Back to Basics: 3 Simple Steps to Improve Your Mixes with Subtractive EQ
When I first started mixing, I thought the only way I could improve a sound was to add something to it. I piled dozens of plugins and EQ boosts onto every track, and my mixes sounded muddy and...
View ArticleMusikmesse 2015: Antelope Audio Introduces MP8d, Eight-Channel Microphone...
Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany is in full swing with a bunch of big announcements from around the world of audio. There are quite a few noteworthy additions to the industry but we would firstly like...
View ArticleReturn of “Trust Me, I’m a Scientist”! (And SonicScoop Contributing Editor...
“Trust Me, I’m a Scientist” returns! This week, we’re excited to announce that one of our favorite sister sites, Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, will be relaunching as a member of the SonicScoop content...
View Article“Pensado’s Place” Goes to Washington: An Interview with Dave Pensado and Herb...
Pensado for President! Could audio’s most visible personality be plotting a run for the Oval Office in 2016? All things Pensado are live and in person in Washington DC, this weekend. The pundits here...
View ArticleComposer 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 ArticleDestination Studio Sweet Spot: Studio Bohemo – Bath, New Hampshire
If New Hampshire is bit of a mystery to you, it’s time for that to change. The Granite State beckons, via Studio Bohemo. (click all photos to enlarge) Think first about its surroundings –...
View ArticleSonic Union Grows Biz Dev, Post Production Staff with Two Hires
Audio post personnel are on the move in NYC, with two new hires coming onboard at the Union Square shop Sonic Union. (l-r) Sonic Union’s Laura Bermudez and Randee Bowman. Randee Bowman has been added...
View ArticleGreg Norman Outside Electrical Audio
What a regular day at the office looks like for Greg Norman. Greg Norman has been Steve Albini’s right hand man at Electrical Audio since the beginning. He has worked at the influential Chicago studio...
View Article2015 AMP Awards Winners Announced at City Winery in NYC
The Association of Music Producers’ AMP Awards are a music business event like no other. A grand convergence takes place: music producers, ad agency creatives, composers, music supervisors, audio post...
View ArticleLA Event: Meet Sontronics’ Trevor Coley – Friday, 5/8 at Westlake Pro
Who’s the man behind the mics? You’ve got a chance to meet him. Make no mistake — meet Sontronics at Westlake, on Friday, May 8th. LA recording mavens can meet Trevor Coley, founder and mic designer of...
View ArticleStudio Monitor Switch: Alex Sterling — Upper West Side
Listen closely, and you can hear them – an emerging generation of engineers who care deeply about audio. Alex Sterling has an ear for detail. Among them is Alex Sterling, whose eponymous studio on the...
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