Roland Debuts Compact M-5000C Live Mixing Console
Roland’s new M-5000C comes to us as another addition of their O.H.R.C.A. series of live mixing consoles. The M-5000C is a compact version of their flagship M-5000 mixing console. The same O.H.R.C.A....
View ArticleVideo Studio Tour: Platinum Sound with Serge Tsai
Check out our latest video studio tour with Serge Tsai of Platinum Sound in NYC. Serge has worked with artists including Kanye West, Shakira, Bono, Akon, Raekwon, Lil Kim, Lil Wayne, Mick Jagger,...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Announces 3 New Plug-Ins for UAD-2 and Apollo with UAD...
The UAD-2 DSP accelerators and Apollo interfaces are capable of pushing some of the most sonically detailed plug-ins available. With the release of UAD Software v8.3, Universal Audio is now featuring a...
View ArticleReview: Novation Launchpad Pro
If you’re a producer or engineer who hasn’t heard about the Novation Launchpad series by now, it’s likely you’ve either been dead, avoiding electronic music production at all costs, or living under a...
View ArticleComposer Brian Tyler To Keynote 2nd Annual Production Music Conference – 9/9...
The non-profit Production Music Association (PMA) was founded in 1997 with a mission to “elevate the unique value of production music and to ensure the viability of the production music industry”....
View ArticleSlate Digital Introduces Yearly and Monthly Plug-In Subscription Programs
Slate Digital has a wealth of plug-ins to choose from. Of course it’s ideal to own as many of these plug-ins as possible! But how does one expect to pay for all of that beautifully crafted DSP? Slate...
View ArticlePull Scores For Nike’s ‘Inside Small-Sided’ Online Film Series
NYC music company Pull got its kicks scoring an online film series for Nike. Their decidedly outside-the-box soundtrack accompanied a set of segments about small-sided soccer in Latin America....
View ArticleInterview with Reaper Founder, Justin Frankel
This week we had the privilege of sitting down with the creator of Reaper, Justin Frankel. The latest version of his company’s flexible and cost-effective DAW comes out tomorrow, August 12th. We talked...
View ArticleNovation Launches New Launchkey Controller Series
Novation has never been shy announcing their product compatibility with Ableton Live – As they put it in this case, their new Launchkey controller series is “pretty much the quickest and easiest way to...
View ArticlePlugin Review: bx_opto and bx_opto Pedal from Brainworx
The “bx_opto” from Brainworx and Plugin Alliance Last month, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx released the bx_opto compressor and the bx_opto Pedal—the latter of which is essentially a “diet” version of...
View ArticleAustin, TX – Recording Bootcamp Presented by Keith Gary Productions August...
Keith Gary Productions is an audio production outfit out based out of Austin Texas lead by — you guessed it! — Keith Gary. Keith Gary in his natural habitat. Gary has been working professionally in...
View Article139TH AES Convention in NYC Announces Project Studio Expo’s Return
Don’t look now, but AES is approaching – and it’s New York City’s turn in 2015. YESSSSS — AES is on its way to NYC this October. The 139th AES International Convention will take place at the Jacob...
View ArticleImage-Line Launches FL Studio 12.1
The DAW universe has just expanded a touch with the launch of FL Studio 12.1. FL Studio goes up to 12 – point 1. Image-Line’s flagship workstation includes lifetime free updates, which makes it a safe...
View ArticleStudio Pro Profile: Mike Kuz, Head Mixing Engineer — SweetSounds, NYC
Meet Mike Kuz, who’s been Head Mixing Engineer for the New York City studio SweetSounds since Spring of this year. With recent collaborations including Slaughterhouse, Walé, OnCue, Common, Smoke DZA,...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Mix: John Agnello on Mixing “3 Shots” by Hollis Brown
John Agnello. Photo by Andrew Kesin. Legendary indie rock producer John Agnello looks back on mixing 3 Shots, a recently-released album by Brooklyn-based indie Americana band, Hollis Brown. Agnello is...
View ArticlePlugin Review: iZotope RX Final Mix
RX Final Mix. The world of pro audio plugins is an ever-expanding marketplace. New products arrive almost every day it seems, fighting for our attention and our dollars. When it comes to the tools we...
View ArticleJeff Juliano on Mixing Big Records in a Small Town
[Michael Duncan interviews Jeff Juliano, who has worked with artists including Train, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, O.A.R., Lifehouse, Shinedown, Satellite, Paramore, Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots,...
View ArticleMusic to Picture Moves: SCORE A SCORE Names Kristy Zeigler Creative Manager
LA-based SCORE A SCORE (SAS) is headed by CEO Jordan Passman, whose mission is to connect composers and producers in the most complementary way possible, producing projects that express an ideal music...
View ArticleSonicScoop Seeks Nashville and L.A. Correspondents!
We’re looking to increase our coverage in Nashville and Los Angeles and we need your help to do it! SonicScoop wants to add at least one new contributor in each of these markets to help further expand...
View ArticleElectric Zoo Transformed: Inside the Live Sound for NYC’s Signature EDM Festival
Now at seven years and counting, the home of one of the world’s premier EDM festivals is the global music capital of New York City – right where it should be. In 2015, the famed event is going by the...
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