Cakewalk Releases Gibson EB 5-String Bass Expansion For Dimension Pro Sampler
Cakewalk’s expansive sampler/synth hybrid, Dimension Pro, now has an additional expansion pack to add to its already massive sample library. The Gibson EB 5-String Bass Expansion Pack contains a total...
View ArticleNew York Studio Burglarized: Be on the Lookout for Stolen Gear
Black Dog Studios in Stillwater New York, near Albany, suffered from a break-in last week. Studio staff arrived to find the back door smashed in, as well as tons of microphones, effects units and...
View ArticleReview: iZotope Nectar 2 Production Suite, by Ari Raskin
iZotope, makers of some of the most advanced and comprehensive sound-shaping plugins available, and probably best known for their all-in-one mastering plug-in Ozone, recently released Nectar 2, the...
View ArticleSoundToys Launches MicroShift Plugin – Widening & Much More
The joy is palpable, all the way from the frosty hills of Vermont. In a major development, SoundToys’ long-anticipated plugin MicroShift has arrived. Not only will it bring magic width, thickness and...
View ArticleHome Recording: I Am Snow Angel – Self-Produced on the Upper West Side
Build a team, or go it alone? I Am Snow Angel records and resides on the Upper West Side. That’s the question that many an indie artist faces when planning out their next project, including the...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Aphex D 500 DUO — 500 Series Rack with Analog &...
When does 500 + 500 equal more than 1,000? That was the tantalizing equation that the Aphex engineering team sized up when they dreamed up the D 500 DUO, the California gear gurus’ new two-slot 500...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Partners with Platinum Sound for Private In-Studio Demonstrations
An elite manufacturer and top New York City studio have teamed up once again. The gang was all there to launch TELEFUNKEN’s partnership with Platinum Sound, as producer Matty Amendola recorded Katie...
View ArticleJoey Sturgis Releases Signature Vocal Compressor/Saturator Plugin —“Gain...
Joey Sturgis has taken his 10+ years experience in aggressive vocal production and packed it into his new signature vocal plug-in – “Gain Reduction.” Condense an intricate chain of affects into a...
View ArticleDangerous Music Launches New “Dangerous Compressor” — For Tracking, Mixing &...
The wait is over: One of the most highly anticipated dynamics units in a long time, the Dangerous Compressor from Dangerous Music, has finally arrived. The result of two+ years of field testing and...
View ArticleSmarter in Sixty Seconds: Make Your (Musical) Mission Statement!
It’s that once in a lifetime crossroads of being a kid and starting to grow up. Ahh…to be 13 again. Volkswagen introduced the Golf in 1975 — but that’s not important right now. Never again will you...
View ArticleReview: SoundToys MicroShift by Zach McNees
These days, as audio plug-ins have become more of the standard than the alternative in the pro audio community, a few brands have become ubiquitous with the DAW experience. SoundToys, for example,...
View ArticleThe Maio Collection – New Inspired Drum Library from Matthew Weiss
Matthew Weiss is a knowledgeable and prolific mixing and recording engineer with a passion for defined audio quality. Now, his excellent tips on tracking and mixing — as seen on SonicScoop Content...
View ArticleNative Instruments Releases Supercharger GT Compression and Saturation Plugin
Native Instruments budding plugin line is expanding! Following up on the success of their original Supercharger tube compressor plugin, NI now introduces the Supercharger GT plugin that adds saturation...
View ArticleWaves Releases MetaFilter Plugin — Versatile Sound-Shaping Multimode Filter
A new filter plugin from the plugin-smiths at Waves has been released — will it sweep our DAWs by storm? MetaFilter is an overhauled filter plugin specifically designed for creative music and audio...
View ArticleIs Avid OK…Or Not? What the NASDAQ Delisting Really Means to Pro Tools Users
Red flag, harbinger of far-off things to come, or non-issue? Avid was officially delisted from NASDAQ on February 21. Last week, Avid created a not-surprising wrinkle in the financial world, when the...
View ArticleCEntrance Announces MixerFace Portable Recording Interface
Following up with their audiophile-grade headphone amp and digital audio converter, HiFi-M8, CEntrance now introduces MixerFace. Including some of the same features found in the HiFi-M8, the...
View ArticleWestern Dynamo Producer Panel at SXSW, 3/12 – w/Tim Palmer, Stuart Sikes &...
Yes, they WILL be talking about making music at the galaxy’s biggest festival. Be there, or…YOU KNOW. (click to enlarge) On March 12th at SXSW, the audio innovators at Western Dynamo (creators of the...
View ArticleSpring Album Preview: 25 Upcoming Records & The Engineers, Producers and...
With SXSW kicking off next week, we are finally nearing the end of this epic winter. And looking ahead to the longer days of Spring, we’ve also got our eyes out for an exciting new season of album...
View ArticleMoog Synthesizer Residency At Rough Trade NYC — Open Daily Through March 29
A fascinating and free Moog feast awaits all those within range of Brooklyn. Curated by Tom Tom Magazine with sound experiments being performed by Brooklyn-based artists, Moog Music will be hosting the...
View ArticleVintagedesign Launches VBC Stereo Bus Compressor – Class A Design for Mixing...
Ambitious and classic at the same time – an appealing new piece of outboard has just arrived on the scene. The Swedish company from Thomas Kristiansson (also of TK Audio) dedicated to the British side...
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