DJ TechTools Launches Wax to Tracks Music Producer Contest for DJs – Entry...
Competition is a healthy thing. In that spirit, DJ TechTools, an online recourse for digital DJs has launched Wax to Tracks, a music production competition for DJs on the rise. DJ TechTools has...
View ArticleRAVEN MTX Multi-Touch Production Console from Slate Now Shipping
The future is Wow. Now you can get your hands on a raven — all you want. And now – with the news that the RAVEN MTX Multi-Touch Production Console from Slate Pro Audio is now shipping. The arrival of...
View ArticleDeal Find of the Day: Up to 49% off PSP AudioWare MixPack2
SonicScoop has our eyes out for discounts and special offers to pass on to our readers. Here’s the latest: PSP AudioWare has a special offer, lasting until August 4th, 2013, on their PSP MixPack2. You...
View ArticleReview: Novation Launchkey 49 and Launchpad S Controllers — By Erin Barra
This month I was lucky enough to receive two controllers from Novation, the Launchkey 49 and the Launchpad S, for the purpose of this review. I spent a few weeks getting my hands dirty, and I have to...
View ArticleKlanghelm Releases Version 2 of DC8C Advanced Compressor
If you plugin junkies out there haven’t heard of the DC8C yet, here’s your chance to pick up the updated version of an excellent and affordable software compressor from Klanghelm. This new version...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Spotify Payouts Revisited – How Much Does it Pay Now and How Much...
Spotify made big news again in mid-July when producer Nigel Godrich and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke pulled their music from the streaming service. Their move was not without precedent. Just a few months...
View ArticleRecording Adventures: “Smoking Gun” by Momma Holler — All Analog In New Orleans
A new record label today needs a standout artist, high aspirations, and a unique angle to get off the ground – Brooklyn’s Better Breakfast Records has all three. Ally Pekins of Momma Holler enjoys her...
View ArticleNative Instruments Releases DRUMLAB Sound Set — Electronic/Acoustic Drum...
The new percussion driven sound set from Native Instruments combines layering between electronic and acoustic drum samples. DRUMLAB is an easy-to-use method that many contemporary music producers use...
View ArticleReview: Pro Tools 11 by Zach McNees
In the 13 years since I first booted up version 5.1 back in high school, Pro Tools has gone through six major software updates, three major flagship hardware updates and, most recently, a brand new...
View ArticleMackie Launches New and Improved VLZ4 Mixer Line + MRmk3 Studio Monitor Line
One of the steadiest workhorses in audio gear has stepped up performance from their previous VLZ3 mixer line and MRmk2 monitor line. Mackie’s new VLZ4 line of mixers now includes their highly acclaimed...
View ArticleAmpeg Announces Reissued V-4B All-Tube Bass Head, Two New SVT Cabinets
Originally released in 1971, the Ampeg V-4B 100W all-tube bass head was renowned for it’s distinct “grind” that became popular among bassists of the time. Now, the addition of modern features in the...
View ArticleWaves Launches MultiRack Version 9.5 – Now Runs Waves Signature Series Plugins
Being a live sound rat is officially the coolest gig going. MultiRack 9.5 runs on MultiRack Native or SoundGrid. That’s because Waves Audio has just launched MultiRack Version 9.5, the latest edition...
View ArticleNY Studio BiCoastal Music Closes: Hal Winer on The Economics of World Class...
Adventurous. That’s the way to describe BiCoastal Music, the world-class studio in Ossining, NY that closed this week. The inner expanse of BiCoastal Music. Built by the exacting engineer/producer Hal...
View ArticleSpectrasonics Announces AAX Support for Pro Tools 11 – Omnisphere, Trilian,...
Here are three more great reasons to create in Pro Tools 11. Spectrasonics’ top offerings are now in AAX public beta for Pro Tools 11. Spectrasonics, the brainchild of Eric Persing and creators of some...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches ENGL Amp Plugins for UAD & Apollo
Audio engineers can officially add amp lust into their list of professional obsessions. The impetus is the latest plugins for Universal Audio’s UAD Powered Plugins platform and Apollo Audio interface:...
View ArticleBuilding A Scene: On The Ground and Online
You want to go see a show. You peruse the upcoming acts at your local venues and decide that not only is there little in common from one band to the next, but a lot of the bands just don’t seem very...
View ArticleAkai Releases iMPC App for the iPhone
Akai Pro MPC had originally released iMPC for the iPad and now all of the core capabilities are available on the iPhone. Apart from the hundreds of internal samples, the iMPC app contains a ton of...
View ArticleDowntown Music Publishing Opens Los Angeles Office, with New SVP Amy...
Downtown continues to build up crosstown – or cross-country, to be precise. Amy Driscoll-Dunning comes to Downtown Music Publishing from Fox Filmed Entertainment. Downtown Music Publishing, part of of...
View ArticleHOBO Audio (NYC) Creates 7.1 Theater Mix for Coke “Security Camera”
You don’t have to read the rest of this article, but be sure to watch this spot — it really does make you feel good. NYC audio post specialists HOBO Audio recently executed the new 7.1 theatrical mix...
View ArticleBehind The Release: Grandfather On Making In Human Form
In July of 2010, my band Grandfather recorded its debut album, Why I’d Try, with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio, in Chicago. It was a defining experience for us [documented here on SonicScoop.] The...
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