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 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
Cubase 14 Drum Machine
Cubase 14 added some excellent new creative features but the new Drum Machine was one of
Steinberg Cubasis 3.7 & Iconica Sketch
If you are a fan of mobile music making – and perhaps have a long memory
Native Instruments Schema: Light
NI’s Kontakt has become a pretty vital component of my (and many others) music producer workflow
iZotope Cascadia
I kind of like the concept with iZotope’s Catalyst plugin series. They are a no-fuss, accessibly