Our new full-length “Mixing Breakthroughs” course with SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is getting rave reviews, but you’re not able to buy it right now, Justin’s still got some great free videos for you:
For the rest of this month, we’re going to post some of Justin’s best free music production Read more...
Room acoustics can be a pain in the you-know-what.
You’ve got to pay attention to them if you want your mixes to sound great. But taming them often seems like a black art.
Sure—there’s lots of information about acoustics scattered across the internet. But most of it is misguided, impractical, Read more...
I would suspect that all of us have been to a concert and have experienced less-than-stellar sound.
I know that this happens quite a bit because concertgoers are quick to point it out:
“Dude! Did you go to the show?”
“Yeah, it was killer but it sounded awful. The sound Read more...
The new LYD range of monitors is the latest offering from Danish loudspeaker manufacturer, Dynaudio.
The LYD family follows in the footsteps of the acclaimed BM mkIII series in form and function. However, enough changes have been implemented outside of its attractive new aesthetic design for this speaker line to Read more...
Let’s look on the bright side: Advertising agencies have more music options than ever before.
At the ready to match sound to their picture are an ever-increasing array of composers, music houses and production music libraries, not to mention synch-ready publishers and labels, clamoring to meet their needs.
The flipside Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist October 7th, 2013
When I was just above child-age, and not at all close to being a prodigious musician, stories of musical child prodigies seemed to pop up like clockwork.
There I would be: 12 years old, just having finished Read more...
This week, our new full-length “Mixing Breakthroughs” course with SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti celebrates its 2-month anniversary.
We’ve been getting some tremendous feedback on Justin’s new course so far, with satisfied users calling it “perfectly explained”, “full of precious information”, and complimenting Justin for his “great, honest and Read more...
Want to save yourself some money, have the satisfaction of knowing exactly how good your cables really are, and have some fun too? If you enjoy DIY projects, you can easily build and troubleshoot audio cables for yourself. The process is relatively simple, requires no expensive tools, employs easy-to-acquire soldering Read more...
Today, being productive is imperative. Fortunately, it is also easily doable, with the proper planning and the right tools. Batch processing, automation and accessible recall are all extremely important and can save you a lot of time and headaches.
But after working in the audio industry over the past few Read more...
Back in 1977, David Bowie was recording the lead vocal for the title track of his Heroes album in Berlin’s massive Hansa Studios. Producer Tony Visconti had one unused track left on the tape machine, and was looking to create a unique sound and reverb for Bowie’s vocal. But Visconti Read more...
