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...
In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable each of the many choices are.
From gargantuan sample libraries to virtual synthesis engines with infinitely configurable controls, it can be Read more...
At one of my earliest recording sessions, I tried to describe a sound I was going for: ”Dark, but not muddy; mid-heavy but not crowded, and with enough high end to peak out, but not so much so that it sounds super modern.”
My engineer at the time, SonicScoop’s own Read more...
One of the biggest challenges that professional audio engineers have to deal with today is the actual work environment.
Newly-available technology and shrinking budgets mean that records are often made on the fly and in less than ideal conditions. However, artists and labels still demand no less than absolutely professional Read more...
A guitar player doesn’t have to be a storied virtuoso to deliver a great tone that countless musicians and fans seek to emulate—or to simply keep in their ears as an extremely useful reference point when they’re in the studio.
For a huge number of younger rock musicians and fans, Read more...
