Many years ago I happened upon a book titled Musical Instruments of The World. It was amazing; thousands of instruments from all over the planet, accompanied by a sentence or two of description and a beautiful little drawing of each.
I spent hours flipping through the pages, soaking in the Read more...
“The quality customers expect from a plugin now is really quite high,” says Matt Ward – and he’s not kidding.
Introduced as CEO of brainworx USA in February, Ward knows exactly what plug-ins mean to pro audio. And he’ll be leading the American expansion of one of the most innovative Read more...
One key to success in the fast-paced world of audio is the ability to adapt. For an artist, producer, engineer or manufacturer, having the ability to go with the flow will make it much easier to garner success.
For engineer Ben Findlay, being prepared for new opportunities and adaptable to Read more...
Few developers can consistently pump out quality product after quality product, but Tone2 seems to be making this a regular habit. The synth developer is constantly carving their own path within synth lore with their new takes on the approach to sound generation.
Even with their simple subtractive freeware synth, Read more...
Ears of experience pay off.
Designers operating at the level of Francis Manzella – Fran to his friends – create world-class sound facilities following decades of hard-won knowhow. But making studios like Manzella’s calls for more than just putting in time. It calls for artistry, intuition, architectural mastery, and an Read more...
The music industry studio scene is the largest sausage party I’ve ever been to. I used to think being “one of the guys” was pretty cool and counted myself lucky to be included in all the inappropriate conversations, which mostly revolved around the objectification of my gender.
But as the Read more...
WHAT, WHY, HOW ??
You might have read my article “Mixing in Headphones” which appeared on sonicscoop.com’s website a couple of years ago. After rather verbosely delving into my reasons for incorporating this approach in my own mix process, I detailed what equipment I used to make this possible and Read more...
For Long Island, this new studio IS a dream come true.
We speak of Dream – Dream Recording Studios, that is. An energetic addition to the South Shore, brings a badly-needed world-class option to the Long Island recording and mixing scene.
Launched this past August in Bellmore, Dream’s design was Read more...
With SXSW kicking off next week, we are finally nearing the end of this epic winter. And looking ahead to the longer days of Spring, we’ve also got our eyes out for an exciting new season of album releases!
First, let’s start with this week which brought: Pharrell Williams’ GIRL Read more...
Red flag, harbinger of far-off things to come, or non-issue?
Last week, Avid created a not-surprising wrinkle in the financial world, when the maker of Pro Tools announced that it had – as expected – been de-listed by NASDAQ and banished to the less prestigious OTC (Over The Counter) stock Read more...
