Keeping secrets just doesn’t work for Larrance “Rance” Dopson. As the CEO and co-founder of the LA-based production collective 1500 or Nothin’, it would make perfect sense for him to keep it all close to the vest.
After all, his tricks of the trade are quite valuable, seeing as how Read more...
This is a guest post by Wessel Oltheten, a producer, engineer and author of the new book Mixing with Impact.
I recently took part in a blind comparison between the work done by various human mastering engineers and a popular ”artificial intelligence based” algorithm.
While the algorithm did a Read more...
If the hard drive of your studio computer fails right now, how long would it take you to be up and running again?
If the answer is any longer than 10 minutes, then you are losing money. As we all know, it is not a matter of “if” a hard Read more...
There’s no doubt that there is a huge market for plugin emulations of classic hardware. Music makers of all kinds often aim to capture the sonic footprint of their favorite vintage gear, without having to break the bank to get there.
Brainworx, distributed by Plugin Alliance, is already well-known for Read more...
What’s better than having a front row seat to music history?
Michael Friedman knows: Being fully embedded in the action is the next level. As part of the legendary manager Albert Grossman’s ABGM firm in the late 1960’s and early ‘70’s, Friedman was in the thick of things with many Read more...
Once upon a time, I only used meters to make sure I wasn’t clipping. Not in the red? Okay, I’m good.
As my audio career progressed however, I started to see the benefits of using meters as a visual aid when you can’t always trust your ears.
While meters might Read more...
Many large and well-established studios throughout history have become renowned for the sounds they have been able to achieve. While the engineers, the equipment, and even luck, all play a role, there is one other factor that is almost always present.
One of the main reasons for the unique sound Read more...
Here at SonicScoop, we run gear reviews every single Tuesday. That’s about 52 of them a year, practically without fail.
More recently, due to great popular demand, we’ve also started considerably ramping up the number of gear roundups and shootouts we run.
(Incidentally, if you’re a working professional in the Read more...
Ready for some southern hospitality? If so, then set your coordinates and get in the car — only you want have to go as far as you might think.
To arrive at a unique audio location, let your down-under sojourn take you to Fenix Studios, in Charleston, Staten Island, just Read more...
Nobody really loves paying taxes. It’s not hard to understand why.
Even if you like some of the things you get in return for your tax payments, they are different from almost every other area of your life in that you don’t get too much choice in just how much Read more...
