Pro 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 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 ArticleZampol Productions: Mastering Moves On Up to the Lower East Side
Milestones are abounding for Oscar Zambrano. This New York City mastering engineer is smiling because he’s just completed his 100th project of the year in mid-July, a new album for singer-songwriter Jo...
View ArticleRoland Debuts Compact M-5000C Live Mixing Console
Roland’s new M-5000C comes to us as another addition of their O.H.R.C.A. series of live mixing consoles. The M-5000C is a compact version of their flagship M-5000 mixing console. The same O.H.R.C.A....
View ArticleComposer Brian Tyler To Keynote 2nd Annual Production Music Conference – 9/9...
The non-profit Production Music Association (PMA) was founded in 1997 with a mission to “elevate the unique value of production music and to ensure the viability of the production music industry”....
View ArticleSlate Digital Introduces Yearly and Monthly Plug-In Subscription Programs
Slate Digital has a wealth of plug-ins to choose from. Of course it’s ideal to own as many of these plug-ins as possible! But how does one expect to pay for all of that beautifully crafted DSP? Slate...
View ArticlePull Scores For Nike’s ‘Inside Small-Sided’ Online Film Series
NYC music company Pull got its kicks scoring an online film series for Nike. Their decidedly outside-the-box soundtrack accompanied a set of segments about small-sided soccer in Latin America....
View ArticleInterview with Reaper Founder, Justin Frankel
This week we had the privilege of sitting down with the creator of Reaper, Justin Frankel. The latest version of his company’s flexible and cost-effective DAW comes out tomorrow, August 12th. We talked...
View ArticleNovation Launches New Launchkey Controller Series
Novation has never been shy announcing their product compatibility with Ableton Live – As they put it in this case, their new Launchkey controller series is “pretty much the quickest and easiest way to...
View ArticlePlugin Review: bx_opto and bx_opto Pedal from Brainworx
The “bx_opto” from Brainworx and Plugin Alliance Last month, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx released the bx_opto compressor and the bx_opto Pedal—the latter of which is essentially a “diet” version of...
View ArticleAustin, TX – Recording Bootcamp Presented by Keith Gary Productions August...
Keith Gary Productions is an audio production outfit out based out of Austin Texas lead by — you guessed it! — Keith Gary. Keith Gary in his natural habitat. Gary has been working professionally in...
View Article139TH AES Convention in NYC Announces Project Studio Expo’s Return
Don’t look now, but AES is approaching – and it’s New York City’s turn in 2015. YESSSSS — AES is on its way to NYC this October. The 139th AES International Convention will take place at the Jacob...
View ArticleImage-Line Launches FL Studio 12.1
The DAW universe has just expanded a touch with the launch of FL Studio 12.1. FL Studio goes up to 12 – point 1. Image-Line’s flagship workstation includes lifetime free updates, which makes it a safe...
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 ArticleIK Multimedia Announces iRig BlueBoard — Bluetooth MIDI Pedalboard for iOS...
The digital musician’s best friend has done it again with the newly announced iRig BlueBoard. This Bluetooth MIDI pedalboard for iPhone, iPad and Mac drew plenty of attention at NAMM, and was designed...
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