SOUND ON SOUND
We cut through the jargon to explain how software instruments achieve their incredible realism.
Updates to the Pro Tools Session file format have made the Import Session Data window even more powerful.
We talk you through the many compressors available in Studio One...
Danny Harle has made a career out of taking pop music seriously, culminating in a key role on Dua Lipa’s hit album Radical Optimism.
Tidy up your tom hits with this ingenious gating trick!
New routing options in Cubase Pro 13 make it easy to archive virtual instrument parts in Cubase.
A signal gate is really just a fancy on/off swich — and an inspiring creative tool for modifying existing sequences and creating new ones.
What would you hear — and what might you learn — if eight top producers mixed the same project their own way?
English‑born producer and mix engineer Warne Livesey has worked with a wide array of musical artists from Australian band Midnight Oil to Scottish pop‑rockers Deacon Blue to blue‑eyed soulster Paul Young.
If you’re a budding Brian Eno or merely in need of a little inspiration, Live’s MIDI Generators have got you covered.
Keep track of signal paths with these handy routing tips.
This audio example available accompanies our Cubase workshop in SOS July 2024.
We show you how to build a simple sampled synth instrument in Presence XT, Studio One's powerful sampler.
Hit‑Boy’s freewheeling production style has made him one of the hottest producers in the USA.
Where better to reinvent the hits of Swedish pop titans Roxette in Dolby Atmos than Stockholm’s legendary Atlantis Studios?
Need to turn your audio and MIDI recordings into usable sheet music? Digital Performer has you covered.
We’ve never had so much choice when it comes to the tools we use to make music — but it’s important that you can choose quickly, and with confidence.
Andy Jackson has worked with Pink Floyd and David Gilmour since 1980, and a favourite among the many great sounds Jackson has recorded is the dry, dense drum sound heard on Pink Floyd’s ‘Marooned Jam’.
Timeline and Edit selections are the key to faster editing in Pro Tools.
Cubase now boasts a number of decent stock compressor plug‑ins: Vox Comp, Black Valve and Compressor. Which should you choose for vocals?