The new M-5000 console from Roland is ideal for the live sound environment. With the included O.H.R.C.A. based architecture, the bounds of console routing remain limited only to its physical I/O.
The Roland M-5000 complete with remote control via laptop or iPad.
What Does O.H.R.C.A. Represent?
“Open” “High Resolution” “Configurable… Read MoreCall it an inner convergence. The latest music supervision service providers are bringing together more tools to help brands and content creators.
A new NYC-based example is Able Baker. The firm is co-founded by two Executive Producers of Music/Music Supervisors, Peter Gannon and Jessica Dierauer, whose combined experience is … Read More
Adore analog? Dig digital only? Nothing blurs the audio lines like software emulations of hardware processors.
Producers and engineers who are evolving their studios now have an embarrassment of emulations available to them. These are virtual versions of classic and/or rare boxes, and we need them because the real thing … Read More
Ready to get the picture? This new recorder goes with a DSLR camera like a peanut butter and chocolate converge in a Reese’s.
Tascam’s DR-700 covers a wide array of production uses where compact recording is essential. Built in features include tripod mounts on top and bottom of the unit, … Read More
The newly available licensing plan for Pro Tools users is all about the long view.
Pro Tools gets future-proofed with the newly available licensing plan.
It’s complicated, and some of the details that Avid announced to the press yesterday are backdated, so this is one of those times where we’ll … Read More
A handful of documentaries released since the turn of the new century, from 2002’s Standing In the Shadows of Motown to 2013’s Muscle Shoals, have helped us put names and faces to the backing musicians that brought some of our favorite recordings to life. It can be surprising to learn … Read More
Colorado-based Grace Design originally developed their acclaimed m905 with included DAC – now with the audio-only version of the m905, users that already have converters can still make use of the m905 reference monitor controller. Users can upgrade to the digital version at any time.
The super clean Grace Design … Read More
Waves knows that, as the holidays kick off, we all have a need to keep things simple. Ergo, the release of their latest in the series of OneKnob plugins, this time in the form of Pumper.
Ducking has never been easier, via Waves’ new Pumper OneKnob plugin.
With … Read More
A true gentleman of audio, Mr. D.W. Fearn is into heavy metal.
We talk not of his taste in music (although Black Sabbath and Meshuggah may indeed grace his home stereo), but his audio designs. The latest proof is the company’s new VT-24 Four-Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier.
Inspired … Read More
Evolution is supposed to happen gradually – biologically speaking, a few thousand years is a nice brisk pace for major changes to unfold.
Some elite New York City facilities are operating on a different timeline. This past February SonicScoop reported on the freshly renovated Studio Q1 at Quad Studios, … Read More
Dubspot is an online and campus-based educational foundation whose expertise lies in DJ, music and audio production. The Dubspot NY EDU Sessions are held right here in the city, hosting a variety of audio and music topics from Mobile Music Production to Publishing & Royalties.
Lucky for us, Dubspot’s … Read More
Multi-platinum producer David Bendeth (Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, Of Mice & Men, A Day to Remember) has a big fan club here at SonicScoop (check his inspiring “Mix Analysis” and “My Go To Saturation” interviews) — and he’s just teamed up with Boz Digital Labs… Read More
Many years ago, I got a chance to sit behind a name-brand producer/engineer (no names here, only credits: One Direction, Flo Rida, Leona Lewis) and watch him mix a song for the band Augustana.
There was a bit of contention: This particular producer/engineer saw no such slash in his title; … Read More
We know what you’re thinking…a book about the iPad? But it’s not a contradiction — The iPad in the Music Studio is actually a smart multimedia tutorial, designed to quickly elevate your use of Apple’s essential tablet for serious music production.
Tap the full musical power of the iPad.
Created … Read More
Steinberg has been busy rebuilding their flagship DAW from the inside out.
The next major installment, Cubase 8 comes to us with massive performance boosts, overhauled fader control, additional fader automation, rendering MIDI in place, user interface enhancements, and much more.
Steinberg’s Cubase 8 brings us efficient workflow and quicker … Read More
Don’t call it a reverb. Software smarties TONE2 Audiosoftware appear to have advanced ambience to the next level.
Their vehicle is UltraSpace, a complete ambience-modeling solution that should prove to be a tantalizing new tool for mixers of all stripes. It’s capable of simulating a very wide range of … Read More
On a recent “Late Show with David Letterman,” longtime-band member bassist Will Lee is crooning the 1960’s classic “MacArthur Park” while laying down a punchy rhythm on his Sadowsky four-string Will Lee model bass.
Surrounded on three sides by the CBS Orchestra, with special guest … Read More
This is the second article in a series by Dennis Foley of Acoustic Fields. See “Part 1: Waves and Pressure” here.
In the first part of this 6-part series, I discussed waves and rays of energy. Waves are all energy below 300 Hz. and rays are all energy above. Waves … Read More
Erica Glyn, NYC artist/engineer/mixer/producer (and SonicScoop contributor & video chanteuse!) will be launching her next work, the EP Dollars For Thieves in 2015.
Comin’ at ya exclusively is this preview video with an inside look at her production process. PLUS five fun facts from Erica about this record … Read More
Based out of Sweden, hardware developer TK Audio is now introducing the Mono Blender.
Parallel processing is easier than ever with TK Audio’s Mono Blender.
This 500 series module makes parallel processing easier than ever – an easy example would be using an LA2A compressor as one input on … Read More
