Sound On Sound is the world's best recording technology magazine, packed full of in-depth, independent product tests, including music software, studio hardware, keyboards and live sound (PA) gear. Every issue also includes SOS's unique step-by-step tutorial and technique columns on all the leading DAW programs, as well as insightful interviews with leading producers, engineers and musicians.
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SOS FOR ARTISTS Create • Produce • Distribute • We explore the key features and benefits of the exciting new SOS ecosystem for music creation and distribution.
Newfangled Audio Articulate Envelope Shaper Plug-in • With four stages to play with, Articulate offers a little more control over the attack and sustain of a sound than most transient shapers.
UJAM UFX Filter Filter Plug-in • We check out the newest addition to UJAM’s UFX effects range.
Audix OMX Series Dynamic Microphones • This trio of stage mics might look the same, but they’re each suited to different roles.
EastWest Ancient Kingdom Sample Library • EastWest explore the world of traditional wind instruments with characteristic style.
Reverb Plug-in Soundtoys SpaceBlender • New Soundtoys plug-ins don’t come around that often, but when they do, they’re usually well worth checking out. This one’s no exception...
500-series EQ Modules Drawmer MQ-1 & MQ-2 • These modules pair a vintage-style EQ with a clever saturation feature — and the stereo MQ-2 also brings controllable compression to the table...
Arturia MicroLab Mk3 Controller Keyboard • If you’re looking for a controller keyboard that’s both compact and affordable, Arturia have got just the thing...
Baby Audio Smooth Operator Pro Resonance Suppression Plug-in • Baby Audio escalate their war on bad-sounding audio with a vastly more powerful toolset for tackling problem resonances.
Complete Guitar Wiring By Gerry Hayes • Want to dabble in DIY? Then you’ll need a good guide!
Ferrofish Pulse 8 AE Eight-channel A-D/D-A Converter & ADAT Router • This compact converter offers an easy way to expand your audio interface.
Eventide & Third Man Records Knife Drop Fuzz Synth Pedal • Part fuzz, part guitar synth, this quirky pedal was conveived with horror soundtracks in mind. But it’s not a one-trick pony...
Jamstik MFC1 MIDI Floor Controller • MIDI pedals are more sophisticated and configurable today than they once were, which is great news. But it does mean the quality of the setup software is really important...
Triton Audio Kompressor Mic Booster & Compressor • This diminutive device promises instant polish when recording dialogue.
JUNG JAE-IL Composer, Producer & Musician • South Korean dramas Parasite and Squid Game have been worldwide hits — and Jung Jae-il’s scores have played a key role in their success.
RJ45 Patching System Ashton Research Tetrapatch • Network cables don’t have to carry digital traffic. As Ashton Research’s debut range capably demonstrates, they can also work well in the analogue domain.
This is Stereo! Part 1: How & Why Stereo Works • In the first part of a new short series about stereo recording techniques, we start by exploring the most important tools of all: your brain and your ears!
Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro Software Vocal Synthesizer • Dreamtonics take their session singer in software to the next level.
How I Got THAT SOUND • Stephen Power • Robbie Williams ‘No Regrets’
Boss TAE Core Reactive Load, Speaker Simulator & Re‑amplifier • Offering all the essential facilities at a lower price point, could the new Core version of the Tube Amp Expander be a serious competitor to the original flagship...