Video 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...
View ArticleRupert Neve Designs Announces RNDI DI Box and R6 500 Rack for NAMM 2015
As NAMM 2015 approaches, audio companies are gearing up to show off new tech, including a few firsts. Among these is the RNDI from Rupert Neve Designs. The new DI from RND is designed with a class-A...
View ArticleEarly Adopters: The Bunker Studio Boosts Its SSL 4000 With Automan Automation
The Bunker Studio in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn has never been one to hunker down. From the launch of its 3,000 foot space in 2012, to its swap from an Auditronics 501 console to a small frame SSL...
View ArticleAugspurger 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 ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Pultec-Style EQ, Libraries Galore,...
Perusers of SonicScoop – the wait is over…along with the Summer weather, Free Fridays 12 has finally arrived! Back for another installment of the beloved Freeware Fridays, we here at SonicScoop managed...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Saturation, Full-On Synthesis,...
We here at SonicScoop realize that everything comes at a price these days – times can be tough. So for the 13th time, we have wrangled up these lucky freeware picks that we fell head over heels with...
View ArticleFocusrite Releases Free Recording App – Tape for iPad
Focusrite has delved deeper into the mobile recording scene with Tape for iPad. The app allows for 2-track recording or single stereo recording from any Core Audio compliant audio interface. Tape has...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Chips, Samples and Amps, Oh My!
Here in the land of the free, we like to celebrate. Whether it be over growing older, good news, or just the simple fact that the weekend is here, celebrating feels good. So how do we maximize this...
View ArticleEventide Giving Away UltraChannel — Until 7/8/14
Okay, here is some more Eventide news. For those who haven’t had the chance to experience previous Eventide announcements, now there is no excuse not to focus: Eventide is introducing their new...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Pultec-Style EQ, Libraries Galore,...
Perusers of SonicScoop – the wait is over…along with the Summer weather, Free Fridays 12 has finally arrived! Back for another installment of the beloved Freeware Fridays, we here at SonicScoop...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Saturation, Full-On Synthesis,...
We here at SonicScoop realize that everything comes at a price these days – times can be tough. So for the 13th time, we have wrangled up these lucky freeware picks that we fell head over heels with...
View ArticleFocusrite Releases Free Recording App – Tape for iPad
Focusrite has delved deeper into the mobile recording scene with Tape for iPad. The app allows for 2-track recording or single stereo recording from any Core Audio compliant audio interface. Tape has...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Chips, Samples and Amps, Oh My!
Here in the land of the free, we like to celebrate. Whether it be over growing older, good news, or just the simple fact that the weekend is here, celebrating feels good. So how do we maximize this...
View ArticleEventide Giving Away UltraChannel — Until 7/8/14
Okay, here is some more Eventide news. For those who haven’t had the chance to experience previous Eventide announcements, now there is no excuse not to focus: Eventide is introducing their new...
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15+ Freeware Alternatives to Premium Plugins
Although it’s perhaps not one of the sexiest compressors around, it is one of the most useful, and considered something of a “secret weapon” by many ace producers and engineers. SmackLabs’ digital...
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