Studio SOS: Home Studio Upgrade
Follow one SOS reader on his quest to transform a box room into a studio worthy of the name!
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Follow one SOS reader on his quest to transform a box room into a studio worthy of the name!
Small rooms are often the trickiest to get right, as our visit to a TV and film composer’s new home studio proved!
As well as tackling monitoring issues, this month’s Studio SOS visit sees the team making extensive modifications to a leaky vocal booth.
The SOS team travel to the big smoke to deal with some tricky acoustics in a media composer’s writing studio.
SOS's crack studio squad tame unwanted reflections, track down strange noises coming from a Mac, and make some good-sounding drums sound even better!
This month's task for the SOS crew involves stripping down Simon McEvoy's entire studio to improve the acoustics and ergonomics.
Calderdale College in West Yorkshire gets the Studio SOS treatment, as we turn a concrete room into a working studio.
In another exciting installment of our studio 'makeover' series, the team rotate Bella Saer's entire setup through 90 degrees in search of a more effective working environment.
Setting up your studio in a cube-shaped room isn't a very good idea, as Pete Keen and Nick Smith found out to their cost. So the Studio SOS team set off to Kidderminster to help find some solutions to the inevitable acoustic problems.
We lend some practical studio advice to a seasoned pro guitarist who is rather newer to the world of songwriting and home recording.
This month, we travel all the way to Amsterdam to help last year's SOS Awards prize winner set up his brand-new, £14,000$20,000 studio!
This SOS reader was having trouble with his monitoring, so the SOS team sped over to his home studio in Bristol, England to sort things out.
We help television composer Dave Lowe transform a cavernous-sounding spare bedroom into a usable home studio.
Ever wondered how to tame a large, lively room without drills, nails or glue? Or how best to mount monitors without speaker stands? Then read on to find out how we helped Simon Mayor and Hilary James.
What do you get when you cross a recording musician with a photographer? A nice-looking studio that serves a dual purpose, thats what...
The SOS team return to Cambridge, turning another home studio upside down in search of improved vocal and guitar sounds.
This month, the SOS team visit a student's home studio to help him overcome a few teething troubles with layout and acoustics...
This month the team travel to Wales to mix vocals, acoustic guitars, and a troublesome hurdy-gurdy for a studio based in a mobile home!
Sweetening the mixing environment and sorting out the bass end is this month's task — but there's much more to do than adding a bit of rockwool!
Getting your studio organised doesn't necessarily mean investing in expensive studio furniture or being a DIY whizz. Derek Johnson & Debbie Poyser explain how they made the most of their space, and pass on some hints and tips for a tidier life.