Applied Acoustic Systems Announces String Studio VS-2 String Modeling...
A string-modeling synthesizer plugin? Yes, AAS has now implemented version 2 of their original String Studio, released almost 10 years ago. Although there is minimal change to the plugin’s name, the...
View ArticleNYC Event: Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper – June 24, Manhattan JCC
Beatles inspiration never stops. Construct yo’ mind! WITH THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!! Their songs and the unique souls that produced them go under Scott Frieman’s unique microscope in his “Deconstructing the...
View ArticleUnity Audio Launches Boulder MKII 3-Way Active Monitors
Known the world over for their silky smooth ribbon tweeters, Unity Audio has released MK II of their original Boulder monitors. The integrity of the originals remain, as the majority of the components...
View ArticleAdvanced DIY: Log Cabin Recording with Kristin Hoffman
When you hear that piano on “Let Go” (RISE OF TROY REMIX), you are immediately transported. Hoffman’s upstate haunt is a place to get creative. Inside the ears of Kristin Hoffman, the artist who played...
View ArticleProducertech Launch Online Training Site for Maschine
It’s not just a Maschine, it’s a way of life. That seems to be how the educators at Producertech feel, considering the inspired energy behind http://www.maschine-courses.com. Their new site is designed...
View ArticleSparkplug Launches – New Sharing Economy Marketplace for Musicians, Audio Pros
Will this development spark a disruption on how musicians and audio pros rent instruments, space and gear? Sparkplug has officially arrived — a new way to share and locate musical tools. The New York...
View ArticleInside Red Bull Studios with Vacationer and Chris Tabron
Vacationer at work in Red Bull’s New York studio. The band Vacationer released an album near the end of June that sounds bigger, glossier and more alive than their past efforts. Their first record,...
View ArticleBBE Sound Releases Sonic Sweet v3.0 PlugIn Bundle – Complete with Mach 3 Bass
The new Sonic Sweet v3.0 bundle from BBE Sound includes completely re-worked versions of the their staple D82 Sonic Maximizer plug-in H82 Harmonic Maximizer, and the L82 Loudness Maximizer plug-ins....
View ArticleAugspurger Launches Duo 12.3 DSP – New Compact Studio Monitor
There are big names in monitors, and there are HUGE names. The nomenclature that is Augspurger arguably looms huger than them all, and now there’s a new addition to this legendary line. Introduced by...
View ArticleModern Grooves by Black Octopus – New iZotope BreakTweaker Expansion Pack
iZotope’s latest beat sequencer, BreakTweaker has another expansion pack available – Modern Grooves by Black Octopus. Complete with 40 presets in all, Black Octopus promises a musical workflow that...
View ArticleUsing a Laptop Onstage: Do’s and Don’ts of Digital Integration for Live Shows
Are you an electronic musician/producer who needs to translate your studio swag to a stage setting? Are you a band attempting to use a laptop on stage in lieu of human bodies playing instruments? Are...
View ArticleRemapping Mastering: What the Masterdisk Relocation Means to Music Production
In approximately 4,000,000,000 years, the Milky Way galaxy we call home will collide with the Andromeda galaxy. No one will be injured in this slow-motion crash, but the interaction of all the spiral...
View ArticleDMG Audio Releases Dualism – Stereo Control & Analysis Mastering Plug-In
Who doesn’t love a developer who brings us plug-ins “crafted with love”? DMG Audio is now introducing us to their new love potion, Dualism. The new plug-in boasts total stereo control over the master...
View ArticleAudioThing Releases Valve Exciter – Vintage Valve Emulation Plug-In
Dublin-based AudioThing is a multi-purpose developer specializing in sample libraries and plug-in development among other sonic exploration. Their latest plug-in, Valve Exciter, enhances harmonic...
View Article“The Mindful Musician”— Mindfulness Training for Better Recordings and...
Image by Flickr user Dierk SchaeferDuring a recent band practice, my mind began to wander, as it sometimes will when you’re playing the same song for the 100th time. I started thinking of future...
View ArticleAES 2013 New Gear Highlights
New technologies and drool-inducing tools galore at AES 2013 The post AES 2013 New Gear Highlights appeared first on SonicScoop.
View ArticleAES 2013 New Gear Highlights
For the first time in a while, there was an unmistakable optimism in the air at the New York AES Convention. There was a memorable show downstairs, from the overflowing special events to the in-depth...
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