This is a guest post by Ryan Schwabe. For even more on mastering, try SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti’s new full-length course, Mastering Demystified.
As an artist, producing or engineering your own music can feel very liberating. It allows you to craft a unique sonic signature for your record without relying Read more...
My great grandmother used to roast her own coffee beans in the oven, on a small farm in northern Iceland.
I have a feeling this coffee obsession was passed on to me, from both my grandparents and parents. There was coffee at breakfast and lunch, mid-day at 4pm, after dinner Read more...
New to Universal Audio‘s growing lineup of compressor emulations is the venerable SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor Collection.
One of the most famous bus compressors of all time, the 4000 G has arguably been put across the stereo bus of more records than any other.
It’s also possible that Read more...
Ken Andrews has always had his own way of doing things.
His distinctive sound started reaching a wide audience when he founded Failure, an inimitable band whose albums like Fantastic Planet and Heart Is a Monster have gathered up a dedicated following for their grit, artistry and intellect. While that Read more...
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably long dreamed of having a career in music. The bright lights. The screaming fans. The fortune. The fame. The paperwork…
Yeah, no one ever talks about that last part.
There’s a lot of administrative work that goes into monetizing music at a large scale. Read more...
2018: hot on the heels of what was yet another year on the rise for podcasting.
The latest numbers for 2017, culled by Edison Research, shows that 112 million Americans have listened to a podcast, up 11% from 2016. And there are many happy returns: 67 million Americans are listening Read more...
Since the 1990s, BAE Audio has made a name for itself by putting out new equipment based on much-beloved vintage audio gear.
Many of us have become familiar with their hand-wired preamps, but more recently, they have leaped headfirst into the burgeoning market of 500-series compressors.
One of their newest Read more...
What is the 80/20 rule? It’s your key to “Tremendous power to become faster and more effective.” Not just in audio, but life.
Kick off 2018 RIGHT! Justin Colletti’s classic column, if you haven’t read it before, read it again right here: “The Myth of a Thousand Little Choices (The Read more...
2017 has been another big year for SonicScoop. Thank you for being part of it! During the year, our site averaged close to 200,000 page views a month by up to 90,000 unique monthly readers.
But that’s not all: Our expanded content network, including sites like The Pro Audio Files Read more...
Feeling ambivalent about ambisonics? Insecure about immersive audio?
Audio professionals who haven’t dipped their toes into 3D sound should consider getting started. Virtual reality (VR) experiences, video games and soundstages are putting together microphones, headsets and speakers to achieve increasingly realistic results. And the economic impact is on the way: Read more...
