In part two of this new three-part series, Justin Colletti of Sonic Scoop sits down with multi-platinum-selling engineer Bob Mallory to outline some best practices for monitoring in the home studio, including speaker selection and placement, plus headphones for mixing, tracking and more.
Check out part one on improving your Read more...
Waves is now shipping the Smack Attack transient shaper plugin.
The Waves Smack Attack plugin adds smack and bite to drums, loops, synth hits and all percussive sounds by designing the level, shape and duration of their transients’ attack and sustain — from surgical tweaks to savage effects. You can Read more...
Audio engineers are usually familiar with the current trendy headphone brands of choice, but every so often a company will come along with a surprising new offering.
Samson might not be the first name you think of when it comes to studio headphones, but their latest design is worth considering. Read more...
Gary Boss of Audio-Technica stops by MixCon to give SonicScoop’s David Weiss a tour of the AT line of mics and headphones, and provide some sage some advice on the best ways to demo mics for yourself.
He also gives a useful primer on the benefits and tradeoffs between of Read more...
I’ve found a magic way to make people raise their eyebrows: tell them that you just listened to a pair of headphones that cost $60,000.
I noticed that response again and again after informing people that I’d just heard Orpheus. If that name sounds familiar to you, then you know Read more...
