October 2021 Magazine Contents

Picnic Basket contains a sequencer, Pluck physical modelling unit, a CEM3340 VCO, multimode filter, kick, reverb, ADSR envelope and random voltage generator in its 42hp-capacity Lunchbox casing.

There are plenty of cheap Bluetooth adapters on the market but most are aimed at the consumer sector, whereas these two models from Alto focus on the pro audio market.

Analogue Solutions have taken a perfectly good synth... and made it better.

Ever fancied trying different output transformers in your mic preamp? Then check out the P1...

The celebrated Clavia stage piano continues to evolve.

Interesting and unique synthesis techniques seem to be plentiful of late, and the E‑RM Polygogo is no exception. It’s...

EV’s latest rig takes the column PA format and adds a host of thoughtful extra features.

The final Revox tape recorders left the factory almost 25 years ago, yet the enthusiasm and support for these classic machines remains as strong as ever.

HEDD’s impressive Mk2‑series speakers let you choose between ported and unported formats. Which works best?

JMG Sound’s spatial enhancement plug‑in employs psychoacoustic principles to “make your sounds deeper, wider and bigger”.

It takes a hell of a lot of prep and expertise to create the perfect cabinet IR library...

M‑Audio’s trusty MIDI controller workhorse treads indefatigably onwards.

Rating: 4/5 Stars. Emerge is a huge collection of overtly processed sounds divided into categories and then subcategories for use in contemporary soundtrack composition.

If your sounds need a lift, perhaps you need Rift?

Rating: 4/5 Stars. As the title suggests, the main instrument is a very decent Musser M250 concert marimba sampled at multiple dynamics over its full A2‑C7 range.

Is Roland’s new flagship TD‑50KV2 the best electronic drum kit you can buy?

ROLI’s Equator2 is less an update than a full rebuild.

Soniccouture’s new library steps into a strange new world of sci‑fi and horror.

This stereo/surround frequency‑based panner is dripping with creative potential.

Rating: 4/5 Stars. If you need keyboard‑based parts but don’t have keyboard‑based skills (or a budget to hire them), EZkeys is a seriously good tool.

Trinnov’s pioneering range of room‑correction systems now has a dedicated monitor controller.

UJAM’s Groovemate ONE is a one‑stop shop for pop percussion.

This plug-in’s primary role is in beefing up drum and percussion sounds, though it can also work well on bass parts or to add a sheen of analogue warmth to other instruments.

Can a solid‑state microphone really give you the sound of Sony’s classic valve C800G?

Introduce some creative weirdness with MIDI inversion.

We show you how to take full control of your stereo image with Cubase’s powerful bundled plug‑in suite.

Here the audio files that accompany the SOS October 2021 Cubase workshop.

Landquist reveals how he got his favourite sound on A‑ha’s ‘Lifelines’, the 2002 title track to the Norwegian synth‑popsters’ seventh studio album.

Successful songwriters and producers explain how to adapt your skills to the massive Far Eastern market.

Italian band Måneskin were unlikely winners of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, but even that couldn’t prepare them for what came next. Mix engineer Alessandro Marcantoni tells the story of their viral single ‘Beggin’.

We explore Logic Pro’s bounce and export options.

There are times when a mix engineer needs to do more than just mixing — even if that takes you out of your comfort zone!

These audio examples accompany the Mix Rescue feature in Sound On Sound October 2021.

Chopped‑up loops are at the heart of many genres of music. There’s never been a better time to get hands‑on with sliced samples.

Manipulate the timing of MIDI and audio with Studio One’s Tempo Track.

Many classic electric guitar sounds have been captured using just one microphone. So when and why might you use more?

Why might you need a dedicated monitor controller — and what separates the good models from the bad?

I record spoken‑word narration, close‑miked in a small room, with basic room treatment. While I have no noise‑floor problems, I’ve noticed that some of my mics have a lot less noise than others...

When we think of musical genius, we tend to call to mind people with exceptional powers of planning and control. Whether it’s...

For their 15th album, Duran Duran collaborated with three masters of electronic music and a dog‑fixated artificial intelligence.

His remarkable versatility has made Federico Vindver the go‑to collaborator for Timbaland, Kanye West, Coldplay and more.

Sam Battle, also known as Look Mum No Computer, chats to Caro C about his love of electronics, '80s music and re-using discarded technology.

We go behind the scenes at Real World and meet the team who help make it one of the world’s premier recording facilities. Peter Gabriel’s personal engineer Dickie Chappell also gives us an exclusive sneak peek into Peter’s writing room and recording process.

Now a globetrotting producer and DJ, Badsista's work with artists like Lei Di Dai Linn da Quebrada and the Multishow Brazilian Music Award winner Jup do Bairro has seen her grow into one of Brazil’s most eminent electronic music producers.

The lovely thing about electric guitars is that you can tweak them to your own preferences in terms of both how they feel to play and in what features you add to them.