New Room: ReAmp Recording Studios, Studio G – Orange County, CA
Dreamin’ California? If so, Orange County is coming on strong. Some interesting action is unfolding there, with a fresh wave of studios coming online in a market they see as overtalented and...
View ArticleSlate Digital Launches Virtual Mix Rack – Modular Plugin System
500 x 4 really adds up. Slate Digital has an attractive equation for engineers, producers, and mixers with the Virtual Mix Rack, a modular plugin system that brings a virtual 500 series straight into...
View ArticleUsing Multiband Compression to Conquer Proximity Effect Issues
What is the Proximity Effect? The proximity effect describes how bass frequencies build up when a microphone is brought very close to a sound source. This effect frequently occurs when a vocalist...
View ArticleBeyond the Basics: A Survey of Stereo Microphone Techniques
Surround sound is becoming more ubiquitous than ever, but when it comes to music, stereo is still king. While up to 40% of American households now have surround sound systems, the penetration of stereo...
View ArticleSoftube Releases Solid State Logic XL 9000 K-Series for Console 1
Console 1 is Softube’s solution for closing the analog console-DAW gap. Their system allows users to mix audio with their hardware interface that resembles a horizontally layered channel strip. The...
View ArticleBlack Lion Audio Announces B12A MKII
Mod extraordinaire Black Lion Audio has announced their B12A MKII single channel mic preamp straight out of Chicago. Their new preamp, like Black Lion’s original B12A, is based on the API 312A but...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot – 825 Records, Brooklyn (Video Tour)
He’s not the hardest-working man in music — yet. But give Matty Amendola time, and the Brooklyn producer/engineer/composer/multi-instrumentalist may yet get a share of that coveted title. There’s...
View ArticlePro Sound Effects Launches Enhanced Hybrid Library & Expansion Program for...
Robin Hood has returned! The Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects packs 338 GB of sounds on a USB 3.0 hard drive. There may be no more beautifully benevolent bundle in the world of audio then the...
View ArticleWaves Launches OneKnob Pumper Plugin — Instant Ducking
Waves knows that, as the holidays kick off, we all have a need to keep things simple. Ergo, the release of their latest in the series of OneKnob plugins, this time in the form of Pumper. Ducking has...
View ArticleD.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 ArticleEvent Choice: ManhatPro’s “Music & Audio for Film” w/Award-Winning Panel,...
ManhatPro is making good on its commitments in a big way. After launching the “Making Film Music in NY” initiative this spring, the the NYC-based media education, professional mentoring and networking...
View ArticleEvent Choice: ManhatPro’s “Music & Audio for Film” w/Award-Winning Panel,...
ManhatPro is making good on its commitments in a big way. After launching the “Making Film Music in NY” initiative this spring, the the NYC-based media education, professional mentoring and networking...
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New Software Review: Auto-Align Post by Sound Radix
Anyone who has mixed audio for post-production knows that phasing mics are a big hassle. It’s one thing if your subjects are seated or in a fixed position, say for a documentary interview—but still,...
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New Gear Alert: Classic 5 Monitors by KRK, iZotope’s Dialogue Match, Waves...
KRK Systems welcomes the CLASSIC 5 to their studio monitor lineup. Incorporating over 30 years of innovation, KRK’s CLASSIC 5 was designed using concepts from the brand’s previous ROKIT lines to...
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