A studio giant is getting his due, and then some, at the GRAMMY Awards in February. The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing (also known as the P&E Wing) will celebrate its eighth annual GRAMMY Week event, this time by honoring three-time GRAMMY winning producer and artist Nile Rodgers for his commitment to excellence and […]
Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing to Honor Nile Rodgers
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Able Baker: An NYC Firm Hears the New ABC’s of Music Supervision
Call it an inner convergence. The latest music supervision service providers are bringing together more tools to help brands and content creators. A new NYC-based example is Able Baker. The firm is co-founded by two Executive Producers of Music/Music Supervisors, Peter Gannon and Jessica Dierauer, whose combined experience is expansive — Wieden + Kennedy, Ogilvy […]
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“Pensado’s Place” Goes to Washington: An Interview with Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick
Pensado for President! Could audio’s most visible personality be plotting a run for the Oval Office in 2016? The pundits here at SonicScoop say: it just might be possible. After all, Pensado’s Place is hosting a “Capital Jam” in Washington DC this weekend, and they’ll be playing to a capacity crowd at the historic Howard […]
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Studio 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, Slim Dollas, the I.S.A. and more, Kuz’ star as a producer and mixer is on the rise. What’s been guiding his career trajectory? See exactly […]
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Able Baker: An NYC Firm Hears the New ABC’s of Music Supervision
Call it an inner convergence. The latest music supervision service providers are bringing together more tools to help brands and content creators.
A new NYC-based example is Able Baker. The firm is co-founded by two Executive Producers of Music/Music Supervisors, Peter Gannon and Jessica Dierauer, whose combined experience is expansive Read more...
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“Pensado’s Place” Goes to Washington: An Interview with Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick
Pensado for President! Could audio’s most visible personality be plotting a run for the Oval Office in 2016?
All things Pensado are live and in person in Washington DC, this weekend.
The pundits here at SonicScoop say: it just might be possible. After all, Pensado’s Place is hosting a “Capital Read more...
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Studio 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, Slim Dollas, the I.S.A. and more, Kuz’ star as a producer and mixer is on the rise. What’s been guiding Read more...
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New Software Review: “Neutron”, iZotope’s Latest Mixing Plug-in
Unmask your mix with the new “Masking” feature in iZotope’s Neutron — an intuitive way to address competing frequencies within your tracks.
Sometime in the past few years, I’ve noticed what I like to think of as a “third wave” of DAW-based processors emerging.
What started years ago as the Read more...
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New Software Review: Cubase 9 Pro by Steinberg
The new feature-packed Cubase 9 comes in three levels: “Pro,” “Artist,” and “Elements” — each offering users a plethora of powerful and intuitive tools based on their specific needs.
DAWs are the centerpiece of most studios in 2017, and the market is filled with a number of options for producers Read more...
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New Gear Alert: Genelec’s 1032C Monitor, iZotope’s Neutron Elements, Softube Goes Tape & More
Genelec announces availability of the 1032C two-way nearfield monitor.
Expanding on the legendary 1032 two-way nearfield monitor, Genelec introduces the 1032C, featuring Smart Active Monitoring™ technology.
The Genelec 1032 is one of the world’s most popular two-way nearfield monitors. The 1032C takes its predecessor’s design a step further by introducing Read more...
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From Adele and Usher to the Advertising World: Ariel Rechtshaid is the Dual Producer
Often a smarter move can be found in the middle ground that Heavy Duty specializes in: an original song with all the sonic trappings of a chart-topping hit, minus the sky-high synch fee and emotional baggage. The track may have been built from the ground up for the brand and Read more...
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Industry Intel: 2018 Audio Engineer Salary & Jobs Report
I also like to try and remember that many of these numbers come from the US government. Though a well-meaning and well-educated bunch I’m sure, they are also working within the same kind of institutional framework that brings you the Post Office, the DMV, the VA, the FCC and the Read more...
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On Hand for the #1 Hit: How Producer Howard Benson Recorded “The Mountain” by Three Days Grace
I get very emotional about things like that, actually. I think that’s why I’m a good producer, because I cry a lot when I listen to music. I need to feel it. You have to be in contact with your heart, you really do. If you don’t feel anything, you Read more...
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New Gear Alert: PreSonus’ Next-Generation FaderPort, Bitwig Studio 2.4, Burl Integrates Waves SoundGrid & More
PreSonus now shipping next-generation FaderPort.
This new generation of the classic FaderPort USB production controller incorporates elements from PreSonus’ award-winning FaderPort 8. A great solution for anyone who mixes in the box, the new and improved FaderPort provides a 100 mm touch-sensitive, motorized fader for writing fades and automation Read more...
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New Software Review: iZotope VocalSynth 2
When iZotope originally released VocalSynth in 2016, its unique feature set immediately turned a lot of heads. Clearly, it was designed for vocal production, but how to put such a novel assortment of features to use together was a bit less clear to many at first.
The original VocalSynth included Read more...
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New Software Review: Texture by Devious Machines
Texture by Devious Machines is a plugin that analyzes the level of the audio you feed into it, and then generates a new sound which matches the dynamics of your source.
Texture can be used to layer sounds with your pre-existing signal or create entirely new sounds that match the Read more...
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Icons: Michael Beinhorn is Preventing Bad Music by Promoting Pre-Production
In the end of it, if you’ve created something that has a lasting value, where the people who hear it have the same connection to it that you had while you were making it, holy mackerel: That’s the stuff that lives on forever. To me that’s more important than just Read more...
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New Software Review: Chain Shaper for Ableton Live by Tech Noir
Chain Shaper by Tech Noir is an audio triggered, multi-band sidechain utility that is designed for extreme accuracy.
This Max for Live device, made specifically for Ableton Live, is already being used by many producers like Kill the Noise, Mat Zo, Wuki, Willy Joy, 12th Planet, and Dillon Francis. Using Read more...
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Stalking Your DAW: Junkie XL Shares Intense Sounds with “Desert Dystopian”
This is a long history, but in short, my mom was a music teacher, and she made her money during the day teaching students music theory and a couple of instruments. Then at night, she would teach kids from less fortunate families for free to do the same. She would Read more...
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New Gear Alert: SuperRack by Waves, Positive Grid’s Smart Guitar Amp, Stylophone Touch Synth from Dubreq & More
Waves announces SuperRack is now available.
SuperRack is the next generation of plugin processing software for live sound and broadcast engineers. This cutting-edge plugin rack lets you run up to 128 audio channels through multiple instances of Waves plugins with near-zero latency and offers endless customization options that make it Read more...
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