TuneCore Expands Global Royalty Collection For Songwriters — Adds Four...
To make the most of musical revenue, tapping into the global marketplace is more important than ever. TuneCore’s Music Publishing Administration Group has extended its international reach. TuneCore...
View ArticlePeavey Launches Vypyr VIP Series – Highly Versatile Next-Gen Modeling Amps
The as-yet untapped possibilities of modeling tools – amps and instruments – are emerging as some intriguing new concepts from manufacturers. We can see the latest modeling amplifier from Peavey...
View ArticleAvid & Abbey Road Studios Launch Global Song Competition
Just in case you needed an additional incentive to produce music, here’s a good one: Avid, the makers of Pro Tools, has teamed up with Abbey Road Studios to launch a song competition. Two prize...
View ArticleClassic Mix Analysis: “What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy)” by Information Society
Roey Shamir is a Recording-Mixing-Mastering Engineer, Musician and Producer based out of NYC — his credits include Al b Sure!, RUN DMC, SWV, Ronnie Spector, TKA, Mantronics, Roberta Flack, and Quincy...
View ArticleSennheiser Launches “Blue Stage” – Digital Magazine for iPad Gives Audio...
One great way to take interactive audio tips straight to the studio is via the iPad. Sennheiser’s new BlueStage iPad app will ramp up your information quotient. That’s why Sennheiser has just launched...
View Article“Mixolgy” with George Petit: The Drew Zingg Adventure — Chapter 1
I think I am finally at the point where I can tell the story now. As I sit on this American Airlines flight #64 with my wife, bound for a place that is safe and sacred to me, a place that I have...
View ArticleNative Instruments Launches Reverb Classics – For All DAWS or Maschine
Is looking at your reverb as important as listening to it? Native Instruments is betting that it is. The prolific developer recently launched Reverb Classics, a pair of plugin reverbs inspired by...
View ArticleAudio-Technica Debuts AT2020USB+ Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Microphones need to be more than just microphones now. The latest in the trend towards USB microphones that come with multiple on-board functions is the Audio-Technica AT2020USB+, a side-address...
View ArticleRecording Sweet Spot: Bushwick Studio
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn: Though still known for its relatively affordable real estate, industrial sprawl and epic loft parties, Bushwick was much more of a frontier ten years ago when guitarist and...
View ArticleLine 6 Announces StageSource L2m and L2t Loudspeakers
Call this the time of the speaker. Earlier at NAMM we saw micro, macro – and now here’s something right in between. Line 6 grows the list of new listening systems with the latest additions to their...
View ArticleChris Liebing: DJ, Producer, Techno Traveler
His sets are legendary, from Europe’s TimeWarp Festivals to New York City’s EZOO. And Frankfurt, Germany’s Chris Liebing is one of the most personable DJs out there — a big smile on his face as he...
View ArticleL.A. Event Alert: Studio Prodigy Master Class Series With Ryan Hewitt
Last week, SonicScoop visited Universal Mastering Studios in Los Angeles – the site of the new Studio Prodigy Master Class Series, which kicks off with its first session, led by Grammy-winning mixer/...
View ArticleInput\Output Podcast: David Lowery and the Future of Artists’ Rights
In this episode of Input\Output, Geoff and Eli talk to David Lowery, the former frontman for Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, who is now an economics professor at the University of Georgia. David...
View ArticleMusic Works NYC Names Nina Creese Studio Manager
Music Works NYC, the Upper West Side boutique tracking and mixing facility, has announced the promotion of Nina Creese to the position of Studio Manager. Nina Creese has been promoted to Studio Manager...
View ArticleLe Masque: Delay Plugin Receives Major Update from XILS-Lab
All effects and dynamics have their place, but for creative processing there’s nothing as inspiring as a great delay. The crafty French developer XILS-Lab has significantly increased the musicality and...
View ArticleRadial Engineering Debuts Voco-Loco — Vocal Preamp and Effects Loop
Studios and live performers have long been in search of a better mousetrap to integrate vocals and guitar pedal effects. The new Voco-Loco from Radial Engineering definitely qualifies. The Voco-Loco is...
View ArticleNY Event Choice: NY Music Tech Meetup – Monday, 2/11, Knitting Factory
NYC and music technology go together like beer and BBQ. So why not put all four together in a tasty blend? Decode the logo and win a prize! Or better yet, hang out with the NY MusicTech gang this...
View ArticleVinyl Mastering Outlook: Can Lathes Keep up the Pace in 2013?
Last month, the music industry got some decent news from the Nielsen SoundScan 2012 report. In a year where Adele reigned again with 4.4 million copies of 21 sold in the US (10 million plus total),...
View ArticleProducers, Mixers, Engineers Recognized at 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards
While the 55thAnnual GRAMMY Awards show was all lights, camera, action (as it should be), it’s good to see the less-extroverted producers, engineers, mixers, and remixers get their due. Producers...
View ArticleLightning Boy Audio Launches Lightning Boy — Entry Level Tube Drive Pedal
When last we saw our heroes, Lightning Boy Audio, they had just unleashed the Bolt Bender, an intriguing Tube EQ pedal with a passive Baxandall circuit and its own optional subtractive EQ “sidecar.”...
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