Vinyl Archives — SonicScoop

New Gear Alert: Focusrite x Shure Production Bundles, Novation Launchpad Pro x Logic Pro, Sennheiser Vocal Mic & More

November 20th, 2020 by Dan Gluszak

Focusrite and Shure announce Production Bundles.

Shure and Focusrite have partnered up to offer customers multiple bundles featuring their best-selling microphones and interfaces, for a limited time through select US dealers. Singer-songwriters, podcasters, and drummers each get a bundle offering the trusted quality and incredible sound people have come Read more...

Half-Speed Mastering Explained

December 22nd, 2018 by Charles Hoffman

Vinyl is making a comeback, and so is the process known as half-speed mastering. Bobby Owsinski states that “This is where the playback speed of the tape and disk cutting lathe are slowed down by half to cut the lacquer master in order to improve the sound quality. This unusual Read more...

Nashville Event Alert: Marathon Direct-to-Disk Session at Welcome to 1979 10th Birthday Bash

May 12th, 2018 by David Weiss

BBQ and beer would have been plenty to mark their 10th birthday, but Nashville studio Welcome to 1979 is going waaaaaaaaay beyond that.

On June 2, 2018 from 8 PM – midnight in an event that’s free and open to the public, the studio is hosting their 10-Year Anniversary party Read more...

Now Cutting Vinyl in NYC: Alex Abrash Mastering Adds Neumann VMS-66 Lathe

May 15th, 2014 by David Weiss

A Neumann VMS-66 disc mastering lathe has just been added to New York City.

This pristine machine is in residence at Alex Abrash Mastering in the Long Island hamlet of Plainview, NY. AA Mastering will now be cutting vinyl at their facility, equipped with the VMS-66 lathe, Neumann VG-66 electronics, Read more...

Vinyl Hits a Ten Year High – But Why?

January 30th, 2014 by Jane McInness

British Phonographic Industry figures from 2013 suggest vinyl sales, while still relatively humble compared to CDs and downloads, have reached a ten-year high. The BPI data shows some 550,000 LPs were sold in 2013, accounting for 0.7% of all albums sold.

“We’re witnessing a renaissance for records,” the BPI’s chief Read more...

Posts Tagged ‘Vinyl’

New Gear Alert: Focusrite x Shure Production Bundles, Novation Launchpad Pro x Logic Pro, Sennheiser Vocal Mic & More

Half-Speed Mastering Explained

Nashville Event Alert: Marathon Direct-to-Disk Session at Welcome to 1979 10th Birthday Bash

Now Cutting Vinyl in NYC: Alex Abrash Mastering Adds Neumann VMS-66 Lathe

Vinyl Hits a Ten Year High – But Why?