Slate Digital Releases Virtual Buss Compressors – Three Unique Analog Modeled...
Slate Digital has possibly released some of their best analog modeled software to date. The Virtual Buss Compressors is a collection of three compressors, each modeled in a non-linear fashion after...
View ArticleA Look Back At…Saint Claire Recording Company (2005-2013): A NYC-Quality Room...
I recently learned that my favorite recording studio, and frankly one of my favorite places in the world – Saint Claire Recording Company in Lexington, KY – was closing its doors for good. Saint...
View ArticleART Releases Auto-Tune Pre – Single Channel Tube Preamp + Antares Auto-Tune
ART (Applied Research and Technology) has been in the business of quality audio gear at an affordable price point since 1987. The Niagara Falls, NY-based company is known for their excellent vacuum...
View ArticleRolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Select BMG for Post-1983 Publishing
The music rights management company BMG just got a big score: representation of the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards’ post-1983 music publishing catalog. 1989’s “Steel Wheels” is one of...
View ArticleNYC Event: iRig HD from IK Multimedia at Sam Ash NY, Friday 6/28
Earlier this month, IK Multimedia made a big splash when it launched the iRig HD, a 24-bit guitar interface for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Mac. Experience the iRig first hand on Friday, June...
View ArticleBeyond The Basics: Sidechain Compression
If you read SonicScoop, chances are you already know a thing or two about compressors. You’re probably already familiar with basic controls like your threshold, which allows you to set the point at...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Launches “Shorty” M80-SH and M81-SH Dynamic Mics
Let’s get small! TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik has downsized, in a good way, by shrinking the profile of its M80 and M81 dynamic microphones. The result is the M80-SH and M81-SH which mirror the sonic...
View ArticleSteinberg Launches Cubase Elements 7 – Affordable 192 kHz Music Production...
The cult of Cubase is poised to get bigger. Cubase Elements 7 is a good-sized production suite for $130.99. Expansion to a larger user base of producers and musicians is expected to come courtesy of...
View ArticleZynaptiq Releases UNFILTER — Adaptive Tonal Contour Linearization Plugin
Founded in 2011 out of Hannover, Germany, Zynaptiq is a software developer that specializes in processing, analyzing, categorizing and generating audio-visual data. Their new plugin, UNFILTER, is the...
View ArticleSmaart v.7 Di Launched – Streamlined Audio Analysis for Studio, Live & More
One of the most famed names in audio analysis for live sound venues, studios, installs and more has made a fast-moving new version. The Smaart software family from Rational Acoustics has just been...
View ArticleIcons: Steve Remote – Pioneering Mobile Production with Aura-Sonic
Sound wasn’t meant to stand still. Neither, it seems, is Steve Remote, which may explain his love affair with the audible force that rushes through the air at 1,126 feet per second. And while the...
View ArticleLightning Boy Audio Launches Opti-Mu Prime — Tube Compressor Pedal
Yours ears will thank your feet for this one. The future/retro/minimalist inventor-types at Lightning Boy Audio (LBA) have launched the Opti-Mu Prime. A new compressor pedal with some unique design...
View ArticleSynch Focus: Avila’s Cover of Elvis Presley’s “All Shook Up” for Trojan
Who’s In Focus: http://www.imagem-music.com We Are: Imagem Music, Music Publisher, New York, NY (with offices worldwide) The Project: “All Shook Up,” three :30 commercials for Trojan Lubricants;...
View ArticleAvid: New Mac Mini is Compatible with Pro Tools|HDX 11
It’s official: The latest Mac will play nice with Pro Tools|HDX 11. The Mac Mini is now most musical. Avid has announced that the new Mac Mini with Magma Express Box 3 (EB3T) is compatible with Pro...
View ArticleAIAIAI Announces TMA-1 Studio – Reference Headphones Engineered by Young Guru
The Danish headphone designer and manufacturer, AIAIAI, has announced the release of their highest-end model headphone yet – The TMA-1 Studio. “It’s about the product, not about the logo” — The new...
View ArticleInputOutput Interview: Ian MacKaye, Part I
As a member of seminal hardcore punk bands The Teen Idles, Minor Threat and Fugazi, and a founder of the pioneering indie label, Dischord Records, Ian MacKaye led a musical movement out of Washington,...
View ArticleAAX and Pro Tools 11: Which Plugins are Compatible and Which Aren’t
Pro Tools 11 is out now, and some users are already adopting early. However, one concern with the new platform is that some plugin developers have not yet ported their software over to PT 11’s new...
View ArticleNative Instruments Launches Traktor Kontrol Z1 — Ultra-Compact DJ Mixing...
Native Instruments has released the little brother of their popular Traktor Kontrol Z2. The new Traktor Kontrol Z1 is an ultra-compact mixing solution that works with Traktor DJ for iOS and the more...
View ArticleLive+Sound+Cinema Event, Midnight, July 4th: Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn –...
After a night of fireworks, head on over to Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn for a screening of Metropolis (aka Metoraporisu) a live sound cinema event featuring a live score from Party Supplies. The cult...
View ArticlePremier Studios Debuts Rebuilt Steinway B 1968 Grand Piano
Along with the live room and console, one of a recording studio’s biggest assets is its piano. Premier Studios in midtown NYC has just upped the ante with their flagship piano, following a complete...
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