Mobb Deep Inks Deal with RED for NYC-Based Infamous Records
Multi-platinum NYC rap duo Mobb Deep inked a label deal today with RED Distribution – a division of Sony Music Entertainment – for their imprint Infamous Records. Founded in the late 90s, Infamous was...
View ArticlePropellerhead Adds Wireless Sync-Start (WIST) to ReBirth for iPad and iPhone
Propellerhead announced that is has released ReBirth 1.2 for the Apple iPad. iJam with the newly updated ReBirth. With Version 1.2, the Rebirth app adds WIST (Wireless Sync-Start Technology developed...
View ArticleWaldorf Announces Availability of Lector Vocoder Plug-In
As diehard fans of Waldorf’s inimitable filters, we’re always glad to see a new release from the famed producer of synths and plug-ins. Vocoders, always a tool in need of demystification and evolution,...
View Article“Sound Smack” by AfroDJMac: Sidechaining Makes Your Tracks Interact
Hello, this is New York-based producer, songwriter, guitarist, and live electronic musician AfroDJMac. I like to describe my music as being futuristic yet nostalgic: it’s a blend of indie rock,...
View ArticleUpstart Startups: Spins.FM Connects Radio to Social Media
EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: Radio still rules. Sure, we all spend a lot of time with our heads in headphones connected to our streaming devices, but as Spins.FM understands, there’s plenty of action...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Caribbean Cultural Music Conference 2011 on 9/22 & 9/23
An annual event held in NYC, this year’s Caribbean Cultural Music Conference will take place in Manhattan on September 22-23. The daytime events at the Carribean Cultural Conference are free and open...
View ArticleWaves Announces H-EQ Hybrid EQ
Waves has announced the release of its new H-EQ. Highly versatile, ergonomically advanced, and we expect quite musical as well for mixing and mastering, it is available now for $149 TDM and $99 Native....
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: Summer sessions were all over the map this year. Now – just a week into September – we take a look back at some of the later-summer recordings happening around town… Preacher’s Son at...
View ArticleCuring Condenser Confusion: An Audio History of The AKG C 414
SonicScoop contributor and producer/engineer Justin Colletti recently launched his audio+music blog, Trust Me, I’m A Scientist and we think it’s rad — be sure to check it out and sign up for the TMimaS...
View ArticleNew Phoenix Mastering Plus, Standby From Thermionic Culture
Thermionic Culture has released a new version of the Mastering valve compressor, the Phoenix Mastering Plus. Phoenix Mastering Plus The hand-built, point to point wired soft knee compressor has a...
View ArticleWSDG (NY) Continues European Expansion with Germany, Spain Offices
Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG), the acoustics and audio/video design firm based in Highland, NY, continues to expand its presence in Europe. Dirk Noy, partner and European GM for WSDG, has...
View ArticleNYC’s Man Made Music Scores Syfy’s “Paranormal Witness”
NYC-based original music house Man Made Music recently created the opening theme for the new SyFy Network original series, “Paranormal Witness,” which premiered last night. "Paranormal Witness" airs...
View ArticleCountdown to AES with Peter Katis
BRIDGEPORT, CT: In the old days, there were engineers who came up through the established studio system, rising from the ranks of interns, and there were engineers who worked their way into their...
View ArticleEvent Alert: IMSTA FESTA Free Music Tech Event Returns to SAE on Saturday, 9/24
IMSTA FESTA is returning to NYC and the SAE Herald Square campus on Saturday, September 24th. Free to attend, a IMSTA FESTA is a one-day music technology festival event at SAE featuring panels,...
View ArticleJZ Microphones Intros A New “Classic” Microphone, the Vintage 11
Latvian mic manufacturer JZ Microphones has introduced the latest of its “Vintage Series” microphones – the V11. Instead of emulating classic microphone models as in their Vintage 12 (AKG C12) and...
View ArticleFree Fridays Numero 2! All New Freeware Plugins — Classic Synth, ’80’s...
Hello SonicScoopers. Finally, another Friday of free stuff we found around the Web! Believe it or not, this batch is all new – hot off the show room floor. Now please, help yourselves to a heaping...
View ArticleMOTU Releases Their Universal Sampler – MachFive | 3
MOTU is a company known worldwide in professional audio production for their high-quality hardware interfaces for studio and mobile purposes. MOTU is also well known for their intuitively designed DAW...
View ArticleBehind the Release: Fleet Walker “Morning Void”
SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN: Even the most natural talent needs some nurturing. And when an emerging songwriter crosses paths with a label that understands the strength of artist development, very good...
View ArticleRoland Announces R-26 Six-Channel Portable Field Recorder
Roland has announced a new entry into the competitive portable field recorder sector, with its new R-26. The Roland R-26 six-channel field recorder will be available in mid-October. Scheduled for...
View ArticleVaudeville Park, Keith Abrams Hold Drum Tuning Workshop on Thursday, 9/15
Drums will take center stage at Williamsburg-based community arts center Vaudeville Park with a drum tuning workshop this Thursday, September 15th, 7-9 PM. Hands-on honing of drum tuning skills are to...
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