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, and Gregory Scott, owner of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital, uses it in place of his real name, … Read More
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 is a portable device that includes the following:
Two Novation Poly-Synths Four-Part Drum Machine Grid-Based Sequencer… Read MoreAs 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 date with an MSRP of $999.
A RAVEN can now be captured for under a … Read More
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 design firm specializing in architectural acoustics, audiovisual systems, and technology solutions, announced it has expanded into new offices.… Read More
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 from Rogue Planet Mastering. Founded by Mike Kalajian, the facility is … Read More
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, November 1, 12-7 PM at the Institute of Audio Research (IAR), … Read More
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 long-popular “Session Buzz” series, where we peak inside great studios to give the … Read More
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 controller from Crane Song.
Quantum DA Monitor Controller: Avocet IIA is Crane Song’s new take on their original Avocet… Read More
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 advantages. Anyone who’s been recording in the digital domain knows that latency is a problem, and it’s made even … Read More
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 new 12AX7 driven, high gain preamp powers the monstrous tones this micro … Read More
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 now known as a truly great and once “lost” masterpiece of psychedelia.
It is an immaculate … Read More
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 last, the wait is over for the core RX 5 Audio Editor – The Advanced… Read More
Keep plugins together, keep plugins together forever and ever!
That’s the mission of Soundtoys via the just-launched Soundtoys 5. With the new Effect Rack at its core, Soundtoys 5 is a powerful multi-effects processor that improves workflow by providing a single place to browse the entire Soundtoys effects catalog, … Read More
If the UK or Europe is your base, you can take part in a unique music supervision event featuring SonicScoop co-founder David Weiss very soon.
The next “Sync Songwriter Workshop”, a music supervision-based event, has been announced by The SongHunters, FlavorLab, SynchAudio and VICE Media.
Lindsay-Bea Davis, … Read More
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.
When the first version of Omnisphere was released in 2008, the world of software synthesis was in a very different stage of development.
The critical mass of users who favored software instruments had yet to crest, and very few musicians would publicly bet their reputations on the … Read More
R.J. Gordon.
R.J. Gordon mixes Front-of-House at Brooklyn’s Shea Stadium, a space that’s part recording studio and part concert venue. Every single show that the venue hosts is recorded, mixed, mastered, archived online, and made available to the public free of charge.
Gordon talks to us about his … Read More
PureMix Online is yet another great online resource for audio engineering tips and methods for those that want to gain skills typically acquired through hands-on experience in professional studios.
Producing, mixing, and recording from two of the best.
Their own Fab Dupoint will be leading a two-day Master Class alongside … Read More
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 more portable DI format.
The hybrid DI + load box is portable and ready to handle high-powered … Read More
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 the room to fill to capacity, with standing room only left in the back for latecomers. … Read More
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 sources anywhere in a perceived 3-dimensional space, including behind, above, or below the listener.
VR provides new ways to tell … Read More
