SOUND ON SOUND
There’s more to great‑sounding reverb than loading and tweaking your favourite plug‑in.
We introduce a little‑known mic configuration that has some unique advantages over more familiar stereo arrays.
We offer guidance on working with MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) in v5 of Studio One.
We show you how to make a tempo map with Beat Detective.
We delve deep into The Echo, Reason’s versatile delay effect.
With the introduction of Logic Pro X 10.5, EXS24 has been ‘replaced’ by a plug‑in instrument called Sampler.
In this episode, Mike Senior demonstrates several ways spill can actually improve the sound of your productions.
Without a firm grasp of these three ‘core concepts’ of mastering, you’ll always struggle to get great results. In Part 2 of his series for SOS, mastering engineer Ian Shepherd describes his “Three Ms of Mastering”, and why he thinks they’re so important.
In this six-part video tutorial series, produced in association with Steinberg, well-known mastering engineer Ian...
Mixing can be a creative as well as a technical role, and the right production effects can transform a track.
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Studio One makes working with MIDI drums a breeze.
With live music on hold and lockdown persisting, social media is your best bet for connecting with fans. We offer some tips for recording music videos remotely.
Get to grips with Pro Tools' powerful beat manipulation tool.
Mixing can be a creative as well as a technical role, and the right production effects can transform a track.
Kevin Grainger has developed a unique approach to dance mixing — and, as Joel Corry's 'Head & Heart' proves, a highly successful one. We break down this hit track.
The title track of Steely Dan's Aja is legendary for many reasons, including the spectacular work of Steve Gadd. Who, it turns out, almost didn't make the cut in the album's planned 'rotating list of drummers'...
We show how iZotope's popular restoration package can deliver cleaner audio for your music projects.
Thinking of collaborating with other musicians/engineers? Here's how to prepare and share your Cubase project data.
Get to grips with Logic 10.5's cells and Scenes.
Moving to Live from another DAW? We've got you covered...