Software Review: Universal Audio Manley Variable Mu Limiter/Compressor Plugin
Under the hood of the Manley Variable Mu In November 2014, when Universal Audio announced that it would release a new software version of the Manley Variable Mu compressor, SonicScoop quickly covered...
View ArticleWix Music 2.0: Wix.com Joins Forces With Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to Launch...
One of the worlds leading web development platforms, Wix.com has integrated a fully featured music distribution platform into their site builder. What is Wix Music 2.0? Wix Music 2.0 allows artists...
View ArticleAES 139, NYC – Transaudio Group Re-Launches Auratone Reference Monitors
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...
View ArticleSonicScoop’s AES 2015 Preview and Highlights
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,...
View ArticleSoftware Review: Boom Library’s Virtual Foley Artist
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...
View ArticleComposer Cribs: Charlie Clouser, Los Angeles, CA
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...
View ArticleQwire Music-to-Picture Cloud Platform Raises $2.5 Million; Licensed by ABC...
Qwire is a platform for professionals involved with putting audio to motion picture. Launched in 2014, NYC- and LA-based Qwire has seen fast growth, recently raising $2.5 million in its initial funding...
View ArticleRode NTR Active Ribbon Microphone Review
The Røde NTR Ribbon Microphone. At one of my earliest recording sessions, I tried to describe a sound I was going for: ”Dark, but not muddy; mid-heavy but not crowded, and with enough high end to peak...
View ArticleUp & Coming Engineers: Josh Gannet on Assisting, Tracking, and Being Prepared.
Josh Gannet is an audio engineer and producer who has racked up a ton of major credits as an assistant engineer, working in the studio with artists including Redman, Keith Richards, Slash, Steve...
View ArticleRadial’s McBoost Now Shipping — Ribbon & Dynamic Mic Booster
Another all-steel, book-enclosed module is brought to us by Radial. Radial Engineering’s McBoost is powered by 48V phantom power. The McBoost is a dual FET class-A circuit for boosting low-output...
View ArticleMix Tips From Your Mastering Engineer
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...
View ArticleYamaha Announces HPH-MT7 Monitor Headphones
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...
View ArticleSonarworks Releases REFERENCE 3 Room Calibration Software for Windows
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...
View ArticleExperience Mix Walkthroughs from GRAMMY-Winners, Multi-Platinum Pros, and...
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,...
View ArticleAudio Education Focus: Are High End Workshops Worth It?
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...
View ArticleThe Art of Layering: 5 Principles for More Powerful Drums
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...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces FLESH – Improv-Inspired Synthesizer for REAKTOR 6
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...
View ArticleSoftware Review: The Foundry by Sonicsmiths
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...
View ArticleSonnet Launches Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock – 16 Ports & More
Got a peripheral addiction? If you’ve been suffering a Thunderbolt shortage, fret no more: Sonnet Technologies is now shipping its new Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock, a full-featured, 16-port docking...
View ArticleBrooklyn MixCon Preview: Matty Amendola – The Indie Pop Mix
Brooklyn MixCon is coming up on December 6 & 7! Five workshops & Q&A’s organized by genre, at the Living Room in Brooklyn—Presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine. Each day this week,...
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