Changes at Line 6: New CEO, Executive Leadership
Renewal is in the air at Line 6, the prolific manufacturer of performance and studio gear that includes the POD series of guitar effects, the StageScape M20d, and James Tyler Variax guitars. Paul...
View Article10 Ways to Compose Killer TV Sports Themes — How Noah Lifschey Won the...
Have you been eating your Wheaties? Running your wind sprints? Are your composing chops in shape??? They better be if you want to create a massive package of themes for a major new sports TV network....
View ArticleHow Can You Customize Your Mic? Holophone Launches Super C Supercardioid...
Sometimes sharpening your focus is the best way to expand. Holophone, which has made its name with multi-channel surround microphones, appears to be taking on that philosophy with the introduction of...
View ArticleRadial Launches Tossover — Variable Frequency Divider for 500 Series
They are cranking out the new 500 series modules at Radial Engineering at a record pace – but we don’t think anyone’s going to complain about that fact. The latest addition to the Radial line is the...
View ArticleBrooklyn Duo Creates Wondrous World of “Elska”
FORT GREENE: There’s something kind of meta about Elska: Middle of Nowhere, a new concept album about an enchanting new children’s character. Elska – an arctic adventurer who’s discovered a newly...
View ArticleAmpKit Launched for Mac Users — Guitar Amp, Effects, and Recording App
Mac users who want to use one of the top guitar apps for iPhone and iPad can come in from the cold. Agile Partners announced that AmpKit has been launched on the Mac App Store, for $49.99. The app has...
View ArticleTrust Me I’m A Scientist: A Point of Departure with Producer Scott Solter
In this month’s issue of Trust Me I’m A Scientist, Brooklyn musician Daniel Shuman talks to Scott Solter, the producer and engineer behind distinctive sounding records by John Vanderslice, Mountain...
View ArticleShop Talk: Rock Frontman Turned Capitol Tech, Ian Sefchick
HOLLYWOOD: With the right mix of ambition and creativity, a true do it yourselfer will be unstoppable. And Ian Sefchick is a true do it yourselfer. From serving as front man, singer and guitar player...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Phil Ramone To Be Honored Tonight by Salvation Army – Aretha...
One of New York City’s most decorated producers, Phil Ramone, will receive recognition of a different kind tonight, Wednesday December 5th. At the Salvation Army’s 65th Annual Gala/Dinner at New York...
View ArticleRadial Launches ChainDrive 1×4 Distro and Line Driver 500 Module
It’s raining Radials! 500 Series Modules, that is. In yet another 500 Series release from Radial Engineering, the prolific provider of modules has just announced the ChainDrive 1×4 distro and line...
View ArticleRIP Dave Brubeck – Pianist and Jazz Composer
SonicScoop was saddened to learn of the passing of jazz master Dave Brubeck. Jazz was the language of Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012. A resident of the tri-state area since the 1960’s, when he moved to...
View ArticleThe End Re-Launches With New-And-Improved Studio A
GREENPOINT: The recording and performance venue known as The End has made some changes of late – re-tooling their rooms and refining their concept. In business just over a year, and that much older and...
View ArticlePlugin Review: iZotope Trash 2
Today’s audio processors tend to fall into two broad categories: Those that try to recreate the past, and those that tire of it. iZotope’s new Trash 2 plugin falls squarely in that second camp. iZotope...
View ArticleFoley 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 ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: Luminous Velocity Productions
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View ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: Luminous Velocity Productions
Do you have tunnel vision, or are you constantly expanding your media universe? In East Flatbush, many disciplines are in action at Luminous Velocity, a nonstop melting pot of music and vision....
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