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, Melissa Etheridge, Run DMC and many more.
He tells us about his origins, the studio, and towards … Read More
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 few new plug-ins for us to get our hands on.
The additions live up to the detail … Read More
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 rock. (Or maybe some combination of the above.)
The new Launchpad Pro
With the release of the … Read More
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”.
Following a very successful debut in 2014, their second annual Production Music Conference will be gathering the masses on … Read More
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 Digital has come up with a solution.
Slate Digital has a new … Read More
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. Small-sided soccer games involve fewer players competing on a smaller sized field, and they can be a crucial training ground … Read More
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 to Justin about how Reaper got started, how it’s different, and what we can expect in Reaper … Read More
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 produce and perform electronic music, especially in Ableton Live”.
Don’t use Ableton Live? Fear not! Launchkey … Read More
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 its big brother. These new plugins are based on traditional optical compressor designs, but with some new tricks that … Read More
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 the music industry for over 10 years, wearing many hats along the way from pianist … Read More
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 Javits Center in NYC. Along with the international crowds, a welcome return … Read More
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 bet to invest in – and a free demo is available as well. … Read More
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 … Read More
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 probably best known for his work with artists like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Screaming Trees, Buffalo Tom, Nada Surf, … Read More
Waves continues to broaden their developmental horizons with the release of a harmonic enhancement plug-in, Cobalt Saphira. Saphira is the first of Waves’ new Cobalt-series – “Analog that Only Digital Can Achieve”.
Cobalt Saphira is the first of the Waves Cobalt series of plug-ins.
The function of the plug-in … Read More
Thomas Alva Edison’s tinfoil phonograph? Nope. The player piano? Guess again:
(l-r) Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick are set to preside over The Pensado Awards 2015. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Pensado Awards)
If you want to find history’s first-ever instance of mechanical music reproduction, you need to … Read More
A world class commercial NYC studio has become available for lease takeover or sublet.
The control room of OZ’ Studio A.
The facility is OZ Studios, which is located in Midtown and opened in 2012. The rooms were designed by John Storyk of Walters-Storyk Design Group, comprising two … Read More
Forte is a music notation software developed with quickness and ease of use in mind. The Hamburg, Germany-based developers are celebrating their 500,000th download this week by giving away their Forte Basic software ($24 MSRP) for FREE.
The Forte music notation interface.
The feature packed software is ideal for educational … Read More
Justin Colletti is back on the SonicScoop video blog with an in-depth look at setting your compressors’ attack and release controls.
Master this essential and skill, and dramatically improve your ability to hear these kinds of changes with confidence.
First, learn what to listen for, and then, try a few … Read More
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 use day in and day out, there are a select few companies whose products are … Read More
