You may remember last year’s MixCon. Over 1,250 of you signed up for a series of live mix walkthroughs with some amazing, platinum-selling and GRAMMY-Award-winning mixers including Kevin Killen, Marc McClusky, Ariel Borujow and more.
Tens of thousands more of you joined us online for the video Read more...
We just flew back from AES and boy are our ears tired!
OK, that was terrible. You know what’s not terrible though? All the awesome new gear we saw at the 2016 convention.
This year’s AES convention in LA was a bit sleepier than some, with seemingly reduced foot traffic Read more...
The 141st AES convention AKA AES Los Angeles 2016 is officially a wrap. What did we learn from this year’s annual Gathering of the Gearheads?
If ye seek technological evolution, it was there on display. Hardware manufacturers and software developers continue to move steadily forward, with new additions or updated Read more...
Those of you lucky enough to know what a Jensen Twin Servo 990 or John Hardy preamp sounds like will probably be very exited to hear about the new Twin Servo 500 series microphone preamp from Radial.
My first encounter with the original Jensen Twin Servo 990 was back at Read more...
You only get one set of ears to last you through your whole lifetime, so when your income depends on keeping them in good shape, protection is key.
One of the most crucial components in the process of taking care of your ears—arguably your most important professional asset—is to have Read more...
Two years ago, the annual Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) returned to its proper California home of Los Angeles. After that warmup, expect the 141st AES to hit the ground running in the City of the Angels.
The show will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 Figueroa Read more...
SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is back once again for the third and final installment in his vocal mixing masterclass.
In this episode of our video tutorial series with B&H, Justin fires up the rig at Joe Lambert Mastering and pulls up a multi-track of the song “Heroes” by AMFM to Read more...
“It is always darkest just before the day dawneth.” – Thomas Fuller
Things were not going so well for Rob Kolar, not so long ago. The multi-instrumentalist producer/composer’s hand had been badly mangled, and his bank account was dead in the red. Morale, as you might expect, was at an Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, September 3, 2013.
Earlier this month, we’ve looked at why deliberate practice is one of the most important activities for becoming successful in your field. It’s the only kind of activity that’s been shown—over decades of research—to make you dramatically Read more...
RTW, an audio company based in Cologne, Germany, has been designing and manufacturing broadcast-quality metering tools and other devices since 1965.
This year, two new software releases from RTW bring the most essential instruments from their premium series of hardware meters to an new affordable price point with their Masterclass Read more...
