In this article, I’m going to show you how to nail the most important step in mixing. If you want high-quality mixes, getting the volume balance right (also known as the “static mix”) is crucial.
The static mix is where you set the volume and panning of the instruments. All Read more...
Chain Shaper by Tech Noir is an audio triggered, multi-band sidechain utility that is designed for extreme accuracy.
This Max for Live device, made specifically for Ableton Live, is already being used by many producers like Kill the Noise, Mat Zo, Wuki, Willy Joy, 12th Planet, and Dillon Francis. Using Read more...
Cruising down the side streets of Los Angeles, you can expect to drive by the inevitable “Flats Fixed” operation. If you peer between the signs, however, you just may find a less typical type of maintenance available: “Song Repair.”
The proprietor of that hard-working shop? None other than super duper Read more...
The top educational production resources, from around the web, were publishing content in full force this week; there’s tons up material to catch up on. This Outside Scoop features gear roundups, mixing and mastering tutorials, and production walkthroughs. Learn how to write a Billie Eilish style track, collaborate with other Read more...
Taxes? Yes, taxes. SonicScoop’s Justin Colletti can make even this topic fun, interesting and useful!
If you’re in business for yourself as a producer, engineer or musician, taxes are a big and unavoidable part of your business. And if you’re not doing them right, it could be needlessly costing you Read more...
One of the easiest sounds to make on a synthesizer is a pad, and pretty much every hardware and plug-in synthesizer that has presets has at least a handful of decent stock pad sounds immediately available.
Even if you’re using a totally manual analog polysynth with no presets at all, Read more...
Noise reduction is a subtractive art. In the right hands, it can be used like a scalpel that leaves no scars, but in the wrong hands, and used to excess, it can be more like a machete.
When cleaning up a signal, I start with the thing that is least Read more...
The Hit Factory, 1981. I am newly hired as a receptionist. Yoko Ono is in one room recording Season of Glass; members from Blondie and The Clash cross paths and intermingle with one another in a conspiracy of musicians in front of my desk. I try not to let the Read more...
The first annual Synthplex festival, celebrating all things synth, debuted in Burbank, CA from March 28-31. SonicScoop’s Matthew Wang was on the scene:
Considering this was the first Synthplex, it ended up being quite an amazing event with a varied list of highly engaging speakers and panels. The festival had Read more...
This was quite the week for unique audio-related articles and videos. There was a large assortment of content published, ranging from creating VST synths to designing sounds for video games. If recording, mixing, and mastering are more your thing, there’s something for you in this Outside Scoop as well. Regardless Read more...
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