NYC Event: “Your Rights, Your Music, Your Career” – Saturday, January 10th
Get a sharp start to the New Year – with a full day of valuable music info. Get music smart! FREE to attend, “Your Rights, Your Music, Your Career” is for NYC area artists and music industry pros...
View ArticlePostmodern Jukebox: The Making of a Multi-Million View YouTube Music Channel
Scott Bradlee was living in New York City in 2009, and finding it difficult to make ends meet through gigs and sessions alone. “I didn’t have a lot of work as a jazz musician, which is what I trained...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN To Introduce M60 FET Microphone at NAMM 2015
TELEFUNKEN is on top of it once again — with something new for NAMM. The M60 FET is TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik’s first non-vacuum tube, FET-based, solid-state condenser microphone. The M60 features...
View ArticleSound Radix Releases Drum Leveler Plug-In
Sound Radix has released a different type of transient design plug-in for drum and percussion tracks, and loops. In the mixing process, drums can be a challenge to tweak – especially in stereo tracks....
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: Ducking Delays, Dynamic Delays and Other Automated FX
(This is second in a series of video tutorials for SonicScoop by producer/mixer/engineer Jake Antelis. See his first one here, “Editing Trills in Melodyne with Shortcuts for Speed & Efficiency.”)...
View ArticleDAW Evolution: Cakewalk Launches New Membership Model + 3 New Versions of SONAR
Cakewalk is making a strong break with DAW tradition — the company has launched an evolved audio software model with their new SONAR Membership program. This is NOT a subscription, which according to...
View ArticleMusic as Medicine: How Performing and Listening Treat Trauma
In the summer of 2012, my father passed me a well-worn copy of New York magazine with a provocative cover story by Michael Wolff titled “A Life Worth Ending”. In the story, Wolff chronicles his...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Announces RNDI DI Box and R6 500 Rack for NAMM 2015
As NAMM 2015 approaches, audio companies are gearing up to show off new tech, including a few firsts. Among these is the RNDI from Rupert Neve Designs. The new DI from RND is designed with a class-A...
View ArticleHardware/Software Shootout and Review: Thermionic Culture Vulture
The Culture Vulture is a unique piece of boutique hardware dedicated to adding all-valve induced harmonic distortion to sources. It was first introduced by Thermionic Culture in 1998 and has since seen...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Introduces Apollo Expanded Software at NAMM 2015
As part of UAD Software v8.0, Universal Audio is bringing new compatibility options into 2015 with their Apollo Expanded software – exclusively for Apollo interfaces. This will allow users to daisy...
View ArticleSonicScoop Wants You! Open Call for Contributors
Do you have a lot to say about sound? Do you want to expand your professional network? Do you have insights to share with your colleagues and teach to a new generation of audio engineers? Are you...
View ArticleAvid Announces Pro Tools 12 – Flexible Licensing, Cloud Collaboration, Avid...
(Editor’s update: On March 23, 2015, Avid announced that Pro Tools 12 is officially available. Pricing is as follows: Pro Tools software monthly subscription (one-month license subscription with...
View ArticleManley Introduces FORCE Mic Preamp at NAMM 2015
Manley Labs has been at it for over 30 years now, and they continue to produce rock-solid tools for audio pros around the world. Following the success of their CORE Reference Channel Strip, they now...
View ArticleSolid State Logic Introduces 500 Series VHD Pre at NAMM 2015
A big name in big consoles is now sharing their tech among the masses with the announcement of the VHD Pre for 500 Series chassis. SSL serves up a double scoop of preamp flavor with the 500 Series VHD...
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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