September 2023 Magazine Contents

Looking for that smooth ribbon tone with the convenience of a modern mic? Look no further...

This pedal brings Roland’s classic ’80s rackmount delay into the 21st Century, with dual delay engines and modern control options.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Rytmik II follows the same broad concept as the original version but promises to make something that was already very good even better.

This 290‑page book, published a few months ago, is the latest addition to the Focal Press Perspectives On Music Production series.

These live‑oriented pencil mics offer excellent performance at a very attractive price.

Now you can create Atmos mixes using any DAW! But that’s not all this app has to offer...

Focal’s new active nearfield speakers represent a significant update on their predecessors, and the matching subwoofer is a powerful beast!

GForce’s software Mellotron just keeps getting better.

Intellijel pack their considerable Eurorack experience into a single standalone synth.

Kurzweil’s new stage piano makes the case for simplicity as a virtue.

Lewitt’s vocal‑oriented Pure Tube promises valve tone without the noise.

In print for almost half a century, the eighth edition of Vance Dickason’s loudspeaker bible is as relevant as ever.

Modartt’s modelled piano goes from strength to strength and is now, remarkably, available for iOS.

The Molten Motion Meter is the fruit of a collaboration between Robin and DIY‑leaning Eurorack company Befaco.

Neumann have joined forces with Merging to create an interface that’s both excellent and accessible.

No synthesizers were used in the making of this plug‑in.

Intuitive and powerful, this compressor can handle anything from mono up to 7.1.4 Atmos sources.

This plug‐in is designed specifically to help identify and correct problems with stereo tracks or mixes, whether in L‐R or M‐S format.

Roland’s SH‑101‑inspired S‑1 is a great‑sounding synth with surprising depth.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Sample Logic’s Drum Fury Motion combines a sample‑based drum and percussion library with a powerful step‑based pattern sequencing engine.

Slate’s latest plug‑in offers precise control over your transients.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Currently retailing at a cool £156k, the nine‑foot Steinway Model D‑274 grand is the star in this Spitfire Audio piano sample library.

Solid State Logic have added some new strings to their G‑series compressor’s bow.

Steinberg’s Dorico inches ever closer to full DAW status...

Hot on the heels of EZkeys 2 comes its first sound expansion, Soul Roads EKX.

Rating ***** 5/5 Stars. The latest in UJAM’s Beatmaker collection is Cozy, released with the aim of tapping into the lo‑fi market that has become so popular in recent years.

Waves Gems is a collection of creative effects that offer stompbox‑like simplicity and a variety of useful effect treatments.

This clever solution for combining processors is much more than just a plug‑in host...

In the biscuit barrel of modular, ACRONYM is a chocolate Hobnob dunked into a chilli mochaccino.

Your computer sees the AG08 as four separate USB audio interfaces, so it can be addressed by multiple apps at the same time...

Mixing in software needn’t mean that the results lack character, colour and warmth.

Most DAWs give you the power to control the volume of recorded audio on a per‑clip level — and with this power comes immense creative potential!

Eddie Bazil dives into some of his favourite plug-ins and delivers a series of examples on how to use these tools creatively.

When it comes to MIDI editing, Cubase’s MIDI Logical Editor can do magic!

Now that your drums are organised, it’s time to whip them into shape!

Bouncing a mix isn’t the only way to get your audio out of Pro Tools.

Immersive audio is a powerful way of presenting live music — and it’s becoming more and more accessible to independent artists.

Clean up your MIDI with Studio One’s comprehensive quantise options.

The technical dimension to vocal production is important, but the human dimension is even more so.

I am trying out an ART Voice Channel, which has some interesting features, one of which is a dial to vary the microphone impedance continuously from 3kΩ down to 120Ω. So I have been testing this with a bunch of dynamic and capacitor mics...

Creating an environment where artists can flourish means building trust, understanding people and valuing everyone’s input.

Understanding the science behind musical taste and listening preferences can help you make more effective production decisions.

Up‑and‑coming engineers and producers deserve protection from exploitation, discrimination and sexual harassment.

After rising through the vibrant New York studio scene of the ’90s, Ann Mincieli developed a 25‑year partnership with the biggest R&B star of the 21st Century, and now has her own state‑of‑the‑art Manhattan studio.

Catherine Marks, Executive Director of the Music Producers Guild, explains the motivation behind this 'Change Makers' themed SOS edition.

It takes talent, attitude and self‑belief to succeed in the music business, and Linda Perry has plenty of all three...

Arushi Jain has toured the world over as Modular Princess, with a critically acclaimed brand of electronic composition infused with the influence of Hindustani classical music.

Norwegian artist and producer Live Sollid began her musical journey in the world of jazz, but is now exploring the outer reaches of progressive electronica and experimental pop...

Meet the producers, engineers, songwriters and musicians featured on this month’s Sound On Sound front cover.

When Catherine Marks asked me to be a part of this special issue of SOS, I was honoured to be included among this awesome community of women.