Recreating Bird: Returning to Detroit’s Legendary “United Sound Systems”...
A lot has changed in the recording industry since the 1940’s. The road from acetate masters to digital streaming has been a long one, and there are still music critics who feel that it is simply...
View ArticleReview: Steinberg’s Cubase Pro 8 – By Andrew Koss
Presented with the opportunity to write a review about a DAW, my initial reaction was, “How can anyone cover an entire DAW in a single article?” Cubase Pro 8 is the latest version of Steinberg’s...
View ArticleMuse Research Launches Receptor VIP2 – Hardware Plug-In Player
San Jose, CA-based Muse Research has released their second iteration of their popular Receptor VIP Plug-In player. The Receptor VIP2 comes loaded with new I/O, processor, expandable RAM and over $900...
View ArticleSolid State Logic Announces δelta-Control for Duality and AWS Consoles
SSL is raising the veil on a significant upgrade to two of its major consoles — meet Duality δelta and AWS δelta. What makes these desks “Delta” is the introduction of δelta-Control (δ-Ctrl), which...
View ArticleKaleidoscope Sound: Evolution of the Engineer-in-Residence
If you want to know what New York City recording is coming to – or rather, where it’s going – cast your eyes towards the Garden State. While Brooklyn was seen for decades as an affordable haven for...
View ArticleExponential Audio Releases Excalibur – Multi-Effects Plugin
There are so many plug-ins to choose from these days. If only a developer was kind enough to bundle them up into a single plug-in with tons of modulation options and minimal effect on the CPU. Well...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Next-Gen Apollo Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interfaces,...
Universal Audio has announced four new Apollo interfaces and the industry’s first and only Marshall-branded amplifier plug-in at Musikmesse 2015. Available today is the Apollo 8 – A single rack...
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 ArticleInputOutput Interview: Ian MacKaye, Part 2
Geoff & Eli get Ian's views on recording, a little-known story of a lost Fugazi - Steve Albini session, and some heavy music biz insights.
View ArticleFall Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The People Behind Them
The producers, engineers and studios behind some of this Fall's most anticipated records, feat. The Weeknd, Kings of Leon and Sleigh Bells.
View ArticleInput Output Podcast: New Audio Gear Roundup & Review
Geoff & Eli share their unique insights, and on-the-floor interviews, with audio inventors from this year's breakout AES.
View ArticleDouble-Feature Review: Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece Mixer & 511 Mic Pre
Is this the scaled-down mixing answer small studio owners have been dreaming of?? Eli Janney reviews the desktop mixer and subsequently inspiring 500-series mic pre.
View ArticleInputOutput: The Science of Summing With Dave Amels
Everybody's talking about summing – but what are they actually talking about?
View ArticleInputOutput Interview: Ian MacKaye, Part 2
Ian MacKaye. Photo by Pat Graham. In Part 2, Geoff & Eli get Ian’s views on recording as sonic illusion – “if it’s done well, then the seams don’t show” – the story of an ill-fated Fugazi / Steve...
View ArticleFall Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The People Behind Them
Summer’s over, back to business. There’s a looooong list of records en route from studios and labels around the country due to drop over the next couple months. Here’s our quick-hit list of...
View ArticleInput Output Podcast: New Audio Gear Roundup & Review
Geoff and Eli take to the floor of the 135th AES Convention to review a smorgasbord of new recording and mixing gear. API’s “The Box” is just one of the objects of I/O’s attention in their audio recap...
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