October 2022 Magazine Contents

Apogee hope to make an impact with their new entry‑level interface.

Audeze’s newest open-backed headphones were designed with the help of mix legend Manny Marroquin.

If you play acoustic instruments with piezo pickups and require the very best amplification, the AP1 is a serious contender.

Cre8audio’s NiftyKEYZ case might just change your whole approach to modular.

EastWest go off world with a whole planet of screen‑friendly synth sounds.

The S9 turns your guitar into a full‑blown string section.

Koala Sampler makes sampling simple again.

Focal’s premium ST6 series promises monitoring without compromise.

Rating: 5/5 Stars. If you are looking for an ‘easy’ virtual acoustic drum instrument, GoranGrooves’ Handy Drums provide an interesting alternative.

The Design‑A‑Drive is the first pedal that allows you to really substantially tune its overdrive characteristics to match the requirements of a large range of amps.

Could the SK Pro 73 be Hammond’s most versatile keyboard yet?

IK’s new interface is designed to go anywhere and record anything.

Could this plug‑in meet all your vocal‑polishing needs?

Brusfri is a simple‑to‑use noise‑reduction plug‑in designed to attenuate steady‑state noise using the established technique of analysing a short section of ‘noise‑only’ recording.

In collaboration with Christian Bloch of Funque Mod, the LMNC modules have been shrunk back down to Eurorack size and released as finished modules.

The Majella Implexus is a beautifully made synth with a foot on both coasts.

Tetragrid is described as "the first magnetic board gate sequencer.”

This classy valve mic adds a little Manley magic to the C‑37 formula...

MTurboAmp lets you build pretty much any amp or distortion pedal you want!

Looking to add movement to your sounds? Look no further!

Noise Engineering bring their distinctive modular philosophy to the computer.

Oberheim are back, and doing what they do best — making massive polysynths with a massive sound.

Rating: 5/5 Stars. Large orchestral sections are augmented by a mixed choir, but in an unexpected twist this sample library also includes analogue and modular synths.

Informative books about audio careers in the film and TV industry are relatively rare but, oddly, I’ve come across two new...

Pulsar train their modelling sights on Manley’s mighty Massive Passive.

New synth‑makers PWM met the Devil at a crossroads at midnight. This is the result.

Is the Zen‑powered X the best Juno Roland have ever made?

sE’s latest mic combines a moving‑coil capsule with the company’s Dynamite preamp technology.

Rating: 5/5 Stars. This very affordable choral instrument from Spitfire Audio features a 50‑piece mixed vocal ensemble recorded at AIR Studios’ legendary Lyndhurst Hall in London.

Steinberg continue to develop SpectraLayers at a remarkable pace.

LO‑FI‑AF combines four damage‑wreaking sections to offer a range of treatments that extend from the fairly subtle to out‑and‑out audio vandalism!

UA’s affordable new microphones prove themselves to be capable and versatile workhorses in the studio.

Cherry Audio’s virtual modular environment gains a range of affordable, high‑quality guitar‑oriented processors.

Want to generate vocal doubles or harmonies based on a lead vocal? Cubase 12 has all the tools you will need.

These audio examples illustrate the key ideas discussed in the SOS October 2022 Cubase workshop.

American musician and producer Tyler Bates reveals how he created his favourite recorded sound.

For Jason ‘Cheese’ Goldberg, working with YoungBoy means working anywhere and working fast — without compromising quality.

Using custom names for tracks, buses and regions will help organise your Logic Pro sessions.

Melodyne can do far more than fix dodgy vocals. It’s also a source of inspirational guitar effects...

We dive into DP’s extensive MPE capabilities.

When and why might you want to reach for more than one compressor to process the same signal?

Is it time you ventured beyond the default solo modes?

Mark Mynett, Sound Engineer and Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production, talks us through the setup and...

Beyoncé’s chart‑topping album Renaissance showcases a production process that’s all about staying in the moment.

Studio One's virtual instrument Presence XT comes with a huge array of sounds, and many ways to mangle them.

We engage in some audio archaeology to discover how a pioneer of electronic music created one of her most important works.

The legendary Decca recordings of Wagner’s Ring operas were always envisioned as immersive listening experiences. They’ve now been restored as exactly that!

Do your productions lack texture and movement? Your DAW’s modulation plug‑ins might offer a solution.

Is there a way to specify, to a DAW such as Pro Tools, how a note will glide to another note and over what duration of time?

My Brüel & Kjær 4006 mics have alternative black and silver capsules. Under what conditions should I consider swapping them out?

How bad will the cost of living crisis get? Energy prices are forecast to rise by hundreds of percent this autumn. Inflation...

Michael Whalen talks about performing his latest instrumental album ‘Imaginary Trains’ to a live audience at the EMEAPP museum, using their extensive collection of rare vintage synthesizers.

A lauded synthesist and an inspiring educator, Sarah Belle Reid’s techniques are innovative, explorative and experimental in all the right ways.

Resident in Mexico City, engineer Juan Sebastián Rodriguez thanks British producer Phil Vinall for his baptism into the recording industry.

The electric guitar — has there ever been an instrument so identified with rebellion, with danger, with transgression?

Bernt Malmqvist is one of the last remaining links to the golden age of microphone design. He talks to Sam Inglis about his extraordinary career and the unique design approach he learned from founder Rune Rosander.