Alchemy 1.5 Sampler Review, by Gabe Lamorie
There are countless methods for creating a unique soundscape. Whether its for audio branding or to develop an inspiring lead for that next big song, one thing is certain: samplers are becoming an...
View ArticleEvent Choice: Content & Communications World – 11/14 & 11/15 in NYC
There’s an annual expo in NYC that’s of particular interest to audio post pros – CCW, also known as Content & Communications World. Content creation, management and distribution/delivery are all in...
View ArticleApogee Launches Quartet — Desktop Recording Solution for Mac
As interfaces continue to get more compact and stylish, their functionality also seems to be increasing exponentially. The latest development in that trend comes from Apogee, which has just launched...
View ArticleFRODUCTIONS (BKLYN) Launches — Label-Style Services for Indie Artists
We’ve covered Brooklyn-based producer/musician/label owner Matty Amendola before in SonicScoop – no one works harder, and his enthusiasm for all things music is palpable. Go Fro! Matty Amendola is hair...
View ArticleiZotope Releases Insight “Essential Metering Suite”
One of our AES highlights was iZotope’s Insight metering software suite. Now, just a couple weeks post-AES, Insight is available at a special introductory price. Insight GUI Billed the “essential...
View ArticleBlue Microphones and Jack Joseph Puig Design Luxury Studio For The House of Rock
Blue Microphones has just unveiled a $3.5 million luxury home recording studio in Santa Monica – which they designed and curated in collaboration with mixer/producer Jack Joseph Puig (U2, Lady Gaga,...
View ArticleTo Mock the Stupendous Mechanism: Designing The Motherbrain’s WSW Console
How producer and studio owner Brian Bender turned a time capsule into a modern-day tone machine. Click to read the first, second and third parts of the series. PART 4: The Housing Design Two views of...
View ArticleBeyond the Basics: Demystifying dB
Or: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Decibels but Were Afraid to Ask At first glance, the decibel might seem like an oddly fundamental topic for a series called “Beyond The Basics.” But in...
View ArticleMoog Releases All White Instruments
Moog Music has announced the limited edition release of an all-white series of its classic analog instruments. Moog has polarized the color of their traditionally black steel and natural wood...
View ArticleNative Instruments’ Latest – Traktor Kontrol Z2 and upgrade to Traktor Pro 2.6
Will Native Instruments steal the crown from Pioneer or Allen & Heath as the DJ industry standard in mixers? Available now for an MSRP or $799, the recently-launched Traktor Kontrol Z2 is the...
View ArticleAsk the Rock & Roll Zen Master: Is The Edge a Good Guitarist or Not?
The Rock & Roll Master Zen Master, aka SonicScoop’s “Smarter in Sixty Seconds” blogger Mark Hermann, is now available to answer your questions: The Edge: Getting what he deserves? Dear R&RZM,...
View ArticleKuassa Releases Amplifikation Vermilion Guitar Amp Plugin
The software developers that specialize in guitar amplification and audio processing have combined their two best qualities to create Amplifikation Vermilion. Kuassa‘s new guitar amp plugin is inspired...
View ArticleRadial Debuts Gold Digger Passive Mic Selector, and Cherry Picker Preamp...
Two new tools have appeared to streamline the selection process for mics and preamps, during fast-moving studio sessions. Get to the right mic with the Gold Digger… Both of them come from Radial...
View ArticleSuper DJ/Super Producer Junior Sanchez: Inside a Hitmaker’s Home Studio Workflow
Junior Sanchez answers your phone call, and what you hear is a familiar refrain from a Super DJ, “I just landed.” DJ on desk duty: Junior Sanchez is right at home. Artists who spin and produce at his...
View ArticleBlue Cat Audio Launches StereoScope Multi 2.0 — Multiple Tracks Stereo Field...
No question, it’s all about the music. But as SonicScoop’s Justin Colletti observed here, visually-based measurement tools can make a world of difference in how we handle our audio. Knowing this all...
View ArticleRadial Introduces the Submix 500 — 4X1 Mixer Module
It looks like there’s plenty of fun new ideas still to explore within the 500 Series format. Informing this statement is today’s launch of the Submix 4×1 mixer, a new 500 module from Radial...
View ArticleSynch Focus: Public Enemy’s “Harder Than You Think” for the 2012 London...
Who’s In Focus: http://www.reachmusic.com We Are: Reach Music Publishing, Inc. — a music publisher based in Burbank, CA. The Project: Paralympics – “Meet the Superhumans” :90 commercial for Channel 4...
View ArticleEvent Choice: Sylvia Massy Studio Workshop Dec. 8th – San Francisco
Wherever you live, there’s a very good reason to be in San Francisco in early December. Blast from the Massy: Join Sylvia at SF’s Trilogy Studios on December 8. Tickets are on sale now for a workshop...
View ArticleMixing/Mastering/Remixing Studio Sweet Spot: Electric Blue Studios — Park...
When bands take recording into their own hands – watch out! Brian Wenckebach of the Brooklyn group Elika proves that the obsession with getting your record right can go down the slippery slope...
View ArticleChanges at Line 6: New CEO, Executive Leadership
Renewal is in the air at Line 6, the prolific manufacturer of performance and studio gear that includes the POD series of guitar effects, the StageScape M20d, and James Tyler Variax guitars. Paul...
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