The SonicScoop Year in Review: Top NYC Music Business News and Trends of 2010
Did creativity and commerce speed up or bog down in NYC this year? We put it all together, looking back and looking ahead.
View ArticleThe Quirky Habits of Great Mixers
We ask some of our favorite mixers how they stay fresh and focused during their most challenging mixes. Great tips from Bob Clearmountain, Steve Albini, Bob Power and more.
View ArticleMassive Monitor Makeover: Manhattan Center’s Studio 4 Pumps the Volume Way Up
A long-running studio suddenly hosts one of NYC's most stunning control rooms.
View ArticleThe Science of Sample Rates (When Higher Is Better — And When It Isn’t)
We are proud to begin re-posting some of the greatest hits from Trust Me, I’m a Scientist right here on SonicScoop for posterity. This story was originally published in TMIAS on February 4, 2013. Image...
View ArticleThe Art of Listening to Microphones (A Special Technique for Building a Sense...
Image by Flickr user “nizzzat”. A good microphone locker offers a vast array of possibilities, with blurry borders and intangible contours. Knowing how to choose the right ones can often seem like a...
View ArticleRyan West Shows How To Add ‘Transformer Color’ in a Mix
Last month Nathan Hamiel demonstrated how to properly produce rock vocal compression using the Dangerous COMPRESSOR. This month we are joined by platinum selling engineer Ryan West at Flux Studios here...
View ArticleWhy Use an Analog Summing Mixer? Featuring Ryan West
Ryan West is this months Dangerous Music guru, shedding light on his methods behind hybrid mixing. Out of Flux Recording Studios in NYC, Ryan utilizes the Dangerous Music 2-BUS+ to demonstrate how...
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3 Techniques: Soundtoys Decapitator – with Mixer Qmillion
If you aim to keep your head on straight – while tilting your ears over just so – then Decapitator is a powerful plugin. The analog saturation modeler from Soundtoys is noted by mixers early and often...
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The Science of Sample Rates (When Higher Is Better — And When It Isn’t)
We are proud to begin re-posting some of the greatest hits from Trust Me, I’m a Scientist right here on SonicScoop for posterity. This story was originally published in TMIAS on February 4, 2013....
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The Art of Listening to Microphones (A Special Technique for Building a Sense...
Image by Flickr user “nizzzat”. A good microphone locker offers a vast array of possibilities, with blurry borders and intangible contours. Knowing how to choose the right ones can often seem like a...
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Ryan West Shows How To Add ‘Transformer Color’ in a Mix
Last month Nathan Hamiel demonstrated how to properly produce rock vocal compression using the Dangerous COMPRESSOR. This month we are joined by platinum selling engineer Ryan West at Flux Studios...
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Why Use an Analog Summing Mixer? Featuring Ryan West
Ryan West is this months Dangerous Music guru, shedding light on his methods behind hybrid mixing. Out of Flux Recording Studios in NYC, Ryan utilizes the Dangerous Music 2-BUS+ to demonstrate how...
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3 Techniques: Soundtoys Decapitator – with Mixer Qmillion
If you aim to keep your head on straight – while tilting your ears over just so – then Decapitator is a powerful plugin. The analog saturation modeler from Soundtoys is noted by mixers early and often...
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Making the Mix Room: Stonebridge Studios – Leesburg, VA
If you seek affirmation that audio engineering really is science, read on. You’ll find it in the words and deeds of Stuart Martin, proprietor of Stonebridge Studios. Set inside on 1860’s barn in...
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New Gear Review: McDSP 6034 Ultimate Multi-band Compressor
Summing it Up Right out of the gate, the concept of the 6034 is incredibly appealing. It’s not just about the significant amount of control it offers, it’s also about capturing the right vibe and just...
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Audio Shootout: The 10 Best Tape Saturation Plugins on the Market
I found the best use case here is across your 2-track. Setting up the Kramer tape there with a subtle amount of saturation doesn’t produce hair-raising effects immediately. It does, however, set up a...
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Super Producer Larrance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin’ — Teaching the Beats
There’d be times where he’d be in the studio, and add the drums, then be like, “Alright, I’m gone.” He’d go play video games, come back, and we got a mix now. We had the whole beat finished. We just...
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How to Sample Music Without Getting Sued: The Curious Case of the Most...
Lawyer Up Distributing music with unauthorized material—no matter the length of the sample—is technically copyright infringement. Even if you release it for free. To protect themselves, most record...
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The Top 10 Best Delay Plugins on the Market
Thanks to Lily Oyer for her vocal contributions for the audio samples below. To download the full resolution versions, click here. Read more... The post The Top 10 Best Delay Plugins on the Market...
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New Software Review: Universal Audio EL8 Distressor
On electric rhythm guitar, I was able to shave off just enough attack to make it sit right in the mix, and just as easily squeeze a solo and make it sit upfront where it needs to be. The various...
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