His name was Jazz – literally.
Rudy Van Gelder passed away on August 25 at his home in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, at age 91. It would be hard to name an audio engineer who was more closely associated with the genre they excelled in than Van Gelder. Over the many Read more...
If there’s one thing Producer/Engineer Matty Amendola loves more than teaching audio on camera, it’s making music in the studio.
Lucky for us all, the prolific founder of Brooklyn’s 825 Studios – and its sister label 825 Records – doesn’t have to choose. Once again, he’s put it all together Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, September 4th, 2012.
Among self-financed musicians, pre-production is arguably the most neglected step of the recording process.
This is especially regrettable because pre-production is perhaps the least expensive part of the process, and the one that offers the greatest return Read more...
New technology for making guitars and basses has turned the luthier’s job into as much of a science as an art form.
Thanks to the advent of advanced “CNC machines” that now aid major guitar makers in some of their most difficult and time-consuming tasks, the fretted instrument market has Read more...
What’s your preferred mic technique for recording acoustic guitars?
If you’re anything like most engineers, your answer may vary a bit depending on the arrangement, the purpose, the guitar player, the instrument and the song, but there are really just two or three commonly-used approaches that crop up again and Read more...
For even more on mastering, try the new full-length course from SonicScoop Editor Justin Colletti, Mastering Demystified.
Take a mastering man out of the big city, and what happens? He raises his game yet again.
After decades of working his magic in Gotham a.k.a. New York City, audio icon Vlado Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, August 5th, 2013.
In January of 2011, singer/songwriter Gabriel Mintz performed at a popular Seattle music venue. At the end of the night, the venue gave Mintz a printout of incomes and expenses associated with the show.
The gross revenue Read more...
Even if the name Diego Stocco doesn’t ring a bell, chances are that you know his work.
If you have ever used Spectrasonics’ instruments like Omnisphere, Atmosphere, Stylus or RMX, you’ve likely been working with some of his creations, as Stocco serves as one of their principal sound designers and Read more...
Saturday, August 20th, 2016 marked the 3rd Annual Pensado Awards, the second of which I’ve had the pleasure of attending for SonicScoop.
This year started off with a pre-ceremony VIP soiree held in the “Main Street” area of Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, under a setting California sun. Upon Read more...
Here was a mix project that Ryan Kelly could really get excited about.
This is one multitasking engineer, whose remarkably diverse credits range from Beyoncé, Matisyahu, Nico Muhly, Opeth, Slash, Valgeir Sigurðsson, and Tom Morello to film scores like Elliot Goldenthal’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and touring the world live Read more...
