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Studio Sweet Spot: All Welcome Records – Inglewood, CA

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R E S P E C T — find out what it means to sound.

That sense of respect is something you’ll find in spades at All Welcome Records. You can sense it between partners, for the principles of audio, and for the timeless music that comes as a … Read More

Mackie Announces CRBT Bluetooth Monitors

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For those who may have missed it, Mackie released two new monitors – both with 100% more Bluetooth.

 

Mackie’s Bluetooth enabled monitors are ideal for casual listening and mixing.

Part of their best selling CR-series of monitors, the CR4BT and CR5BT join their wired CR3 and CR4 counterparts. CR-specific Read More

6 Things Producers Should Consider Before Talking to an Artist About Changing Their Song

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Image by Flickr user Jeremy Bronson

Talking with an artist about their songs is an exercise that’s fraught with the potential to create distance between a producer and a songwriter. But it can also be a way to solidify that bond while making better music.

Though some songs may benefit … Read More

Software Review: Universal Audio Manley Variable Mu Limiter/Compressor Plugin

Wix Music 2.0: Wix.com Joins Forces With Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to Launch Music Distribution Platform

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One of the worlds leading web development platforms, Wix.com has integrated a fully featured music distribution platform into their site builder.

 

What is Wix Music 2.0?
Wix Music 2.0 allows artists to introduce, share, sell, and distribute their music directly from their Wix website – all commission-free. In the … Read More

AES 139, NYC – Transaudio Group Re-Launches Auratone Reference Monitors

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Originally developed by Jack Wilson in 1958, the Super Cube quickly became one of the most iconic reference monitors in the audio industry.

The original one-way, zero crossover reference monitors weren’t the most accurate or transparent on the market, but they could produce a very linear representation of whatever was … Read More

SonicScoop’s AES 2015 Preview and Highlights

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This year, the Audio Engineering Society is back in New York City, bringing the 139th International AES Convention to the Big Apple from October 29th to November 1st.

Whether you’ll be there to learn, buy, sell, network, or just socialize, there’s reason to expect that the 139th will be a … Read More


Software Review: Boom Library’s Virtual Foley Artist

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The interface for Virtual Foley Footsteps.

Anyone who works with sound for picture is probably familiar with Boom Library’s collection of sound FX libraries.

Boom Library products cover a vast array of sounds and environments, with specialized packages filled with cues for guns, cars, horses, nature, creatures and even a … Read More

Get “That” Guitar Tone: Foo Fighters Edition

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A guitar player doesn’t have to be a storied virtuoso to deliver a great tone that countless musicians and fans seek to emulate—or to simply keep in their ears as an extremely useful reference point when they’re in the studio.

For a huge number of younger rock musicians and fans, … Read More

Gear Review: Sonarworks Reference 3 Room & Speaker Correction Suite

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Sonarworks’ Reference 3 Suite.

One of the biggest challenges that professional audio engineers have to deal with today is the actual work environment.

Newly-available technology and shrinking budgets mean that records are often made on the fly and in less than ideal conditions. However, artists and labels still demand no … Read More

Antelope Introduces Four New Products at AES 139 in NYC

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Antelope rolled out a trifecta of new hardware products for us at last week’s AES 139: the 10MX Atomic Clock, Orion 32+, Orion Studio, plus a new software reverb, AuraVerb.

Orion 32+

The Orion 32+

The Orion 32+ builds on the Orion 32 platform, delivering 32 inputs and outputs via … Read More

Composer Cribs: Charlie Clouser, Los Angeles, CA

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Some composers live a career behind the scenes – Charlie Clouser is not one of them.

While he currently spends his days and nights creating high-visibility soundtracks (the entire Saw series, Resident Evil: Extinction, “Numb3rs,” “American Horror Story”), he’s spent his time in the spotlight. Clouser was keyboardist/programmer for … Read More

Qwire Music-to-Picture Cloud Platform Raises $2.5 Million; Licensed by ABC Studios

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Qwire is a platform for professionals involved with putting audio to motion picture. Launched in 2014, NYC- and LA-based Qwire has seen fast growth, recently raising $2.5 million in its initial funding round, with participation from a group of private investors.

Scott Freiman, co-founder of Qwire.

Following successful trial runs … Read More

Rode NTR Active Ribbon Microphone Review

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The Røde NTR Ribbon Microphone.

At one of my earliest recording sessions, I tried to describe a sound I was going for: ”Dark, but not muddy; mid-heavy but not crowded, and with enough high end to peak out, but not so much so that it sounds super modern.”

My engineer … Read More


Up & Coming Engineers: Josh Gannet on Assisting, Tracking, and Being Prepared.

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Josh Gannet is an audio engineer and producer who has racked up a ton of major credits as an assistant engineer, working in the studio with artists including Redman, Keith Richards, Slash, Steve Miller, French Montana, Maino, and Method Man. We spoke to Josh about his advice to aspiring engineers … Read More

Audio Education Focus: Are High End Workshops Worth It?

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It’s the Wild West in audio education right now.

From all-you-can-eat free advice on YouTube to online course subscriptions and no shortage of audio trade schools and colleges, there’s more sonic learning available every day. In addition to those channels, updated approaches to studio internships/apprenticeships are on the rise, as … Read More

The Art of Layering: 5 Principles for More Powerful Drums

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Image by Flickr user Joshua Davis.

We all know how important your drums are to your track. They’re the foundation of your groove, they’re what makes your listener dance. Limp drums can suck the life right out of a song, while a banging drum kit can take a production from … Read More

Native Instruments Introduces FLESH – Improv-Inspired Synthesizer for REAKTOR 6

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Native Instruments teamed up with musician, producer, and inventor Tim Exile to produce FLESH – a performance-based synthesizer.

 

FLESH out performances with NI’s improv-inspired synth.

Live performance improvisation can require speedy changes. Making those changes as musically complex as possible can be near impossible when considering the amount of … Read More

Software Review: The Foundry by Sonicsmiths

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The Foundry by Sonicsmiths.

In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable each of the many choices are.

From gargantuan sample libraries to virtual synthesis engines with infinitely configurable … Read More

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