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

Sonible pure:unmask
Sonible make some very interesting plugins. Some of these – the Smart series in particular –

iZotope RX11 Advanced
Spectral editing is no longer something just for the hard-core forensic crowd; it’s accessible to any

EastWest Hollywood Strings 2
When it comes to orchestral sample libraries, EastWest are right up there in terms of quality.

Steinberg Wavelab Pro 12
While most top-tier DAW/sequencers now let you carry out a wide array of audio editing tasks,

Cubase workshop – New Sampler Track Features
Steinberg have nudged the sampler Track feature forwards in a number of ways since it was

Toontrack Dark Industrial EZX and EKX
Toontrack’s EZ instrument line is a great options for pristine acoustic drums, pianos and electric bass

iZotope Trash
For all the advances made in digital audio to improve it’s quality, music producers do seem

Cinesamples Musio
There are a number of sample library developers that offer comprehensive bundles of ‘all you can

Antares Auto-Tune Pro 11
When it comes to vocal pitch correction, pretty much everyone uses ‘auto-tune’ as a verb, even