the Cubase workshop article that appears in SOS February 2026.
Legendary engineer Phill Brown has worked with the biggest names in music, from Led Zeppelin and David Bowie to Cat Stevens and the Rolling Stones. Asked to choose a favourite sound from his vast catalogue, he nominates the drum sound on ‘After The Flood’, from Talk Talk’s 1991 album Laughing Stock.
Mix automation isn’t just about fixing mistakes. It can also be a powerful creative tool!
When Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay recorded an instrumental improv album in 2023, they had no intention of performing it live — let alone in a cinema, through an immersive Dolby Atmos sound system...
Concluding our series on advanced stereo mic techniques, we explore binaural recording, disc‑shaped baffles and dummy heads, as well as a clever process called ‘Stereo Shuffling’.
Yungblud capped a triumphant 2025 with a hit collaboration with Aerosmith. Long‑term producer Matt Schwartz was behind the desk.
Your SOSFA subscription gives you access to some super plug‑ins by Audified. Let’s see what they can do...