EarthQuaker Devices Launches Two New Pedals: The Depths and Arpanoid
EarthQuaker Devices are impassioned pedal makers out of Akron, OH USA. Their previous success with pedal designs have lead to the release of The Depths and Arpanoid – two new pedals that bring new...
View ArticleHow to Play External Instruments Inside Your DAW — by AfroDJMac
Think Outside The Box! AfroDJMac sez: You can directly inject your hardware synths — like Synthboy here — right into your DAW more easily than you think. In today’s modern Digital Audio Workstations...
View ArticleMoog Launches Minifooger Analog Effects for Guitar & Bass
Every rig should have one – we mean a Moog of course. That dream became a lot more obtainable today for the musicians of the world – guitarists in particular with today’s launch of the Minifooger...
View ArticleSplice Music Collaboration Platform Launches, with $2.75 Million in Seed Funding
The quest for the ideal online music collaboration is on again. One of the workflows that Splice users will encounter. (click to enlarge) A space that had been relatively quiet for the last few years,...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Just Managing’s CMJ Artist Lounge at Mission Sound (10/17)
Awesome event alert: At the crossroads of CMJ and AES next week, Just Managing is putting on their annual “Artist Lounge” recording event at Mission Sound in Williamsburg, co-sponsored by SoundToys,...
View ArticleDrum Recording Video: Overhead Mics Compared
We’re happy to announce the launch of a new series on drum mic techniques hosted by Trust Me I’m A Scientist founder and SonicScoop contributor, Justin Colletti. Filmed at Strange Weather Brooklyn, and...
View ArticleReview: ADAM A77X Monitors
ADAM Audio GmbH has been making high quality studio monitors since 1999, and with the A77X they are bringing their flagship dual driver technology to the small studio market. The top of the AX Series...
View ArticleMeet The Maker: Alto Music NYC Presents Vienna Symphonic Library’s MIR PRO
Dietz Tinhof, godfather of the acclaimed Vienna Symphonic Library MIR PRO, will be visiting NYC for the AES Convention next week, and Alto Music NYC is offering a schedule of seminars and demos where...
View ArticleIK Multimedia Releases iRig BlueBoard Wireless MIDI Pedalboard
IK Multimedia has officially announced the release of the iRig BlueBoard, which was first announced in January of this year. With the wireless pedalboards companion app, all of IK’s Mac and...
View ArticleRCF Launches AYRA Line of Pro Reference Monitors
From industrial strength to the studio. Italy-based RCF is well known for their pioneering endeavors in transducer and speaker technology since their founding in 1949. Over the lifespan of the company,...
View ArticleMONOLisa: A Mixing and Overdub Studio Livens Up Long Island City
Da Vinci – it’s a damn good starting point for inspiration. In Long Island City, experienced mixer and engineer Denise Barbarita is just the latest craftsman to find a connection with Leonardo’s famed...
View ArticleHeritage Audio Debuts DTT-73 & TT-73 – Tabletop 1073-Style Preamps
Get ready to put these up on a pedestal. The Spanish sound masters known as Heritage Audio have introduced a beautiful new mic pre with flexible functionality. The new additions are the DTT-73 (Dual...
View ArticleLoop Loft & Blend.io Launch The Legends Contest Project
Make music – get rewarded. That’s the way it’s supposed to work, right? Blend to your heart’s content – you may win a lot of sonic stuff! Blend.io — the new collaborative music platform that we...
View Article“What the #%&@ Are You Doing with Auria?” Video Contest Launches
Love your audio platform? Say it with VIDEO. The first place package from Auria’s contest includes gear from AKG, Apogee, and JBL Professional. That’s right, the people of Wave Machine Labs – the...
View ArticleStudio Makers Spotlight: Dave Ellis of Ellis Island Design
The designer makes the studio – literally. Dave Ellis — he goes to work. (Photo Credit: Mark Shaw)While each recording, mixing, mastering, and audio post facility starts with the founder’s vision,...
View ArticleRemembering Lou Reed: The Sound of NYC – and That Radio Station in Your Head
Tributes to Lou Reed are playing all over the radio this morning. Many of the songs are by him and the bands he played with, others are clearly inspired by his decades of revolutionary work. Lou Reed...
View ArticleReview: Novation Bass Station II — Analog Mono Synth
Consumers have always had a way with swaying the tides of trends, encouraging producers, designers, developers and manufacturers to reproduce what can now only be referred to as legendary or classic....
View ArticlePaul Epworth Selects WSDG for London Church Studio Restoration
Prepare for a passing of the torch in London – sonically speaking. The sound of the The Church, now owned by Paul Epworth, will be revitalized by John Storyk and his team. One of the top producers in...
View ArticleFilm Soundtrack Spotlight: Music Supervising “Love Sick Love”— From Score to...
An indie film director and his music supervisor discuss their process.
View ArticleFilm Soundtrack Spotlight: Music Supervising “Love Sick Love”— From Score to...
When and Why to Commission a Cover Song One scene in particular in Love Sick Love presented a tricky challenge. For director Christian Charles, only the classic New Year’s Eve standby “Auld Lang Syne”...
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