Plug-ins

Edgy, aggressive midrange can make for uncomfortable listening. Four top engineers explain how they get harshness under control — and how to get the best from Oeksound’s Soothe plug‑in.

Eddie Bazil explores a range of advanced effects techniques, using practical audio examples to demonstrate creative combinations of delays, reverbs, harmonisers, flangers and phasers.

Eddie Bazil breaks down the different types of EQ, explains their most common uses in mixing and production, and demonstrates how they shape and enhance sound with practical audio examples.

Is plug‑in overload stifling your creative output? SOS FOR ARTISTS offers a way to take back control.

With the right tools, you can capture a good vocal take in most rooms. And if you can’t, AI processors are opening up new possibilities...

Logic’s MIDI plug‑ins are your key to instant inspiration!

Your SOSFA subscription gives you access to some super plug‑ins by Audified. Let’s see what they can do...

You can now explore SOS For Artists with a free trial!

Got an idea for a plug‑in, but no idea how to code? Read on...

This audio example accompanies the SOS For Artists (SOSFA) workshop in Sound On Sound October...

As well as giving you access to a vast range of loops and one‑shot samples, SOS For Artists offers some cool tools for finding, auditioning and manipulating them.

Whether it’s existing releases or new tunes, SOS For Artists can help you get your music out... well, pretty much everywhere!

We explore the key features and benefits of the exciting new SOS For Artists ecosystem for music creation and distribution.

In this episode, Eddie Bazil looks at ways of enhancing a variety of individual tracks and full mixes using plug-ins that are designed to achieve the retro warmth and cohesion of tapes and valves.

Paul White looks at some creative ways that you can manipulate the standard plug-ins found in your DAW.

Introduced in Live 12, Roar is much more than just a saturation plug‑in...

We’ve never had so much choice when it comes to the tools we use to make music — but it’s important that you can choose quickly, and with confidence.

Eddie Bazil dives into some of his favourite plug-ins and delivers a series of examples on how to use these tools creatively.

In this fourth and final episode, David Mellor delves into Gain Staging your plug-ins and how to avoid clipping during the mixing and mastering stages.

Tony Ni from Soundtoys sits down with Sam Inglis to discuss his mixing workflow and to explain how he uses core Soundtoys plug-ins to achieve his sound.

Eddie Bazil gives six sound design tips, using various plug-in filters to create unique instrument sounds and to add interest and movement to mixes.