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...
Ambitious in Austin.
No, that’s not a southern sequel to Sleepless in Seattle. It’s what’s going on all over the capital of the Lone Star State. There are new recording angles abounding here, in one of America’s most vibrant cultural cities. Its musical chops reverberate back to raucous beer halls Read more...
We are proud to begin re-posting some of the greatest hits from Trust Me, I’m a Scientist right here on SonicScoop for posterity. This story was originally published in TMIAS on February 4, 2013.
One of the most hotly—and perhaps unnecessarily—debated topics in the world of audio is the one Read more...
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