Spotlight Round-ups

Looking for musical inspiration? You might just find it in Cubase 12’s Verve felt piano.

American producer, engineer and mixer Ed Stasium nominates the drum sound on Living Colour’s ‘Love Rears Its Ugly Head’ as a particular favourite.

Getting tactile with your MIDI controls can breathe new life into stale music.

Logic offers a number of ways to repeat your notes and phrases.

Ever thought you were nearing the end of your mix, only to realise the track needs a whole lot more impact?

What does 2023 have in store for Pro Tools users?

We show you how to get started recording audio in Studio One.

Reason 12.5 introduces full support for and integration with VST3 plug‑ins.

These four audio examples accompany the text in March 2023's main Steinberg Cubase workshop article to illustrate the musical...

These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article in SOS March 2023, featuring the song 'Sunshine' by Jeff Hirata.

Paul White explains how to get the best out of Amp Simulation software, from achieving a good guitar input signal, setting up effective monitoring for encouraging the best performance and tips on obtaining the desired end-effect.

Richie Hawtin takes us through a seminal Plastikman album — and its unexpected sequel.

Cubase’s Sampler Track is capable of making surprisingly playable backing vocals.

Producer and mix engineer John Feldman details how he got his favourite vocal sound on the Used’s 2002 debut single.

We explore a few ways to share your Logic Pro projects with collaborators.

Pro Tools offers some powerful features for quantising both MIDI and audio.

With a bit of fine‑tuning, Reaper can help you edit long podcasts at pace!

Join us as we delve into the hidden mysteries of the Kong drum machine.

Your Studio One productions can now have integrated lyrics.

These three audio examples accompany the Cubase Sampler Track technique workshop in SOS January 2023.

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Mark Mynett, sound engineer and senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, gives us an in-depth look at how to process and mix the various elements of a song recorded using live instruments.