7 Steps to Award-Winning Sound Design: “Human Revolution – Deus Ex”
Space: the final frontier for sound designers. Deus-Ex sounds as riveting as it looks. Any audio artist can go gaga with gadgetry on the teaser trailer for a sci-fi fantasy – it takes something more...
View ArticleDave Smith Instruments Introduces The DSM01 Curtis Filter Module
The Curtis Filter from Dave Smith Instruments has been an integral part of their sound since its original debut in the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 from 1978. Now, with the DSM01, DSI is contributing...
View ArticleReview: Focal Alpha 65 Active 2-Way Near Field Monitor — by Carmen Borgia
Focal is a French company that designs and manufactures a wide variety of speakers and other products in the areas of audiophile, home cinema, headphone and car systems. In the world of studio...
View ArticleiZotope Releases RX 4 and RX 4 Advanced — Audio Repair and Enhancement Toolkit
Recent recipient of an Emmy for RX, their flagship audio repair and enhancement software, iZotope now brings to us their fourth edition. Along with being able to already handle problems like noise,...
View ArticleThe Ever-Expanding World of Eurorack Modular Synths
The Doepfer A-100, originator of the “Eurorack” modular synth format. The world of electronic instruments once seemed stubbornly esoteric and entirely niche-focused, dominated by huge wooden boxes...
View ArticleStuder Debuts Vista V Digital Console
Swiss-based company Studer has been catering to professional audio since 1948. Taking their popular Vista X console to the next level in processing and functionality, Studer is now introducing the...
View ArticlePSP Audioware Launches PSP MasterComp V1.8.0
One of the most revered plugin compressors available just got a little better. The PSP MasterComp keeps movin’ up. The Polish developers PSP Audioware have just launched PSP MasterComp V1.8.0, a nifty...
View ArticleMix with Maury: EQing Drums to Enhance Low Frequency Transients
This is the second in a series by Andrew Maury. See his first article, “How and Why Distortion Can Replace the Need for EQ & Compression.” Something I’ve started doing is EQing very sharp,...
View ArticleSociety of Composers and Lyricists in New York Mentor Program – Fall 2014...
Are you ready to take your composing career to the next level? The SCL in NY Mentor Program is on time for Fall 2014. If the answer is “yes” – and we can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be – then there is a...
View ArticleRob Shore: Maximizing Music Business Management
There's more than one kind of manager. From The XX to Slipknot and LCD Soundsystem, Rob Shore & Associates are all business. The post Rob Shore: Maximizing Music Business Management appeared first...
View ArticleNYC PR/Marketing Merger: The MuseBox and Magnum PR Join Forces
Full-service international marketing, publicity, management and distribution agency The MuseBox (NYC) announced that they have merged with PR and Artist Development agency Magnum PR (NYC). The combined...
View ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: Luminous Velocity Productions
Get it all done, and then some, with the talent on hand in this multifaceted East Flatbush enclave. The post Studio Sweet Spot: Luminous Velocity Productions appeared first on SonicScoop.
View ArticleBuilding a Gathering: A Look Inside the Tinderbox Music Festival
Now in its 2nd year, Tinderbox has become part of the smartly growing crowd of NYC music festivals. The post Building a Gathering: A Look Inside the Tinderbox Music Festival appeared first on SonicScoop.
View ArticleProducer’s Chair: Master Percussionist Bashiri Johnson Explores Global Soul...
Brooklyn's rhythm expert introduces a big voice to America. The post Producer’s Chair: Master Percussionist Bashiri Johnson Explores Global Soul with Anjali appeared first on SonicScoop.
View ArticleRob Shore: Maximizing Music Business Management
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: How do YOU manage? If you’re a band or solo artist working above a certain level, then you do it with a business manager like Rob Shore. The Big Dogs: Rob Shore and Manny Straight...
View ArticleNYC PR/Marketing Merger: The MuseBox and Magnum PR Join Forces
Full-service international marketing, publicity, management and distribution agency The MuseBox (NYC) announced that they have merged with PR and Artist Development agency Magnum PR (NYC). The...
View ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: Luminous Velocity Productions
Do you have tunnel vision, or are you constantly expanding your media universe? In East Flatbush, many disciplines are in action at Luminous Velocity, a nonstop melting pot of music and vision....
View ArticleBuilding a Gathering: A Look Inside the Tinderbox Music Festival
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Seems like there’s more and more music festivals in New York City, and this is a good thing. What lights up new festivals like Tinderbox? There are too many local/regional...
View ArticleProducer’s Chair: Master Percussionist Bashiri Johnson Explores Global Soul...
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN: Role reversal can be a beautiful thing in the music world. When world-class musicians step out of the live room and into the producer’s chair, the possibilities are tantalizing....
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