DAWs have come a long way in recent years, and the included plugins that come with them rival after-market commercial options in many cases. However, your DAW’s standard EQs, compressors, and extra goodies may not always make the cut for intense audio work. Even now, there are some things that Read more...
Casual music fans, some musicians—even some producers themselves—struggle with defining the word “producer”. It’s never the same job twice. The goals, the methods, the circumstances, the talent required or brought to bear is different every time.
To deal with this, we often rely on anecdotes and stereotypes: A producer is Read more...
iZotope is an undisputed champion of creative audio tools for music and post-production. Their products allow users of every skill level to tackle the most challenging sonic obstacles with relative ease and speed, and always produce spectacular-sounding results.
I’ve written extensively in the past about many of iZotope’s offerings. Today, Read more...
What’s the difference between a personal studio and a commercial recording facility?
While both may be capable of creating a hit single, the engineering expertise and equipment choices are two of the key differentiators at a studio for hire. Both attributes were fully on display during the recording sessions for Read more...
You’ve been glued to your computer monitor for 12 hours. You’re about to pass out on your MIDI keyboard. And the mix? It sounds killer.
But before you click “Bounce To Disk” for the last time… You hop in your ‘04 Honda Civic, plug the aux cable into your iPhone, Read more...
After years of making saturation-based audio gear, Peterson Goodwyn’s DIY Recording Equipment—or DIYRE—has just released their first foray into the world of equalization.
The EQP5 is a collaboration between DIYRE and JC DIY, which is Rascal Audio founder Joel Cameron’s brand.
As the name implies, this EQ is based on Read more...
The third annual edition of MixCon, presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine, was by far the biggest one yet, taking over the famed Manhattan Center in midtown on July 8th-9th.
Audio obsessives came from all over the globe to interact with top mixers as they shared their mixing techniques, Read more...
Towering 9,718 feet above sea level, the Zugspitze stands as the highest mountain in the Bavarian Alps, and indeed all of Germany. Peering down from its peak, you just might locate a new studio whose ambitions reach the same lofty heights as this scenic summit.
That creative space is RedBoxx Read more...
MixCon 2017 is coming on July 8-9, at the Manhattan Center in NYC: Five in-depth Mix Walkthroughs by elite mixers – presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine.
On Sunday at 6 PM, MixCon will feature “Improve Your Mix Room!” Led by SonicScoop Founder/Editor David Weiss, this productive session will Read more...
Raise your hand if you have a myriad of music apps on either your phone or your tablet.
Perhaps after downloading, you were super-excited to use them, and imagined just how much great music you could make with them… and then, for one reason or another, that just didn’t happen. Read more...
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