How do you escape your past? Keep on reinventing the future.
Professor Thomas Dolby knows this as well as anyone. His credentials today reveal a mind that’s been laser-focused — probably even obsessed — with what’s next for audio. Throughout his multi-decade career, Dolby has emerged as pioneer in all Read more...
Spotify is alive and well, showing steady revenue growth over the past year. However, their per-stream payout rate has steadily declined over the same time period.
Wait…what? As the company’s revenue grows, per-stream payout rates should be increasing along with it, right? Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple.
As we’ve Read more...
In our newly-expanded “Outside Scoop” section, we highlight some of the very best posts of the week on audio and music production. This time, a roundup of 3D Audio and virtual reality mics from Peter Kirn.
Microphones have come quite a long way since their inception. First, microphones recorded in Read more...
Whether you call it a bass drum, kick drum, or just “the kick,” this instrument is the anchor of the rhythm section in most styles of popular music.
Since nearly everything else revolves around this central element in some way, the sound of the bass drum can shape a song Read more...
Shortcuts make navigating, organizing, and effecting your sessions dramatically faster and easier, helping to increase your productivity and give you more time to focus on making creative choices.
Ableton Live 10, released earlier this year, added a host of new key commands to make working in Live even faster and Read more...
Designed by the Yamaha Corporation, Vocaloid 5 is a tool for creating digital vocals; it allows you to write melodies using MIDI notes, and then assign lyrics to your MIDI arrangements. These lyrical compositions are then performed by the digital vocalist that you select.
Digital vocalists aren’t an entirely new Read more...
Do people drive technology, or is the other way around?
In the audio realm, the cycle of invention and inspiration is always clearly on display. Engineers and artists develop hardware, software and apps to fulfil creative visions for themselves and others. Real-world uses of these innovations – expected and unexpected Read more...
Join Justin Colletti and David Weiss of SonicScoop as they talk to some of the audio manufacturers and developers who presented at the MixCon gear expo, and hear all about their latest releases and design philosophy.
Watch the full video above, or jump straight to:
-Dan Spacht of Antelope Audio Read more...
Last week, Universal Audio showcased their recently-launched Apollo X range of audio interfaces at the world-renowned AIR Studios, built by the late Sir George Martin, and we were there in London, UK to observe.
Having chosen an environment where quality and smooth operation are second to none, UA set themselves Read more...
The Focusrite Clarett OctoPre is a piece of hardware that adds 8 extra inputs and 8 additional outputs to your existing audio interface over ADAT.
The primary driving factor behind the unit is the 8 clean microphone preamps that are found in Focusrite’s Clarett line of products.
With the ability Read more...
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