iZotope Releases Sample-Based Synthesizer – Iris 2
The idea behind iZotope’s Iris software is to combine the capabilities of a sampler and modular synthesizer (see SonicScoop’s review of the original edition here). The next step for Iris 2 introduces...
View ArticleGrace Design Announces m905 Analog-Only Stereo Reference Monitor
Colorado-based Grace Design originally developed their acclaimed m905 with included DAC – now with the audio-only version of the m905, users that already have converters can still make use of the m905...
View ArticleWaves Launches OneKnob Pumper Plugin — Instant Ducking
Waves knows that, as the holidays kick off, we all have a need to keep things simple. Ergo, the release of their latest in the series of OneKnob plugins, this time in the form of Pumper. Ducking has...
View Article“The iPad in the Music Studio” Published by Hal Leonard
We know what you’re thinking…a book about the iPad? But it’s not a contradiction — The iPad in the Music Studio is actually a smart multimedia tutorial, designed to quickly elevate your use of Apple’s...
View ArticleSteinberg Releases Cubase 8
Steinberg has been busy rebuilding their flagship DAW from the inside out. The next major installment, Cubase 8 comes to us with massive performance boosts, overhauled fader control, additional fader...
View ArticleTONE2 Audiosoftware Launches UltraSpace – Ambience-Modeling Solution
Don’t call it a reverb. Software smarties TONE2 Audiosoftware appear to have advanced ambience to the next level. Their vehicle is UltraSpace, a complete ambience-modeling solution that should prove to...
View ArticleStar Studios: Will Lee — Solo Satisfaction at The Beatles Museum, NYC
On a recent “Late Show with David Letterman,” longtime-band member bassist Will Lee is crooning the 1960’s classic “MacArthur Park” while laying down a punchy rhythm on his Sadowsky four-string Will...
View ArticleRenew Your Room Acoustics, Part 2: Rays Are Reflections
This is the second article in a series by Dennis Foley of Acoustic Fields. See “Part 1: Waves and Pressure” here. In the first part of this 6-part series, I discussed waves and rays of energy. Waves...
View ArticleEP Preview: Erica Glyn’s “Dollars for Thieves” — Five Fun Recording Facts!
Erica Glyn, NYC artist/engineer/mixer/producer (and SonicScoop contributor & video chanteuse!) will be launching her next work, the EP Dollars For Thieves in 2015. Comin’ at ya exclusively is this...
View ArticleTK Audio Announces Mono Blender
Based out of Sweden, hardware developer TK Audio is now introducing the Mono Blender. Parallel processing is easier than ever with TK Audio’s Mono Blender. This 500 series module makes parallel...
View ArticleThink You Can’t Sing? The Myths and Mysteries of Vocal Technique
From Star Search to American Idol to The Voice, television producers have made millions off of a simple conceit: Anyone can be a great singer, just not everyone. Image of Karen O courtesy of Flickr...
View ArticleSugar Bytes Releases Looperator Plug-In
Always on their game with effects processing, Sugar Bytes now introduces their Looperator Plug-In. Looperator is a sequencer with a variety of modulation curves and effects that can be controlled via...
View ArticleLarrabee Studios: Nailing The Pop Production Paradigm
How a non-descript building in North Hollywood became L.A.’s epicenter of pop music production.
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? The pundits here at SonicScoop say: it just might be possible. After all, Pensado’s Place is...
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: If you want to find history’s first-ever instance of mechanical music reproduction, you need to travel waaaaaaaaaaay back...
View ArticleLearning to Mix: Which Online Audio Education Outlets Are Right For You?
Tape Op’s Larry Crane reveals all in his Lynda.com course, “Music Production Secrets”, one of many options now available in online audio education. The web abounds with sites promising to help you...
View ArticleAdditional Co-Hosts Announced for Third Annual Pensado Awards
The Pensado Awards are a ‘must-attend audio event’ that celebrates and acknowledges talents of thousands of works that often go unnoticed in other music award ceremonies. Announced co-hosts are Taryn...
View ArticleEvent Recap: The 3rd Annual Pensado Awards
The third annual Pensado Awards took place this past Saturday, August 20th. See below for a list of winners and a slideshow from the event. All photos by Chris Schmitt Photography. Saturday, August...
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...
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Learning to Mix: Which Online Audio Education Outlets Are Right For You?
Tape Op’s Larry Crane reveals all in his Lynda.com course, “Music Production Secrets”, one of many options now available in online audio education. The web abounds with sites promising to help you...
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