Augspurger Monitors Debuts Duo 8 “Mini-Main” System
The sound of Augspurger is still massive – but the famed speakers are getting more and more manageable for compact spaces. The Duo 8, shown here atop the optional S12 sub, is set to debut at NAMM. At...
View ArticleJazz in The Studio: Preserving the Sound – From Louis Armstrong to Wayne...
When you think of jazz music, Louis Armstrong is probably one of the first names that come to mind, and not because he stands among the genre’s best musicians, but because he was a crowd pleaser, a...
View ArticleHardware/Software Shootout and Review: Thermionic Culture Vulture
The Culture Vulture is a unique piece of boutique hardware dedicated to adding all-valve induced harmonic distortion to sources. It was first introduced by Thermionic Culture in 1998 and has since seen...
View ArticleWinter NAMM Report: 27 Picks to Power Your Studio
My Winter NAMM started early this year. After a six-hour flight from JFK to NYC, I was more in the mode to make it to my Anaheim hotel, take a hot shower, and pass out before the next day’s convention...
View ArticleG-Sonique Releases Audio Control AC1 Sound Control Plug-In
The Slovakia-based company G-Sonique has produced another versatile plug-in for mixing and mastering. The affordable Audio Control AC1 emulates a console’s master section – more specifically the...
View ArticleFree MOOC Course: Berklee’s “Introduction to Ableton Live” – 1st Session on...
For many, this Super Bowl Sunday is the ultimate in sporting entertainment. For thousands of others, however, it represents the day before a killer new free online course from Berklee College of Music...
View ArticleSpectrasonics Announces Omnisphere 2 Synth
After years of Spectrasonics supporting their catch-all synthesizer, Omnisphere, the company just officially introduced Omnisphere 2 during NAMM 2015 in Anaheim, CA. When Omnisphere was originally...
View ArticleComposer Cribs – Yessian, Flatiron District, New York City
Always put yourself in a position to win. Whether the topic is football or mixing for original music and sound design, you can’t argue with that logic. At Yessian, they’re playing that strategy to the...
View ArticleEar Trumpet Labs Announces Evelyn Stereo Mic
Portland, OR-based mic developer Ear Trumpet Labs specialize in manufacturing handmade microphones with vintage aesthetics and modern electronics. Their new Evelyn stereo mic consists of two...
View ArticleSound Tips for Beginners — Analog Audio Levels for Recording
There comes a moment of joy and frustration with the appearance of the fourth piece of gear. You already have an audio interface for your computer, the mic plugs into the mic jack and the guitar plugs...
View ArticleNYC Event Alert: Premier Studios Session Seminar w/Anthony Daniel, 2/21
Ready to tackle three big audio topics in four hours, with an accomplished pro? If that sounds appealing to you, then there’s an upcoming Premier Studios Session Seminar to put into your calendar: an...
View ArticleRIP Joseph Grado — Founder of Grado Labs
A patriarch of audio has departed us. Today, Brooklyn-based Grado Labs released the following statement: Joseph Grado lived a life of sound. It is with a heavy heart for the Grado family to say that...
View ArticleLady Gaga, T-Pain, Keith Richards Recording at Germano Studios
Germano Studios has been going non-stop in 2011, between multiple months of lock-out sessions with Lady Gaga, and sessions with a host of other major artists. Gaga and crew have been working out of...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
Find out where Lady Gaga, the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, Steve Reich, Austin TV, Tony Yayo, and more produced their latest.
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 ArticleCome To Our AES Platinum Producers and Engineers Panels This Week!
As previously announced, this Friday and Saturday, SonicScoop will present two of the AES’ Platinum Series Panels as part of the 131st Convention going on at the Javits Center. Helping kick off the...
View ArticleGermano Studios Installs New Custom Exigy Subs
A couple of the loudest rooms in NYC just got louder.
View ArticleLady Gaga, T-Pain, Keith Richards Recording at Germano Studios
Germano Studios has been going non-stop in 2011, between multiple months of lock-out sessions with Lady Gaga, and sessions with a host of other major artists. Lady Gaga has been recording/mixing for...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: Both through the grapevine and straight from the source(s), we’ve been hearing about a number of different recording projects going on in studios throughout the NYC area. The...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: It’s midsummer…the middle of a traditionally “slow season” for recording with so many bands out on the road. But this is the city that never sleeps, and slow is a relative term. The...
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