Originally developed by Jack Wilson in 1958, the Super Cube quickly became one of the most iconic reference monitors in the audio industry.
The original one-way, zero crossover reference monitors weren’t the most accurate or transparent on the market, but they could produce a very linear representation of whatever was … Read More
This year, the Audio Engineering Society is back in New York City, bringing the 139th International AES Convention to the Big Apple from October 29th to November 1st.
Whether you’ll be there to learn, buy, sell, network, or just socialize, there’s reason to expect that the 139th will be a … Read More
The interface for Virtual Foley Footsteps.
Anyone who works with sound for picture is probably familiar with Boom Library’s collection of sound FX libraries.
Boom Library products cover a vast array of sounds and environments, with specialized packages filled with cues for guns, cars, horses, nature, creatures and even a … Read More
A guitar player doesn’t have to be a storied virtuoso to deliver a great tone that countless musicians and fans seek to emulate—or to simply keep in their ears as an extremely useful reference point when they’re in the studio.
For a huge number of younger rock musicians and fans, … Read More
Just picked up a discount card from AES? Just stumbled onto us through a web search or one of our giveaways? Here’s a good way to get acquainted with what we do at SonicScoop:
See what stories others are enjoying by perusing our Most Popular recent articles. Check out the… Read MoreYesterday, we shared our massive photo review of the best and most innovative new gear of the 2015 AES convention. Today, we’d like to share a few pics from some of the coolest panels and hottest afterparties.
First, we’ll start with some picks from AES’ official event photos, and then … Read More
The USB 2.0 interface from MOTU expands on the success of its original MicroBook interface.
The major addition to the new MicroBook IIc is the USB audio class compliance allowing compatibility with iOS devices. What does this mean for us? Cutting the laptop out of the mobile equation for … Read More
No matter what kind of music you produce, Universal Audio’s launch of UAD Software v8.4 and the four accompanying new plugins for UAD-2 DSP Accelerators and Apollo have got you covered.
Should you possess an overwhelming desire to get freaky, the Eventide H910 Harmonizer has been duplicated right down to … Read More
Sonarworks’ Reference 3 Suite.
One of the biggest challenges that professional audio engineers have to deal with today is the actual work environment.
Newly-available technology and shrinking budgets mean that records are often made on the fly and in less than ideal conditions. However, artists and labels still demand no … Read More
Antelope rolled out a trifecta of new hardware products for us at last week’s AES 139: the 10MX Atomic Clock, Orion 32+, Orion Studio, plus a new software reverb, AuraVerb.
Orion 32+
The Orion 32+
The Orion 32+ builds on the Orion 32 platform, delivering 32 inputs and outputs via … Read More
Some composers live a career behind the scenes – Charlie Clouser is not one of them.
While he currently spends his days and nights creating high-visibility soundtracks (the entire Saw series, Resident Evil: Extinction, “Numb3rs,” “American Horror Story”), he’s spent his time in the spotlight. Clouser was keyboardist/programmer for … Read More
We keep churning out great new stories on SonicScoop every day. But If you haven’t seen many articles from me personally on SonicScoop lately, there are a three very good (and very exciting) reasons for that:
1. I’ve been working to help develop new writers for the site.
The more … Read More
Yamaha Announces HPH-MT7 Monitor Headphones
With the HPH-MT7 monitor headphones, Yamaha has sought to produce a pair of headphones that can deliver a flat frequency response, proper stereo image, and overall faithful signal representation.
With a closed-back design, the MT7s are designed to provide isolation of the source, and surrounding … Read More
REFERENCE 3 from Sonarworks is a room calibration software that analyzes the listening environment through a calibrated microphone. After analysis, the software produces a calibration profile for that environment, flattening any anomalies identified during room analysis of direct and reflected sounds. And now, with a Windows edition freshly released, it’s … Read More
We’re proud to announce that in conjunction with our friends at The Deli Magazine, we’re putting on our first ever mixing seminar, live in New York: The First Annual Brooklyn MixCon! Get mixing tips, techniques and advice from some great pros, in context and presented by genre. Special … Read More
It’s the Wild West in audio education right now.
From all-you-can-eat free advice on YouTube to online course subscriptions and no shortage of audio trade schools and colleges, there’s more sonic learning available every day. In addition to those channels, updated approaches to studio internships/apprenticeships are on the rise, as … Read More
Image by Flickr user Joshua Davis.
We all know how important your drums are to your track. They’re the foundation of your groove, they’re what makes your listener dance. Limp drums can suck the life right out of a song, while a banging drum kit can take a production from … Read More
Native Instruments teamed up with musician, producer, and inventor Tim Exile to produce FLESH – a performance-based synthesizer.
FLESH out performances with NI’s improv-inspired synth.
Live performance improvisation can require speedy changes. Making those changes as musically complex as possible can be near impossible when considering the amount of … Read More
The Foundry by Sonicsmiths.
In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable each of the many choices are.
From gargantuan sample libraries to virtual synthesis engines with infinitely configurable … Read More
