Ambitious in Austin.
No, that’s not a southern sequel to Sleepless in Seattle. It’s what’s going on all over the capital of the Lone Star State. There are new recording angles abounding here, in one of America’s most vibrant cultural cities. Its musical chops reverberate back to raucous beer halls Read more...
We are proud to begin re-posting some of the greatest hits from Trust Me, I’m a Scientist right here on SonicScoop for posterity. This story was originally published in TMIAS on February 4, 2013.
One of the most hotly—and perhaps unnecessarily—debated topics in the world of audio is the one Read more...
Tips for tracking dynamite drums await in Part II of Brian Speaker’s interview with musician, producer, engineer, and punk rock legend Massimiliano “Mass” Giorgini.
Read on, as Mass [Screeching Weasel, Squirt Gun, Anti-Flag, Rise Against, Alkaline Trio] will make your drunk tracking and mixing skills mas better! (And don’t miss Read more...
Thanks to our sponsors at iZotope, we get to bring you some key highlights from Ariel Borujow‘s powerhouse of a MixCon presentation, in which he walks us through a real working EDM mix.
A master engineer who has worked with artists including Notorious B.I.G., Chromeo, Madonna, Puff Daddy, Chiddy Bang, Read more...
If you ever have the good fortune to be a nominee or a performer at the GRAMMY Awards, chances are it will stand as one of the biggest nights of your career.
With over eighteen thousand in attendance at Los Angeles’ Staples Center (plus nearly thirty million peering in from Read more...
It took all of five minutes for me to realize that with this transient shaping plug-in I could rule the world.
elysia’s nvelope from Plugin Alliance is a very powerful tool, allowing you to go as far as removing all ambience from a track, should the mood strike you.
At Read more...
As practitioners of sound, there is a phenomenon that plagues us all at one point or another in our careers: GAS.
No, I’m not referring to that feeling of discomfort that comes after consuming too many legumes. I’m talking about Gear Acquisition Syndrome.
This familiar complex, which fuels our unquenchable Read more...
SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti sits down with Chris Zane, producer/engineer for The Walkmen, Passion Pit, Asobi Seksu, St. Lucia, Ambulance LTD, Tokyo Police Club, Nelly Furtado, and many more.
In this part of their interview series with B&H they talk best strategies for tracking and mixing drums and guitar. Stay Read more...
Ready to change your space? Grammy-nominated producer, (re-)mixer, bassist and composer Ben Rubin (aka Benny Cha Cha) certainly was at the beginning of 2015, with just one issue – he didn’t have an unlimited budget to overhaul his studio.
Trying to buy that magic plugin or piece of hardware would Read more...
I’ll start with the cliché — “you’ll have to pry these out of my dead hands” — first. I love them.
I started using ADAM‘s original S3A monitors shortly after they came out. I remember seeing, or rather hearing them at AES one year, and quickly deciding they were right Read more...
