



Virtual drums and guitar processors are certainly capable of delivering great sounds — but they don't always behave as you'd expect when it comes to mixdown.

The unassuming SampleOne XT is actually one of Studio One's secret weapons.

Folder Tracks are set to change the lives of every Pro Tools user. Here's why...

Working with ace mixer Tony Maserati taught producer Sir Nolan that hit-making is as much about what you take away as what you add...

We look at two Max For Live devices that bring your step sequencing to life.

Much vaunted as a fusion of indie and dance music, Happy Mondays' joyous version of 'Step On' is greater than the sum of its parts.
Check out these audio examples which accompany this issue's Cubase Workshop.

If you want to inject some motion and mystery into your pad sounds, why not fire up Padshop Pro and enter the matrix?

In our latest in-depth video feature, producer Oak Felder takes us inside his studio — and his Logic session — to show exactly...

Studio One 4.6 introduces a major reboot of PreSonus's Ampire plug-in.
These audio files accompany my Mix Rescue article in SOS March 2020, featuring the song 'Muddy Water' by Dorothea Wessel.

We take another look at Reason's endlessly useful Combinator.

Did the first full year of incremental Pro Tools updates justify the cost of our subscriptions?

How do you record a piano and drum kit in a modest live room, at the same time? Our engineer explains his approach...

Solutions to mixing problems can sometimes be found in your arrangement...

Why not use Reaper to find out what difference your 'character' plug-ins are really making?
Take a listen to these audio examples created when recording a piano and drum kit in a modest live room, at the same time.

The minimal arrangement of Ellie Goulding's unlikely New Year number one was underpinned by a rather less minimal mix...

Here's how to manipulate pitch and time in Logic Pro X.