Waves Launches Vitamin Sonic Enhancer Plugin
Go ahead – it’s GOOD for you. Waves has just launched the Vitamin Sonic Enhancer (or Vitamin for short). A “multiband harmonic enhancer and tone-shaping plugin”, Vitamin does the hard work of parallel...
View Article6 Questions for Ben Turner: Co-Founder of IMS Engage Music Summit – LA, April 16
As if dance music weren’t immersive enough, the gathering known as IMS Engage is returning to Los Angeles. This is a lot more than just another amped-up dance party. IMS Engage, taking place at the W...
View ArticleRadial StageBug SB-15 Tailbone Now Shipping — Signal Buffer for High...
The city across the continent sends their love with an announcement that their SB-15 Tailbone is now shipping. The SB-15 is a signal buffer that allows for a squeaky clean signal path going through any...
View ArticleAltiverb 7 Announces Availablity for Windows
One of the world’s most desirable reverbs is now available to a lot more people. Altiverb 7 is now available for Windows, in addition to its long-standing Mac version. This powerful convolution reverb...
View ArticleViolet Design Announces The Atomic Low-Cost Condenser Microphone
A new large diaphragm condenser mic from Violet Design wants to bring some soul to your tone. “The Atomic” is built with clarity and price in mind – with a transformer-less output and an extremely...
View Article17 Hertz Studio: A True (North) Hollywood Story
A beautifully renovated, 10,000 sq. foot studio space in the hip NOHO Arts District of North Hollywood seems perfectly placed. With three beautiful, state-of-the-art studios and five smaller production...
View ArticleSteve Albini “Mix with the Masters” Seminar Announced – August 21-27
The latest Mix with the Masters to be announced is analog all the way. That’s because it will be led by none other than Steve Albini, appearing for the first time at MWTM from August 21-27 at the...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Chandler Limited Guitar Amp Plugin, Brainworx...
It’s a three-for-Tuesday at Universal Audio. You can audition 75 different recording chains in the new Chandler Limited GAV19T Amplifier plugin. Their Direct Developer Brainworx has just launched three...
View ArticleJoey Sturgis Tones Releases JST Clip Plugin — Peak Clipper for Mixing &...
Transients – they can be pesky. They can get out of hand. They may even call you names, like “PSH”, or “TSS”. Thankfully, we have tools that will put them in their place when they decide to cross the...
View ArticleTechnique and Technology: How Keyboardist Daniel Mintseris Powers St....
On stage with St. Vincent at Seattle’s Moore Theater, Daniel Mintseris stands calm and stoic in a white suit and his trademark Fedora hat. He presides over a single MIDI keyboard and laptop, with a...
View ArticleFrodebeats Releases Virtual Instrument – Oscillotron, Made Exclusively with...
Drawing from every sound creation technique known to man, Frodebeats introduces a massive VSTi filled with over 28,000 samples. Oscillotron is constructed from sounds developed by analog synthesizers...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Picks – Chips, Samples and Amps, Oh My!
Here in the land of the free, we like to celebrate. Whether it be over growing older, good news, or just the simple fact that the weekend is here, celebrating feels good. So how do we maximize this...
View ArticleMoog Music Debuts Emerson Moog Modular System
No, it’s not April 1st. Moog is serious about this – and heaven bless ‘em for it. With the 50th Anniversary of the introduction of the first voltage controlled synthesizer, the Moog Modular, the...
View ArticleZAOR Launches MIZA Z-Based Modular System Studio Furniture
Audio, ergonomics, and a sense of style – a powerful combination if you can find it for the studio. It all starts with the MIZA Z desk. That quest just got a little easier with the introduction of the...
View ArticleProducer Profile: Scott Jacoby – Rise of the Anti-Specialist
When producer dreams come true, they look very much like the life of Scott Jacoby. Scott Jacoby is producing a versatile career. (Photo: Jan Cain) After all, he’s got everything that comes with a...
View ArticleReview: iZotope BreakTweaker — Drum Sculpting & Beat Sequencing Environment
Getting a tight drum sequence is an essential element of the backbone in any track. But for those of us who want to dig past the standard drum kit paradigm, the task can quickly become tedious and even...
View ArticleEvent Alert: AMP Awards Celebrates Music For Advertising, Iconic Brands, at...
The second annual AMP Awards for Music and Sound will take place at City Winery next week – May 7 – in NYC. This is the Association of Music Producers’ annual gala event, which honors excellence in...
View ArticleArturia Releases BeatStep – Multi-Mode Sequencer/Controller
Arturia is consistently at the top of their synthesis and instrument game. Now, the release of BeatStep marks a milestone for the company as their first hardware device specific to manipulation of...
View ArticleProducer John Congleton on Recording St. Vincent and the Wonderful Weirdness...
Producer/engineer John Congleton has been making recordings in and around Dallas, Texas, for more than half his life. He has a style that is edgy and often ornate. And as skillful as he his, for...
View ArticleIMSTA FESTA LA Announced for 6/14 – Music Tech Show with Keynote by Harvey...
One of SonicScoop’s favorite annual happenings, IMSTA FESTA, is returning to LA on June 14th. SAE Institute is the site of this ongoing music technology show, which brings together top audio...
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