“Modding” gear has been a pretty common practice throughout the years, and many engineers have sent out some of their gear to experts who replace components with the aim of increasing performance.
But the folks at Microphone-Parts.com have a different model: They send you the parts and let you do Read more...
Avid’s Pro Tools has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years. Version 11 brought a completely re-written app with a 64-bit architecture, possibly the biggest step forward for the gold standard of DAWs since its inception. Now, Pro Tools is back with version 12 and there is Read more...
DIY Recording Equipment (DIYRE) has quickly become one of my favorite audio companies. Their open source “Colour” format, created by founder Peterson Goodwyn, has created a wide range of sonic possibilities in a particularly affordable DIY manner.
With the Colour system, DIYRE offers something like a “lunchbox-within-a-lunchbox”, taking care of Read more...
iZotope’s RX line has become a virtual must-have for post-production audio editors and mixers.
It’s been a little over two years since I first reviewed the iZotope RX bundle for SonicScoop with Version 3. If you’re new to the RX, you may want to start there for an in-depth look Read more...
Selecting the right recording interface is a crucial task for any studio, as choices here can significantly affect your entire workflow.
At high level professional studios—particularly those equipped with analog consoles or rack-based systems—simple conversion between the analog and digital worlds is often the sole purpose of the audio interface. Read more...
