Spring Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The Engineers, Producers and...
With SXSW kicking off next week, we are finally nearing the end of this epic winter. And looking ahead to the longer days of Spring, we’ve also got our eyes out for an exciting new season of album...
View ArticleMoog Synthesizer Residency At Rough Trade NYC — Open Daily Through March 29
A fascinating and free Moog feast awaits all those within range of Brooklyn. Curated by Tom Tom Magazine with sound experiments being performed by Brooklyn-based artists, Moog Music will be hosting the...
View ArticleVintagedesign Launches VBC Stereo Bus Compressor – Class A Design for Mixing...
Ambitious and classic at the same time – an appealing new piece of outboard has just arrived on the scene. The Swedish company from Thomas Kristiansson (also of TK Audio) dedicated to the British side...
View ArticleSweet Spot: Dream Recording Studios – Bellmore, Long Island
For Long Island, this new studio IS a dream come true. We speak of Dream – Dream Recording Studios, that is. An energetic addition to the South Shore, brings a badly-needed world-class option to the...
View ArticleWaves Audio Launches Waves/Abbey Road Reel ADT — Artificial Double Tracking...
No need for a double take – Artificial Double Tracking has arrived for your DAW. Waves Audio announced that it has launched the Waves/Abbey Road Reel ADT, which according to Waves stands as the “first...
View ArticleReview: SPL Phonitor 2 Preamplifier & Headphone Monitoring Amplifier – by...
WHAT, WHY, HOW ?? You might have read my article “Mixing in Headphones” which appeared on sonicscoop.com’s website a couple of years ago. After rather verbosely delving into my reasons for...
View ArticleRound Hill Music Taps Jonnie “Most” Davis as Sr. Vice President, A&R and Head...
Round Hill Music has appointed Jonnie “Most” Davis to the role of Sr. Vice President, A&R and Head of Label Services. Effective immediately, Davis will oversee Round Hill’s A&R efforts. Jonnie...
View ArticleGrace Design Introduces the m920 Reference Amplifier/DAC/Stereo Monitor...
Expanding on the success of their M-series headphone reference amplifier and stereo monitor controller, Grace Design has now combined the best of both worlds to produce the m920. The m920 comes with an...
View ArticleSSL Debuts Three New Duende Plugins – X-Saturator, X-ValveComp, X-Phase
There are officially three new ways to get creative with Solid State Logic. SSL has just announced three new releases for their Duende Native plugin line: X-Saturator, X-ValveComp, and X-Phase. The...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Where are All the Chicks?
The music industry studio scene is the largest sausage party I’ve ever been to. I used to think being “one of the guys” was pretty cool and counted myself lucky to be included in all the inappropriate...
View ArticleAntelope Announces Zen Studio, A Powerful & Portable New Audio Interface
Antelope Audio unveiled the new Zen Studio portable audio interface at Musikmesse this week. The Zen Studio has 12 mic pres, Antelope’s signature clocking, on-board DSP effects with multiple monitor...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches New Analog Classics Bundles for UAD-2, Apollo Audio...
If a little is good, a lot must be better, right? Universal Audio clearly concurs, with the launch of their new Analog Classics plug-in bundles for the Apollo interfaces and UAD-2 DSP Accelerator...
View ArticleSoundToys Launches Little PrimalTrap Plugin Free, + Get “Plugged-In for Life”
This is more than a plugin launch – it’s a lifestyle. This little delay is part of something bigger. Nothing’s more fun than a delay, and the new SoundToys Little PrimalTap is a solid gold blast. Just...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Announces SwiftMix – Motorized Fader Automation for 5088...
Rupert Neve Designs hit their personal best in consoles with the original design of the 5088. While the sonic character may be a staple among console sound, it may have been missing something vital....
View ArticleLine 6 Announces AMPLIFi FX100 – iOS, Cloud-Enhanced Multi-Effects Pedal
Already making waves with the introduction of their cloud-enhanced AMPLIFi guitar amp (covered in our NAMM wrap-up), Line 6 is now introducing a cloud-enhanced multi-effects pedal to their new AMPLIFi...
View Article“Rock Facilitator” Spring 2014 Announced – April 5-6 at Excello Recording,...
Hugh Pool is about to connect you to the ROCK. The Excello live room: Picture yourself here — LEARNING STUFF! Yes, one of Brooklyn’s foremost recordists has announced the Spring 2014 “Rock Facilitator”...
View ArticleLive Sound Leaders: Ben Findlay’s Path to Mixing Peter Gabriel, Paul...
One key to success in the fast-paced world of audio is the ability to adapt. For an artist, producer, engineer or manufacturer, having the ability to go with the flow will make it much easier to garner...
View ArticleHybrid Animal Sound Design Contest Launches — from Pro Sound Effects
Pro Sound Effects is throwing down with the Hybrid Animal sound design contest. With GDC wrapping up soon, the audio library extraordinaire have kicked off a sound design contest that is open for...
View ArticleTK Audio Announces Three New 500 Series Modules — MB1, TC1, TF1
Just call Thomas Kristiansson “butter”, because he is on a roll! First he cooked up the release of TK Audio’s sister company, Vintagedesign’s VBC stereo bus compressor earlier this month, and now three...
View ArticleHarrison Consoles Introduces 832c Filter Unit — 8 Channels of High/Low Pass...
Just hearing the name “Harrison Consoles” introduces thoughts of rock and roll, moonwalking, and buttery warm analog gear dancing in the subconscious. The signature sound of Harrison Consoles are heard...
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