Music 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...
View ArticleWendy Starland: On Protecting Producers, Bands & Brands, and Bringing Up Lady...
Wendy Starland exudes the ideal of the modern entrepreneurial recording artist. She is also famous for having discovered and developed Lady Gaga at NYC’s famed venue The Cutting Room – a fruitful...
View ArticleThe AMP Act is Introduced to the House: Legislation to Provide Producers,...
Are more dependable royalties on the way for producers, mixers and engineers – by the letter of the law? (L-R)The Recording Academy’s Daryl P. Friedman, Chief Advocacy & Industry Relations Officer;...
View ArticleIs SXSW Worth It for Musicians? A Photo Tour of Austin’s Biggest Music Festival
Is a trip to the annual South by Southwest festival worthwhile for musicians? Judging by the fact that over 2,000 official acts, representing 53 countries, played in over 111 Austin venues this past...
View ArticleiZotope Releases Ozone 6.1 Update – Tube Limiting, Adaptive Release for...
Ozone 6 from iZotope was launched back in October, 2014 and now officially has its first patch. Many of the feature updates for Ozone 6.1 were a result of customer feedback so users should be pleased...
View ArticlePlug & Mix Releases Chainer – VST Chaining Wrapper
Plug & Mix proudly offers dozens of effects pedal VSTs that can be combined to create a wealth of signal chains. With the introduction of Chainer, users of the P&M plug-ins can now save their...
View ArticleBrooklyn Audio Post Bravado: Fall On Your Sword Unveils The Foundry — 7.1...
Audio post in Brooklyn is not news anymore. Owing to the larger spaces available and the convenience, an ever-growing contingent of filmmakers and media producers want to mix sound in their borough of...
View ArticlePSP Releases MasterQ2 – Successor to Their Original MasterQ Mastering EQ Plug-In
The original MasterQ from PSP Audioware has been around the block. Their customers loved it so much that they decided to make it even better. Bigger, stronger, Q-er. MasterQ2 is a mastering EQ plug-in...
View ArticleThe Case for Digital Wireless Microphones
This is a guest post by Alex Milne of RF Venue. Digital wireless microphones sometimes get a bad rap. Early models, especially those operating in the 2.4 GHz band, did not sound as good as analog and...
View ArticleLine 6 Now Shipping Firehawk FX – Wireless Multi-Effect Guitar Processor
If a wire is good, then wireless must be better. That’s been the prevailing fact in all the other tech we touch, so why shouldn’t it apply to our guitar (and synth) effects? Line 6 agrees...
View ArticleBack to Basics: How to Improve Gain Staging In Your DAW (Video)
Gain Staging is an important part of dealing with audio when recording and mixing. In this tutorial, I’ll go through some of the issues that are big red flags. If you’re needing some help with gain...
View ArticleBrooklyn Event: Meet API’s BOX Console at Strange Weather — Thursday, 4/9
API is all about New York City this week. API’s BOX takes over NYC this Thursday, at a free-to-attend Open House in Brooklyn. Don’t miss the opportunity to get up close and personal with API’s BOX...
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