From Star Search to American Idol to The Voice, television producers have made millions off of a simple conceit: Anyone can be a great singer, just not everyone.
Image of Karen O courtesy of Flickr user neate photos.
When it comes to singing, we enjoy convincing others—and even … Read More
Always on their game with effects processing, Sugar Bytes now introduces their Looperator Plug-In. Looperator is a sequencer with a variety of modulation curves and effects that can be controlled via MIDI or simply by pressing play.
The visually pleasing GUI of Looperator is almost too inviting.
The Looperator uses … Read More
Seeking synth heaven? You’ll find a pocket of paradise at the studio of Anthony Marinelli in Los Angeles.
Packed with analog synths, this is no keyboard museum. Marinelli puts it all to good use, and this constantly curious composer has got plenty to keep him busy. First off there’s thousands … Read More
MOTU is expanding their AVB (Audio Video Bridging) line of audio products with the Monitor 8. The new interface can route a variety of incoming audio sources to its dedicated 8 stereo output groups – Main, Aux, and Monitor Groups A through F.
Designated for monitoring applications, applicable to … Read More
2014 was an active year for audio. From boutique modeling plugins to re-imaginations of the mixing console, intriguing designs aimed at niche markets seemed to be the norm. Join us as we look back at some of the most memorable audio equipment announced this year, and nominate your favorites in … Read More
A long-term investigation of Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda culminated in his arrest outside of Quad Recording Studios yesterday.
Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda and his GS9 crew were working at Quad Recording Studios in NYC at the time of their arrest.
Shmurda, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard, was one of … Read More
Storage may not be sexy, but it sure is essential. Here’s a smart-sized and affordable new solution designed to suit the studio.
Sonnet’s new RAID storage system features USB 3.0 and offers multiple RAID configurations for flexibility. The Fusion R400 storage system is compact at 1U in size with plenty … Read More
Kelvin Wooten is clearly comfortable wherever he is – the confidence of creating hits while remaining grounded will have that effect.
Kelvin Wooten is well on his way. (Photo Credit: Dokk Savage)
The Grammy-nominated producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist is particularly well-situated this Christmas season, with the timely release of elite … Read More
Softube has resurrected an outboard analog filter that was used by a number of iconic artists of the 1990s. The Mutronics Mutator’s unique sound became few and far between when production of a critical component came to a halt.
The Mutronics Mutator is visually modeled after the original outboard gear.… Read More
When Sonnox says “Pro”, they mean it. That’s apparent in the newly launched Pro-Codec Version 3, which the English plugin wizards have just debuted in concert with their friends at Fraunhofer IIS.
The latest edition of their real-time auditioning/mixing tool for online distribution, Pro-Codec Version 3 represents a … Read More
We’d call this a sound choice: The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced that it will honor Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer Skip Lievsay with its 2015 MPSE Career Achievement Award.
Skip Lievsay, one of New York City’s finest, is receiving top honors from the MPSE.
The … Read More
We’ll make this short and sweet – sharp new hardware is on the way from Lindell Audio.
The Swedish creator of inspired gear and plugins announced that the MID-500 EQ, a Pultec MEQ-5 style 500 Series module, is on the way.
One of Lindell’s most requested new products, the … Read More
Reinvention can be a beautiful thing. As the New Year approaches, consider a personal renovation on the level of Wisseloord BV in The Netherlands.
This studio didn’t sit on the laurels it gathered up since its original launch in 1978. A total transformation completed in 2012 has rendered it as … Read More
Mix With The Masters is gearing up for 2015 a touch early, with the announcement of what will be a quickly-sold-out-seminar: multiple-GRAMMY-winning Producer and Mixer Chris Lord-Alge.
CLA is back with MWTM.
CLA (Avril Lavigne, U2, Madonna, James Brown, Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters) is one of SonicScoop’s fave … Read More
Profit from the Prophet! iProphet Version 1.1, that is, Arturia’s iOS soft synth edition of the classic ‘80’s synthesizer.
The new V includes compatibility with iOS 8. The latest version (2.1.5) of the (separately-sold) Audiobus app is also onboard, facilitating next-generation live app-to-app audio routing.
Eye this updated Prophet … Read More
That magic bus compressor is always just around the corner – and when you finally find that one that you click with…WOW.
Could the new TB BusCompressor from the busy plugin developers ToneBoosters be that special someone? A high-quality, transparent dynamics processor with adjustable knee and auto-release functionality suitable for … Read More
Just over Chelsea way in Manhattan, is a man who takes mixing very, very seriously.
The discography of Chuck Zwicky is deep and diverse, stacked with hitmakers that include The Rembrandts, Reggie Watts, Soul Asylum, Prince and Information Society, along with plenty of new blood. Visit his sun-soaked mixing HQ, … Read More
UK-based reference monitor manufacturer PMC is making an impressive series of moves in all manner of speakers and monitors.
Their twotwo range of near-field monitors is about to be joined by the new twotwo sub2. Like the rest of the twotwo range, the sub2 comes with ATL bass-loading technology, Class-D … Read More
WHAT IS DITHERING?
Dithering, in its most basic form, is the addition of very low-level noise to a digital signal in an effort to help improve the sound.
WHY ADD NOISE?
It’s actually a bit of a tradeoff. Introducing noise helps to alleviate the harsh distortion of “quantization errors” that … Read More
