SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is back one final time with with Chris Zane, producer/engineer for The Walkmen, Passion Pit, Asobi Seksu, St. Lucia, Ambulance LTD, Tokyo Police Club, Nelly Furtado, and many more.
In this part of their interview series with B&H they nerd out hard and talk gear. The Read more...
As a producer, mixer, and audio engineer, Sean Beavan has worked with Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, and No Doubt. He uses distressed gear, sampling, and innovative recording techniques to create sounds that haven’t been heard before.
Although Beaven’s work has predominantly been in metal and Read more...
Making a unified whole from the sum of its parts – that’s the challenge of audio post for indie film.
Ian Stynes was up to that task, mixing the critically praised 2016 release “Lovesong” at NYC’s Great City Post. Directed by So Yong Kim, the movie tells the tale of Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on March 4th 2013.
Having lived in South Africa for a couple of years as a teenager, my memory of mid-90s culture can diverge wildly from that of my friends.
Thanks to a steady diet of the European versions of Read more...
SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is back once again with with Chris Zane, producer/engineer for The Walkmen, Passion Pit, Asobi Seksu, St. Lucia, Ambulance LTD, Tokyo Police Club, Nelly Furtado, and many more.
In this part of their interview series with B&H they dive deep into what it means to mix Read more...
Can iZotope’s Ozone replace the warmth and life of analog mastering hardware? In the past, it never even tried to, instead offering a decidedly next-generation take on the mastering engineer’s toolkit. But with Ozone 7, iZotope has added emulations of some very classic hardware to go along with the more Read more...
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...
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