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...
If you’re a producer or engineer who hasn’t heard about the Novation Launchpad series by now, it’s likely you’ve either been dead, avoiding electronic music production at all costs, or living under a rock. (Or maybe some combination of the above.)
With the release of the latest iterations of these Read more...
Check out our latest video studio tour with Serge Tsai of Platinum Sound in NYC. Serge has worked with artists including Kanye West, Shakira, Bono, Akon, Raekwon, Lil Kim, Lil Wayne, Mick Jagger, Melissa Etheridge, Run DMC and many more.
He tells us about his origins, the studio, and towards Read more...
Milestones are abounding for Oscar Zambrano.
This New York City mastering engineer is smiling because he’s just completed his 100th project of the year in mid-July, a new album for singer-songwriter Jo Kroger. But that’s not the only magic number that’s working for him now.
Zambrano is also hoping that Read more...
Sometimes, the tweak of a single decibel of gain reduction can be the deciding factor in whether or not a mix pops out of the speakers just right.
As mixers, we often find ourselves feeling as if we’re attempting to decode hieroglyphics when an artist uses vague terms like “smoother” Read more...
Is it a nightclub? A lounge? A sushi joint?
A few months ago, passersby on a vibrant stretch of Bedford in South Williamsburg saw an awning go up over 327 Bedford Avenue, and started to wonder exactly what lay just beyond this stylized sign that they couldn’t miss. It reads: Read more...
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog! This time, learn all of what he knows about soundproofing studios and using affordable acoustic treatment options to get the best possible sound out of your room.
Peak limiters have become ubiquitous in music production. With the advent of digital processing, limiters can now “look ahead” and react instantaneously to audio peaks, providing true “brickwall” limiting and ensuring that the signal never gets louder than a predetermined ceiling—something that was impossible to achieve in the analog domain. Read more...
Who’s back in black? Matt Boynton, that’s who.
When last we looked in on this unassumingly driven engineer, he was well on his way in Williamsburg. But the real estate moguls are digging ever deeper into Brooklyn, and his growing Vacation Island operation was sent packing.
But nothing is going Read more...
