For Sale: Avatar Studios
This is NOT a scoop: Avatar Studios is for sale. Unarguably New York City’s signature audio facility, Avatar was first rumored to be available via a minimalist Billboard article that ran on Friday,...
View ArticleThe Second Life of Nashville’s Studio 19
Recently demolished to make way for a parking lot, this historic Nashville studio has risen from the ashes in a new location, arguably better than ever. The old location of Studio 19 on Nashville’s...
View ArticleAudient Now Shipping ASP8000 – 8 Channel Microphone Preamp
Audient is now shipping their ASP8000, offering expansion via ADAT. These eight additional channels features 118 dB AD Burr-Brown converters, Audient’s staple console preamp, and a dash of tone...
View ArticleEars Behind the Gear: Gregory “UBK” Scott of Kush Audio & Sly-Fi Digital
Gregory Scott (aka “UBK”) is the founder of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital. “UBK” is an acronym that stands for “Useless Bank of Knowledge.” It was intended as sardonic and self-deprecating nickname,...
View ArticleNovation Introduces Circuit – Portable Synth, Sequencer, Drum Machine and FX Box
To put it short, Novation has created digital inspiration in a box. No strings attached (with the exception of headphones). This beat kitchen comes fully stocked with an array of pots and pads. Circuit...
View ArticleSlate Launches Affordable RAVEN MTi2, RAVEN 3.0 Software
As with any good flock of birds, the RAVEN line of multi-touch control surfaces from Slate Media Technology is growing. The latest addition is RAVEN MTi2, which stands as the most affordable RAVEN to...
View ArticleCriterion Acoustics Expands To New Offices In Jersey City, Denver
An emerging acoustical design firm is expanding its NYC-area base – and just in time. Human Worldwide in NYC is among the recent projects by Criterion Acoustics. Criterion Acoustics, a full-service...
View ArticleMaster Plan: Rogue Planet Mastering – New Paltz, NY
Need to get away? There’s a planet just for you in New Paltz, New York. A little patch of utopia upstate, New Paltz has been a college town since 1828, but the latest learning experience there comes...
View ArticleGame Audio Intensive Workshop 11/1 in NYC – 6 Questions with Instructors...
Will audio still be fun on the last day of the 139th AES in NYC? You better believe it. Put a cap on AES with serious game audio education. The Game Audio Intensive Workshop will be held on Sunday,...
View ArticleGet Your Studio’s Latest Projects Written Up in “Session Buzz”!
We know you’re working on some pretty cool stuff in your studio. We want to hear about it—and help tell the rest of the audio and music production world! Today, we’re pleased to reintroduce our...
View ArticleCrane Song Debuts Quantum DA – 5th Generation Converter for Avocet IIA,...
The Quantum DA converter technology has seen several years of analysis and subjective listening for development. The result is Crane Song‘s “most accurate” converters to date. The Avocet IIA monitor...
View ArticleNew Gear Review: Focusrite Clarett 8Pre Interface
Focusrite is one of the most recent companies to jump on the Thunderbolt bandwagon with its new Clarett range of interfaces. Switching to the high speed Thunderbolt connection offers some great...
View ArticleOrange Amplification Introduces the Orange Micro Dark Amp
Don’t be fooled by its size – the Orange Micro Dark is packed with tone. The Micro Dark is a valve/solid-state hybrid head that joins the ranks of its siblings, the Dual Terror, and the Dual Dark. A...
View ArticleBringing a 1960s Classic Back to Life: The Zombies on Performing “Odessey and...
The Zombie’s Odessey and Oracle. This year, nearly 50 years after its initial release, The Zombies are launching a U.S. tour to perform their classic album Odessey and Oracle in its entirety. Oracle is...
View ArticleiZotope RX 5 Audio Editor Now Available
Last month iZotope announced the new and improved RX 5 Audio Editor and their RX 5 Post Production Suite. Their Post Production Suite has been available since the announcement in September, but at long...
View ArticleRadial Now Shipping Headload Prodigy — Hybrid DI + Load Box
Radial Engineering cooked up another gadget for us – The Headload Prodigy. Borrowing build from their original Headload guitar amp load box, the Headload Prodigy essentially brings the same tech to the...
View ArticleSee the SonicScoop Platinum Engineers Panel LIVE at AES!
It’s our favorite time of year again at SonicScoop: AES TIME! Once again, our own Justin Colletti will be hosting the Platinum Engineers Panel, and If it’s anything like prior years, we’re expecting...
View ArticleHeard City — NYC Audio Post Facility Announces 3D Audio Services
Heard City is now among the pioneering audio post-production companies providing virtual reality (VR) audio services. The HC is now VR capable. Quick Lesson: 3D audio involves placement of sound...
View ArticlePreSonus Ships Studio 192 Audio Interface and Studio Command Center
You can get more than ever into a small space. Case in point is the new PreSonus Studio 192 USB 3.0 Audio Interface and Studio Command Center. A 26×32 interface that can record at up to 192 kHz, it...
View ArticleStudio Sweet Spot: All Welcome Records – Inglewood, CA
R E S P E C T — find out what it means to sound. That sense of respect is something you’ll find in spades at All Welcome Records. You can sense it between partners, for the principles of audio, and for...
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