Mix Tips From Your Mastering Engineer
We keep churning out great new stories on SonicScoop every day. But If you haven’t seen many articles from me personally on SonicScoop lately, there are a three very good (and very exciting) reasons...
View ArticleYamaha Announces HPH-MT7 Monitor Headphones
Yamaha Announces HPH-MT7 Monitor Headphones With the HPH-MT7 monitor headphones, Yamaha has sought to produce a pair of headphones that can deliver a flat frequency response, proper stereo image, and...
View ArticleSonarworks Releases REFERENCE 3 Room Calibration Software for Windows
REFERENCE 3 from Sonarworks is a room calibration software that analyzes the listening environment through a calibrated microphone. After analysis, the software produces a calibration profile for that...
View ArticleParty Pics! Stadiumred Celebrates Expansion in Style
The multi-room expansion of uptown sound complex Stadiumred became official on Thursday night. The studio welcomed super producer Just Blaze and mastering engineer Ricardo Gutierrez to the fold,...
View ArticleStadium Red Expands: Just Blaze and the Science of NYC Studios
If you're going to make it bigger, make it better. Stadium Red added the people, then gave them a full-service place to gravitate to.
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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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