“Pensado’s Place” Goes to Washington: An Interview with Dave Pensado and Herb...
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...
View ArticleComposer Cribs: NYC’s Stenfert Charles Takes the Tribeca Film Festival
With the Tribeca Film Festival tearing into Week 2, it’s good to know that home-grown talent is being heard on the soundtracks. (l-r) Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are locked to picture. We refer...
View ArticleMusikMesse 2015: 11 New Hardware & Software Picks for Your Studio
Musikmesse 2015 is officially a wrap! The new product launches poured in thick and fast from Frankfurt — here are some more of our SS staff picks from Europe’s biggest hardware and software fest. See...
View ArticleTonight at IFC NYC: Geoff & Eli of Input|Output Podcast Talking DC Punk, Live
Geoff & Eli of Input|Output talk DC Punk. Geoff Sanoff and Eli Janney of SonicScoop‘s Input|Output Podcast are hosting a special Q&A to go along with the screening of “Salad Days: A Decade of...
View Article5 Effective Tips for Getting Your Mix Started Right
Every mix that ends up great has to begin somewhere. By focusing too much on the end product, it’s easy to forget some of the the simple steps that help us get our mix sessions started as effectively...
View ArticleGood People, Great Deals: Check Out the New Classifieds Section at SonicScoop!
Image by Flickr user Stew Dean This week, we’re excited to launch SonicScoop’s all new Classifieds Section! We’ve already put up a handful of great deals that are likely to go fast. Stay tuned for...
View ArticleOne for the Booth: Native Instruments Kontrol S4 DJ System
Native Instruments' new self-contained DJ system should intrigue active DJs as well inspire some wannabes to take a running leap off the high dive and into the DJ pool. The post One for the Booth:...
View ArticleStart Spreading the Tunes: New Online Distribution Tools
From Vericorder to SoundCloud to TuneCore To Facebook BandPage to $$...a modern (mobile) music distribution path. The post Start Spreading the Tunes: New Online Distribution Tools appeared first on...
View ArticleFive Music Promotion Shortcuts
Maintaining your online presence can easily sap the free time that's supposed to be dedicated to your art. Avoid the time suck with these helpful tools. The post Five Music Promotion Shortcuts appeared...
View ArticleFun with Multiband EQs From Apple, Ableton & iZotope
Markkus Rovito finds some unconventional apps for the multiband EQ: batch processing 80s music for DJ sets, faking an a capella for a remix and salvaging band rehearsal recordings. The post Fun with...
View Article4 Hands-On Examples of iZotope RX 2’s Audio Restoration
iZotope's RX 2 audio restoration tools reviewed for effectiveness in cleaning up digitized vinyl recordings and distorted/clipped audio from input overload, removing unwanted sounds and isolating a...
View ArticleOne for the Booth: Native Instruments Kontrol S4 DJ System
Most people are either 1) a DJ, 2) a DJ wannabe, or 3) a DJ hater. Far be it from me to judge; characters from each group have both good and bad reasons for their position. But this winter, Native...
View ArticleStart Spreading the Tunes: New Online Distribution Tools
It’s kind of cute now how just a few short years ago we were all sufficiently impressed by how Apple Garageband gave broke college kids the ability to cut albums on a laptop with a basic, free DAW...
View ArticleFive Music Promotion Shortcuts
Nothing’s a better time sucker than making music, except perhaps trying to pimp your music online through social media and your website. Digital media have given indie artists at least a fighting...
View ArticleFun with Multiband EQs From Apple, Ableton & iZotope
Markkus Rovito plays drums, DJs and hacks away on the QWERTY in San Francisco. He has written for Gearwire, DJ Tech Tools, Remix, EM, and Mac Life, among others. Read more... The post Fun with...
View Article4 Hands-On Examples of iZotope RX 2’s Audio Restoration
Using the Frequency selection tool, pulled down a selection of high frequencies, held Shift and then selected a swath of low frequencies. After previewing the selections to make sure it was safe, I...
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