SOS Magazine Audio Examples

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

Audio example to accompany the January 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article. Track credit: Nocturne By Christian Henson

Audio example to accompany the January 2025 Sound On Sound magazine article. Track credit: 'Saturday Nights Out' By Troels Folmann

Engineer and Producer Louis Austin tells Paul White about his early days in the industry, where he developed his recording skills working with Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Sweet and Judas Priest. Louis became an expert is capturing drum and guitar sounds and shares some useful tips on miking instruments and capturing room ambience. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:12 - Getting Into The Industry 00:59 - S...

Electronic music pioneer and composer Suzanne Ciani discusses her career highlights in conversation with William Stokes, including early performance struggles due to her determination to present shows in quadraphonic, a career resurgence thanks to Moogfest and why she loves working with the Buchla interface. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:06 - The First Female To Score A Movie 04:01 - Having Mor...

For musicians and producers that struggle to finish tracks, Eddie Bazil explains the benefits of creating musical snippets and gives us some examples as to how we can tap into different moods, use sound design techniques to create something unique that becomes a useable addition to our musical catalogues and create pieces that stand the test of time. “Snippets and the creating of, serve to strengt...

Audio example to accompany the December 2024 Sound On Sound magazine article.

Audio example to accompany the December 2024 Sound On Sound magazine article.