Sound & Recording

Sound & Recording is a German-language specialist magazine devoted to music production and recording technology. It was founded in 2006 and appears monthly from the Cologne branch of MM-Musik-Media-Verlag. The title covers the whole modern production chain: background reports on major music productions, interviews with well-known producers, tests of new hardware and software, and practical tips and tricks for composing, arranging and mixing. Its readership spans ambitious amateur musicians through to professional recording engineers. The magazine was created in 2006 as part of a restructuring of its publisher, a process that also involved the title Production Partner. A sharp decline in advertising revenue across the industry forced the house to concentrate its portfolio, and Sound & Recording emerged as one of the focused titles. Jörg Sunderkötter served as editor-in-chief from the launch in March 2006; Marc Bohn succeeded him in 2016. Beyond the printed monthly, Sound & Recording is available through an app subscription. Each issue is accompanied by numerous audio examples in the app, letting readers hear the techniques, gear and productions discussed in the magazine rather than only read about them. This combination of print and interactive audio has become a signature of the brand. The magazine is a trade and enthusiast publication rather than a manufacturer: it does not build audio equipment itself but evaluates and reports on the products of the recording industry. Its editorial scope — studio recording, mixing, mastering, synthesizers, keyboards, DJ and live technology — places it in the same German market segment as titles such as Keys, which is also published within the MM-Musik-Media-Verlag environment. Advertising and affiliate deals, for example on DJ equipment and audio interfaces, form part of its commercial model alongside subscriptions. Sound & Recording remains an active German specialist title, aimed at the German-speaking recording and production community, and continues to publish monthly issues with app-based audio supplements.

Sound & Recording was founded in 2006 as a German music specialist magazine and has appeared monthly since then from the Cologne branch of MM-Musik-Media-Verlag. Its creation was part of a restructuring of the publishing house, a process that also involved the title Production Partner. The trigger was a collapse in advertising revenue across the industry, which made a sharper focus of the portfolio necessary. The first issue appeared in March 2006, with Jörg Sunderkötter as editor-in-chief from the outset. Under his direction the magazine established its editorial formula: background reports on large music productions, interviews with well-known producers, tests of new equipment and software, and tips and tricks for modern music production. This mix addressed both amateur musicians and recording professionals. In 2016 Marc Bohn took over as editor-in-chief, succeeding Sunderkötter. By then the title had also developed a digital dimension: it can be subscribed to via an app, and each issue includes numerous audio examples so that readers can hear the music and techniques being discussed. Sound & Recording sits within the MM-Musik-Media-Verlag family of music and audio titles, alongside publications such as Keys, which covers keyboards, synthesizers, recording and DJ topics. The magazine's commercial model combines subscriptions, advertising and affiliate deals on studio and DJ equipment. It remains an active monthly publication for the German-speaking recording and production scene.

• 2016

  Marc Bohn succeeds Jörg Sunderkötter as editor-in-chief.

• 2006

  Sound & Recording is founded as part of a restructuring of MM-Musik-Media-Verlag; first issue appears in March with Jörg Sunderkötter as editor-in-chief.

German-language specialist title for recording, studio technology and music production, aimed at both ambitious amateurs and recording professionals.

• Sound & Recording monthly magazine

  Monthly German-language print title covering music production, recording technology, gear tests and producer interviews.

• Sound & Recording app

  App subscription that accompanies each issue with numerous audio examples.

1. 1Sound & Recording – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Sound & Recording – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Sound & Recording official websitesoundandrecording.de
4. 4Online-Magazin für Keyboards, Synthesizer, Recording und DJkeyboards.de