Blog & Vlog
Music and recording technology
As a self-confessed music and recording technology addict, I’m always interested in what’s new in that world. And, for the last 20+ years, I’ve had the good fortune to be able to write about it both online and for Sound On Sound magazine.
This blog and vlog is my own space that lets me share all the music technology stuff that sparks my interest and, in doing so, it reduces the odds of my head exploding 🙂
You absolutely do not have to read any of what follows but, if you do, here’s hoping it helps in some small way….. Oh, and do note, full versions of any SOS articles become available to all readers (even without an SOS subscription) six months after their original magazine publication date.
John Walden
EastWest LO-FI
There is lo-fi…. and then there’s LO-FI….. because EastWest’s LO-FI library caught me a bit by
Cubase 14 Pattern Editor For Arpeggios
OK, so I’m a dedicated Cuvbase user and, therefore, perhaps always excited when Steinberg drop a
Zero-G Ethera Gold Odyssey – Angelic Voices
Well, this made for a very relaxing review experience. I do enjoy what Stefano Maccarelli does
Sonuscore’s The Pulse – virtual instrument for Kontakt
I really to love what Sonuscore do and their orchestral virtual instrument The Score is a
Cubase Modulators – or how to banish boring pads
The new Modulators feature was an obvious highlight in the Cubase 14 release. There is an
Polyverse Music Filterverse
Who doesn’t like some filter fun to spice up a less-than-stellar sound within their track? Polyverse
NI Session Guitarist Electric Storm
I’m sure it’s not just me, but there have been a whole bunch of modern metal
e-instruments Slower
I was lucky enough to give this a spin for SOS (the review is in the
Dreamtonics release Synth V Studio 2 Pro
I’ve mentioned Dreamtonics’ amazing Synthesizer V on a few occasions on the blog (including stuff I’ve