Sound Tips for Beginners — Analog Audio Levels for Recording
There comes a moment of joy and frustration with the appearance of the fourth piece of gear. You already have an audio interface for your computer, the mic plugs into the mic jack and the guitar plugs...
View ArticleNYC Event Alert: Premier Studios Session Seminar w/Anthony Daniel, 2/21
Ready to tackle three big audio topics in four hours, with an accomplished pro? If that sounds appealing to you, then there’s an upcoming Premier Studios Session Seminar to put into your calendar: an...
View ArticleRIP Joseph Grado — Founder of Grado Labs
A patriarch of audio has departed us. Today, Brooklyn-based Grado Labs released the following statement: Joseph Grado lived a life of sound. It is with a heavy heart for the Grado family to say that...
View ArticleJ. Walter Thompson’s Paul Greco Named Chair of 2015 AMP Awards Advisory Board
It’s very satisfying to see the good guys get ahead. J. Walter Thompson’s Paul Greco will be on top of the 3rd Annual AMP Awards. That’s exactly what’s just happened at the Association of Music...
View ArticleSoftube Transient Shaper Plug-In Released
Softube first previewed their Transient Shaper last month at NAMM 2015. With the announcement of the official release, users will get to experience their dual-band transient shaper that can effect...
View ArticleComposer Jóhann Jóhannsson — On Scoring “The Theory of Everything,” Abbey...
Jóhann Jóhannsson is on a roll – of a different sort. The circular motion of the imagery in the brilliant film that he scored, The Theory of Everything, inspired the spherical structures of the...
View ArticleAnalogue Solutions Announces Nyborg-12 Monosynth Module
Developed by UK-based Analogue Solutions, Nyborg-12 couples the monophonic synthesizer with their SEM 12dB/octave multimode filter. The filter’s design is inspired from Tom Oberheim’s original 1974 SEM...
View ArticleChung King Studios Closes — New Direction for Classic Rooms at 36 W. 37th Street
Chung King Studios has closed – again. And with John King’s exit from 36 West 37th Street, comes a new chapter for this coveted space. John King has exited the Chung King Studios located he helmed for...
View ArticleWaves Releases dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter Plug-In
Flash back to the 70s when artists like David Bowie and Led Zeplin were topping the charts with tracks mixed and produced by Eddie Kramer. One of his go-to pieces of outboard gear? The original dbx 160...
View ArticleVT Event: Guilford Sound Hosts Analog Tape Workshop with Larry Crane and...
If you’ve been craving an excuse to escape to the Green Mountain State, allow us to present the perfect reason: Vermont recording studio Guilford Sound will be hosting an analog tape workshop with...
View ArticleMaster Plan: Joe Lambert Mastering – Jersey City, NJ
Making a move is something Joe Lambert knows how to do – in more ways than one. Lambert went solo in 2008, after a decade plus of mastering at bigger NYC houses. Hanging out his own shingle as Joe...
View ArticleMusic House Moves: Elias Arts Announces Executive Changes in NYC & LA
Bring fourth the personnel changes at Elias Arts. L-R: The updated LA team at Elias Arts includes Production Coordinator Allee Futterer, Executive Producer Vicki Ordeshook and Head of Production Katie...
View ArticleCakewalk Launches “Braintree,” First Major Release from SONAR Membership Program
The SONAR Membership Program from Cakewalk was announced earlier this year, putting an end to “versions,” and allowing users to receive all SONAR DAW enhancements and content as they become available....
View ArticleReview: Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt OCTO
Plugins: They are commonplace and nearly mandatory in today’s studios and workspaces, and for some, have entirely replaced hardware processors. There is now even an entire generation of audio fiends...
View ArticleStam Audio Announces SA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Give a warm welcome to the SA-2A Opto Compressor, coming straight out of Chile and Stam Audio. This South American beauty claims to be a faithful reproduction of the classic 1968 Teletronix LA-2A...
View ArticleVocal Focus: Peppina —‘Follow Your Gravity’
Producing the debut EP for an artist means pulling double duty: You don’t just want them to be heard – you want them to be discovered. Finnish artist Peppina came to NYC to record her debut EP “Follow...
View ArticleEplex7 DSP Releases Bassblaster VST Plug-In
Although this is the first we’re seeing Eplex7 here at SonicScoop, we’re sure it won’t be the last. Their new plugin Bassblaster is a niche VST that generates low frequency after-effects on each signal...
View ArticleSoundtoys Launches Little AlterBoy – Free Voice Alteration Plugin, + “Plugged...
Soundtoys know how to party with the best of ‘em at SXSW, and 2015 is no exception – yet again they’ve launched a free plugin for the festival, and this one should be plenty of fun. Prepare to worship...
View ArticleIn Defense of the Laptop Record
Many studio veterans maintain a certain stigma against “laptop records.” By laptop records, I mean recordings that are made outside of a traditional recording studio, without a collection of expensive...
View ArticleBobby Owsinski Launches 101 Mixing Tricks Coaching Program
On his journey through the winding corridors of the wondrous music industry, Bobby Owsinski has gathered a personal collection of mixing and audio engineering tricks that he is willing to share with...
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