Close your eyes and think about the last time you were at a gig. How did it sound? The band is rocking out on stage, your friends are talking in a group over to your left, a busboy says “excuse me” as he slides past your right shoulder, and the Read more...
SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is back on video again with an in-depth tutorial on parallel compression and the classic “New York Compression” technique, thanks to a partnership with B&H Pro Audio.
(Also check out Part 2 on Sidechain Compression, and Part 3 on Serial Compression.)
This is the first installment Read more...
In a small town in middle America is an intimate recording studio that has been a cornerstone in the Punk Rock history books. Sonic Iguana is run by musician, producer, engineer, Massimiliano “Mass” Giorgini.
Girorgini began as a musician and a student, with an interest in recording. He was mentored Read more...
The post-NAMM hangover is hitting some harder than others, as Avid employees this week were forced to endure more pain.
Anxiety about the company’s long-term viability and customer commitment is swirling anew, with word quickly spreading on Wednesday about a fresh round of firings at the company. According to an Read more...
Taking up the entirety of the 813,607 square foot exhibition space in Anaheim Convention Center (and then some) Winter NAMM 2016 sits like a testament to thousands of years of progress in musical tools and technology, on display in hall after massive hall, row after row after row.
SonicScoop can’t Read more...
“Modding” gear has been a pretty common practice throughout the years, and many engineers have sent out some of their gear to experts who replace components with the aim of increasing performance.
But the folks at Microphone-Parts.com have a different model: They send you the parts and let you do Read more...
As great as they may be with music theory, recording techniques and post-production, when it comes to the music business and licensing, many audio professionals find themselves in the dark about what it really takes to survive and thrive in the 21st century.
While a little bit of guesswork and Read more...
Thanks to our sponsors at Soundtoys, we get to bring you some key highlights from Marc McClusky‘s unforgettable MixCon presentation, in which he walks us through a real working mix for Motion City Soundtrack.
Marc shows us his overhead treatments, his methods for tasteful and organic sample augmentation, his approach Read more...
“Detailed listening skills” – how many projects do you have that test yours?
Audio engineer Justin Lieberman just had one at San Francisco’s Studio Trilogy, while recording the debut album A Dué Celli (visit the link for audio examples) by the duo of Meta Weiss and David Requiro. The record Read more...
Avid’s Pro Tools has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years. Version 11 brought a completely re-written app with a 64-bit architecture, possibly the biggest step forward for the gold standard of DAWs since its inception. Now, Pro Tools is back with version 12 and there is Read more...
![Marc McClusky on Mixing Drums [MixCon VIDEO]](https://www.sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mcmcluskyscreencap1.jpg)
