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

Cubase Workshop: Exploring Omnivocal
I’ve enthused about vocal synthesis options both here and within SOS on a number of occasions

Toontrack The Drum Factory SDX
Have you ever wondered what a drum kit might sound like if you stuffed a microphone

Scaler Music Scaler 3
Now, your mileage may vary, but my own technical knowledge of music theory probably puts me

Indiginus Electric Blue
The world is not short of sample-based virtual guitar options. However, Indiginus’ Electric Blue manages to

IK Multimedia ReSing
Vocal synthesis is a technology that has really come of age in the last couple of

Heavyocity Dystropia
Heavyocity have a great track record for sample-based virtual instruments aimed at media composers. As you

Cubase Workshop: Controlling Acoustic Drum Dynamics
With all sorts of 3rd-party dynamics plugins available, it’s perhaps easy to overlook just how good

Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X
Neural DSP have very quickly climbed to the top table in terms of virtual guitar rig

Edu Prado Sounds Dark Mandolin
It’s always rather cool to explore some of the more niche sample libraries out there. A