Many guitar players, especially younger ones, are well-acquainted with Matthew Bellamy and his collection of custom Manson guitars.
But for those of you who have been living in a cave, avoiding new music for the past 20 years, Matt Bellamy is the lead singer, guitarist (and occasionally pianist) of the Read more...
An audio peanut butter cup has arrived in Prospect Heights.
That’s what Figure 8 Recording has with the console combo that leaves everyone satisfied: Neve and SSL. With a Neve 5316 operating upstairs, and an SSL AWS 900 downstairs, purists of every stripe can track, mix and match to their Read more...
This post first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on March 17, 2014.
“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.”
―John Irving
Research shows that developing a skill is nothing like cramming for an exam. Creative ability, like physical strength, is something that develops slowly, almost unconsciously over time, Read more...
While there’s still a lot to love about vintage-style synthesizers like the Minimoog Voyager, Roland Jupiter or Korg MS-20, there is now an undeniable trend toward creative next-generation controllers underway, and it is helping to shape the future of music.
From pad-based interfaces like the Ableton Push 2, to the Read more...
In today’s studios we often have more pitch-shifting, delay and reverb options at our disposal than we know what to do with. I know that some of my many plug-ins may sit unused for months at a time, only to re-emerge in a sudden flash of discovery, prompting me to Read more...
Thanks to our sponsors at Universal Audio, we get to bring you some key highlights from Kevin Killen‘s unforgettable MixCon presentation. In this one he takes us through a real working mix for up-and-coming Austin Texas band, The Vanity.
Kevin starts off by giving us some background on his history Read more...
When to go bicoastal?
For Manhattan Production Music (MPM), that time is now. Based – where else? – in New York City for over 30 years, the company has just Gone Big by establishing an LA office. But establishing a West Coast presence takes more than just setting up a Read more...
This article was first published in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on February 4th, 2014.
“We favor the inclusion of music in the curriculum on an equality with other basic subjects. We believe that with the growing complexity of civilization, more attention must be given to the arts, and Read more...
SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is back once again at Degraw Sound, partnering up with B&H Pro Audio to put some of the most classic condenser mics through some tests on vocals and guitar.
Singer/Songwriter Wes Hutchinson helps provide side-by-side comparisons of the Shure SM7-b, Sennheiser MD421-II, Electro-Voice RE-20, Shure SM57 Read more...
“Ch-ch-Changes/Look out you Rock’n’ rollers.” – David Bowie, “Changes”
As it so often does, change is once again reshaping the New York City recording landscape.
The latest modification to NYC is of the unwelcome variety: The Magic Shop is closing. The SoHo recording studio that opened in 1988 will officially Read more...
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