Kemado’s Brooklyn Studio Installs New API 1608 Console
When Kemado Records built-out its new Greenpoint headquarters a few years back, they constructed a beautiful 1,000 sq.ft. recording studio in the ground floor which has been hosting sessions for label...
View ArticleNYC Mastering Engineer Joe LaPorta Joins Sterling Sound
The New York City-based mastering engineer Joe LaPorta has become a part of the Sterling Sound staff. Joe LaPorta has joined Sterling Sound as a Senior Mastering Engineer. LaPorta comes to Sterling...
View ArticleRecording Studio Retreats – Spring 2013
Bustling cities like New York, L.A., San Francisco and Nashville may boast more recording studios per square foot than just about anywhere else on earth. With such high concentrations of talented...
View ArticleWill SoundToys Have a New Plugin Come SXSW?
If the sweet aroma of mesquite seems to be wafting from your hard drive, then this must be the time when everything converges on Austin, TX for the famed SXSW. SoundToys and TapeOp are sweetening the...
View ArticleSony Pictures Unites Sound Department, Digital Mastering Under ‘Digital...
Consolidation continues – in this case, the converging companies were already corporate cousins. Sony Pictures Digital Productions is pulling itself together. Today, Sony Pictures Digital Productions...
View ArticleDeli StompBox Exhibit Arrives at SXSW — March 15-16
With all the schmoozing going on at SXSW, it’s only natural that you’d want to stop shaking hands and STOMP on something. It’s a no-brainer to be at the Deli StompBox exhibit at SXSW. (click flyer to...
View ArticleWebinar Choice: HDX and Abbey Road – Thurs. March 14th
Abbey Road Studios will never cease to be a source of inspiration and fascination – to artists and engineers alike. Coming this Thursday, March 14th, at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST, there will be a fresh...
View ArticleSonnox Launches AAX Version of Oxford Dynamics Plugin
The world of everyone running Pro Tools|HDX, Pro Tools 10 and Pro Tools HD 10 just got a lot more dynamic. The six plugins of Oxford Dynamics are now one with AAX. Why, you ask? Because esteemed...
View ArticleRecording Sweet Spot – Triple Colossal Studios, Hoboken, NJ
When it comes down to it, drums are at the core of what makes an NYC studio essential. Dylan’s got your gun. (Photo by Jonathan Cole, http://www.jonathancolephotography.com) In the heart of Hoboken,...
View ArticleSteinberg Launches Nuendo 6 – Major Update for Music Production, Post DAW
Nuendo, the DAW weapon of choice for a certain selective circle of composers, music producers, and post professionals, has just upped the ante with Nuendo 6. A raft of new features from its creator,...
View ArticleEngineering David Bowie’s “The Next Day”— Inside the Magic Shop Sessions with...
Instant classics are hard to come by. That’s what explains all the excitement around David Bowie’s new album, The Next Day. The day has arrived for David Bowie’s “The Next Day”. When was the last time...
View ArticlePropellerhead Announces Reason 7, Reason Essentials 2
Sonic adventurers, take heart! One of the best things ever to happen to music creation is about to get better. Reason 7 is impending — and this is a good thing. Propellerhead, makers of the...
View ArticleGuilford Sound, API-Equipped Vermont Destination Studio, Offers $20K...
As if anyone needed more incentive to visit Vermont, here’s a very powerful motivator. The newly-constructed Guilford Sound, an API- and Neve-equipped Fran Manzella-designed facility in the southern...
View ArticleAudio Post Moves: Mixer Dan Flosdorf Joins Heard City
Mixers are always in motion. Mixer/Sound Designer Dan Flosdorf is the latest addition to the Heard City team. The flexible setup at Heard City, the stylish boutique audio post facility in NYC’s...
View ArticleTo Mock the Stupendous Mechanism: Designing The Motherbrain’s WSW Console
How producer and studio owner Brian Bender turned a time capsule into a modern-day tone machine. Click to read the first, second, third and fourth parts of the series. PART 5: BUILDING IT So now comes...
View ArticleLindell Audio Launches 18XS MkII Channel Strip, with Pultec-Style Passive EQ
From the mean streets of Sweden, comes another new unit from gear designer Tobias Lindell and Lindell Audio. His latest offering is the 18XS MkII Channel Strip, a 1RU unit packed with plenty of...
View ArticleSoundCheck: Le Poisson Rouge — Managing Fast Musical Workflow
As they raise a pint fresh from the tap, even the most seasoned audio engineer may not notice the complexities of keeping a music-first nightclub humming. When things move as efficiently as they do at...
View ArticleBeta Monkey Music Launches Double Bass Mania I Reloaded — Pure Metal Drum Loops
Played well, a double kick performance is nothing short of an athletic event. Double the double the fun. Now the thrill of victory, courtesy of two bass drums going off with machine-like precision, is...
View ArticleVideo Exclusive: “You Be the Pro in Pro Tools” – QuickTip #1, “Making Menu...
Getting smarter faster is always a great thing, and SonicScoop is proud to present Pro Tools users with a resource that helps them to do just that. Expert PT power user Paul DeCarli is the creator of...
View ArticleWaves Releases The Manny Marroquin Signature Plugin Collection
Popular for their Signature Series plugin collaborations with some of the biggest names in the mixing game, Waves has now released a set of plugins with Manny Marroquin. As a four-time Grammy...
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