Ready to get the picture? This new recorder goes with a DSLR camera like a peanut butter and chocolate converge in a Reese’s.
Tascam’s DR-700 covers a wide array of production uses where compact recording is essential. Built in features include tripod mounts on top and bottom of the unit, … Read More
The newly available licensing plan for Pro Tools users is all about the long view.
Pro Tools gets future-proofed with the newly available licensing plan.
It’s complicated, and some of the details that Avid announced to the press yesterday are backdated, so this is one of those times where we’ll … Read More
A handful of documentaries released since the turn of the new century, from 2002’s Standing In the Shadows of Motown to 2013’s Muscle Shoals, have helped us put names and faces to the backing musicians that brought some of our favorite recordings to life. It can be surprising to learn … Read More
“Glyn Johns was there.” – Sir Paul McCartney
All along, Glyn Johns has been contemplating this book tour.
That only begins to tell the story of how important this engineer’s engineer is to recorded music. Imagine if your audio resume included The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, … Read More
Catering to the growing ProTools 11 community, SSL is now offering their Duende plug-in collection in AAX Native 64-bit format. Users can celebrate with an intro price until November 25th
The Duende Native collection from SSL.
The Duende plug-in collection includes:
EQ & Dynamics Channel Stereo Bus Compressor Drumstrip and… Read MoreDreamin’ California? If so, Orange County is coming on strong.
Some interesting action is unfolding there, with a fresh wave of studios coming online in a market they see as overtalented and underserved. The latest is ReAmp Recording Studios, which is making a big statement about the region with … Read More
500 x 4 really adds up.
Slate Digital has an attractive equation for engineers, producers, and mixers with the Virtual Mix Rack, a modular plugin system that brings a virtual 500 series straight into the DAW.
The VMR is starting off with four tasty and authentic emulations of classic … Read More
What is the Proximity Effect?
The proximity effect describes how bass frequencies build up when a microphone is brought very close to a sound source. This effect frequently occurs when a vocalist moves around a lot while singing, varying their distance from the microphone diaphragm from phrase to phrase, or … Read More
Surround sound is becoming more ubiquitous than ever, but when it comes to music, stereo is still king. While up to 40% of American households now have surround sound systems, the penetration of stereo is high enough to consider it 100% for all practical purposes—once you take into account all … Read More
Console 1 is Softube’s solution for closing the analog console-DAW gap. Their system allows users to mix audio with their hardware interface that resembles a horizontally layered channel strip. The Console 1 ships with Solid State Logic’s SL 4000 E model for processing.
SSL XL9000 K-Series is the next available … Read More
Mod extraordinaire Black Lion Audio has announced their B12A MKII single channel mic preamp straight out of Chicago. Their new preamp, like Black Lion’s original B12A, is based on the API 312A but introduces a few additional modifications:
Upgraded Input Transformer Higher Gain Lower Noise Output Transformer Hi-Z… Read MoreHe’s not the hardest-working man in music — yet.
But give Matty Amendola time, and the Brooklyn producer/engineer/composer/multi-instrumentalist may yet get a share of that coveted title. There’s nothing musical he won’t do, whether it’s artist development, laying down a killer drum track, or cutting vocals at 3 AM to … Read More
Robin Hood has returned!
The Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects packs 338 GB of sounds on a USB 3.0 hard drive.
There may be no more beautifully benevolent bundle in the world of audio then the Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects. Created specifically for freelance sound designers … Read More
Softube has resurrected an outboard analog filter that was used by a number of iconic artists of the 1990s. The Mutronics Mutator’s unique sound became few and far between when production of a critical component came to a halt.
The Mutronics Mutator is visually modeled after the original outboard gear.… Read More
When Sonnox says “Pro”, they mean it. That’s apparent in the newly launched Pro-Codec Version 3, which the English plugin wizards have just debuted in concert with their friends at Fraunhofer IIS.
The latest edition of their real-time auditioning/mixing tool for online distribution, Pro-Codec Version 3 represents a … Read More
We’d call this a sound choice: The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced that it will honor Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer Skip Lievsay with its 2015 MPSE Career Achievement Award.
Skip Lievsay, one of New York City’s finest, is receiving top honors from the MPSE.
The … Read More
We’ll make this short and sweet – sharp new hardware is on the way from Lindell Audio.
The Swedish creator of inspired gear and plugins announced that the MID-500 EQ, a Pultec MEQ-5 style 500 Series module, is on the way.
One of Lindell’s most requested new products, the … Read More
Reinvention can be a beautiful thing. As the New Year approaches, consider a personal renovation on the level of Wisseloord BV in The Netherlands.
This studio didn’t sit on the laurels it gathered up since its original launch in 1978. A total transformation completed in 2012 has rendered it as … Read More
Mix With The Masters is gearing up for 2015 a touch early, with the announcement of what will be a quickly-sold-out-seminar: multiple-GRAMMY-winning Producer and Mixer Chris Lord-Alge.
CLA is back with MWTM.
CLA (Avril Lavigne, U2, Madonna, James Brown, Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters) is one of SonicScoop’s fave … Read More
Profit from the Prophet! iProphet Version 1.1, that is, Arturia’s iOS soft synth edition of the classic ‘80’s synthesizer.
The new V includes compatibility with iOS 8. The latest version (2.1.5) of the (separately-sold) Audiobus app is also onboard, facilitating next-generation live app-to-app audio routing.
Eye this updated Prophet … Read More
