Sound On Sound magazineIn the first of a two-part series, Eddie Bazil explains how some simple adjustments in your DAW will help you to achieve more bounce in your drum beats, by adding syncopation, swing and dynamism.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - A Quick History Of Beat Production 01:07 - Early Programmable Drum Machines 04:33 - Defining A Good Beat 05:15 - Example 1: Shifting The Snare To Drive A Beat 07:55 - Example 2: Altering Dynamics And Note Durations 10:51 - Example 3: Adding Urgency With A Backbeat 12:37 - Example 4: Creating Swing With The Hi-Hats
Eddie Bazil Biog Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands including Art of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra. By his 20s he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on exclusively with the latter. Later, due to a growing demand for software instruments and libraries, Eddie started to develop libraries for various software manufacturers, including Native Instruments, Kiesel, Sound Effects Library, Arturia and Propellerheads. A meeting with Phil Allen, a Capital Radio DJ, resulted in the company Samplecraze, which Eddie has spent 20 years developing as an educational resource. At this time he trained in music production and soon gained a number of prominent contracts working with some notable artistes such as Busta Rhymes, Greensleeves, 9 Bar, SFP, Sleeveless, Chris Campbell and Gam Productions. He contracted to Island Records and Chrysalis as a producer and remixer, plus was commissioned to write the score for Macbeth that ran at 2 Way Mirror at Alexander Palace for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company. His ongoing development of Samplecraze has led to him offering educational workshops and classes, releasing four books via PC Publishing and becoming a contributor and forum moderator for Sound On Sound. Recently he has established The Audio Production Hub for online education and been invited by the Recording Academy to become a Grammy judge.
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Drum Beat Construction - Part 1 | An Illustrated PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-08-05 | In the first of a two-part series, Eddie Bazil explains how some simple adjustments in your DAW will help you to achieve more bounce in your drum beats, by adding syncopation, swing and dynamism.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - A Quick History Of Beat Production 01:07 - Early Programmable Drum Machines 04:33 - Defining A Good Beat 05:15 - Example 1: Shifting The Snare To Drive A Beat 07:55 - Example 2: Altering Dynamics And Note Durations 10:51 - Example 3: Adding Urgency With A Backbeat 12:37 - Example 4: Creating Swing With The Hi-Hats
Eddie Bazil Biog Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands including Art of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra. By his 20s he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on exclusively with the latter. Later, due to a growing demand for software instruments and libraries, Eddie started to develop libraries for various software manufacturers, including Native Instruments, Kiesel, Sound Effects Library, Arturia and Propellerheads. A meeting with Phil Allen, a Capital Radio DJ, resulted in the company Samplecraze, which Eddie has spent 20 years developing as an educational resource. At this time he trained in music production and soon gained a number of prominent contracts working with some notable artistes such as Busta Rhymes, Greensleeves, 9 Bar, SFP, Sleeveless, Chris Campbell and Gam Productions. He contracted to Island Records and Chrysalis as a producer and remixer, plus was commissioned to write the score for Macbeth that ran at 2 Way Mirror at Alexander Palace for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company. His ongoing development of Samplecraze has led to him offering educational workshops and classes, releasing four books via PC Publishing and becoming a contributor and forum moderator for Sound On Sound. Recently he has established The Audio Production Hub for online education and been invited by the Recording Academy to become a Grammy judge.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagSynthFest UK 2024 - Iconic Drum MachinesSound On Sound magazine2024-10-15 | Oli Freke from Synth Evolution takes us on a guided tour of some of the most iconic drum machines that shaped music in our time. He'll be joined on stage by Michael Eden who will demonstrate some of the drum machines in his collection.
Chapter times:
00:00 - Introducing the hosts 00:50 - What is a drum machine? 03:30 - The Wurlitzer Sideman from 1959, the first drum machine? 04:35 - Wurlitzer Sideman demonstration 08:15 - The Sideman's valve mechanism in action 09:52 - Legal problems and use by home organists 11:21 - Transistor-based Keio Donca Matic DE-11 from 1966 13:34 - Donca Matic DE-11 demonstration 15:15 - Keio becomes Korg 16:17 - Ace Tone Drum machines from 1967 17:15 - Keio Mini Pops 7 from 1967 20:47 - Famed use by Jean-Michel Jarre on Oxygene (Note: YouTube has muted the music clip) 23:12 - Inclusion of Quijada/ Jawbone sound 24:24 - Robin Gibb, Sly & The Family Stone drum machine firsts 26:29 - Paia Programmable Drumset from 1975 28:06 - Paia Drumset programming demonstration 32:16 - Use by Peter Gabriel 34:01 - Roland TR-808 from 1980 37:29 - Roland TR-808 features and demonstration 41:00 - Programming a beat on the TR-808 43:48 - Pioneering new genres of electronic music 47:13 - How does the TR-808 make its sounds? 48:14 - Recreating the 808 bass drum 50:39 - Recreating the 808 snare drum 52:22 - Recreating the 808 clap sound 53:48 - Recreating the 808 hi-hat sound 56:17 - Recreating the 808 cowbell sound 57:38 - Comparing the digital model with the original TR-808 58:29 - Outro
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagEssential Studio Effects and Processors | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-10-14 | Paul White and Hugh Robjohns talk us through four essential studio effects that every music producer or mix engineer needs to know for creating an effective mix, placing them in order of importance and giving an insight into how they can be used effectively.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Effect 1: Reverb 02:11 - Convolution Reverb 04:28 - Reverb Controls 05:53 - Using Aux Sends 08:00 - Effect 2: EQ 08:57 - EQ Filters 11:44 - The Shelving Filter 13:40 - Parametric EQ 14:17 - Cutting Vs Boosting 15:26 - Effect 3: Delay 16:21 - Where To Use Delay 17:40 - Effect 4: Compression 18:43 - Setting Threshold and Ratio 19:51 - Soft-Knee Compression 20:33 - Tweaking Presets 22:08 - Other Controls 26:02 - Parallel Compression 30:11 - Creative Modulation Effects 30:58 - Using Effects Sparingly
Paul White Biog Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.
He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.
Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!
Hugh Robjohns Biog Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound´s Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC´s technical training centre. He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagUniversal Audio | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-10-08 | Universal Audio - Behind The Brand As CEO of Universal Audio, Bill Putnam Jr has pioneered some of the most important innovations of the last 35 years. In conversation with Sound On Sound's Sam Inglis, he traces the Universal Audio story back to its founding by his father Bill Putnam Sr in 1958. We hear how and why Bill Jr decided to relaunch the Universal Audio brand, and how they moved from meticulously recreating Bill Sr's analogue designs to cutting-edge digital modelling, culminating in today's launch of the latest generation of Apollo recording interfaces.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - Bill Putnam Sr. 04:24 - A Natural Entrepreneur 05:49 - From Physics To Electrical Engineering 10:44 - Early Technological Hurdles 12:46 - Digitally Emulating Analogue Equipment 14:39 - The Challenges Of Emulating Tape And Speakers 17:35 - The SHARC Processing Chip 18:18 - The Endurance Of DSP Platforms 20:44 - Developing The Apollo Audio Interface 21:47 - The Advantages Of Thunderbolt 23:16 - Adding DANTE To The x16D 25:02 - The New Generation Of Apollo Interfaces 26:09 - Multichannel Speaker Calibration With Sonarworks 28:21 - Getting Digital Corrective EQ Accepted 29:43 - Townsend Labs And Mic Modelling 30:40 - The Bock Microphone Range 32:26 - The Motivation For Creating LUNA 36:55 - Developing Products For Guitarists 38:46 - The Next Steps For Universal Audio
Universal Audio Biog Universal Audio was founded in 1958 by Bill Putnam Sr., a passionate innovator and favourite recording engineer of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and more. Putnam was the inventor of the modern recording console, the multi-band audio equaliser and the vocal booth, and he was the first engineer to use artificial reverberation in commercial recording. Alongside his friend Les Paul, he was also involved in the early development of stereophonic recording. Many of his legendary studio and equipment designs are still in use today.
Universal Audio was re-founded in 1999 by Bill's sons, James Putnam, a skilled audio engineer and Bill Putnam Jr, who earned a degree in Electrical Engineering. Their two main goals were to faithfully reproduce classic analogue recording equipment in the tradition of their father and to design new digital recording tools with the sound and spirit of vintage analogue technology. Their award-winning products include the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform and the Apollo audio interface, first introduced in 2012. Universal Audio is headquartered near Silicon Valley in Scotts Valley, California. A few miles away in Santa Cruz is the Universal Audio Custom Shop, where their classic analog gear is still hand-built, one unit at a time.
Sam Inglis Biog Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagAndrew McPherson - Augmented Instruments Laboratory | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-10-01 | Andrew McPherson is a composer and Professor of Design Engineering and Music in the Dyson School of Design Engineering, based at Imperial College. Here he talks to Nick Rothwell about the Augmented Instruments Laboratory, a music technology research team that he leads, whose ongoing projects include the Magnetic Resonator Piano and the Bela open-source platform.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - A Background In Composition And Electronic Engineering 01:57 - The Magnetic Resonator Piano 09:50 - TouchKeys USB Touch Sensor 13:05 - Developing Ideas Within A Community 15:47 - Using The Piano Within Different Genres 17:19 - Bela Open-Source Hardware Platform 22:15 - Augmented Instruments Laboratory 23:50 - Laurel Pardue / Augmented Violin 25:15 - Getting Nuanced Performances 26:22 - Overcoming Latency Issues 27:31 - Future Predictions
Andrew McPherson Biog Andrew McPherson is a computing researcher, composer, electronic engineer, and musical instrument designer. He is Professor of Design Engineering and Music in the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, where he leads the Augmented Instruments Laboratory. Andrew holds undergraduate degrees in both engineering and music from MIT, an MEng in electrical engineering from MIT, and a PhD in music composition from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Imperial in 2023, he has been a professor in the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London.
Andrew’s musical instruments are widely used by performers and composers across many genres, and his research has led to three successful crowdfunding campaigns and the spinout of Augmented Instruments Ltd, which develops Bela, an open-source audio maker platform. He currently holds two fellowships: a Senior Research Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering on embedded hardware for audio and music, and an ERC/UKRI Consolidator Grant investigating the cultural implications of engineering decisions. He is deeply committed to teaching: Bela is used in the classroom by dozens of universities, and his online course on audio programming has been followed by learners around the globe.
Nick Rothwell Biog Nick Rothwell is a composer, performer, software architect, coder and visual artist. He has built media performance systems for projects with Ballett Frankfurt and Vienna Volksoper, composed sound scores for Aydın Teker (Istanbul / Kapadokya), Shobana Jeyasingh, AWA Dance, Luz&Mannion Dance (Flamenco) and Undercurrent Theatre, programmed physical media sculptures with Simeon Nelson and Rob Godman, live coded in Mexico and in Berlin with sitar player Shama Rahman, collaborated with the bodydataspace collective in Prague, Paris and Dresden, written software for Studio Wayne McGregor, Beinghuman in Kathmandu, the Pina Bausch Foundation and Nesta's FutureFest, consulted for Tate Modern, and developed algorithmic visuals for large-scale outdoor projections in Poland, Estonia, the Cambridge Music Festival and Lumiere (London / Durham). He has taught design at CODE Berlin and currently runs the Computer Science undergraduate course at University of the Arts London.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagUsing Effects Pedals With Synths | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-09-26 | Pedals are not just for guitars. Here Paul White connects his extensive pedal collection to a modular synth system, effectively using the pedals as additional modules and suggesting some creative ways of setting up and combining them to create a range of sounds for different applications.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:42 - Connecting Your Pedals 01:31 - Using A Delay Or Reverb 03:49 - Adding Some Overdrive 04:38 - Adding Effects With Pitch Shift 05:37 - Using Chorus To Thicken A Sound 06:28 - Tremolo And Vibrato 06:54 - Phasers And Flangers 08:10 - Adding An Envelope Filter 09:21 - Creating Textures With Granular Delay 10:26 - Ring Modulator Effects 11:52 - Combining Effects 14:33 - Adding In An Arpeggiator 15:23 - Creating A Softer Sound
Paul White Biog Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.
He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.
Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagCaesar Edmunds - Mix Engineer, Producer | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-09-06 | Mix Engineer and Producer Caesar Edmunds talks to Kevin Paul about his route into the industry via formal education at LIPA, before gaining work experience with Alan Moulder at Battery Studios which earned him a permanent position as an Assistant Engineer. He now works out of his own Dolby Atmos approved studio in London.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - Education And Work Experience 05:44 - Moving From LIPA To The Studio 09:02 - Working For Alan Moulder 13:00 - Moving To Own Studio Space 13:33 - How To Approach A Mix 16:17 - Enhancing Drums And Guitars 18:19 - Listening Carefully And Getting The Right Feel 21:04 - Mixbus Setup 22:50 - Favourite Hardware And Plug-ins 24:21 - Using Your Ears And Your Eyes To Mix 25:34 - Looking After Your Health In The Studio
Caesar Edmunds Biog Caesar Edmunds is a Grammy Award winning mixer, engineer & record producer based in London. He trained at the Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts (LIPA), gained work experience at Battery Studios assisting Alan Moulder and won the MPG Breakthrough Engineer Of The Year award in 2020. He now works out of his own Dolby Atmos approved studio in London.
Caesar has worked with artists such as Beach House, Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, The Killers, St Vincent, Ozzy Osbourne, Foals, Code Orange, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Wet Leg, Ride, Suede, Two Door Cinema Club, The Last Dinner Party and Hinds.
Kevin Paul Biog Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrapp’s “Felt Mountain”, David Bowie’s “Hours” and Nick Cave’s “No More Shall We Part”. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Moby’s “Hotel”, Goldfrapp’s “Black Cherry“ and more for DVD.
In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.
He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagAre you ready for SYNTHFEST UK 2024?Sound On Sound magazine2024-08-30 | SynthFest UK, the largest synthesizer event of its kind in the UK returns to the Octagon, Sheffield on Saturday 5 October 2024, 10:30am to 6:30pm. There are 80+ manufacturers confirmed to be exhibiting already and more to come, along with free seminars and product demo workshops running throughout the day.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagScanner - My Life In Modules | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-08-20 | In this first part of an occasional series exploring modular synthesis and live performance. William Stokes talks to experimental electronic musician Scanner about his career, the choice of his favourite modules he'll showcase in his closing performance and the friendliness of the modular community.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - The Tate Modern Installation 02:52 - Working With Laurie Anderson 06:40 - The Origin Of The Name Scanner 10:47 - Module 1: Morphagene 14:30 - Module 2: Mimeophon 18:52 - Module 3: Equation Composer 24:08 - Module 4: QU-Bit Prism 26:51 - Finding Your Sound With Modular 29:22 - Module 5: QU-Bit Nano Rand 31:16 - Module 6: Instruō øchd DivKid 33:12 - Modular Social Community 35:31 - Modular Aesthetics 38:38 - Module 7: Bela Gliss 42:37 - The Performance
Robin Rimbaud Biog Scanner (British artist Robin Rimbaud) traverses the experimental terrain between sound and space connecting a bewilderingly diverse array of genres. Since 1991 he has been intensely active in sonic art, producing concerts, installations and recordings, the albums Mass Observation (1994), Delivery (1997), and The Garden is Full of Metal (1998) hailed by critics as innovative and inspirational works of contemporary electronic music.
To date he has scored 65 dance productions, including the hit musical comedy Kirikou & Karaba Narnia, Qualia for the London Royal Ballet, and the world’s first Virtual Reality ballet, Nightfall, for Dutch National Ballet.
More unusual projects have included designing sound for the Philips Wake-Up Light (2009), the re-opening of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam in 2012 and the new Cisco telephone system used in many offices around the world. His work Salles des Departs is permanently installed in a working morgue in Paris whilst Vex, the residential house by Chance de Silva architects, featuring his permanent soundtrack, won the RIBA London Award 2018.
Committed to working with cutting edge practitioners he collaborated with Bryan Ferry, Wayne MacGregor, Mike Kelley, Torres, Michael Nyman, Steve McQueen, Laurie Anderson and Hussein Chalayan, amongst many others. http://www.scannerdot.com
William Stokes Biog William Stokes is a producer, writer and artist in three-piece avant-psych band Voka Gentle. As well as being a critic and columnist for Sound On Sound, conceiving the popular Talkback column and heading up the Modular column, he has also written on music and music technology for The Guardian, MOJO, The Financial Times, Electronic Sound and more.
As an artist in Voka Gentle he has made records with producers from Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Grizzly Bear, Nick Cave) to Sam Petts-Davies (Radiohead, The Smile, Roger Waters), has had songs featured on franchises from FIFA Football to The Sims and has toured across the UK, Europe and the USA, playing festivals from Pitchfork Avant-Garde in Paris to SXSW in Austin, Texas. He has collaborated with artists including the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, Morcheeba, Panda Bear and Sonic Boom.
Alongside being a guitarist and pianist, he is a synthesis enthusiast with a particular interest in sampling and explorative sound manipulation. As a producer and engineer, he has made albums with acclaimed avant-garde musicians from composer Tullis Rennie to Mute Records artist Louis Carnell. “I’m always seeking out the most ‘out-there’, experimental, risk-taking musicians I can find to work with,” he says, “to capture vibrant, detailed recordings and create three-dimensional mixes of music that might otherwise struggle to know where to begin in the studio environment.”
Stokes currently lectures in Music Production at City, University of London.
About The SOS Electronic Music Podcast Channel On this channel we feature some of the pioneers of the industry, interview musicians and talk about retro and current gear. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Paul White Biog Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.
He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.
Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!
Hugh Robjohns Biog Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound´s Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC´s technical training centre. He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!
About The Recording & Mixing Podcast Channel On this channel you’ll find shows packed with hints and tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagDrum Beat Construction - Part 2 | An Illustrated PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-08-06 | Eddie Bazil gives us more pointers on constructing beats, incorporating useful tools such as Drum Replacement Software and pre-constructed Loops, then adding enhancements using timing, pitch and other processing tips.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - Drum Replacement Software 01:41 - Example 1: Using Hit'n'Mix RipX DAW 05:41 - Example 2: Making Loops Your Own 11:36 - Example 3: Enhancing A Kick With Pitch And Timing
Eddie Bazil Biog Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands including Art of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra. By his 20s he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on exclusively with the latter. Later, due to a growing demand for software instruments and libraries, Eddie started to develop libraries for various software manufacturers, including Native Instruments, Kiesel, Sound Effects Library, Arturia and Propellerheads. A meeting with Phil Allen, a Capital Radio DJ, resulted in the company Samplecraze, which Eddie has spent 20 years developing as an educational resource. At this time he trained in music production and soon gained a number of prominent contracts working with some notable artistes such as Busta Rhymes, Greensleeves, 9 Bar, SFP, Sleeveless, Chris Campbell and Gam Productions. He contracted to Island Records and Chrysalis as a producer and remixer, plus was commissioned to write the score for Macbeth that ran at 2 Way Mirror at Alexander Palace for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company. His ongoing development of Samplecraze has led to him offering educational workshops and classes, releasing four books via PC Publishing and becoming a contributor and forum moderator for Sound On Sound. Recently he has established The Audio Production Hub for online education and been invited by the Recording Academy to become a Grammy judge.
About The Recording & Mixing Podcast Channel On this channel you’ll find shows packed with hints and tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagPREVIEW: Moog Muse Synthesizer Overview & DemoSound On Sound magazine2024-07-31 | Moog have officially announced the launch of their latest instrument, and the standout news is that it’s a polysynth. Muse features eight voices and bi-timbral capabilities, and promises to combine the best features of classic analogue Moogs with the benefits of modern digital control.
We were given a sneak preview of the Moog Muse back at Superbooth 24, watch now for an exclusive preview of the key features and demonstrations of the range of sounds this polyphonic synthesizer can produce!
The Moog Muse is available now, priced at £2999 / $3499.
00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - Moog Muse Overview 02:12 - Oscillator Mixer Layout & Overload 03:04 - Dual Filter Section 03:59 - New Moog Effect: Diffusion Delay 04:55 - Discrete Electronics Design 05:23 - How does Muse relate to other Moog synths? 06:10 - How does it sound? Vintage and analogue FM sounds 08:50 - Probability-based Arpeggiator & Sequencer 11:22 - Does it Moog? 13:07 - More Buttons & Additional Depth 15:27 - Accessibility & Performance Features 18:38 - Chord Section 19:46 - SOUND DEMO
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmag8 Top Mix Engineers Mix The Same TrackSound On Sound magazine2024-07-24 | Many engineers are refreshingly open about their craft, laying bare their decision‑making processes in SOS interviews and online videos. But a problem remains for students of mixing: they’re watching different cooks making different dishes with different ingredients. There’s never really been an opportunity to compare how different world‑class mixers would tackle the same multitrack. Until now!
We commissioned eight of the world’s top engineers and producers, whose professional experience spans everything from classical, jazz and pop right through to extreme metal, to mix and master the same metal song. It wasn’t a mix shootout, as such: rather, the aim was to reveal more about the different decisions, approaches and techniques of each engineer when presented with the same material and the same brief.
This video accompanies the Masters of the Art of Mixing article published in SOS August 2024. DOWNLOAD THE FREE AUDIO EXAMPLES: https://sosm.ag/masters-of-the-art-of-mixing
- Mark Mynett's Reference Mix - Andrew Scheps (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Johnny Cash, Beyoncé, Metallica) - Fredrik Nordstrom (In Flames, Opeth, Arch Enemy) - Jens Bogren (Opeth, Dimmu Borgir, Sepultura) - Mike Exeter (Cradle of Filth, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath) - Josh Middleton (Sylosis, Architects) - Adam 'Nolly' Getgood (Periphery, Animals as Leaders) - Dave Otero (Khemmis, Archspire) - Buster Odeholm (Born Of Osiris, Oceano, Hacktivist)
00:00 - Introduction To The Research 02:35 - Initial Mix Comparison 03:46 - Sense Of Depth & Realism 06:03 - Reverb & Space Comparison 07:04 - Differences In Low End Frequencies 10:19 - Width Of Guitars In Mix 13:15 - Isolated Guitar Section 15:18 - Considering Mix Cohesion In The Drums 18:48 - Reverb On Drums 19:31 - Comparing The Toms 21:42 - Panning Drums Audience Perspective Or Drummer Perspective? 23:45 - Comparing The Bass Guitar Tones 26:20 - Bass Guitar Note Definition 27:25 - Guitar Tone & Mix Context 31:53 - Different Approaches To Symphonic Components 34:11 - Comparing Vocal Harmonies 35:44 - Master Bus Processing Comparison 37:05 - Outro
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagThe Secrets Of Pink Floyd’s Quadraphonic PASound On Sound magazine2024-07-17 | Pink Floyd pioneered live surround sound as long ago as the early ’70s. Chris Hewitt has tracked down the groundbreaking PA systems they used at Pompeii and on the Dark Side Of The Moon tour, and rebuilt the custom quad console operated by Alan Parsons. In our exclusive video feature, Chris explains how the Floyd created a fully immersive concert experience more than 50 years ago.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:14 - Allen & Heath quadraphonic desk 01:39 - Desk designer Andy Bereza 02:00 - Allen & Heath Minimix 02:19 - Pink Floyd mixing in quad 02:43 - Teac A3340 4-track tape machine 03:22 - Alan Parsons at the mixing desk 04:11 - Binson Echorec 2 04:30 - Live mix engineers 05:30 - Introduction of wedge monitors 06:26 - Sennheiser MD 409 07:07 - Phase Linear amplifiers 08:54 - WEM parabolic dish 11:23 - Rebuilding the quad desk
Thank you to Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio for inviting us to film his collection. chvintageaudio.com
The following books by Chris Hewitt contain a wealth of information and further details about the Pink Floyd PA system as well as the history of WEM the pioneering British live sound company.
The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems: Volume 1 The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems: Volume 2 The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems: Volume 3
Available to purchase from: deeplyvale.com/wem-pa-book ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 17,130 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Arranging Plugboards In A Home Studio 02:09 - Uninterruptible Power Supplies 03:59 - Grounding Issues In Laptop Systems 07:19 - Radiated Interference 08:54 - Isolated Power Supplies 11:10 - Procedure For Eliminating Noise 12:38 - Breaking The Ground Path
Paul White Biog Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.
He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.
Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!
Hugh Robjohns Biog Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound´s Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC´s technical training centre. He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!
About The Recording & Mixing Podcast Channel On this channel you’ll find shows packed with hints and tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagThe 1980s Digital Audio Revolution: What was it like? #recording #technologySound On Sound magazine2024-07-08 | Sound On Sound's own Paul White and Hugh Robjohns jump into the Delorean to revisit key moments in the evolution of recording technology. Get their thoughts on some the most important developments that have changed how music is recorded and produced, from home studios through to the professional industry.
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Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - Early Musical Influences 03:57 - First Encounter With Synths 06:14 - The Korg 700s 08:50 - Setting Up The Label And The First Release 11:56 - How To Choose Artists To Sign 14:10 - The Music Business 17:38 - A More Relaxed Atmosphere 19:07 - What Makes A Good Producer 20:49 - Getting Started With Modular Synths 24:35 - Discovering Eurorack 29:21 - Modular Live Performances 32:11 - Working As A DJ
Daniel Miller Biog Daniel Miller is the founder and chairman of Mute, a record label and publishing company with a long history of global Number One chart successes. Since its launch in 1978, Mute now has an artist roster that includes Goldfrapp, New Order, Can, KÁRYYN, Daniel Blumberg, Desire Marea, Louis Carnell, Josh T. Pearson, Erasure, Swans and Miss Grit, with offices in London and New York.
Miller's early interest were electronics and synthesizers and he studied for a Diploma in Film and TV at Guildford School of Art (1969-72). After college, he worked as an assistant editor and editor in TV and advertising, before travelling and DJing across Europe. In 1976 he returned home and with a Korg 700S keyboard and a TEAC four-track recorder, made The Normal’s first single. He set up Mute to release the single in 1978 and the initial plan was for a minimum pressing of 500, but Rough Trade offered to distribute the single nationally, persuading Miller to press 2,000 copies. Called ‘TVOD’, it was backed with ‘Warm Leatherette’ and this electro-pop classic was later covered by Grace Jones on her epochal 1980 album of the same name.
Further Mute releases soon followed and in 1980 Miller met Depeche Mode. When their original songwriter Vince Clarke left to form the synth-pop duo Yazoo in 1981, Miller suddenly found himself with two highly successful pop acts. Throughout the 1980s, Mute expanded at a careful pace, bringing Nick Cave and Erasure to the roster and expanding its international reach. New labels The Grey Area and NovaMute were launched plus a deal with Blast First saw the ‘Theme from S’Express’ become their first Number One single in 1988. Moby’s 1999 album ‘Play’ grew slowly from a modest success into a 10 million selling phenomenon.
After several years working within the structure of the Labels Division of EMI, 2010 saw the label return to its independent roots. Mute continues to nurture fresh talent and Miller remains heavily focussed on Mute’s creative output and is also a well-respected and sought after techno DJ, playing regularly worldwide. mute.com/artists
Kevin Paul Biog Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio... full biog at soundonsound.com/podcasts
About The People & Music Industry Podcast Channel. Listen to experts in the field, company founders, equipment designers, engineers, producers and educators. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagExperimenting with 1950s recording gear and techniques using four classic microphones #recordingSound On Sound magazine2024-07-01 | In this experiment rockabilly band Race With The Devil record in a variety of vintage styles. Starting with only a single microphone in the live room, more microphones are added throughout the session. Compared to modern multitrack recordings, we see the differences and challenges faced in recording music the way they did back in the 1950s.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagMike Lindup - Level 42 And Beyond | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-07-01 | Mike Lindup is best known as the keyboardist and co-vocalist for Brit-Funk legends, Level 42. Mike has blended traditional keyboard instruments, such as the piano and Fender Rhodes, with a myriad pieces of cutting edge music tech over the years. We caught up with him ahead of his new solo release, Changes 2.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - What were your influences? 04:21 - Stevie Wonder 06:14 - The move from classical to pop 08:32 - Robin Scott’s influence 11:51 - The transition to music tech and operating it live 16:35 - When things go wrong! 18:20 - The current rig 20:24 - The home studio 22:35 - Wally Badarou and sampling 26:22 - Changes 2 29:27 - Reissuing Changes and a solo tour 35:26 - Level 42 into 23 40:45 - Quick fire questions inc. favourite synth, live track, what’s on your iPod?
Mike Lindup Biog Mike Lindup began a successful professional career as founder and keyboard player in Level 42, which continues to this day. He also has a successful solo career, and enjoys supporting a variety of super-talented artists including Dominic Miller, Phil Gould, and Zeep (Da Lata). He released his first solo album, ‘Changes’, in 1990, a song album featuring his great friend Dominic Miller on guitar, Pino Palladino on bass and Manu Katche on drums.
In 1994 Level 42 took a break and Mike used the opportunity to diversify musically exploring different styles of music echoing his breadth of tastes and influences. He wrote music for an Audi Sport video ‘Return of the Four Rings’, performed with Latin Jazz band Negrocan, and played regularly with UK/Brazilian band Da Lata, whilst continuing to work on his own solo material.
Mike’s forthcoming album, ‘Changes 2’, will be released early in 2023.
Links And Credits Music clips taken from Mike’s forthcoming album, ‘Changes 2’ 03:47 - Space Groove 11:18 - Atlantia 22:03 - Late Night Wonder 33:37 - Time To Let Go
Rob Puricelli Biog Rob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager, Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMI’s so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners. He also writes reviews and articles for Sound On Sound, his website Failed Muso, and other music-related publications, as well as hosting a weekly livestream on YouTube for the Pro Synth Network and guesting on numerous music technology podcasts and shows. He also works alongside a number of manufacturers, demonstrating their products and lecturing at various educational and vocational establishments about music technology.
About The SOS Electronic Music Podcast Channel On this channel we feature some of the pioneers of the industry, interview musicians and talk about retro and current gear. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagCecil (Adam) Bartlett - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-29 | Cecil (Adam) Bartlett is a London-based producer. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Breakthrough Producer Of The Year award for his work on 'Here Is Everything' by The Big Moon.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Hailing from West Yorkshire and now based in London, producer Cecil has spent the last decade engineering for producers such as Flood, Catherine Marks and Rich Costey on records including, PJ Harvey’s 'The Hope Six Demolition Project' and EOB's ‘Earth’ the debut solo album by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.
He has been involved in both Grammy and Mercury Prize nominated records as well as music for television and theatre including BBC’s ‘Peaky Blinders’ and PJ Harvey’s score for Ivo van Hove’s production of ‘All About Eve’.
In recent years Cecil has taken his wealth of talent and experience and turned his hand to production, developing exciting new acts such as Props as well as working with more established bands like The Big Moon on their recent album ‘Here is Everything’, scoring them their first top ten.
Cecil is a nominee for Breakthrough Producer of the Year at the Music Producers Guild Awards 2023.
Sam Inglis Biog Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
About The People & Music Industry Podcast Channel. Listen to experts in the field, company founders, equipment designers, engineers, producers and educators. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Paul White Biog Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.
He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.
Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!
Hugh Robjohns Biog Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound´s Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC´s technical training centre. He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!
About The Recording & Mixing Podcast Channel On this channel you’ll find shows packed with hints and tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagHow did the adoption of MIDI change the world of music technology forever? #MIDI #musictechnologySound On Sound magazine2024-06-24 | Sound On Sound's own Paul White and Hugh Robjohns jump into the Delorean to revisit key moments in the evolution of recording technology. Get their thoughts on some the most important developments that have changed how music is recorded and produced, from home studios through to the professional industry.
______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 17,075 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagDon Lewis - Programming The DX7 | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-24 | The following is a short piece of audio that was edited out of the original podcast interview with Don Lewis back in November 2020, where he discusses his time programming the Yamaha DX7’s factory sounds. In the wake of Don’s passing we decided to publish this excerpt, along with a tribute on the website.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:29 - Yamaha DX7 and DX9 Demo 03:02 - The Beginnings Of FM Synthesis 09:26 - Working For The Competition 12:26 - Yamaha DX7 and DX9 Demo
Don Lewis Biog Don Lewis was a gifted musician and educator whose mission was to inspire and empower audiences to achieve their dreams. Whether presenting a solo concert or collaborating with other musicians and artists, Don's music brought a message of hope, respect and community. Don began playing piano as a Dayton, Ohio high school student. Later, at Tuskegee Institute, he accompanied and sang with the Tuskegee Chorus and played for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Freedom Rallies.
Uniting his interest in engineering with his musical talent, Don became one of the pioneers in synthesizer use and technology. In 1977, he designed and built a synthesizer system, Live Electronic Orchestra (LEO) that was an inspiration for Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), now on display at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, CA.
Don performed at concerts worldwide and appeared as a soloist with many symphony orchestras. As a studio artist, he worked with such greats as Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendez and Michael Jackson. Don also created scores for film and television productions including the award winning Rainbow's End and Were You There series featured on PBS. In addition he scored commercials for such clients as Nissan, Pacific Telephone, and Digital Equipment Corp.
Also an enthusiastic teacher, Don taught courses in the history of Gospel Music, multimedia, and synthesizer technology at University of California at Berkeley Extension, San Jose State University and Stanford University. In 1987, Don combined his love of children, education and music to create Say “Yes” to Music! He delighted thousands of students, teachers and school administrators across the United States and Canada with his inspiring musical assemblies.
Throughout the years Don had been a concert artist and consultant with various musical instrument manufacturers including Hammond, Arp, Yamaha, Roland Corporation, and Rodgers Instruments. He continued to delight and touch the hearts of his fans in his concerts at home and throughout the world until his untimely passing on November 6th, 2022.
Links / Credits Music from Yamaha’s DX7 and DX9 demonstration cassette.
Rob Puricelli Biog Rob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager, Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMI’s so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners. He also writes reviews and articles for Sound On Sound, his website Failed Muso, and other music-related publications, as well as hosting a weekly livestream on YouTube for the Pro Synth Network and guesting on numerous music technology podcasts and shows. He also works alongside a number of manufacturers, demonstrating their products and lecturing at various educational and vocational establishments about music technology.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagFrancine Perry - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-22 | Francine Perry is an artist, producer and mix engineer. In this interview she talks with SOS's Sam Inglis about her career so far and being nominated in the Rising Star category for her work with Beth Orton, Erasure and HAAi while based at Mute Studio.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 - Rising Star Nomination 01:10 - Career So Far 02:49 - La Leif and ORKA 03:16 - Electronic Music 03:45 - Analogue Synths and Modular 04:29 - Projects at Mute 05:24 - Nominated Projects 06:09 - Working With Beth Orton 07:38 - Being Multi-Skilled 09:03 - The Omnii Collective
Francine Perry is an artist producer/mixer based in London. She was in-house engineer at Mute Studio working on projects including Erasure, Desire Marea, Visionist/Louis Carnell and KÁRYYN. More recently Francine has set up a studio with HAAi and is working on her own production and mix projects. Her more recent projects include Beth Orton’ album ‘Weather Alive’ (engineer and synths), HAAi’s album Baby We’re Ascending (mix and additional production) and Keeley Forsyth’s album Limbs (mix).
In 2018 she received the Oram Award which celebrates innovation in music, sound and related technology and she also co-founded the Omnii collective which aimed to inspire women, trans and non-binary sound enthusiasts to operate in all aspects of audio production. Francine works in many different capacities including live set up / musical directing (HAAi, Romy, Elkka), live performance of her artist tracks (La Leif and ORKA), production, mixing, co-writing and additional production.
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Sam Inglis Biog Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
About The People & Music Industry Podcast Channel. Listen to experts in the field, company founders, equipment designers, engineers, producers and educators. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagFundamentals of Mixing - Mark Mynett | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-19 | In the final episode of this 5 part series, Mark Mynett, sound engineer and senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, gives us an in-depth look at how to process and mix the various elements of a song recorded using live instruments.
Chapters 00:16 - Introduction 01:36 - Mix Preparation: Performance Edits and Mix Groups 01:00 - Polarity Summation 07:27 - Waveform Edits and Gating 09:48 - Multing 10:20 - Drum Sample Implementation 10:57 - Three Approaches To Mixing 12:56 - Master Buss Processing 14:28 - Compression and EQ: Signal Chain Order 16:07 - Compression Topology 19:43 - Drums: Compression, Signal Stability, Transient Design and Colouration 32:53 - Drums: Parallel Compression 37:09 - Drums: EQ 47:45 - Drums: Reverb Processing 49:40 - Bass: Compression and EQ 54:38 - Acoustic Guitar: Compression and EQ 56:19 - Harmonically Distorted Electric Guitar: EQ, Dynamic EQ and Multi-band Compression 60:28 - Vocals: Compression and EQ 65:46 - Vocals: Effects Processing
Mark Mynett Biog As well as Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at Huddersfield University, Mark Mynett is a live music front-of-house engineer, and record producer/engineer/mix and mastering engineer. Mainly focused on indie, rock and metal genres, he produces from his own studio - Mynetaur Productions – where he recently completed the latest My Dying Bride album ‘The Ghost of Orion’: referred to by Dom Lawson (The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Prog, Classic Rock) as “…a master class in modern metal production”. Metal Music Manual (instructional book for producing contemporary metal music)
About The Recording & Mixing Podcast Channel On this channel you’ll find shows packed with hints and tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagPART 3: Using three microphones to record a full band. 1950s-style recording #recording #techniquesSound On Sound magazine2024-06-17 | In this experiment rockabilly band Race With The Devil record in a variety of vintage styles. Starting with only a single microphone in the live room, more microphones are added throughout the session. Compared to modern multitrack recordings, we see the differences and challenges faced in recording music the way they did back in the 1950s.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagDaniel Moyler - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-17 | Daniel Moyler is a freelance mix engineer who was awarded Engineer Of The Year at the MPG 2020 Awards and won a 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album Future Nostalgia. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in the Breakthrough Producer Of The Year category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - The Secret To Success 00:51 - Breakthrough Producer 01:47 - The Route To Success 03:23 - Memorable Projects At SARM 04:34 - Working As A Freelancer 06:27 - Specialising In A Genre 07:54 - Staying Up-To-Date 08:34 - A New Studio 09:48 - Nominated Projects 12:21 - Bringing An Artists Vision To Life 13:27 - Forthcoming Projects
Daniel started out at Trevor Horn's SARM Studios learning his trade under the world-class engineers and producers that came through the door. He went on to work with mix engineer Ruadhri Cushnan assisting on records by Ed Sheeran, Half Moon Run and Foy Vance as well as the Grammy Album of the Year ‘Babel’ by Mumford and Sons. After that he worked at Miloco Studios with artists including Rudimental, FKA Twigs and Bjork.
Daniel became the ‘go to’ engineer for producers such as Matt Hales, Cam Blackwood and Joel Pott and worked records for a wide range of artists including Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Lianne La Havas, Tom Walker and Freya Ridings. Earning him a 2020 MPG Award for Engineer of the Year and 2021 Grammy for his engineering work on Dua Lipa's album 'Future Nostalgia'. More recently he moved into a new studio and has focussed on production and mixing having had releases with George Ezra, Olivia Dean, Kawala, Biig Piig, Banners, Seafret, Venbee and Jack Savoretti.
Sam Inglis Biog Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
About The People & Music Industry Podcast Channel. Listen to experts in the field, company founders, equipment designers, engineers, producers and educators. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagRecording Vocals - Mark Mynett | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-15 | Mark Mynett, sound engineer and senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, presents part four of his recording series. Here he details how to prepare a vocalist for studio recording and how to select and set up your recording equipment for optimal results.
Mark Mynett Biog As well as Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at Huddersfield University, Mark Mynett is a live music front-of-house engineer, and record producer/engineer/mix and mastering engineer. Mainly focused on indie, rock and metal genres, he produces from his own studio - Mynetaur Productions – where he recently completed the latest My Dying Bride album ‘The Ghost of Orion’: referred to by Dom Lawson (The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Prog, Classic Rock) as “…a master class in modern metal production”. Metal Music Manual (instructional book for producing contemporary metal music)
About The Recording & Mixing Podcast Channel On this channel you’ll find shows packed with hints and tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagRobert Henke - Visual Music Artist | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-12 | Part electronic visual music artist and part software developer as co-founder of Ableton, Robert Henke delves into the overlap between artist and engineer and how software needs to be accessible in order to encourage and not hinder the creative process.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Current Projects 03:23 - Lumière - Working With Lasers 06:49 - Building The Performance Software 08:54 - The Beginnings Of Ableton 11:37 - The Overlap Between Artist And Engineer 17:12 - Working With Audio Loops 20:49 - Making Software More Accessible 27:16 - Developing A Unique Sound 30:18 - Working Without Compression 36:27 - 8-Bit: The CBM 8032 AV Performance
Robert Henke Biog Robert Henke's work is not easy to describe in a single sentence, and that already says a lot about what fascinates him: complexity and detail, often emerging from seemingly simple processes. Henke is a software developer, fascinated by the inherent beauty and elegance of technical constructions, and co-founder of music software company Ableton where he still plays an active role in the development department. Henke is a Berlin based electronic music producer who blurs the boundaries between club and listening since the mid 1990s. Henke is a visual artist often working with lasers to create audiovisual performances and installations. And Henke is teaching and writing about computer based audiovisual art and in general is a very nice person happy to share his knowledge.
Caro C Biog Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album "Electric Mountain" is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This "sonic enchantress" (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day. URL: http://carocsound.com Twitter: @carocsound Inst: @carocsound FB: facebook.com/carocsound
About The SOS Electronic Music Podcast Channel On this channel we feature some of the pioneers of the industry, interview musicians and talk about retro and current gear. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagRecording a full band: Are two microphones better than one? #production #microphone #techniqueSound On Sound magazine2024-06-10 | In this experiment rockabilly band Race With The Devil record in a variety of vintage styles. Starting with only a single microphone in the live room, more microphones are added throughout the session. Compared to modern multitrack recordings, we see the differences and challenges faced in recording music the way they did back in the 1950s.
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagWill Purton - Music Producers Guild Awards Nominee | PodcastSound On Sound magazine2024-06-10 | Will Purton is a London-based recording engineer, mixer and producer, and an in-house engineer at RAK Studios. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Rising Star category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards.
Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023.
Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 - Getting Started In The Industry 01:51 - Training At LIPA 02:48 - Going Straight Into A Studio Job 04:23 - Helping To Develop Local Bands 05:05 - The Shift To London Studios 06:19 - Working At RAK Studios 09:03 - The New Atmos Room 10:17 - Recent Projects 11:51 - Recording Liam Gallagher 14:35 - Processing During Recording 16:17 - Creative And Technical Decisions 18:33 - Recent Projects
Will Purton Biog Will Purton is an engineer for RAK Studios and enjoys capturing great performances tastefully and without fuss, helping artists to get their music to sound as good as it does in their imagination. With a musical ear and a calm attitude, Will’s aim is to make every session a calm and enjoyable process for his clients.
After almost a decade spent working in studios, 2021 and ’22 saw a number of high profile releases which Will recorded, the biggest being Liam Gallagher’s C’mon You Know which debuted at Number 1 in the album charts. Chelsea Carmichael’s The River Doesn’t Like Strangers and Con & Kwake’s Eyes In The Tower have both been making waves in the jazz world too, marking the start of a continuing collaboration between Will and producer Shabaka Hutchings for his Native Rebel Recordings label.
Sam Inglis Biog Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).
About The People & Music Industry Podcast Channel. Listen to experts in the field, company founders, equipment designers, engineers, producers and educators. ______________________________________________________ Catch more shows on our podcast channel. soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Mark Mynett Biog As well as Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at Huddersfield University, Mark Mynett is a live music front-of-house engineer, and record producer/engineer/mix and mastering engineer. Mainly focused on indie, rock and metal genres, he produces from his own studio - Mynetaur Productions – where he recently completed the latest My Dying Bride album ‘The Ghost of Orion’: referred to by Dom Lawson (The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Prog, Classic Rock) as “…a master class in modern metal production”. Metal Music Manual (instructional book for producing contemporary metal music)
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Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow X (Twitter): twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/soundonsoundmagCan you record a whole band with only one microphone? 1950s-style recording #recording #productionSound On Sound magazine2024-06-03 | In this experiment rockabilly band Race With The Devil record in a variety of vintage styles. Starting with only a single microphone in the live room, more microphones are added throughout the session. Compared to modern multitrack recordings, we see the differences and challenges faced in recording music the way they did back in the 1950s.
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00:00 - Buchla Partnership Intro 01:10 - 200t Complete System 02:02 - Model 259t Oscillator 04:49 - Model 285t Frequency Shifter 07:23 - SOUND DEMO
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