Soundtoys 5 Launches – Multi-Effects Processor Unifies All Soundtoys Plugins
Keep plugins together, keep plugins together forever and ever! That’s the mission of Soundtoys via the just-launched Soundtoys 5. With the new Effect Rack at its core, Soundtoys 5 is a powerful...
View ArticleFrom Engineer to Owner: The Intriguing Track of Reed Black and Vinegar Hill...
It could happen to you: One minute you’re engineering at the studio that you’ve grown to love, and the next minute… you’re the studio’s owner. That’s a leap that does take place in the studio world,...
View ArticleLondon Event: Sync Songwriter Workshop Comes to London Sync Sessions on 10/20
If the UK or Europe is your base, you can take part in a unique music supervision event featuring SonicScoop co-founder David Weiss very soon. The next “Sync Songwriter Workshop”, a music...
View ArticleNew 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 ArticleThe Art of Layering: 5 Principles for More Powerful Drums
Image by Flickr user Joshua Davis. We all know how important your drums are to your track. They’re the foundation of your groove, they’re what makes your listener dance. Limp drums can suck the life...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces FLESH – Improv-Inspired Synthesizer for REAKTOR 6
Native Instruments teamed up with musician, producer, and inventor Tim Exile to produce FLESH – a performance-based synthesizer. FLESH out performances with NI’s improv-inspired synth. Live...
View ArticleSoftware Review: The Foundry by Sonicsmiths
The Foundry by Sonicsmiths. In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable...
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...
View ArticleGenelec Debuts 1236 Smart Active Monitoring (SAM) Main Monitor System
Genelec’s Smart Active Monitoring line adds functionality not typically found in studio monitors, let alone far-fields. The SAM tech can measure the response of the listening area to compensate for...
View ArticleDawner Prince Electronics Announces Boonar – Multi-Head Drum Echo Effects Pedal
The new effects pedal from Dawner Prince Electronics is designed to re-create the effects of the Binson Echorec multi-tap magnetic drum-echo delay. The feature-rich Boonar is capable of producing...
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