JBL Launches 7 Series — Next Gen Monitoring System for Post and Broadcast...
At IBC 2015, HARMAN JBL Professional (yes, that is the full legal name) has announced a new modular referencing monitor system. The take from this system is that it can be scaled to any size room, and...
View ArticleNew Plugin Review: The Axis EQ from Sly-Fi Digital
The Axis EQ plugin from Sly-Fi Digital Sly-Fi Digital, a newly founded digital arm of UBK Audio, launched last month with what seems like highly varied product line, especially when you consider the...
View ArticleTreasure From Trash: 3 Tips for Mixing with Distortion
Much of audio engineering is about avoiding distortion. Outside of guitar sounds and tube saturation, “distortion” is often considered a dirty word. “Dirty” is all a matter of perspective though, and...
View ArticleSteven Beer Publishes “Your Child’s Career in Music and Entertainment: The...
There’s no shortage of instant stardom machines to transfix kids and their devoted parents. From “America’s Got Talent” to “The Voice” – not to mention what a hot YouTube channel can do – fame today...
View ArticleNYC Event: Brooklyn StompBox Exhibit 9/19-20 at Main Drag Music in Brooklyn
Every year the Deli Magazine stomps on our dreams – and we love them for it. 44 manufacturers make 2015 the stompiest year yet! We’re talking about the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, of course, happening...
View ArticleRoland Introduces JUNO-DS Synthesizer Keyboard
Roland has introduced their next generation of JUNO synthesizers with JUNO-DS. Expanding on JUNO’s sound quality, the DS includes improved pianos, additional organs, waveform expansion capability,...
View ArticleMaking the Mix Room: Michael James — Simi Valley, CA
Michael James is music. It’s at the center of absolutely everything he does. Michael James and 64 channels of summing mixers. The LA-based mix engineer has been riding high all year, thanks to a double...
View ArticleAKG by HARMON Introduces MicroLite Series of ‘Ultra-Miniature’ Microphones
Small is BIG! AKG has announced their MicroLite Series of wearable microphones. The small microphones are ideal for discrete vocal reinforcement applications including broadcast, theater, and...
View ArticleNew Gear Review: Kaya Saturation Plugin by Sly-Fi Digital and UBK
When I was presented with the opportunity to review the Kaya from UBK’s new plugin line, Sly-Fi Digital, I decided I wanted to approach it in a different way. “Kaya” by Sly-Fi Digital and UBK The...
View ArticleNashville Event: 3rd Annual Gear Expo Expands Panels
The Nashville Gear Expo keeps getting bigger. Gear + party=AWESOME The third annual addition of the event is taking place this Saturday, September 26 from 10 AM-4 PM. It all goes down at Vintage King...
View ArticleLIMITED TIME: Sonarworks Offers Free Headphone Calibration Software with...
If you’ve been poking around the site the past couple days, you may have noticed a special new offer from our friends over at Sonarworks. From now through September 30th, SonicScoop readers can get...
View ArticleLA Event: Sony Pictures Post Production Services to Host “Mix Presents Sound...
LA-based audio professionals with an interest in sound-four-picture can get a 2-for-1 this weekend. Not only will they get to learn from elite men and women in the industry, but they will receive...
View ArticleAudible Treats: Buzz-Builders, Press Agents, Music Marketing Strategists
This Brooklyn-based entertainment marketing and publicity firm works with artists to break through the flooded Internet music market. The post Audible Treats: Buzz-Builders, Press Agents, Music...
View ArticleBig Summer Sessions At Germano Studios: Black Eyed Peas, Rivers Cuomo, Kanye...
Summer is often a slower season for recording studios — the big artists are all on tour, vacationing, etc. But check it out: many of the biggest names in pop music, from will.i.am and Kanye to Rivers...
View ArticleLady Gaga, T-Pain, Keith Richards Recording at Germano Studios
Germano Studios has been going non-stop in 2011, between multiple months of lock-out sessions with Lady Gaga, and sessions with a host of other major artists. Gaga and crew have been working out of...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
Find out where Lady Gaga, the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, Steve Reich, Austin TV, Tony Yayo, and more produced their latest. The post Session Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly...
View ArticleAudible Treats: Buzz-Builders, Press Agents, Music Marketing Strategists
CARROLL GARDENS, BROOKLYN: The Internet has unquestionably bred new opportunities in many aspects of an artist’s career, and marketing and publicity are certainly no exceptions. However, with so many...
View ArticleBig Summer Sessions At Germano Studios: Black Eyed Peas, Rivers Cuomo, Kanye...
Summer is often a slower season for recording studios — the big artists are all on tour, vacationing, etc. But check it out: many of the biggest names in pop music, from will.i.am and Kanye to Rivers...
View ArticleLady Gaga, T-Pain, Keith Richards Recording at Germano Studios
Germano Studios has been going non-stop in 2011, between multiple months of lock-out sessions with Lady Gaga, and sessions with a host of other major artists. Lady Gaga has been recording/mixing for...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: Both through the grapevine and straight from the source(s), we’ve been hearing about a number of different recording projects going on in studios throughout the NYC area. The...
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