Pull Scores For Nike’s ‘Inside Small-Sided’ Online Film Series
NYC music company Pull got its kicks scoring an online film series for Nike. Their decidedly outside-the-box soundtrack accompanied a set of segments about small-sided soccer in Latin America....
View ArticleInterview with Reaper Founder, Justin Frankel
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...
View ArticleNovation Launches New Launchkey Controller Series
Novation has never been shy announcing their product compatibility with Ableton Live – As they put it in this case, their new Launchkey controller series is “pretty much the quickest and easiest way to...
View ArticlePlugin Review: bx_opto and bx_opto Pedal from Brainworx
The “bx_opto” from Brainworx and Plugin Alliance 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...
View ArticleAustin, TX – Recording Bootcamp Presented by Keith Gary Productions August...
Keith Gary Productions is an audio production outfit out based out of Austin Texas lead by — you guessed it! — Keith Gary. Keith Gary in his natural habitat. Gary has been working professionally in...
View ArticleSIR Audio Tools Releases StandardCLIP Dynamics Control + Effects Plug-In
SIR Audio Tools is a plug-in developer that offers a handful of intelligently developed plug-ins. StandardCLIP, their latest offering, allows for control over the volume level of an audio signal or for...
View ArticlePensado Awards 2015 Preview: 5 Questions with Herb Trawick and Dave Pensado
Thomas Alva Edison’s tinfoil phonograph? Nope. The player piano? Guess again: (l-r) Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick are set to preside over The Pensado Awards 2015. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images...
View ArticleWorld Class NYC Studio Available for Lease Takeover or Sublet – Midtown
A world class commercial NYC studio has become available for lease takeover or sublet. The control room of OZ’ Studio A. The facility is OZ Studios, which is located in Midtown and opened in 2012. The...
View ArticleForte Offers Free Music Notation Software to Celebrate its 500,000th Download
Forte is a music notation software developed with quickness and ease of use in mind. The Hamburg, Germany-based developers are celebrating their 500,000th download this week by giving away their Forte...
View ArticleMastering Your Compressor: Attack & Release Settings [VIDEO]
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog with an in-depth look at setting your compressors’ attack and release controls. Master this essential and skill, and dramatically improve your...
View ArticlePlugin Review: iZotope RX Final Mix
RX Final Mix. The world of pro audio plugins is an ever-expanding marketplace. New products arrive almost every day it seems, fighting for our attention and our dollars. When it comes to the tools we...
View ArticleJeff Juliano on Mixing Big Records in a Small Town
[Michael Duncan interviews Jeff Juliano, who has worked with artists including Train, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, O.A.R., Lifehouse, Shinedown, Satellite, Paramore, Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots,...
View ArticleMusic to Picture Moves: SCORE A SCORE Names Kristy Zeigler Creative Manager
LA-based SCORE A SCORE (SAS) is headed by CEO Jordan Passman, whose mission is to connect composers and producers in the most complementary way possible, producing projects that express an ideal music...
View ArticleSonicScoop Seeks Nashville and L.A. Correspondents!
We’re looking to increase our coverage in Nashville and Los Angeles and we need your help to do it! SonicScoop wants to add at least one new contributor in each of these markets to help further expand...
View ArticleElectric Zoo Transformed: Inside the Live Sound for NYC’s Signature EDM Festival
Now at seven years and counting, the home of one of the world’s premier EDM festivals is the global music capital of New York City – right where it should be. In 2015, the famed event is going by the...
View ArticlePensado Awards 2015: Winners, Recap & Review
The 5 Co-Hosts for the 2nd Annual Pensado Awards: Randy Jackson, Young Guru, Chris Lord-Alge, Sylvia Massy and Justin Meldal-Johnsen In the late 1950’s, the Hollywood Walk of Fame committee called on a...
View ArticleThe Two “Secrets” of Effective Parallel Compression
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog, this time with some quick tips on getting the most out of your parallel compression technique. In the short video below, Justin reveals two of the...
View ArticleAuralex Now Shipping Sustain v2 Bamboo Sound Diffusors
One of the leading names in pre-assembled acoustical treatment is now shipping their new and improved Sustain v2 Bamboo Sound Diffusors. Pictured L-R: Auralex’s family of Sustain™ v2 Bamboo Sound...
View ArticlePlugin Review: Neve 88RS MkII from Universal Audio
Neve 88RS MKII from Universal Audio Universal Audio’s emulation of the Neve 88RS channel strip was originally released in 2007, and has become a well loved tool in the UAD-2 toolkit. In recent years...
View ArticleThe Best Ear Training Apps for Producers, Engineers & Recording Musicians
For most engineers, the ultimate goal is to be able to “feel” their way through a mix, and to do their work in a completely natural and intuitive way. Much like professional musicians, who often...
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