How NOT to Tour – 10 Traps to Avoid
Every musician on this planet has dreamt of the day when they would travel across the fruited plains and over purple mountain majesty, to bring their talents to the multitude of starving American ears....
View ArticleEarthQuaker Devices Releases Hoof Reaper Octave Fuzz Pedal
EarthQuaker Devices has been building pedals out of Akron, Ohio since 2004 and now brings back a once limited pedal – The Hoof Reaper Octave Fuzz. The pedal is a 2-in-1 one style device that includes...
View ArticleTrust Me I’m A Scientist: A Point of Departure with Producer Scott Solter
In this month’s issue of Trust Me I’m A Scientist, Brooklyn musician Daniel Shuman talks to Scott Solter, the producer and engineer behind distinctive sounding records by John Vanderslice, Mountain...
View ArticleShop Talk: Rock Frontman Turned Capitol Tech, Ian Sefchick
HOLLYWOOD: With the right mix of ambition and creativity, a true do it yourselfer will be unstoppable. And Ian Sefchick is a true do it yourselfer. From serving as front man, singer and guitar player...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Phil Ramone To Be Honored Tonight by Salvation Army – Aretha...
One of New York City’s most decorated producers, Phil Ramone, will receive recognition of a different kind tonight, Wednesday December 5th. At the Salvation Army’s 65th Annual Gala/Dinner at New York...
View ArticleRadial Launches ChainDrive 1×4 Distro and Line Driver 500 Module
It’s raining Radials! 500 Series Modules, that is. In yet another 500 Series release from Radial Engineering, the prolific provider of modules has just announced the ChainDrive 1×4 distro and line...
View ArticleRIP Dave Brubeck – Pianist and Jazz Composer
SonicScoop was saddened to learn of the passing of jazz master Dave Brubeck. Jazz was the language of Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012. A resident of the tri-state area since the 1960’s, when he moved to...
View ArticleThe End Re-Launches With New-And-Improved Studio A
GREENPOINT: The recording and performance venue known as The End has made some changes of late – re-tooling their rooms and refining their concept. In business just over a year, and that much older and...
View ArticlePlugin Review: iZotope Trash 2
Today’s audio processors tend to fall into two broad categories: Those that try to recreate the past, and those that tire of it. iZotope’s new Trash 2 plugin falls squarely in that second camp. iZotope...
View ArticleFoley Artist John Roesch to Receive MPSE Career Achievement Award
Every once in a while, the people behind the scenes get the recognition they deserve. That happy event is occurring this coming February, thanks to the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE). The...
View ArticleEngineering and Production GRAMMY Nominees Announced
The nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced in a televised special from Nashville on December 5th. Engineers and producers are getting recognized at the 2013 GRAMMY Awards....
View ArticlePro Sound Effects Launches Hybrid Library for Freelancers & Indie Engineers
Ready for the “Robin Hood” of professional sound effects libraries? NYC-based sound effects provider Pro Sound Effects has announced the Hybrid Library for Freelancers & Independent Engineers. It’s...
View ArticleEvent Choice: SCL in NY 1st Annual Holiday Party, Monday Dec. 10th
Is it time for you to join high society? You can do exactly that this Monday, December 10th, at 7:30 PM, if you choose to get festive with the Society of Composers & Lyricists in New York (SCL in...
View ArticleTapeDeck 1.5 Launches – Retro Mac Audio Recorder
Go ahead, have a good ole’ time recording digital audio, you deserve it. The enabler: TapeDeck 1.5, the sequel to the Mac OS X recorder from SuperMegaUltraGroovy and toastycode. Designed to be powerful...
View ArticleSweet Sounds: A Bold New Studio, Made for Manhattan
SOHO, MANHATTAN: Brooklyn may be buzzing with new studios, but for many Manhattan remains the mainland. The recent opening of Sweet Sounds in SoHo shows how strong that sentiment continues to be. A...
View ArticleDMAX Audio Launches — Four Distinctive New Mastering/Mixing Plugins for Mac/PC
Our spies have informed us of the arrival of a new plugin company from Russia: DMAX Audio. The DSE stereo enhancer is one of four new mixing/mastering plugins from Russian upstart DMAX. According to...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Creating the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Plugin...
Talk about a harmonic convergence. (l-r) Dirk Ulrich and Peter Reardon teamed to bring the SHMC perfectly into the virtual world. (all photos by Stefan Schönefeld) One of the newest plugins for...
View Article2012 Holiday Guide to Music and Audio Gifts and Deals
This holiday season, you may celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Ramadan, impassioned political yelling matches with distant family members, or international Chinese-food-and-a-movie day. But...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC – A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: It’s been a minute since our last Session Buzz, but things have been busy all over town. Sandy, of course, had her effect on business, leaving many in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...
View ArticleRemote Recording Launches “Taxi” – Small Footprint Mobile Audio Vehicle
Next time you see a London taxi on the streets, get ready to do a mic check. That’s because it just may be the new Taxi from NYC-based mobile specialists Remote Recording. The company recently rolled...
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