[Michael Duncan interviews Jeff Juliano, who has worked with artists including Train, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, O.A.R., Lifehouse, Shinedown, Satellite, Paramore, Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots, Miley Cyrus, Bruce Hornsby, and more.]
For over a decade, Jeff Juliano has been mixing up a storm in a very unexpected place Read more...
The world of pro audio plugins is an ever-expanding marketplace. New products arrive almost every day it seems, fighting for our attention and our dollars.
When it comes to the tools we use day in and day out, there are a select few companies whose products are universally trusted within Read more...
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog with an in-depth look at setting your compressors’ attack and release controls.
Master this essential and skill, and dramatically improve your ability to hear these kinds of changes with confidence.
First, learn what to listen for, and then, try a few Read more...
Thomas Alva Edison’s tinfoil phonograph? Nope. The player piano? Guess again:
If you want to find history’s first-ever instance of mechanical music reproduction, you need to travel waaaaaaaaaaay back in time – to the 9th Century. That’s when an inventive pair of siblings named the Banū Mūsā brothers created the Read more...
Leslie speakers have a special place in the heart of many studio owners and musicians. Upon entering a studio equipped with one of these coveted rotating speaker cabinets, eyes will light up at the possibilities of running keyboards, guitars, and even vocals through it.
Sometimes these special wooden boxes hide Read more...
In Part 2 of our interview, David talks to Justin Frankel, creator of the Reaper, about new features in Reaper 5 and what makes Reaper different from other DAWs.
Legendary indie rock producer John Agnello looks back on mixing 3 Shots, a recently-released album by Brooklyn-based indie Americana band, Hollis Brown.
Agnello is probably best known for his work with artists like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Screaming Trees, Buffalo Tom, Nada Surf, The Breeders and Kurt Vile. Hollis Brown Read more...
Meet Mike Kuz, who’s been Head Mixing Engineer for the New York City studio SweetSounds since Spring of this year.
With recent collaborations including Slaughterhouse, Walé, OnCue, Common, Smoke DZA, Slim Dollas, the I.S.A. and more, Kuz’ star as a producer and mixer is on the rise. What’s been guiding Read more...
Last month, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx released the bx_opto compressor and the bx_opto Pedal—the latter of which is essentially a “diet” version of its big brother. These new plugins are based on traditional optical compressor designs, but with some new tricks that make them extremely versatile.
In an age of Read more...
This week we had the privilege of sitting down with the creator of Reaper, Justin Frankel. The latest version of his company’s flexible and cost-effective DAW comes out tomorrow, August 12th.
We talked to Justin about how Reaper got started, how it’s different, and what we can expect in Reaper Read more...
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