Novation Introduces Circuit – Portable Synth, Sequencer, Drum Machine and FX Box
To put it short, Novation has created digital inspiration in a box. No strings attached (with the exception of headphones). This beat kitchen comes fully stocked with an array of pots and pads. Circuit...
View ArticleSlate Launches Affordable RAVEN MTi2, RAVEN 3.0 Software
As with any good flock of birds, the RAVEN line of multi-touch control surfaces from Slate Media Technology is growing. The latest addition is RAVEN MTi2, which stands as the most affordable RAVEN to...
View ArticleCriterion Acoustics Expands To New Offices In Jersey City, Denver
An emerging acoustical design firm is expanding its NYC-area base – and just in time. Human Worldwide in NYC is among the recent projects by Criterion Acoustics. Criterion Acoustics, a full-service...
View ArticleMaster Plan: Rogue Planet Mastering – New Paltz, NY
Need to get away? There’s a planet just for you in New Paltz, New York. A little patch of utopia upstate, New Paltz has been a college town since 1828, but the latest learning experience there comes...
View ArticleGame Audio Intensive Workshop 11/1 in NYC – 6 Questions with Instructors...
Will audio still be fun on the last day of the 139th AES in NYC? You better believe it. Put a cap on AES with serious game audio education. The Game Audio Intensive Workshop will be held on Sunday,...
View ArticleSoundtoys 5 Launches – Multi-Effects Processor Unifies All Soundtoys Plugins
Keep plugins together, keep plugins together forever and ever! That’s the mission of Soundtoys via the just-launched Soundtoys 5. With the new Effect Rack at its core, Soundtoys 5 is a powerful...
View ArticleFrom Engineer to Owner: The Intriguing Track of Reed Black and Vinegar Hill...
It could happen to you: One minute you’re engineering at the studio that you’ve grown to love, and the next minute… you’re the studio’s owner. That’s a leap that does take place in the studio world,...
View ArticleLondon Event: Sync Songwriter Workshop Comes to London Sync Sessions on 10/20
If the UK or Europe is your base, you can take part in a unique music supervision event featuring SonicScoop co-founder David Weiss very soon. The next “Sync Songwriter Workshop”, a music...
View ArticleNew Gear Review: Spectrasonics Omnisphere V2
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2. When the first version of Omnisphere was released in 2008, the world of software synthesis was in a very different stage of development. The critical mass of users who...
View ArticleR.J. Gordon on FOH & Live Recording at Shea Stadium and Titus Andronicus’...
R.J. Gordon. R.J. Gordon mixes Front-of-House at Brooklyn’s Shea Stadium, a space that’s part recording studio and part concert venue. Every single show that the venue hosts is recorded, mixed,...
View ArticleGetting Creative with Sylvia Massy
A multi-faceted producer, Massy is always looking for something unique and exciting – whether it’s music or visual art or studio space. The post Getting Creative with Sylvia Massy appeared first on...
View ArticleBehind The (Swedish) Glass…RMV Studios and Linn Fijal
How one of the most famous studios in Sweden is run by a woman, and why that's a big deal. The post Behind The (Swedish) Glass…RMV Studios and Linn Fijal appeared first on SonicScoop.
View ArticleAnatomy of a Mix: John Agnello on Mixing “3 Shots” by Hollis Brown
Legendary indie rock producer John Agnello looks back on mixing 3 Shots, a recently-released album by Brooklyn-based indie Americana band, Hollis Brown. Agnello is probably best known for his work with...
View ArticleJeff Juliano on Mixing Big Records in a Small Town
[Michael Duncan interviews Jeff Juliano, who has worked with artists including Train, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, O.A.R., Lifehouse, Shinedown, Satellite, Paramore, Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots,...
View ArticleSee the SonicScoop Platinum Engineers Panel LIVE at AES!
It's our favorite time of year again at SonicScoop: AES TIME! Once again, our own Justin Colletti will be hosting the Platinum Engineers Panel, and If it's anything like prior years, we're expecting...
View ArticleWriting and Recording a Huge #1: Inside Adele’s “Hello” with Producer Greg...
You can’t escape it – so you may as well just give in. Yes, we speak of “Hello” by Adele. It’s one of those tracks that arise, and suddenly is absolutely everywhere. From the grocery store to...
View ArticleProducer Profile: Flood
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on March 2, 2012. Single-name monikers are usually reserved for larger-than-life personalities. British producer Flood however, keeps a low,...
View ArticleProducer Profile: John McEntire
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 2, 2013. When we spoke, I kept hoping Chicago producer and musician John McEntire would regale me with tales of studio magic, or at least...
View ArticleJohn Congleton (St. Vincent, The Walkmen) – Part 1: Recording, Mixing & the...
Join SonicScoop‘s Justin Colletti as he sits down with one of his favorite producer/engineers, John Congleton. John is a recent GRAMMY winner who is probably best known for his work with St. Vincent,...
View Article“The Mad Genius of Manchester”: A Profile of Producer Martin Hannett
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, August 1, 2011. Joy Division was something of an anomaly. Existing for fewer than four years and releasing only two albums in 1979 and 1980, the...
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