The Evolving YouTube Economy: Why AdRev Acquired DashGo
Google the phrase “YouTube economy” and the first results that come up are…a bunch of videos on YouTube about the economy. Maybe Google, which owns YouTube, doesn’t want it to be too obvious about the...
View ArticleBest New Gear of the Year: 2014 Edition
2014 was an active year for audio. From boutique modeling plugins to re-imaginations of the mixing console, intriguing designs aimed at niche markets seemed to be the norm. Join us as we look back at...
View ArticleRapper Bobby Shmurda and GS9 Crew Arrested at Quad Recording Studios NYC
A long-term investigation of Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda culminated in his arrest outside of Quad Recording Studios yesterday. Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda and his GS9 crew were working at Quad...
View ArticleSonnet Introduces Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 Rackmount Storage System
Storage may not be sexy, but it sure is essential. Here’s a smart-sized and affordable new solution designed to suit the studio. Sonnet’s new RAID storage system features USB 3.0 and offers multiple...
View ArticleProducer Profile: Kelvin Wooten – Making Hits and Multitasking
Kelvin Wooten is clearly comfortable wherever he is – the confidence of creating hits while remaining grounded will have that effect. Kelvin Wooten is well on his way. (Photo Credit: Dokk Savage) The...
View ArticleSoftube Releases Mutronics Mutator Plug-In – Stereo Analog Filter & Envelope...
Softube has resurrected an outboard analog filter that was used by a number of iconic artists of the 1990s. The Mutronics Mutator’s unique sound became few and far between when production of a critical...
View ArticleSonnox and Fraunhofer Launch Pro-Codec Version 3
When Sonnox says “Pro”, they mean it. That’s apparent in the newly launched Pro-Codec Version 3, which the English plugin wizards have just debuted in concert with their friends at Fraunhofer IIS. The...
View ArticleSupervising Sound Editor Skip Lievsay to Receive MPSE Career Achievement Award
We’d call this a sound choice: The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced that it will honor Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer Skip Lievsay with its 2015 MPSE...
View ArticleLindell Audio Announces MID-500 EQ – Pultec MEQ-5 Style 500 Series Module
We’ll make this short and sweet – sharp new hardware is on the way from Lindell Audio. The Swedish creator of inspired gear and plugins announced that the MID-500 EQ, a Pultec MEQ-5 style 500 Series...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot — Wisseloord BV, The Netherlands
Reinvention can be a beautiful thing. As the New Year approaches, consider a personal renovation on the level of Wisseloord BV in The Netherlands. This studio didn’t sit on the laurels it gathered up...
View ArticleMix With The Masters Announces Chris Lord-Alge Seminar – July 24-30, 2015
Mix With The Masters is gearing up for 2015 a touch early, with the announcement of what will be a quickly-sold-out-seminar: multiple-GRAMMY-winning Producer and Mixer Chris Lord-Alge. CLA is back with...
View ArticleArturia Updates iProphet iOS Soft Synth to Version 1.1
Profit from the Prophet! iProphet Version 1.1, that is, Arturia’s iOS soft synth edition of the classic ‘80’s synthesizer. The new V includes compatibility with iOS 8. The latest version (2.1.5) of the...
View ArticleToneBoosters Launches TB BusCompressor
That magic bus compressor is always just around the corner – and when you finally find that one that you click with…WOW. Could the new TB BusCompressor from the busy plugin developers ToneBoosters be...
View ArticleMaking the Mix Room: Chuck Zwicky’s Zmix — Chelsea, New York City
Just over Chelsea way in Manhattan, is a man who takes mixing very, very seriously. The discography of Chuck Zwicky is deep and diverse, stacked with hitmakers that include The Rembrandts, Reggie...
View ArticlePMC To Launch twotwo sub2 Subwoofer at NAMM 2015
UK-based reference monitor manufacturer PMC is making an impressive series of moves in all manner of speakers and monitors. Their twotwo range of near-field monitors is about to be joined by the new...
View ArticleReview: Splice — Cloud Platform for Music Creation, Collaboration and Sharing
In my opinion, cloud file management/sharing services are some of the coolest and most useful digital tools to come into the mainstream. Right now, everything I do gets uploaded to my own little plot...
View ArticleSound Radix Releases Drum Leveler Plug-In
Sound Radix has released a different type of transient design plug-in for drum and percussion tracks, and loops. In the mixing process, drums can be a challenge to tweak – especially in stereo tracks....
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: Ducking Delays, Dynamic Delays and Other Automated FX
(This is second in a series of video tutorials for SonicScoop by producer/mixer/engineer Jake Antelis. See his first one here, “Editing Trills in Melodyne with Shortcuts for Speed & Efficiency.”)...
View ArticleDAW Evolution: Cakewalk Launches New Membership Model + 3 New Versions of SONAR
Cakewalk is making a strong break with DAW tradition — the company has launched an evolved audio software model with their new SONAR Membership program. This is NOT a subscription, which according to...
View ArticleMusic as Medicine: How Performing and Listening Treat Trauma
In the summer of 2012, my father passed me a well-worn copy of New York magazine with a provocative cover story by Michael Wolff titled “A Life Worth Ending”. In the story, Wolff chronicles his...
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