2013 In Review — The Year in Audio
2013 was definitely NOT business as usual. In NYC, LA, Nashville and beyond, it seemed like audio was growing in every direction this year. Whether you’re looking at recording or audio post facilities,...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Audio’s Allure – The Sonic Spark Rediscovered
I recently wrote about what we lose when large facilities go away. Soon after that I was at Quad NYC, which today consists of two smaller rooms and a third on the way, occupying a single floor. It was...
View ArticleReview: EZ Keys’ Classic Electrics, Retro Electrics, Upright Piano and...
Over the past few years, Toontrack has been busy creating some of the most exciting and innovating sampling products on the market. Their flagship Superior Drummer plugin is by far the best sounding...
View ArticleMix With The Masters Announces Jimmy Douglass Seminar – May 19-25, 2014
The latest Master has been confirmed for Mix With the Masters. Jimmy Douglass lands in the South of France in May. This time, the week-long elite audio seminar will star Jimmy Douglass, the four-time...
View ArticleRemembering Benjamin Curtis – Musician, Producer, Engineer, Inspiration
The longer you’re a music fan, the more you realize that bands – like stars and galaxies – have lifecycles. Benjamin Curtis performing at The Bowery Ballroom in 2009. Photo by Tammy Lo. I was reminded...
View ArticleNYC Indie Labels: Captured Tracks — Instinct, Intellect, and Artistic Expansion
Mike Sniper started the indie label Captured Tracks in 2008, working nights out of the basement of Williamsburg’s Academy Records, which he helped run during the day. Within a year, he’d be putting out...
View ArticlePro Tools 11 Pioneer — Part Four: Recording Without TDM Plugins
As much as we love to debate the topic, recording vocals isn’t the rocket science we make it out to be. Zach is on the hunt for effective TDM plugin workarounds. Once you’ve got the hang of it,...
View ArticleApogee Launches MiC 96k – Higher Fidelity Microphone for iPad, iPhone & Mac
With CES currently unfolding, and NAMM on the way, expect manufacturers to be upping the ante on existing offerings, along with the myriad new product rollouts. For the former category, observe Apogee...
View ArticleWaves Audio Announces Waves Loudness Meter Plus
Is this the audio post plugin with the mostest? Post production pros of every stripe stand to gain additional control with Waves’ WLM Plus. Maybe, maybe not, but no question that post houses – along...
View ArticleSweetSounds Studio Launches Soho Audio Source
Recording studios have long served as de facto technology showcases. SweetSounds Studio in Manhattan is now taking on that role in an official capacity, via its partnership with Legacy Audio as the...
View ArticleMultitrack Drums for Reason — Propellerheads Launches Martin Werner...
Is this the cure for boring beats? Inspiring new patterns await in the new Martin Werner Drum Sessions refill for Reason. German rock drummer and renowned “Drum Doctor” Martin Werner has just released...
View ArticleChandler Announces 500 Series Version of the TG2
Chandler Limited will have its new TG2-500 preamp to show at this year’s Winter NAMM Show, which kicks off next week. The TG2-500 is the 500 series answer to Chandler’s popular TG2 preamp/DI, and it’s...
View ArticleRIP Larry Swist – Remembering a World-Class Studio and Monitor Designer
SonicScoop was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Larry Swist. A highly accomplished audio facility designer and studio monitor inventor, he passed away on December 28 following a short battle...
View ArticleFocusrite Announces iTrack Dock – Professional Dock For Recording On iPad
Focusrite has the right focus when it comes to production of quality portable interfaces. Integrating with today’s technology, Focusrite has announced their third iPad audio interface, iTrack Dock....
View ArticleHarrison Launches 950mx Analog Console – Highly Flexible Desk for Mixing &...
There’s a new analog board available, and it just may be a different way to mix. The new Harrison 950mx is designed to turbocharge the DAW environment. Harrison announced that it has launched the 950mx...
View Article“Elements of Mixing” Seminar Announced – Feb. 10 at Mission Sound, Brooklyn
Here’s a one-day way to max your mix skills. You’ll see sound from a different perspective after “Elements of Mixing”. The next Elements of Mixing Seminar – GRAMMY-winner “Bassy” Bob Brockman’s...
View ArticleHybrid Studios: A New Orange County Nexus for Recording, Video, & Creativity
In a place as creative as Orange County, an inspirational new space is long overdue. Fortunately, that facility has arrived in the form of Hybrid Studios, an ambitious audio video complex that intends...
View ArticleSundance Sound Brief: Inside the Audio Post for Four Film Premieres
Audio post pros worldwide have been working year ‘round for this moment, when a plethora of indie films premieres at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The POV style of “Low Down” required a special...
View ArticleSlate Digital Announces The VMS Virtual Microphone System
With their expanding array of hardware and digital audio products, Slate Digital has created a hybrid solution – the Virtual Microphone System. The VMS combines high quality audio capturing with...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Debuts 551 – 500 Series Inductor EQ
From the hand of the man, comes yet another audio first. Rupert Neve himself created every nook and cranny of the Rupert Neve Designs 551 Series Inductor EQ – the first and only 500 series EQ that he...
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