To many of us, the stereo bus compressor has become an important, if not indispensable tool in our mixing workflow. It’s almost as if we can’t truly “complete” a mix until we’ve applied the magic dust that our favorite comp seems to impart.
I am as guilty as any of Read more...
Note: This review focuses on the FaderPort 8 in use with Pro Tools, which is the most popular DAW among SonicScoop readers, rather than with the native (and also capable) StudioOne software.
In today’s recording environment, a computer is the centerpiece of the studio. It is the focal point, the Read more...
We are proud to announce our latest annual MixCon event, and 2017’s is set to be the biggest and best one yet!
We’re going to be in the Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center this year: A larger venue than ever, with better sound, better lighting, better projection, and get Read more...
Music.
With so many expressions available to Andy Summers, that’s the one he puts first. But it can’t be an easy selection process, when this renaissance man has so many talents to choose from: literary (his memoir One Train Later is an addictive read), photographic (Leica just created a signature Read more...
We’ve all made mistakes. Missed punch ins, bad edits, a vocal tuning glitch. If you’re like me, then you’ve probably painstakingly edited and reedited a track once, twice or a hundred times because something wasn’t just right.
Well, as a reminder of the futility in perfectionism, here’s a list Read more...
Back in 2012, Dinesh Boaz, founder of the SoHo recording studio SweetSounds, freely acknowledged his gamble by opening the two-room facility. “I feel like when you take a chance, people want to come along and be a part of the collaboration,” he said at the time.
Five years later, Boaz Read more...
Tracktion’s BioTek 1.5 is full of promise and innovation, allowing you to blend sounds of urban infrastructure, suburban rhythms, and pastoral textures for a unique take on synthesis.
Wolfram Franke and Taiho Yamada are responsible for this synth and its sound design features, while composer Mike Wall is responsible for Read more...
As music evolves, reference tracks do too.
Everybody in music production knows that reference tracks are an essential tool for getting ears oriented within a critical listening environment. While some songs will never go out of style, new ones must constantly enter the canon to account for changing consumer tastes. Read more...
Silas Brown grew up in “the middle of nowhere,” as he likes to put it.
His parents were artists and the family scraped by with little to no money. Thankfully, you don’t need to be wealthy to fall in love with music. First finding solace in his piano lessons, he Read more...
All artforms have their elitists, and music is certainly no exception.
Elitism in music production extends beyond the dictates of the listeners, to the writers, creators, technicians and even the tools they use to create.
For many of those behind the scenes, all the honor and prestige is in adhering Read more...
