Event Choice: WHAT’S NEXT Musicians Conference – Los Angeles, August 10th
The real working musician, producer, and engineer are in focus at the WHAT’S NEXT Musicians Conference, a new music conference coming to Los Angeles on Saturday, August 10th. An intensive experience is...
View ArticleGotye Engineer/Producer François Tétaz On Pursuing Weird & Wonderful Work
Valley Village, CA: In the one year since François “Franc” Tétaz moved to Los Angeles from his native Australia, he’s produced, mixed or mastered a few records, scored a few film and art projects, and...
View ArticlePreSonus Now Shipping Sceptre CoActual Monitors
New critical listening tools have arrived from PreSonus. Presonus’ new Sceptre monitors benefit from the additional expertise of Fulcrum Acoustics’ Dave Gunness. In the works for some time, PreSonus...
View ArticleBuying a Tape Machine: An 11-Point Checklist — from “Midnight Bob” Shuster
Tape is still in high style in the audio world. Like a 1957 Corvette or a standup Pac Man machine, some technical pleasures never go out of fashion. “Midnight Bob” Shuster has been maintaining tape...
View ArticleSoundToys Announces Version 4.2 – 64-bit Support for Logic X, Audio Units,...
SoundToys has more bits to add to the mix. SoundToys raises the game with Version 4.2, plus offers up a Summer Sale ending August 18th. The Vermont-based developer has announced the release of...
View ArticlePacific Soundtracks Launches – Portland Music Collective Provides One-Stop...
Original indie music just got a lot easier to license – with an intriguing business angle for making it happen. Pacific Soundtracks took inspiration from the great hitmakers of the ’60’s to make a 21st...
View ArticleReview: Magic AB – An Invaluable New Mixing & Mastering Tool
I recently downloaded a new plugin from Sample Magic called Magic AB. The plug simplifies and facilitates a task which we all do on a regular basis as mixing and mastering engineers, namely ABing one...
View ArticleReview: Pro Tools 11 by Zach McNees
In the 13 years since I first booted up version 5.1 back in high school, Pro Tools has gone through six major software updates, three major flagship hardware updates and, most recently, a brand new...
View ArticleMackie Launches New and Improved VLZ4 Mixer Line + MRmk3 Studio Monitor Line
One of the steadiest workhorses in audio gear has stepped up performance from their previous VLZ3 mixer line and MRmk2 monitor line. Mackie’s new VLZ4 line of mixers now includes their highly acclaimed...
View ArticleAmpeg Announces Reissued V-4B All-Tube Bass Head, Two New SVT Cabinets
Originally released in 1971, the Ampeg V-4B 100W all-tube bass head was renowned for it’s distinct “grind” that became popular among bassists of the time. Now, the addition of modern features in the...
View ArticleWaves Launches MultiRack Version 9.5 – Now Runs Waves Signature Series Plugins
Being a live sound rat is officially the coolest gig going. MultiRack 9.5 runs on MultiRack Native or SoundGrid. That’s because Waves Audio has just launched MultiRack Version 9.5, the latest edition...
View ArticleNY Studio BiCoastal Music Closes: Hal Winer on The Economics of World Class...
Adventurous. That’s the way to describe BiCoastal Music, the world-class studio in Ossining, NY that closed this week. The inner expanse of BiCoastal Music. Built by the exacting engineer/producer Hal...
View ArticleBuilding A Scene: On The Ground and Online
You want to go see a show. You peruse the upcoming acts at your local venues and decide that not only is there little in common from one band to the next, but a lot of the bands just don’t seem very...
View ArticleAkai Releases iMPC App for the iPhone
Akai Pro MPC had originally released iMPC for the iPad and now all of the core capabilities are available on the iPhone. Apart from the hundreds of internal samples, the iMPC app contains a ton of...
View ArticleDowntown Music Publishing Opens Los Angeles Office, with New SVP Amy...
Downtown continues to build up crosstown – or cross-country, to be precise. Amy Driscoll-Dunning comes to Downtown Music Publishing from Fox Filmed Entertainment. Downtown Music Publishing, part of of...
View ArticleHOBO Audio (NYC) Creates 7.1 Theater Mix for Coke “Security Camera”
You don’t have to read the rest of this article, but be sure to watch this spot — it really does make you feel good. NYC audio post specialists HOBO Audio recently executed the new 7.1 theatrical mix...
View ArticleBehind The Release: Grandfather On Making In Human Form
In July of 2010, my band Grandfather recorded its debut album, Why I’d Try, with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio, in Chicago. It was a defining experience for us [documented here on SonicScoop.] The...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Saturation, Full-On Synthesis,...
We here at SonicScoop realize that everything comes at a price these days – times can be tough. So for the 13th time, we have wrangled up these lucky freeware picks that we fell head over heels with...
View ArticleiZotope Announces RX 3 and RX 3 Advanced Audio Restoration Software
Save the sounds! iZotope has announced the arrival of RX 3, which marks a much more refined version of their popular RX 2 audio restoration software. The purpose of RX 3 is to save previously un-usable...
View ArticleHiFi-M8 Launches: Audiophile D/A Converter/Amp for Mobile & Pro Playback Devices
Music lovers on the go, rejoice! Pronounced “Hi-Fi Mate”, CEntrance has created a portable sound card for upper-class audio playback from iPods to laptops: The HiFi-M8 is battery powered and excels at...
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