New Plugin Review: AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb by UAD
Many great reverb plugins have come out in recent years. A few of my favorites include Universal Audio’s EMT plates and Lexicon 224, along with the more affordable Valhalla reverbs. While we could...
View ArticleFor Sale: Avatar Studios
This is NOT a scoop: Avatar Studios is for sale. Unarguably New York City’s signature audio facility, Avatar was first rumored to be available via a minimalist Billboard article that ran on Friday,...
View ArticleThe Second Life of Nashville’s Studio 19
Recently demolished to make way for a parking lot, this historic Nashville studio has risen from the ashes in a new location, arguably better than ever. The old location of Studio 19 on Nashville’s...
View ArticleAudient Now Shipping ASP8000 – 8 Channel Microphone Preamp
Audient is now shipping their ASP8000, offering expansion via ADAT. These eight additional channels features 118 dB AD Burr-Brown converters, Audient’s staple console preamp, and a dash of tone...
View ArticleEars Behind the Gear: Gregory “UBK” Scott of Kush Audio & Sly-Fi Digital
Gregory Scott (aka “UBK”) is the founder of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital. “UBK” is an acronym that stands for “Useless Bank of Knowledge.” It was intended as sardonic and self-deprecating nickname,...
View ArticleNovation Introduces Circuit – Portable Synth, Sequencer, Drum Machine and FX Box
To put it short, Novation has created digital inspiration in a box. No strings attached (with the exception of headphones). This beat kitchen comes fully stocked with an array of pots and pads. Circuit...
View ArticleSlate Launches Affordable RAVEN MTi2, RAVEN 3.0 Software
As with any good flock of birds, the RAVEN line of multi-touch control surfaces from Slate Media Technology is growing. The latest addition is RAVEN MTi2, which stands as the most affordable RAVEN to...
View ArticleiZotope RX 5 Audio Editor Now Available
Last month iZotope announced the new and improved RX 5 Audio Editor and their RX 5 Post Production Suite. Their Post Production Suite has been available since the announcement in September, but at long...
View ArticleSoundtoys 5 Launches – Multi-Effects Processor Unifies All Soundtoys Plugins
Keep plugins together, keep plugins together forever and ever! That’s the mission of Soundtoys via the just-launched Soundtoys 5. With the new Effect Rack at its core, Soundtoys 5 is a powerful...
View ArticleFrom Engineer to Owner: The Intriguing Track of Reed Black and Vinegar Hill...
It could happen to you: One minute you’re engineering at the studio that you’ve grown to love, and the next minute… you’re the studio’s owner. That’s a leap that does take place in the studio world,...
View ArticleLondon Event: Sync Songwriter Workshop Comes to London Sync Sessions on 10/20
If the UK or Europe is your base, you can take part in a unique music supervision event featuring SonicScoop co-founder David Weiss very soon. The next “Sync Songwriter Workshop”, a music...
View ArticleNew Gear Review: Spectrasonics Omnisphere V2
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.When the first version of Omnisphere was released in 2008, the world of software synthesis was in a very different stage of development. The critical mass of users who...
View ArticleR.J. Gordon on FOH & Live Recording at Shea Stadium and Titus Andronicus’...
R.J. Gordon. R.J. Gordon mixes Front-of-House at Brooklyn’s Shea Stadium, a space that’s part recording studio and part concert venue. Every single show that the venue hosts is recorded, mixed,...
View ArticleFLUX Releases IRCAM Verb Session and IRCAM HEar
FLUX is a French plugin design company involved in audio and picture that are dedicated to adding the human element through their plug-ins with simplicity and sophistication. Back in March, FLUX...
View ArticleSuperExploder Performs Cinematic Sound Design, Mix for History Channel’s...
This was not your standard sound design and mix: NYC audio post facility SuperExploder went big with their work on “Story”, a :60 promo that plays like a mini-epic for History Channel. Listen to the...
View ArticleMeyer Sound Launches Cinema Surround Loudspeaker – The HMS-15
Dedicated to the science of sound reinforcement, Meyer Sound has now added another surround loudspeaker to their existing line. According to Meyer, the self-powered HMS-15 is easily their most powerful...
View ArticleSuperExploder Performs Cinematic Sound Design, Mix for History Channel’s...
This was not your standard sound design and mix: NYC audio post facility SuperExploder went big with their work on “Story”, a :60 promo that plays like a mini-epic for History Channel. Listen to the...
View ArticleMeyer Sound Launches Cinema Surround Loudspeaker – The HMS-15
Dedicated to the science of sound reinforcement, Meyer Sound has now added another surround loudspeaker to their existing line. According to Meyer, the self-powered HMS-15 is easily their most...
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Silas Brown on Classical Techniques, Video Game Sound, Audio Education & the...
My pleasure. I’m so thrilled when people are interested in this world. Much appreciated. Michael Duncan is an up-and-coming producer/engineer based in NYC. He has assisted several notable producers,...
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Sound is the Star in this AMG-Mercedes Spot: An Audio Timeline from the...
Weather was another factor that we had to consider right from the start. Our production team coordinated with the agency to arrange for rain days, and Watson and I contemplated what, if any, we would...
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