Plugin Review: Vertigo Sound VSM-3 from Brainworx & Plugin Alliance
We’re always hearing about the good old days of analog, when all of the non-linearities of tubes, transistors, transformers and tape combined to color recordings in a wonderful way. From the beginning...
View ArticleMaking the Mix Room: Vacation Island – SoHo, Manhattan
Who’s back in black? Matt Boynton, that’s who. When last we looked in on this unassumingly driven engineer, he was well on his way in Williamsburg. But the real estate moguls are digging ever deeper...
View ArticleRadial Engineering Shipping Space Heater 500-Series Tube Overdrive
Radial Engineering has released a 500 series module based off of their original 8-channel rack-mount Space Heater (originally covered by SonicScoop here) to cater to the growing 500 community. The...
View ArticlePro Sound Effects Launches Ambisonics Series Libraries – First Up: NYC...
One of the leaders of royalty-free sound effects for media producers around the world is launching their Ambisonics series of SFX libraries. Pro Sound Effects is introducing a new level of ambience...
View ArticleThe Best Peak Limiter Plugins on the Market
Peak limiters have become ubiquitous in music production. With the advent of digital processing, limiters can now “look ahead” and react instantaneously to audio peaks, providing true “brickwall”...
View ArticleA Concise Guide to Soundproofing and Acoustic Treatment
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog! This time, learn all of what he knows about soundproofing studios and using affordable acoustic treatment options to get the best possible sound...
View ArticleAudio-Technica Shipping BP40 – Large-Diaphragm Dynamic Broadcast Microphone
The spoken word is the star with the BP40 from Audio-Technica, an ideal microphone for vocal broadcasting: Podcasts, overdubs, radio, post-production, and more. The dynamic BP40 with the optional...
View ArticleBB4 Studios: Mix & Master Unified in Brooklyn
Is it a nightclub? A lounge? A sushi joint? A few months ago, passersby on a vibrant stretch of Bedford in South Williamsburg saw an awning go up over 327 Bedford Avenue, and started to wonder exactly...
View ArticleIK Multimedia and Mesa Engineering Announce Amplitube MESA/Boogie
IK Multimedia’s guitar and bass tone-creation software, Amplitube 3 Custom Shop, has a new addition – The Amplitube MESA/Boogie collection. This new suite was co-developed with the R&D team at Mesa...
View ArticlePlugin Alliance – Last Chance For Summer Sale
Haven’t quite scavenged the funds together for a full price license to SPL’s TwinTube plug-in? How about an Elysia Museq EQ? If your answer was along the lines of “no (#sadface)”, then the next 30 days...
View ArticleMore of Less: The Art of Stacking Compressors
Sometimes, the tweak of a single decibel of gain reduction can be the deciding factor in whether or not a mix pops out of the speakers just right. Dan Gluszak makes the case for compressing in stages,...
View ArticleRODE Microphones Acquires Aphex
RODE Microphones founder and Managing Director, Peter Freedman, announced the acquisition of US-based audio hardware manufacturer, Aphex, on July 24th. RODE and Aphex are at the top of their league in...
View ArticleAlexB Introduces Neev 81 Sidecar Console And Chandly Ltd Germanium Libraries
AlexB is back with two more heavy hitters – The Neev 81 Sidecar Console, and the Chandly Ltd Germanium Compressor. AlexB Introduces Neev 81 Sidecar Console And Chandly Ltd Germanium Libraries As some...
View ArticleParty Pics! Stadiumred Celebrates Expansion in Style
The multi-room expansion of uptown sound complex Stadiumred became official on Thursday night. The studio welcomed super producer Just Blaze and mastering engineer Ricardo Gutierrez to the fold,...
View ArticleStadium Red Expands: Just Blaze and the Science of NYC Studios
If you're going to make it bigger, make it better. Stadium Red added the people, then gave them a full-service place to gravitate to. The post Stadium Red Expands: Just Blaze and the Science of NYC...
View ArticleThe SonicScoop Year in Review: Top NYC Music Business News and Trends of 2010
Did creativity and commerce speed up or bog down in NYC this year? We put it all together, looking back and looking ahead. The post The SonicScoop Year in Review: Top NYC Music Business News and Trends...
View ArticleThe Quirky Habits of Great Mixers
We ask some of our favorite mixers how they stay fresh and focused during their most challenging mixes. Great tips from Bob Clearmountain, Steve Albini, Bob Power and more. The post The Quirky Habits...
View ArticleMassive Monitor Makeover: Manhattan Center’s Studio 4 Pumps the Volume Way Up
A long-running studio suddenly hosts one of NYC's most stunning control rooms. The post Massive Monitor Makeover: Manhattan Center’s Studio 4 Pumps the Volume Way Up appeared first on SonicScoop.
View ArticleThe Science of Sample Rates (When Higher Is Better — And When It Isn’t)
We are proud to begin re-posting some of the greatest hits from Trust Me, I’m a Scientist right here on SonicScoop for posterity. This story was originally published in TMIAS on February 4, 2013. Image...
View ArticleThe Art of Listening to Microphones (A Special Technique for Building a Sense...
Image by Flickr user “nizzzat”. A good microphone locker offers a vast array of possibilities, with blurry borders and intangible contours. Knowing how to choose the right ones can often seem like a...
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