Precocious, prolific, and ultimately imprisoned, producer Phil Spector died on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the age of 81.
Spector passed away in a California prison, living out his sentence after his 2009 conviction for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.
A producer, musician, and songwriter, Spector became renowned for his dense, Read more...
Should you be running your effects in pre-fader or post-fader mode? Are there reasons to do one over the other? How about putting your effects right on the inserts? Justin Colletti gives you the best practices.
Thanks to Soundtoys and Focusrite for sponsoring this episode. Remember to subscribe on Spotify, Read more...
One of the most recognizable symbols of the Los Angeles music industry, the 13-story Capitol Records Building, has turned off the lights on a prominent department: The Capitol Studios mastering division. Alongside mastering, Capitol Studios has also closed its tape restoration department.
With the department closings also come layoffs and Read more...
There was only one good thing about 2020, at least for me: SPL didn’t put a hard time limit on how long I could use their PASSEQ before I had to send it back. This worked out to our mutual benefit. The more time I had with the EQ, the Read more...
In this mix walkthrough, Maria Elisa Ayerbe, a 4x GRAMMY-nominated engineer and mixer, shares how to mix vocals with some of her favorite vocal mixing techniques, thanks to Soundtoys.
Check out anything Soundtoys makes for free for 30 days at soundtoys.com. And be sure to catch their winter sale which Read more...
What kinds of files should you be sending to your mastering engineer? Should you be leaving your buss processing on or off? How loud should your mixes be?
I answer all this and more, in detail, in today’s episode. Short written versions of the answers can also be found below Read more...
Actions speak loud in the audio world. Over the course of the last year, you spoke loud and clear to SonicScoop by collectively selecting your favorite articles of 2020.
It was a wholly unexpected year, and you responded by amping up your sonic knowhow in all directions. Mixing, mastering, software, Read more...
That elusive next level. Sometimes we get there gradually, other times it arrives with a jolt.
For Jarika Johnson, the experience of levelling up has been a hybrid of those two possibilities. In May, 2019 she fused her dual loves of podcasting and travel to launch Blackpacking, a podcast that Read more...
When it comes to your work in the studio or in music, do you approach it like a job, or like a business? What’s the difference? And why can treating your studio work like a business, rather than like a “job”, be both more fun and more fruitful? Justin Colletti Read more...
In today’s video, Justin Colletti takes a closer look at the OC-818 from Austrian Audio, a dual capsule microphone based on the classic 414 and CK12 designs, with some amazing features.
Not only is this arguably the best sounding version of the 414 style of microphone being made to today, Read more...
