New Gear Review: Spectrasonics Omnisphere V2
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2. When the first version of Omnisphere was released in 2008, the world of software synthesis was in a very different stage of development. The critical mass of users who...
View ArticleR.J. Gordon on FOH & Live Recording at Shea Stadium and Titus Andronicus’...
R.J. Gordon. R.J. Gordon mixes Front-of-House at Brooklyn’s Shea Stadium, a space that’s part recording studio and part concert venue. Every single show that the venue hosts is recorded, mixed,...
View ArticlePureMix Online Hosting 2-Day Seminar Lead By Fab Dupoint and Mick Guzauski –...
PureMix Online is yet another great online resource for audio engineering tips and methods for those that want to gain skills typically acquired through hands-on experience in professional studios....
View ArticleRadial Now Shipping Headload Prodigy — Hybrid DI + Load Box
Radial Engineering cooked up another gadget for us – The Headload Prodigy. Borrowing build from their original Headload guitar amp load box, the Headload Prodigy essentially brings the same tech to the...
View ArticleSee the SonicScoop Platinum Engineers Panel LIVE at AES!
It’s our favorite time of year again at SonicScoop: AES TIME! Once again, our own Justin Colletti will be hosting the Platinum Engineers Panel, and If it’s anything like prior years, we’re expecting...
View ArticleHeard City — NYC Audio Post Facility Announces 3D Audio Services
Heard City is now among the pioneering audio post-production companies providing virtual reality (VR) audio services. The HC is now VR capable. Quick Lesson: 3D audio involves placement of sound...
View ArticlePreSonus Ships Studio 192 Audio Interface and Studio Command Center
You can get more than ever into a small space. Case in point is the new PreSonus Studio 192 USB 3.0 Audio Interface and Studio Command Center. A 26×32 interface that can record at up to 192 kHz, it...
View ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: All Welcome Records – Inglewood, CA
R E S P E C T — find out what it means to sound. That sense of respect is something you’ll find in spades at All Welcome Records. You can sense it between partners, for the principles of audio, and for...
View ArticleMackie Announces CRBT Bluetooth Monitors
For those who may have missed it, Mackie released two new monitors – both with 100% more Bluetooth. Mackie’s Bluetooth enabled monitors are ideal for casual listening and mixing. Part of their best...
View Article6 Things Producers Should Consider Before Talking to an Artist About Changing...
Image by Flickr user Jeremy Bronson Talking with an artist about their songs is an exercise that’s fraught with the potential to create distance between a producer and a songwriter. But it can also be...
View ArticleSoftware Review: Universal Audio Manley Variable Mu Limiter/Compressor Plugin
Under the hood of the Manley Variable Mu In November 2014, when Universal Audio announced that it would release a new software version of the Manley Variable Mu compressor, SonicScoop quickly covered...
View ArticleWix Music 2.0: Wix.com Joins Forces With Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to Launch...
One of the worlds leading web development platforms, Wix.com has integrated a fully featured music distribution platform into their site builder. What is Wix Music 2.0? Wix Music 2.0 allows artists...
View ArticleAES 139, NYC – Transaudio Group Re-Launches Auratone Reference Monitors
Originally developed by Jack Wilson in 1958, the Super Cube quickly became one of the most iconic reference monitors in the audio industry. The original one-way, zero crossover reference monitors...
View ArticleSonicScoop’s AES 2015 Preview and Highlights
This year, the Audio Engineering Society is back in New York City, bringing the 139th International AES Convention to the Big Apple from October 29th to November 1st. Whether you’ll be there to learn,...
View ArticleSoftware Review: Boom Library’s Virtual Foley Artist
The interface for Virtual Foley Footsteps. Anyone who works with sound for picture is probably familiar with Boom Library’s collection of sound FX libraries. Boom Library products cover a vast array of...
View ArticleGet “That” Guitar Tone: Foo Fighters Edition
A guitar player doesn’t have to be a storied virtuoso to deliver a great tone that countless musicians and fans seek to emulate—or to simply keep in their ears as an extremely useful reference point...
View ArticleNovation Will Fly You To Berlin to Perform Live for Free…
…If you are the lucky winner! Novation has partnered with hello LIVE, Producertech.com, and Loopmasters to present the opportunity to anyone who is willing to answer a simple question. Prizes...
View ArticleSlate Digital Releases FG-Bomber – Impact Enhancer Plug-In
Slate Digital’s new plug-in promises to enhance depth, and impact of your sounds. The FG-Bomber is an abstracted signal chain that includes analog-modeled compressors, filters, harmonic generators,...
View ArticleMix Analysis: How Nic Hard Mixed “Shofukan” by Snarky Puppy
Who wouldn’t want the best of both worlds? Every Snarky Puppy performance is unique.Mixer Nic Hard certainly does, and realized he could have it via an intriguing project for Grammy Award winning...
View ArticleUp & Coming Engineers: Ryan Benyo on Radio, Recording and “Kid Pan Alley”
Ryan Benyo at work.Ryan Benyo produces an independent and internationally syndicated radio show called Passport Approved. Airing on over 30 stations across the world, Passport Approved was the first...
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