Radial 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 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 ArticleCAD Launches Sessions MH510 Headphones Line – Studio, Live Sound, Listening
These days, it’s all about leveraging your assets in as many ways as possible. Maybe that’s why CAD Audio has designed its newest professional headphones line, Sessions MH510, with a trio of...
View ArticleDelta H Designs ZR Acoustics: Removing The Room From The Room
Delta H Designs Inc. is an architectural acoustics design firm founded in 1997 by Hanson Hsu. They specialize in the design of recording/mastering rooms, post production, broadcast and other audio...
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...
View ArticleTurnplay for iPad Launches – Classic Turntable Functionality for Digital Music
Face it: converting your iTunes library to vinyl isn’t going to be easy – this is going to be the next best thing. To everything turn turn turn…even your iTunes library. We speak of Turnplay, a $.99...
View ArticleStratosphere Sound Studios to Close — Reflections from Co-Owner Adam Schlesinger
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: No one wants to say goodbye, but it’s true: Stratosphere Sound Studios is closing. “The magic combination” — Stratosphere’s Studio A were where a classic room and console came...
View ArticleNative Instruments Launches “Electric Vice”– Electro/Complextro Maschine...
Ready for something new to put into your ears? We like the fresh directions you can go in with the latest from Native Instruments: Electric Vice, a MASCHINE Expansion built around the sounds of...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Sabella Studios — Roslyn Heights, Long Island
You don’t have to go long in Long Island to find a classic studio. For three-plus decades, those in the know have been taking a short trip from Manhattan – and from all points North, West, East, and...
View ArticleTuneSpring Offers New Workflow For Ad Music
As music licensing has become a bread-and-butter revenue stream for so many recording artists, songwriters and composers, a number of licensing companies have emerged in recent years, promising to help...
View ArticleEmpirical Labs, an Analog Leader, Moves “Furiously” into Digital
Dave Derr, designer of the instant-classic analog Distressor, says his high-end audio company is ready to move “furiously” and “excitedly” into the digital domain. Dave Derr of Empirical Labs got his...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Pics – Frequency Shifter, Channel Processor,...
Hello fellow audio peoples and welcome to Free Friday issue 11! Consider this plethora of freeware a stocking stuffer from Santa, SonicScoop and heaven. Go ahead and take a look but it might be best to...
View ArticleSoundToys Launches Radiator — Altec 1567A Tube Mixer Emulation
Simplicity can be the pathway to serious creativity. SoundToys is helping producers, mixers, and engineers to experience that happy magic for themselves with the launch of its new Radiator software...
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