Sound Smack! By AfroDJMac — How to Set up Wi-Fi MIDI for iPad
The iPad and iPhone offer musicians a plethora of tools on a single device. There are guitar tuners, ear trainers, chord charts, synthesizers, and the list goes on and on. While it can be great to...
View ArticleTeenage Engineering Xmas Gift – Free OP-1 Drumkits by the Klirrfaktor
There’s nothing quite – or remotely! – like the OP-1 portable synthesizer from Teenage Engineering. Jam out anew on your OP-1 with a free new set of Klirrfactor drum samples. As a gift to the universe...
View ArticleWSDG (NY) Completes Recording/Teaching Studio Complex for Berklee Valencia...
An international music education has become a lot more accessible – and enticing – thanks to recent developments at Berklee College of Music. The renowned contemporary music education school has opened...
View ArticleLightning Boy Audio Introduces Bolt Bender Tube EQ w/Passive Baxandall...
This FX pedal is made for more than just guitar. Lightning Boy Audio – HQ’d in bucolic North Collins, NY — wants to expand your sonic options with the latest addition to its pedal FX line, the Bolt...
View ArticleMOTU Launches Breakout – Flexible Connections for Track16 Desktop Interface
Highly comprehensive I/O is a big part of the appeal of Track16, the compact 16×14 desktop interface from MOTU. Now there’s even more ways to tap into that aspect of Track16 via Breakout. Sold...
View Article15 Songs in 14 Days: Making “The Storm Is Passing Over” Sandy Benefit Album
KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN: The mantra of Brooklyn multimedia collective Mason Jar Music is “Preserving Analog Principles in a Digital Age”. But that applies to a lot more than just recording techniques....
View ArticleUnivision Communications Selects Man Made Music (NYC) for Sonic Rebrand
The NYC-based music and media company Man Made Music has won a major client, announcing that it has been named as the sonic branding agency of record for creation of Univision’s sonic rebrand. The new...
View ArticleDark Side of the Tune Launches “Time Wave Zero” Experimental Sound Library
Here’s some fresh sounds to freak out your ears, just in time for the New Year. Check out TWZ PDQ. This striking palette – which ranges from haunting to pleasingly atmospheric to our ears – comes...
View ArticleThe SonicScoop Year in Review: Top Audio & Music Business Developments of 2012
Why do a year-end wrap-up? And why make a big deal about the New Year at all? After all, no matter what it says on the calendar, every day that you wake up is a brand new day. But there’s something...
View ArticleElectronisounds Releases Red Dragon 2 Synth
The only thing this dragon wants from you is to twiddle it’s knobs. Weird? Find out.The developers, Electronisounds, are based out of their pro recording studio in Sun Valley, CA. Traditionally known...
View Article“Behind the Boards” Published – Definitive Rock Producers’ Anthology
Trust us, we know – there’s always something new to be learned from the masters. You’re sure to learn a few hundred things from “Behind the Boards”. That’s why we’re happy to see the arrival of Behind...
View ArticleThe API and the iPad: Radical Routing Arrives at Downtown Music Studios
SOHO, MANHATTAN: Convergence comes in all forms, and no one knows that more than music creators: Whether you’re talking Hassidic hip hop, Danger Mouse + Norah Jones, Okinawan trance, or Tony Bennett...
View ArticleSound Lounge Names Harrison Nalevansky EP, Justin “Sal” Kooy to Audio Engineer
The NYC audio post Sound Lounge has announced two personnel developments at its downtown location on Hudson Street. Harrison Nalevansky is the new Executive Producer for Sound Lounge downtown. First...
View ArticleBlue Microphones Launches Nessie – “Adaptive” USB Mic Creates New Digital...
Some recordists speak of their quest for a transparent microphone – this is the polar opposite. Blue Microphones has launched Nessie, an “Adaptive” USB microphone. Nessie is designed to be useful to...
View Articleu-he Releases Satin Tape Machine Plugin
The plugin developer u-he has made quite the name for itself with its popular Zebra synth engine along with their many Uhbik FX plugins that are available as Propellerhead Rack Extensions. Their latest...
View ArticleWaves Releases J37 Tape Saturation Plugin
Waves Audio and the one and only Abbey Road Studios have partnered to release a tape saturation plugin designed after the exact model used to create some of the greatest tracks of all time. J37 Tape...
View Articleu-he Releases Satin Tape Machine Plugin
The plugin developer u-he has made quite the name for itself with its popular Zebra synth engine along with their many Uhbik FX plugins that are available as Propellerhead Rack Extensions. Their...
View ArticleWaves Releases J37 Tape Saturation Plugin
Waves Audio and the one and only Abbey Road Studios have partnered to release a tape saturation plugin designed after the exact model used to create some of the greatest tracks of all time. J37 Tape...
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