Universal Audio Announces AMS RMX16 Reverb and Softube Summit Audio TLA-100A...
Exclusively available for the UAD platform and Apollo interfaces, Universal Audio has released a reverb plugin two years in the making. The AMS RMX16 plugin is modeled after the actual RMX16 hardware...
View ArticleTrack Attack! Recording “Rosie” at These Outer Spaces Studio, Brooklyn
A rock opera in 5:44 – that’s what you’re in for with “Rosie.” She will, she will, ROCK YOU: The inimitable Sylvana Joyce. It takes a special track to take you on a massive journey in a short amount of...
View ArticleRIP Mike Skinner: Producer, Drummer, Audio Adventurist
He could leap into a frenetic beat or lock into a solid groove. He could keep it subtle or go absolutely all out. I loved watching Mike Skinner play drums. Mike Skinner (photo courtesy of Kevin...
View ArticleUnpopular Instruments in Popular Music: 9 Sonic Oddities
Tired of the traditional dominance of guitar, bass, and drums in pop music? Here are 9 instruments that have made it into popular music that you either didn’t know about, can’t pronounce, or wouldn’t...
View ArticleCrane Song Announces INSIGNA Valve-Based Tube EQ for the 500 Series
A tantalizing new unit is headed for your 500 rack. INSIGNA, the third and final edition to Crane Song’s 500 tube series debuts in December. Coming soon is the Crane Song INSIGNA, a valve-based tube EQ...
View ArticleChandler Limited Introduces REDD.47 Tube Preamp – Latest Addition to Abbey...
There’s the music that came out of Abbey Road, and then there’s the gear. The former is available to all the world, while the latter has been a pleasure reserved for the select few. Happily, one of the...
View ArticleSSL Debuts New Live L300 Compact Console, V2.5 Software
Small can be more: The Solid State Logic Live console line is the latest proof. That’s because SSL has just announced the new SSL Live L300 console, a compact addition to their live console lineup. It...
View Article137th AES in Review: What Happened in the Return to Los Angeles?
AES in LA rolls off the tongue nicely…and it sounds like the chorus of a breezy hit tune in the making. The Los Angeles Convention Center was the AES mothership for 2014. Anyone want to collaborate on...
View ArticleSoundToys Announces Soundtoys 5 – All 12 PlugIns Together As One Effects Rack
Since their start, CEO and lead designer, Ken Bogdanowicz, has envisioned SoundToys plugins to be able to sculpt audio together as a single unit. The release of SoundToys 5 realizes this plan with all...
View ArticleGear Highlights from the 137th AES: 21 Picks to Power Your Studio
You know how we vibed off of the 137th AES. But what about the new tech that really tickles our fancy? While the massive breakthrough eluded us in 2014, there was plenty of evolutionary elements to...
View ArticleAn Assistant Engineer’s Guide to Assisting Engineers (and Producers)
So, you’ve finally made it! Congratulations. You’re no longer “the intern”. You won’t be getting everyone’s coffee, picking up lunch orders, vacuuming the live room, and doing other menial chores all...
View ArticleStudio Prodigy Master Class Series – Recording Engineer Jim Scott Hosts...
Studio Prodigy Master Class Series (SPMS) is a live attendance seminar where music industry professionals share their knowledge in major studios throughout Los Angeles. Past presenters include Eddie...
View ArticleHow is U2 Still Together?
In U2’s 35-plus years of existence, no member has ever died, been fired, or left. The members of U2 have never gone on an “indefinite hiatus” or succumbed to splintering solo projects. On the contrary,...
View ArticleAudio Post Expansion: Heard City Constructing Brooklyn Facility in DUMBO
It was inevitable, but also curious that it took this long. Nevertheless, the wait is over. An established Manhattan audio post facility is expanding across the East River, with audio post production...
View ArticleReloop Launches the Reloop NEON — Pad Controller for Serato, MIDI & DAW
NEON has launched – it marks Reloop’s first hardware controller for Serato. An official Serato accessory, this is for the DJ seeking plug and play tactile control over their effects in Serato software....
View ArticleRonnie Vannucci of The Killers Masters Solo Album “Big Talk” with Emily...
The Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci has just released his debut solo album under his Big Talk guise. Coming out on his personal imprint Little Oil/Epitaph Records, the eponymous record was mastered at...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
Our midsummer look at local studio action...featuring Björk, She and Him, 50 Cent, Frank Zappa, Ace Hood and Lou Reed/Metallica.
View ArticleSession Buzz: The Year in NYC Recording
There have certainly been some down years in recent recording biz history, but 2011 was not one of them.
View ArticleAudio School: Boutique Recording Programs and Workshops
Four alternatives to your standard-issue audio education.
View ArticleJoe Chiccarelli Interview Part 2: Tools and Tricks
Check out part 2 of our interview with the legendary producer/engineer Joe Chiccarelli. In this part of their B&H interview series, Chiccarelli talks with SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti about...
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