iZotope Offers Free Mastering Presets Designed by Greg Calbi for Ozone
iZotope’s creative mastering platform Ozone 6 is, itself, capable of a wide range of sonic results. It is always great to feel confident that a mix is ready for the next level – mastering. But wouldn’t...
View ArticleVideo Mic Shootout: sE Electronics Laser, Audio-Technica Lavalier & Internal...
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog, answering reader questions about the gear we use for our quick and dirty video posts. Get a walkthrough of our equipment and hear three camera mics...
View ArticleGrado Labs Launches Limited Edition GH1 Brooklyn Tree Headphones
Hand-crafted audio hardware has been emanating from Grado Labs in Brooklyn for over 60 years. Now that connection to the Broken Land has grown even deeper with their announcement of the new Grado...
View ArticlePlugin 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 ArticleStudio Pro Profile: Mike Kuz, Head Mixing Engineer — SweetSounds, NYC
Meet Mike Kuz, who’s been Head Mixing Engineer for the New York City studio SweetSounds since Spring of this year. With recent collaborations including Slaughterhouse, Walé, OnCue, Common, Smoke DZA,...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Mix: John Agnello on Mixing “3 Shots” by Hollis Brown
John Agnello. Photo by Andrew Kesin. Legendary indie rock producer John Agnello looks back on mixing 3 Shots, a recently-released album by Brooklyn-based indie Americana band, Hollis Brown. Agnello is...
View ArticleWaves Releases Cobalt Saphira – Add and Enhance Harmonic Content
Waves continues to broaden their developmental horizons with the release of a harmonic enhancement plug-in, Cobalt Saphira. Saphira is the first of Waves’ new Cobalt-series – “Analog that Only Digital...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Reaper Version 5?
In Part 2 of our interview, David talks to Justin Frankel, creator of the Reaper, about new features in Reaper 5 and what makes Reaper different from other DAWs. … Read More
View ArticlePlugin Review: “L’otary”, the Rotary Speaker Emulator by PSPaudioware
The L’otary by PSPaudioware Leslie speakers have a special place in the heart of many studio owners and musicians. Upon entering a studio equipped with one of these coveted rotating speaker cabinets,...
View ArticleThe Recording Connection Announces “Learn From Legends” Master Apprenticeship...
Founded in 1983, The Recording Radio and Film Connection (RRF) is a network of educational, instructional, and mentorship programs for aspiring media professionals that span the states. Pictured L-R:...
View ArticleSIR Audio Tools Releases StandardCLIP Dynamics Control + Effects Plug-In
SIR Audio Tools is a plug-in developer that offers a handful of intelligently developed plug-ins. StandardCLIP, their latest offering, allows for control over the volume level of an audio signal or for...
View ArticlePensado Awards 2015 Preview: 5 Questions with Herb Trawick and Dave Pensado
Thomas Alva Edison’s tinfoil phonograph? Nope. The player piano? Guess again: (l-r) Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick are set to preside over The Pensado Awards 2015. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images...
View ArticleWorld Class NYC Studio Available for Lease Takeover or Sublet – Midtown
A world class commercial NYC studio has become available for lease takeover or sublet. The control room of OZ’ Studio A. The facility is OZ Studios, which is located in Midtown and opened in 2012. The...
View ArticleForte Offers Free Music Notation Software to Celebrate its 500,000th Download
Forte is a music notation software developed with quickness and ease of use in mind. The Hamburg, Germany-based developers are celebrating their 500,000th download this week by giving away their Forte...
View ArticleMastering Your Compressor: Attack & Release Settings [VIDEO]
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog with an in-depth look at setting your compressors’ attack and release controls. Master this essential and skill, and dramatically improve your...
View ArticleRecording Sweet Spot: Subcat Studios — Syracuse, New York
Crave the crisp air away from the NYC skyline? This sharp facility beckons.
View ArticleRecording Sweet Spot: Subcat Studios — Syracuse, New York
The constant quest for a destination studio within striking distance of New York City leads logically to Syracuse. A renowned college town, it’s no wonder that the recording scene is on the rise here....
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