SOS Magazine Audio Examples

Audio example to accompany the March 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the March 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the March 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the March 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Dave McCracken talks to Kevin Paul about his impressive career as a songwriter and Producer, from his early years at Sarm Studios with Trevor Horn, where he worked with Ian Brown and Depeche Mode, before being signed to Roc Nation, where he recorded with various Hip Hop artists and co-wrote two tracks that were recorded by Beyoncé. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:26 - Helping New Bands 04:53 - Wo...

In this occasional series exploring modular synthesis and live performance, William Stokes talks to Tony Rolando, electronic musician and founder of modular company Make Noise. Tony talks about his beginnings in the industry and how Make Noise has relaunched in 2025 with a new team and a brand new module release, which he then showcases in an exclusive performance alongside four additional modules...

In this episode, Paul White looks at some creative ways that you can manipulate the standard plug-ins found in your DAW, using them alone or in combination with one another, to create some unique sounds, effects and rhythms. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:08 - Hard Tune Effect 01:39 - Processing Speech 03:15 - Fast Pitch Processing 04:04 - Using Match EQ On Guitars 06:07 - Distortion And Reverb...

Simon Cross, Chief Product Officer at Native Instruments, chats to Sam Inglis ahead of NAMM 2025, going into detail on the company history, philosophy and offering hints of future product releases at Native Instruments. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - The History Of NI 01:41 - Grouping Of Brands 03:11 - Supporting Other Manufacturers 05:04 - The Kontakt Sound Libraries 06:16 - Choosing Which...

Betty Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Apogee Electronics, along with renowned engineer Bob Clearmountain, chat with Sam Inglis during a recent visit to London to talk about the 40-year history of Apogee and to give a teaser of their first product releases in five years which debut at NAMM 2025. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - Founding Apogee 03:26 - Bob Clearmountain's First Apogee Product 06...

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the February 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking E-mu Systems Emulator II sampler, Dave Rossum, Kevin Monahan and Paul Wiffen share inside stories of the development and manufacture of the instrument, their struggles to get around the technological limitations of the time and how the instrument was widely adopted by bands, artists and pop culture. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 -...

Paul White and Hugh Robjohns pick their software and hardware highlights from the gear they've reviewed in the last 12 months. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 - Lynx Hilo 2 02:49 - Blackstar Polar 2 / Polar 4 03:39 - AEA TRP 3 Preamp 05:40 - Logic Pro 11 07:24 - RME Fireface UFX III 09:57 - Dreamtonics Vocoflex 11:33 - Hum Audio LAAL Limiter 13:43 - FireSonic FireSpacer 14:54 - Crookwood VU Me...

Audio example to accompany the January 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the January 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article. HIFI MIDI Demo