Composer Cribs: NYC’s Stenfert Charles Takes the Tribeca Film Festival
With the Tribeca Film Festival tearing into Week 2, it’s good to know that home-grown talent is being heard on the soundtracks. (l-r) Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are locked to picture. We refer...
View ArticleMusikMesse 2015: 11 New Hardware & Software Picks for Your Studio
Musikmesse 2015 is officially a wrap! The new product launches poured in thick and fast from Frankfurt — here are some more of our SS staff picks from Europe’s biggest hardware and software fest. See...
View ArticleTonight at IFC NYC: Geoff & Eli of Input|Output Podcast Talking DC Punk, Live
Geoff & Eli of Input|Output talk DC Punk. Geoff Sanoff and Eli Janney of SonicScoop‘s Input|Output Podcast are hosting a special Q&A to go along with the screening of “Salad Days: A Decade of...
View Article5 Effective Tips for Getting Your Mix Started Right
Every mix that ends up great has to begin somewhere. By focusing too much on the end product, it’s easy to forget some of the the simple steps that help us get our mix sessions started as effectively...
View ArticleGood People, Great Deals: Check Out the New Classifieds Section at SonicScoop!
Image by Flickr user Stew Dean This week, we’re excited to launch SonicScoop’s all new Classifieds Section! We’ve already put up a handful of great deals that are likely to go fast. Stay tuned for...
View ArticleBlue Now Shipping Hummingbird — Small Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
The Hummingbird features a unique rotating capsule. Blue’s latest addition to their array of microphones takes inspiration from their famous ‘interchangeable’ Bottle Caps – the “B1” capsule in...
View Article“Making the Mix” Video Tutorial with Matty Amendola
In this exclusive video series for SonicScoop, Producer/Engineer Matty Amendola takes you behind the scenes to share his signature techniques for crafting a great mix. Working in a true hybrid...
View ArticleSoundcraft Extends Vi Series with Vi5000 and Vi7000 Digital Mixing Consoles
Soundcraft’s start has been rooted in live sound productions since 1973. They’ve since introduced a number of consoles including the Vi series. Their latest addition adds the Vi5000 and the Vi7000 –...
View Article5 Ways To Create Depth Without Reverb
Depth, or front-to-rear dimension, is a crucial part of every great mix. Crafted well, it can make the speakers seem to disappear, immersing listeners in a three-dimensional world with the artist....
View ArticleAuralex Releases ProKit-1 and ProKit-2 Mid- & High-Band Acoustical Room...
Improved critical listening may just be a kit away. Acoustical treatment aficionados Auralex has announced a new all-in-one line consisting of two kits. Each one was created to bring an aesthetic and...
View ArticleNYC Event: ACME Audio at Audio Power Tools – Brooklyn, 5/19
Being from the Motor City ourselves, we smile upon any company that proclaims themselves purveyors of the “Motown”. ACME Audio – also being from the great state of Detroit — is just that, and their own...
View ArticleThe “Locking In” Technique for Programming Authentic-Sounding Drums
Drum image by Flickr user “slgckgc” Some topics in music production are always good for a heated discussion among musicians, fans and producers: Should we tune the vocals? Should takes be edited to...
View ArticleTK Audio Releases 500 Series BC501 Stereo Bus Compressor
TK Audio’s 500 series BC501 stereo compressor features all of the power of their rack-mount BC1-S compressor, with additional features from their BC2-ME mastering compressor. Some of these features...
View ArticleMix With The Masters Announces Upcoming Seminars for 2015 — CLA, Michael...
Mix With The Masters represents greatness fostering greatness, and the later half of 2015 will carry the MWTM culture even further. The seminars allow 14 professional participants to learn trade...
View ArticleSubway to Studio: Paul Juba Mueller and the Art of Recording Unusual Instruments
Want to know the power of music? If you’re lucky enough to come across Paul Juba Mueller and his hammered dulcimer in the New York City subway system, you’ll experience it first-hand. Paul Juba Mueller...
View ArticleEQ Tips From The Pros
Equalizers are one of the most common tools we use. Although there are “no rules” when it comes to working with audio, some EQ tips have been reiterated so often that many of us take them as gospel. If...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces GOLDEN KINGDOM Expansion for MASCHINE
GOLDEN KINGDOM is the latest MASCHINE Expansion from Native Instruments. The contemporary hip-hop driven bundle is loaded with genre-specific elements from southern hip-hop, EDM, trap, and more. Native...
View ArticleLearn With Splice: New Series from Some of YouTube’s Best Independent Educators
About a year and a half ago, the founders of Splice completed their seed funding, setting the stage for an online collaboration tool that has changed the way many musicians and producers work together....
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Gold Coast Recorders – Bridgeport, CT
Close enough to be convenient – far enough from NYC to be a groovy getaway: Gold Coast Recorders just may be the missing link ye seek. Audio attractions are ample at this Bridgeport, CT facility, and...
View Article“The Fabricated Female”— in Media, the VO Booth, and Beyond
Another angle on the “glass ceiling” recently went under the microscope in New York City. (l-r) Julie Schubert, Felix Richter, Carrie Faverty, and Gretchen Carlson discussed “The Fabricated Female” at...
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