Foley Artist John Roesch to Receive MPSE Career Achievement Award
Every once in a while, the people behind the scenes get the recognition they deserve. That happy event is occurring this coming February, thanks to the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE). The...
View ArticleEngineering and Production GRAMMY Nominees Announced
The nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced in a televised special from Nashville on December 5th. Engineers and producers are getting recognized at the 2013 GRAMMY Awards....
View ArticlePro Sound Effects Launches Hybrid Library for Freelancers & Indie Engineers
Ready for the “Robin Hood” of professional sound effects libraries? NYC-based sound effects provider Pro Sound Effects has announced the Hybrid Library for Freelancers & Independent Engineers. It’s...
View ArticleEvent Choice: SCL in NY 1st Annual Holiday Party, Monday Dec. 10th
Is it time for you to join high society? You can do exactly that this Monday, December 10th, at 7:30 PM, if you choose to get festive with the Society of Composers & Lyricists in New York (SCL in...
View ArticleTapeDeck 1.5 Launches – Retro Mac Audio Recorder
Go ahead, have a good ole’ time recording digital audio, you deserve it. The enabler: TapeDeck 1.5, the sequel to the Mac OS X recorder from SuperMegaUltraGroovy and toastycode. Designed to be powerful...
View ArticleSweet Sounds: A Bold New Studio, Made for Manhattan
SOHO, MANHATTAN: Brooklyn may be buzzing with new studios, but for many Manhattan remains the mainland. The recent opening of Sweet Sounds in SoHo shows how strong that sentiment continues to be. A...
View ArticleDMAX Audio Launches — Four Distinctive New Mastering/Mixing Plugins for Mac/PC
Our spies have informed us of the arrival of a new plugin company from Russia: DMAX Audio. The DSE stereo enhancer is one of four new mixing/mastering plugins from Russian upstart DMAX. According to...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Creating the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Plugin...
Talk about a harmonic convergence. (l-r) Dirk Ulrich and Peter Reardon teamed to bring the SHMC perfectly into the virtual world. (all photos by Stefan Schönefeld) One of the newest plugins for...
View ArticleCAD Launches Sessions MH510 Headphones Line – Studio, Live Sound, Listening
These days, it’s all about leveraging your assets in as many ways as possible. Maybe that’s why CAD Audio has designed its newest professional headphones line, Sessions MH510, with a trio of...
View ArticleDelta H Designs ZR Acoustics: Removing The Room From The Room
Delta H Designs Inc. is an architectural acoustics design firm founded in 1997 by Hanson Hsu. They specialize in the design of recording/mastering rooms, post production, broadcast and other audio...
View Article“Live from the Artists Den: 2012” – New Album Release w/Norah Jones, Death...
Just in case you touched that dial (or your cable box…or DVR) and missed it on TV, you can get the highlights of the NYC-based show “Live from the Artists Den” on a new album released this week. Get...
View ArticleButter Adds Composer Joel Dean, Associate Producer Annick Mayer in NYC
Earlier this month SonicScooop went in-depth on Butter, an original music house with a particularly sharp business sense and an expanding team. Now, Butter has announced two recent hires in Composer...
View Article2012 Holiday Guide to Music and Audio Gifts and Deals
This holiday season, you may celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Ramadan, impassioned political yelling matches with distant family members, or international Chinese-food-and-a-movie day. But...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC – A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: It’s been a minute since our last Session Buzz, but things have been busy all over town. Sandy, of course, had her effect on business, leaving many in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...
View ArticleRemote Recording Launches “Taxi” – Small Footprint Mobile Audio Vehicle
Next time you see a London taxi on the streets, get ready to do a mic check. That’s because it just may be the new Taxi from NYC-based mobile specialists Remote Recording. The company recently rolled...
View ArticleTurnplay for iPad Launches – Classic Turntable Functionality for Digital Music
Face it: converting your iTunes library to vinyl isn’t going to be easy – this is going to be the next best thing. To everything turn turn turn…even your iTunes library. We speak of Turnplay, a $.99...
View ArticleStratosphere Sound Studios to Close — Reflections from Co-Owner Adam Schlesinger
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: No one wants to say goodbye, but it’s true: Stratosphere Sound Studios is closing. “The magic combination” — Stratosphere’s Studio A were where a classic room and console came...
View ArticleNative Instruments Launches “Electric Vice”– Electro/Complextro Maschine...
Ready for something new to put into your ears? We like the fresh directions you can go in with the latest from Native Instruments: Electric Vice, a MASCHINE Expansion built around the sounds of...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Sabella Studios — Roslyn Heights, Long Island
You don’t have to go long in Long Island to find a classic studio. For three-plus decades, those in the know have been taking a short trip from Manhattan – and from all points North, West, East, and...
View ArticleEvent Choice: Music & Arts USA Benefit in NYC, Thurs. 12/20 — Live Rock...
Now, more than ever, the welfare of children everywhere is on our minds. Rock — and we MEAN that — for a great cause this Thursday, Dec. 20th. Music is a natural mix with our emotions at the upcoming...
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