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Radiophonic Workshop at Real World Studios

The extraordinary Radiophonic Workshop album, in the band’s own words, track by track.

We’ve had a lot of unusual and inspiring albums this year on Society of Sound, not least Laura Mvula’s orchestral version of her debut, Sing To The Moon, or the… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 15 Dec 2014
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music, New music
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Tom Cawley, Joshua Blackmore and Sam Burgess at Real World Studios. Credit: York Tillyer

Tom Cawley on recording ‘Captive’ for Society of Sound

The distinctive sound of Curios owes all to the group’s chemistry and the unrivalled interplay between the musicians. Formed by pianist and composer Tom Cawley, we asked him about their… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 17 Jul 2014
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Live music, Music, New music
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Recording Rhodes at Real World Studios with Mark Frith. Photo: Dickie Chappell

Producer Mark Frith on the challenge of recording live

The tens songs which feature on David Rhodes eponymous second album were recorded “as live as we could make them”. We asked producer Mark Frith to explain the challenges of… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 23 Sep 2013
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Film: Vinyl – a story to be heard

Real World Studios producer and engineer Marco Migliari discusses his passion for vinyl: “Just having it in your hands makes you feel there’s a value in it. There’s a story… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 22 Aug 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music, Talking about formats
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Syriana, recording A Life In Film at Real World. Photo: York Tillyer

Syriana’s A Life In Film: Converting an album from vinyl to digital

Producer and musician Bernard O’Neill explains the background to the making of the unique album, A Life In Film: “The Syriana idea was the bringing of west and east together… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 7 Aug 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music, New music, Talking about formats
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Steve Osborne - The Vibe In The Room

The vibe in the room: Producer Steve Osborne on digital and analogue recording

In this exclusive interview, multi- platinum selling music producer Steve Osborne discusses blending analogue and digital technologies in the recording studio. Steve Osborne has worked with a wide variety of… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 22 Apr 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music
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John Metcalfe recording at Real World Studios. Photo: York Tillyer.

John Metcalfe recording Copper Beech at Real World Studios

From influential Factory Records signings, Durutti Column, to arranging strings for Morrissey, Blur and Peter Gabriel through to his solo compositions, John Metcalfe’s work melds avant-pop, electronica and contemporary classical.… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 18 Apr 2013
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Paul Bilson recording The Creole Choir of Cuba. Photo: York Tillyer

Recording The Creole Choir of Cuba

The Creole Choir of Cuba recorded their new album, Santiman, at Real World Studios. Production engineer Patrick Philips explains why they decided to have the choir individually miked and set… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music, New music
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Dame Evelyn Glennie joins Society of Sound

Dame Evelyn Glennie and guitarist / composer Jon Hemmersam have created and recorded an entirely improvised album, Sound Spirits, at Real World Studios for Society of Sound. Hemmersam describes first… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 10 Dec 2012
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