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Discussion on what elements in the recording chain make the most difference to sound quality, plus a word from Craig Anderton on what is coming up in his June 2010 issue Sonar Notes column. Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns and SOS Editor-In-Chief Paul White chat about audio related activities over the past few weeks. Plus more news and informative Question/Answer sections.

Paul, Hugh and Tyler Massey round up the news, while Sam Inglis reveals what appeals to him about the innovative, though low-cost, Liquidsonics Reverberate convolution reverb plug-in he reviews in SOS April issue. Craig Anderton trails Audio Snap, the feature he'll be discussing in his May edition Sonar Notes column, while Paul and Hugh answer your questions and offer tips on how to improve drum kit recordings in a small room.

We've expanded the podcast crew this month, with Craig Anderton offering tips on composite recording in Sonar DAW, plus news from Tyler Massey. Paul and Hugh round-up what's grabbing their attention, while Paul demos the Korg Wavedrum he's reviewed in the coming SOS April 2010 edition. As always, your questions are answered in our popular Sound Advice section.

The team gaze into their crystal ball for our first podcast of the new decade and highlight some personal favourites from new gear released at winter NAMM 2010. Paul and Hugh offer sound advice on analogue warmth, choosing microphones, reverb usage and preamp quality, while Sam Inglis rounds things off with a teaser demo of the Intelligent Devices plug-ins.

In this pre-Christmas holiday podcast, Editor in Chief Paul White and Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns comment on gear they are currently testing for coming editions, and in the Sound Advice section pass on Recording Vocals tips about mic choice, positions, processing and acoustics. News Editor Jules Harding highlights recent product announcements like VOG and Hollow Sun's sampling of the 70-year-old Hammond Novachord, plus Features Editor Sam Inglis introduces what's in the forthcoming SOUND ON SOUND print magazine.

Paul White and Hugh Robjohns chat about setting the correct gain structure in a DAW, and the tendency of many engineers to record too hot in the digital domain. News Editor Julian G Harding talks about the future of multi-touch screen technology, plus Features Editor Sam Inglis discusses the Extreme Metal article in SOS December magazine, and the exciting world of forensic audio.

Editor-in-Chief Paul White and Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns kick off with a look at hot topics in the November 2009 issue of Sound On Sound magazine, especially the Eigenlabs MIDI controller, before discussing more of the interesting recording gear from AES New York show. Tips on bass recording, studio isolation and soundproofing complete this worthy podcast.

Editor-in-Chief Paul White and Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns kick off with a look at hot topics in the November 2009 issue of Sound On Sound magazine, especially the Eigenlabs MIDI controller, before discussing more of the interesting recording gear from AES New York show. Tips on bass recording, studio isolation and soundproofing complete this worthy podcast.

Paul and Hugh round up the latest gear news, including Propellerhead's Record software, before moving on to deliver useful advice on the basics of studio acoustics. They finish with a look at what's covered in the October 2009 issues of Sound On Sound magazine.

The SOS editorial team talk about some of the latest recording gear on the market, including the Event Opal monitors and SSL X-Desk mixer, which are both reviewed in the August 2009 issue of Sound On Sound magazine. Also, we answer your studio questions and announce the winner of the Dream Studio competition we launched at the recent LIMS show in London.

The SOS editorial team talk about some of the latest recording gear on the market, including the Event Opal monitors and SSL X-Desk mixer, which are both reviewed in the August 2009 issue of Sound On Sound magazine. Also, we answer your studio questions and announce the winner of the Dream Studio competition we launched at the recent LIMS show in London.

We tell you why the AEA 440 is the Rolls Royce of all ribbon microphones (reviewed in SOS June 2009 magazine); talk to the developers of the brand new Sibelius 6 scoring software, and trawl the SOS archives of previously unheard Sound Advice. Plus chat about the London International Music Show (LIMS 09) coming up in June 11-14. Not to be missed. (Sorry, no m4a enhanced version of podcast 015 is available. Hope to be back to normal next month.)

This month, a shorter than usual round-up of some of the new products announced at the Frankfurt Musikmesse. Including the SSL X Desk, Novation's SL MkII series, Unity Audio The Rock and Spectrasonics Trilian. (NOTE: regrettably, there is no m4a multimedia version of 014 available. Back to normal next month.)

The SOS team deliver their monthly offering of news, advice and opinion, plus reports from the Behringer factory in China, SAE's brand new London school, and a theatre in Bristol, where Roland held the UK launch of their latest 'V' instrument, the V-Piano. All this and more on this month's Sound On Sound Podcast.

The SOS team deliver their monthly offering of news, advice and opinion, plus reports from the Behringer factory in China, SAE's brand new London school, and a theatre in Bristol, where Roland held the UK launch of their latest 'V' instrument, the V-Piano. All this and more on this month's Sound On Sound Podcast.