Another Elevation for NYC Audio Post: Digital Arts Launches 4K Theater
It’s a magic time in New York City’s audio post scene: Major new sound stages equipped to mix Hollywood sound seem to be appearing out of nowhere. The latest facility that’s taking audio – as well as...
View ArticleSony Announces Significant Upgrades for Sound Forge Pro, SpectraLayers Pro...
Even the editors get edited. The layer-to-layer copy/paste GUI for SpectraLayers Pro — useful for analysis/repair, plus creative arranging, rearranging and sound remixing. Sony’s two audio editors,...
View ArticleLA Event Choice: “Keys to Building a Successful Library” – Wed. 7/24
The production music business has its rewards and pitfalls – as well as a clutch of colleagues who are willing to share hard-won knowledge. Steven Corn of BFM Digital brings his know-how to Wednesday’s...
View ArticleMusic Supervisor Ryan Fitch Joins BMG Chrysalis – Why He Moved from Saatchi &...
One of advertising’s top music supervisors has just made a big switch. Ryan Fitch, a top Music Producer for agency Saatchi & Saatchi for ten years, now joins music rights management concern BMG...
View ArticleSugar Bytes Releases WOW2 Filter and Saturation Plugin
Sugar Bytes is well known for their accomplishments with effects plugins and they appear to have created another company milestone with the release of their jam packed WOW2 plugin. WOW2 is a plugin...
View ArticleNYC Event: SAE New York 2nd Annual Alumni Awards – Wed., 7/31, @ The Cutting...
Platinum records aren’t the only way to win recognition in this business: Graduates of the audio and creative media training school SAE New York also have the annual Alumni Awards to look forward to....
View ArticlePlugin Roundup: The Best Tuning Plugins and How To Use Them
Recording vocals is one of my favorite parts of working with new artists. When you do it, you become part coach, part psychologist, part tuning fork. With any luck, you can help new singers raise their...
View ArticleDeath of a Studio Owner: RIP Jim Bentley of The Fort Brooklyn
The New York City recording community received a shock this week, as word spread that Jim Bentley, owner of the popular studio The Fort Brooklyn, had died of an apparent suicide on Monday, July 22nd....
View ArticleSession Buzz – New Records In The Works Around NYC
Summertime is not the super busiest time for recording studios; bands are out touring and playing festivals, and business overall slows a bit. But still, if you ask around (and we did), plenty of...
View ArticleSteinberg Releases HALion 5 and HALion Sonic 2 — Updated Sampler & Workstation
HALion 5 is Steinberg’s completely updated VST sampler that has gained a lot of attention with their previous version among musicians, producers and sound designers alike. Steinberg has added many new...
View ArticleRIP Grammy-Winning Rock & Roll Mixer Mike Shipley
This has been an emotional week for the global pro audio community. On Tuesday, we learned of not only NYC studio owner Jim Bentley’s passing but also that of L.A.-based Troy Morris, of Westlake Audio....
View ArticleG-Sonique Releases TrebleCream – Mid-Treble & Transient Softener
As G-Sonique puts it, many mixes these days have piercing mid-treble frequencies that initially provide for a cutting mix that catches our ears. What some mixing engineers don’t realize is that these...
View ArticleICONS: Van Dyke Parks – On Studio Artistry and “Songs Cycled”
How do you live ten lifetimes in one? You emerge into the world as Van Dyke Parks. Van Dkye Parks released his seventh studio album, “Songs Cycled”, in the US on July 23rd. (photo credit: Roman Cho) A...
View ArticleDJ TechTools Launches Wax to Tracks Music Producer Contest for DJs – Entry...
Competition is a healthy thing. In that spirit, DJ TechTools, an online recourse for digital DJs has launched Wax to Tracks, a music production competition for DJs on the rise. DJ TechTools has...
View ArticleRAVEN MTX Multi-Touch Production Console from Slate Now Shipping
The future is Wow. Now you can get your hands on a raven — all you want. And now – with the news that the RAVEN MTX Multi-Touch Production Console from Slate Pro Audio is now shipping. The arrival of...
View ArticleDeal Find of the Day: Up to 49% off PSP AudioWare MixPack2
SonicScoop has our eyes out for discounts and special offers to pass on to our readers. Here’s the latest: PSP AudioWare has a special offer, lasting until August 4th, 2013, on their PSP MixPack2. You...
View Article“Get Out of the Garage” Launches – Record with Dev Hynes at Converse Rubber...
This may be the most massive 360 yet to be unleashed in recording. Get Out of the Garage has launched – an artist discovery happening that will allow an emerging artist to win a big career opportunity....
View ArticleSweetSounds Studio, SoHo, Names Patrick Billard Head Engineer
There’s a new sheriff in town at SweetSounds Studio: Patrick Billard has been named Head Engineer of the 1500 sq. ft. facility on Broadway in SoHo. Patrick Billard is the man in command at SweetSounds...
View ArticleEventide Shipping H9 Harmonizer Multi-Effects Pedal — One Knob Stompbox
One knob, many meanings. The Eventide H9 Harmonizer comes preloaded with 16 top stompbox effects, and can grow from there. (click to enlarge). Eventide recently began shipping its H9 Harmonizer...
View ArticleEvent Choice: WHAT’S NEXT Musicians Conference – Los Angeles, August 10th
The real working musician, producer, and engineer are in focus at the WHAT’S NEXT Musicians Conference, a new music conference coming to Los Angeles on Saturday, August 10th. An intensive experience is...
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