D.W. Fearn Launches VT-24 Four Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier
A true gentleman of audio, Mr. D.W. Fearn is into heavy metal. We talk not of his taste in music (although Black Sabbath and Meshuggah may indeed grace his home stereo), but his audio designs. The...
View ArticleStudio Strategy: The Augspurger Upgrade in Quad Studios’ Q2
Evolution is supposed to happen gradually – biologically speaking, a few thousand years is a nice brisk pace for major changes to unfold. Some elite New York City facilities are operating on a...
View ArticleDubspot NY EDU Sessions: Mixing Workshop Featuring Ariel Borujow, 12/12
Dubspot is an online and campus-based educational foundation whose expertise lies in DJ, music and audio production. The Dubspot NY EDU Sessions are held right here in the city, hosting a variety of...
View ArticleProducer David Bendeth, Boz Digital Labs Release +10db Compressor Plug-In
Multi-platinum producer David Bendeth (Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, Of Mice & Men, A Day to Remember) has a big fan club here at SonicScoop (check his inspiring “Mix Analysis” and “My...
View ArticleReview: A Practical Look at iZotope Ozone 6 – by Nick Messitte
Many years ago, I got a chance to sit behind a name-brand producer/engineer (no names here, only credits: One Direction, Flo Rida, Leona Lewis) and watch him mix a song for the band Augustana. There...
View Article“The iPad in the Music Studio” Published by Hal Leonard
We know what you’re thinking…a book about the iPad? But it’s not a contradiction — The iPad in the Music Studio is actually a smart multimedia tutorial, designed to quickly elevate your use of Apple’s...
View ArticleSteinberg Releases Cubase 8
Steinberg has been busy rebuilding their flagship DAW from the inside out. The next major installment, Cubase 8 comes to us with massive performance boosts, overhauled fader control, additional fader...
View ArticleRenew Your Room Acoustics, Part 2: Rays Are Reflections
This is the second article in a series by Dennis Foley of Acoustic Fields. See “Part 1: Waves and Pressure” here. In the first part of this 6-part series, I discussed waves and rays of energy. Waves...
View ArticleEP Preview: Erica Glyn’s “Dollars for Thieves” — Five Fun Recording Facts!
Erica Glyn, NYC artist/engineer/mixer/producer (and SonicScoop contributor & video chanteuse!) will be launching her next work, the EP Dollars For Thieves in 2015. Comin’ at ya exclusively is this...
View ArticleTK Audio Announces Mono Blender
Based out of Sweden, hardware developer TK Audio is now introducing the Mono Blender. Parallel processing is easier than ever with TK Audio’s Mono Blender. This 500 series module makes parallel...
View ArticleThink You Can’t Sing? The Myths and Mysteries of Vocal Technique
From Star Search to American Idol to The Voice, television producers have made millions off of a simple conceit: Anyone can be a great singer, just not everyone. Image of Karen O courtesy of Flickr...
View ArticleSugar Bytes Releases Looperator Plug-In
Always on their game with effects processing, Sugar Bytes now introduces their Looperator Plug-In. Looperator is a sequencer with a variety of modulation curves and effects that can be controlled via...
View ArticleFall On Your Sword: Original Music for Picture, and Audio Post — Brooklyn Style
Composing and mixing for commercials and film from the heart of Williamsburg.
View ArticleFall On Your Sword Adds Audio Post Mixer Ryan M. Price, Updates 7.1 Mix Room
Audio post’s footprint continues to loom larger in Brooklyn. The latest developments are at the Williamsburg collective Fall On Your Sword (FOYS), which has firmly established itself as a full-service...
View ArticleFall On Your Sword: Original Music for Picture, and Audio Post — Brooklyn Style
According to Bates, the difference between employing a real baritone sax and its virtual equivalent is clear – even if it isn’t just about what you hear. “It’s not a question of, ‘Does that sound fake...
View ArticleFall On Your Sword Adds Audio Post Mixer Ryan M. Price, Updates 7.1 Mix Room
Audio post’s footprint continues to loom larger in Brooklyn. The latest developments are at the Williamsburg collective Fall On Your Sword (FOYS), which has firmly established itself as a full-service...
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