This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on May 6th, 2013.
Over the past few decades, the costs of recording equipment have plummeted. Today $5,000 to $10,000 in funds can allow you to assemble a recording system that might have required a half-million dollar investment in 1993. Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 2, 2012.
Recorded music has been getting louder over for the past few decades. So much louder in fact, that everyday-listeners have begun to hear about it in general-interest papers like the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, the Read more...
It’s no secret that recorded music sales have dwindled dramatically since the dawn of the Napster age, more than 15 years ago. When adjusted for inflation and population growth, U.S. recorded music sales in fact dropped by an astonishing 64% between 2000 and 2009, and they have been slow to Read more...
This post first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on March 17, 2014.
“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.”
―John Irving
Research shows that developing a skill is nothing like cramming for an exam. Creative ability, like physical strength, is something that develops slowly, almost unconsciously over time, Read more...
Thanks to our sponsors at Universal Audio, we get to bring you some key highlights from Kevin Killen‘s unforgettable MixCon presentation. In this one he takes us through a real working mix for up-and-coming Austin Texas band, The Vanity.
Kevin starts off by giving us some background on his history Read more...
![Kevin Killen on Setting Reverbs, Vocal-First Mixing & Choosing Plugins [MixCon Video]](https://www.sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kk2.jpg)