Reverb is one of the three most essential tools for an audio professional. Along with EQ and compression, a little dose of the right reverb can transform a dull source into something with life. You can go crazy, creating an infinite soundscape to help round out a pad, or go Read more...
Delay is an often underutilized tool in the audio engineer’s workstation. Sure, many of us may throw it on a vocal or maybe a guitar to add a little depth to the mix, but taking delay far beyond this often pays off in the end.
Today, we’re going to run Read more...
SOYUZ Microphones drops the “The Bomblet” microphone.
With the SU-023 (aka: The Bomblet), SOYUZ has traded their signature cream and brass exterior casing for a combination of polished and brushed aluminum, thus eliminating the need for lacquering and painting. That, along with the use of a circuit board Read more...
Drums are always interesting to mix. Simply bringing together and balancing as many as 20 or 30 mics is an art in itself. Perhaps because of this, there seem to be more plugins made specifically for mixing drums than just about any other instrument.
Today, I’d like to parse through Read more...
Plugins are essential to an audio engineer’s workflow, and they’re improving every day.
But virtual tools for tracking, mixing, mastering, editing and audio post aren’t perfect yet. SonicScoop asked top audio engineers from across the professional spectrum what else they’d like to see, and we got some eye-opening requests: from Read more...
