In this debut episode of “Does It 500?” Producer Matty Amendola compares the sound of an original tube Pultec to 500-series alternatives, from Pulse Techniques, A-Designs, IGS, and Bettermaker.
The original Pultec tube EQs are studio icons with distinctive-sounding low and high shelves that are still loved by producers, engineers Read more...
Justin Colletti tries out the Black Hole microphone from JZ Microphones. Should it replace his JZ Amethyst and Shure SM7B on the podcast? How does it sound on instruments like guitar, drums, piano and more? You be the judge!
Enter to WIN this mic at sonicscoop.com/contest til June 4 2020. Read more...
Producer/Multi-Instrumentalist Matty Amendola takes the Cranborne 500ADAT rack and Camden 500 mic pres through their paces while recording a full song at 825 Records in Brooklyn, NY.
Matty demonstrates the versatility of these award winning mic pres as well as their use as color boxes in this new SonicScoop series, Read more...
Howie Weinberg is one of the most prolific mastering engineers in the history of recorded music. Hyperbole? Absolutely not.
From Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica to Slayer, De La Soul to Public Enemy, Howie has been at least partly responsible for the sound of so many of the biggest selling Read more...
Justin Colletti is back once again for a new installment in the mix critique series. This time on deck, a heavy metal track from Lazahrus, courtesy of viewer Mike Aguado, a jazz fusion track from Mark Wheeler, and a Latin production from Sebastian Garcia Ferro, by artist Emi Bueno.
