People & Music Industry

CEDAR Audio has led the world in audio restoration and noise suppression for over three decades. Hugh Robjohns talks to their Managing Director, Gordon Reid about their technologies. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - CEDAR Audio Beginnings 01:45 - The National Sound Archive 06:15 - Cleaning Up Old Recordings 08:12 - Working In Real-Time 10:36 - Developing Rackmount Units 11:52 - Making User-Fr...

Back in 1996 Hugues Vinet of the IRCAM electronic music institute in Paris, was interviewed by Paul Tingen for an article in Sound On Sound magazine. Now the two are back together discussing the musical and technical innovations of the past 25 years. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:43 - Hugues Vinet and IRCAM 02:38 - How IRCAM Has Changed 06:02 - Partners and Community 09:03 - Music Styles and Te...

David Gould, Director of Audio Content Solutions at Dolby Labs, chats to Hugh Robjohns about creating content in Dolby Atmos. Although used extensively in film, Dolby Atmos is now becoming a popular format for musicians. David and Hugh discuss how you can incorporate this technology in your own studio. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - Working With Headphones 07:45 - Beds and Objects 12:26 - S...

It's 10 years since Focusrite launched their best-selling Scarlett range of audio interfaces, now into its third generation. CEO Tim Carroll and Will Hoult, Head Of Product at Focusrite and Novation talk to Sam Inglis about what's behind the success of the Scarletts, the principles of interface design, how the company has negotiated the pandemic and the silicon shortage, and Focusrite's vision for...

Daniel Blackmer, CTO at Earthworks Audio, chats to Sam Inglis about the company's distinctive approach to microphone design — and explains how a quest to improve loudspeaker quality convinced Daniel's father, David Blackmer, of the need for mics with better phase linearity and impulse response. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - David Blackmer 02:24 - The Prototypes 03:31 - Phase Response 06:14...

In this Behind The Brand interview, René Mørch of DPA Microphones chats to Sam Inglis about DPA's involvement in the NASA Mars 2020 mission and the challenges involved in capturing audio on another planet for the first time. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:15 - Working With NASA 02:20 - The Mars 2020 Mission 05:20 - Preparing Equipment For Space Travel 07:53 - The Seven Minutes Of Terror 11:45 -...

In the 20 years since its introduction, AMS Neve’s 88R has proved that there is still a market for top-flight, large-format analogue consoles. In this episode, Robin Porter tells Sam Inglis how Neve built upon their design heritage to create what might be the ultimate analogue mixer and how they’ve adapted its state-of-the-art technology to bring to market a range of desirable project-studio equip...

Antelope Audio founder Igor Levin chats to Sam Inglis about their distinctive approach to audio interface design. We find out how Antelope’s innovative use of FPGA technology has enabled them to deliver impressive signal processing power, providing a platform for an ambitious catalogue of vintage studio hardware emulations and virtual microphones. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:22 - History 08:4...

The career of LA producer and engineer Mark Linett spans everything from live mixing for Frank Zappa to engineering for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Randy Newman. We talked to him about his studio, the gear of past and present, and his extensive work remixing and remastering classic Beach Boys records. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Mark's studio 06:29 - Beginning work with the Beach Boys...

Paul White chats to Nate Baglyos and Charles Sprinkle of California-based speaker manufacturers Kali Audio, on their debut product range and the introduction of their 3-way studio monitors. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - Why Studio Monitors 01:39 - Development Process 02:53 - Technology Choices 06:49 - The Use Of DSP 09:32 - Debut Product 11:24 - Using Simulations 12:32 - Three Way Monitor...

Stewart Tavener from Extinct Audio and Xaudia chats to Drew Stephenson about the origins of his companies and how he became a ribbon microphone specialist with his own range of products. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - A Background in Chemistry 03:26 - Setting Up A Repair Service 04:55 - Specialising In Ribbon Microphones 07:58 - Dispelling Ribbon Microphone Myths 10:48 - The Extinct Audio B...

Siamäk Naghian and Andy Bensley of Genelec chat to Sam Inglis about the 43 year history of the company, the development of new technology and future sustainability. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Company History 02:57 - Focusing On The Pro Audio Market 04:15 - Technology As The Foundation 05:00 - In-House Design And Production 09:44 - Exploring Different Technologies 12:52 - Coaxial (MDC™)...

Tony Agnello and Richard Factor chat to Sam Inglis about the 50 year history of Eventide, from their groundbreaking use of digital technology in the early ’70s to the modern challenges of adapting their algorithms for plug-ins and stompboxes. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - 50 Years Of Eventide 01:04 - The Early Days 02:52 - Introducing Digital Technology To The Studio 04:20 - H910 Harmonize...

Mirek Stiles is head of Audio Products at Abbey Road Studios and is on the board of the Abbey Road Red incubator project. Here he chats to Hugh Robjohns about his side project, the Spatial Audio Forum and how everyone can get involved in creating 3D audio environments using basic recording equipment. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:59 - How Did You Get Involved With The Spatial Audio Forum? 02:51...

Richard Wear of Interfacio talks about the opportunities that exist within the pro-audio industry and how to improve your chances at finding a career within this field. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:34 - Industry Growth Areas 03:12 - Job Candidate Qualities 06:13 - Academic Training vs Practical Experience 09:59 - A General Interest in Sound 12:39 - The Usefulness of Music Production Courses 14...

Dean James Barratt is a sought-after Mix Engineer based out of The Dairy Studios in London. His recent credits include Shy FX, Joy Crookes, Ray Black, James Vickery, Rag n Bone Man, Craig David, Jess Glynne, and lots more. Dean talks to Sam Inglis about his personal road to becoming a freelance Mix Engineer, what he thinks defines that role, tips on making it, and what he thinks keeps clients comi...

ADAM Audio - Behind The Brand. After a crisis year in 2015, ADAM Audio have come back bigger, better and stronger, with a new US business model and three compelling ranges of studio monitors. Adam Sheppard of ADAM chats to Sam Inglis about the distinctive technology at the heart of ADAM's loudspeakers and explains how they've achieved so much in a mere five years! Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:...

Music Software and Hardware Development - Arturia President and co-founder Frédéric Brun looks back over the French company's 20-year history and describes the development of instruments such as the ambitious Origin, the best-selling MiniBrute and the mighty MatrixBrute and PolyBrute. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - Education and Beginnings 02:35 - Developing The First Product, Storm 04:35 -...

Mark Mynett, Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at Huddersfield University, talks about selecting the right course and the vital importance of real-world experience and networking in order to develop a successful music industry career. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - Career Background 01:18 - Courses At Huddersfield Uni 02:20 - Working Across Departments 04:03 - Music Industr...

Dom Morley is a Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer who has worked with Amy Winehouse, Adele, Sting, Mark Ronson and many more big names. In this episode, he goes into detail with SOS's Sam Inglis about the art and craft of recording and mixing vocals. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Tracking vocals 02:49 - Favourite mics and preamps 05:43 - EQ and compression 07:30 - The artist headp...

Ross Orton talks to Nigel Humberstone about his transition from playing drums with Add N to (X), Fat Truckers and Jarvis Cocker into the world of production, remixing and songwriting. His steel city stories include working with Arctic Monkeys & Working Men’s Club, amassing mic pre-amps, favourite microphones and setting up his ‘drum centric’ studio in Sheffield. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 0...

Behind The Brand - Cranborne Audio. SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns chats to the Managing Director of Cranborne Audio, Sean Karpowicz about how and why he started this innovative British pro-audio manufacturer, the many business and technical challenges involved along the way, and his company's approach to product design and manufacture. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - Hugh Meets Sean Rem...

First steps for a graduate - recent graduate Felipe Gutierrez chats to record producer Steve Levine at his Liverpool studio about careers in the music industry, how to encourage good performances from your artists, and utilising whatever tech you have available in the recording process. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - Degree Importance 02:52 - Hands On Training 03:15 - Practise Working With...

Martin Seidl, Founder and CEO of Microphone & Headphone manufacturer Austrian Audio, chats to Sam Inglis about the company origins, current products and future technological developments, plus why their core range of products will remain analogue at heart. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Austrian Audio heritage 02:12 - Audio Engineer beginnings 02:55 - Manufacturing the CK-12 capsule 06:...

Mark Crabtree of AMS Neve chats with Sam Inglis about how two of the biggest names in UK audio technology came together, and how they are using their unique expertise in analogue and digital audio to develop the next wave of studio products. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:19 - History of AMS and Neve 01:21 - Analogue and Digital Approaches 01:58 - The Beginnings of Sampling 03:38 - Mellotron and Dubbin...