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It's 10 years since the groundbreaking Melodyne audio-processing software was launched. To celebrate, its inventor Peter Neubäcker invited us into his research lab to talk about possible future developments.

Paul White muses on the art of sound and recording.

Tolis Zavaliaris * Tie Your Shoes To Your Knees & Pretend You're Small Like Us * Tony Alderman * Dr Slaggleberry * Silent Strike Lucian Ban & Alex Harding * Clockwork * TnVVNuM * Burn The Negative * Beyond Reason

Is music meaningless in isolation?

SOS has been forward-thinking for 25 years, so it's time we had a look back at the early days...

Paul White offers his take on why SOS is as relevant today as it was back in 1985.

The Penny Sweets * Lovethyself * Bleak Angel * Wave Constructed * Graveyard Dirt * Pins And Needles * Jesus In India * Samsara * Death Of The Elephant * Tony Alderman

Where does the time go? It seems like I just took down the Christmas cards, glanced out of the window five minutes later to see a few green buds on the trees, and now I'm already watching the summer fade away!

'Education in music technology' is a well‑worn discussion topic in SOS, its forums and beyond. Is it worth having, or not?

Trousseaux * Dizraeli * marky:boyofdestiny * Eileen Daly & The Courtesans

Session players add enormously to music of all kinds. But are we paying them enough to make it worth their while?

While today's recording technology is far more affordable than it was when I started out, those early systems at least had the advantage of simplicity.

Ben Phelps * Sean Taylor * Deerstone Country * We Know Mason * Third Light * The Quays * A Torn Mind * Metamorphic * Empire State * The Constabulary

Why are vintage-sounding mixes desirable?

You cant bend a virtual circuit...

More readers' tracks get the Juke Box Jury treatment from the SOS crew.

Editor-in-Chief Paul White is fascinated by the way technology we create to do one job pulls us in other unforeseen directions...

Celtech

Celtech

Celtech are a fusion band who bring together bouncy bass, drums of the...

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What is the point of investing hard-won money into quality mics, preamps and so-forth, if your recording room's acoustics are letting the side down and colouring your mixes?