TK 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...
View ArticleReview: Audio-Technica ATH-M70x Headphones
The ATH-M70X by Audio Technica In both music and audio post work, there are a lot of situations where headphones are a necessity. Voice over and foley recording require headphones, you may find several...
View ArticleDave Smith Instruments Shipping Sequential Prophet-6 Analog Polyphonic...
The recently reacquired brand, Sequential, is Dave Smith Instruments’ original identifier for the vintage Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer. Originally introduced in 1978, The Prophet-5 was the...
View ArticleBlack Lion Audio Releases Micro Clock MkIII
Chicago-based Black Lion Audio began their endeavors offering mods to the internals of popular audio gear with the goal of offering a higher-quality audio product for a reasonable price. Only later did...
View ArticleHow to Say Goodbye to a Studio: Recording “When I’m Gone” — by The Looking
How do you say goodbye? Gaze your ears upon The Looking. Carter, the foundation of The Looking, knew he had to depart his creative home. Astraea Studios on upper Broadway, would end a long run of...
View ArticleAudient iD14 Bus-Powered Interface Now Shipping
Audient is well known for their console mic preamplifiers found throughout their entire range of recording consoles and interfaces. Two of these same mic pres have been smuggled into the portable,...
View ArticleSweetwater Has Expanded Its Headquarters & Showroom Store
Not just online: Sweetwater has expanded its in-house brick & mortar music store. The musical instrument and pro audio distributor Sweetwater has recently made significant expansions and...
View ArticleOpinionated Audio: David Chesky on Binaural Recording & the Business of...
There is a method to their madness. For Chesky Records, the how of recording is every bit as important as the who of their roster. This is an audiophile label that was founded not on the premise of...
View ArticleBAE Audio Releases B15 EQ 500 Series Module
BAE Audio has produced a multi-frequency EQ with the convenience of a 500-series module – the B15 EQ. The EQ module has 3 bands of EQ control. The bands have five selectable frequencies each, for a...
View ArticleGEAR REVIEW: All 3 Pocket Operators by Teenage Engineering
All 3 Pocket Operators by Teenage Engineering, I always get dark when people refer to studio kit as “toys”. Especially when you save up the pennies to finally cop some new dopeshit microphone or some...
View ArticleDangerous Music Announces 2-BUS+ Analog Summing Mixer at Sweetwater Gearfest
Dangerous Music has rebuilt their iconic 2-BUS Analog Summing Mixer. One of the most iconic names in A/D summing, Dangerous has announced the 2-BUS+ at the Sweetwater Gearfest this year in Fort Wayne,...
View ArticleVideo Blog: “Can You Master Your Own Mixes?”
Editor Justin Colletti is back on the new SonicScoop Video Blog. This time: “Can You Master Your Own Mixes?“ Once again, the title says it all. Justin presents the pros and cons of both DIY and...
View ArticleStar Studios: Owl City’s Sky Harbor – Minneapolis
Knowing how to write a hit certainly has its benefits. Adam Young’s songwriting prowess got him to his own Sky Harbor. Sure there’s fame, fortune, and the rush of hearing your song out in the...
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