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Recording Studio Sweet Spot – 825 Records, Brooklyn (Video Tour)

He’s not the hardest-working man in music — yet. But give Matty Amendola time, and the Brooklyn producer/engineer/composer/multi-instrumentalist may yet get a share of that coveted title. There’s...

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Pro Sound Effects Launches Enhanced Hybrid Library & Expansion Program for...

Robin Hood has returned! The Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects packs 338 GB of sounds on a USB 3.0 hard drive. There may be no more beautifully benevolent bundle in the world of audio then the...

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Review: Spitfire eDNA01 – Earth – by Andrew Koss

For those of us that love music/sound synthesis, sound designing, and electronic production, we are living in glorious times indeed.  We now have a vast ocean with a plentiful bounty to fill our...

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iZotope Releases Sample-Based Synthesizer – Iris 2

The idea behind iZotope’s Iris software is to combine the capabilities of a sampler and modular synthesizer (see SonicScoop’s review of the original edition here). The next step for Iris 2 introduces...

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Grace Design Announces m905 Analog-Only Stereo Reference Monitor

Colorado-based Grace Design originally developed their acclaimed m905 with included DAC – now with the audio-only version of the m905, users that already have converters can still make use of the m905...

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Waves Launches OneKnob Pumper Plugin — Instant Ducking

Waves knows that, as the holidays kick off, we all have a need to keep things simple. Ergo, the release of their latest in the series of OneKnob plugins, this time in the form of Pumper. Ducking has...

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D.W. Fearn Launches VT-24 Four Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier

A true gentleman of audio, Mr. D.W. Fearn is into heavy metal. We talk not of his taste in music (although Black Sabbath and Meshuggah may indeed grace his home stereo), but his audio designs. The...

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Studio Strategy: The Augspurger Upgrade in Quad Studios’ Q2

Evolution is supposed to happen gradually – biologically speaking, a few thousand years is a nice brisk pace for major changes to unfold. Some elite New York City facilities are operating on a...

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TK Audio Announces Mono Blender

Based out of Sweden, hardware developer TK Audio is now introducing the Mono Blender. Parallel processing is easier than ever with TK Audio’s Mono Blender. This 500 series module makes parallel...

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Think You Can’t Sing? The Myths and Mysteries of Vocal Technique

From Star Search to American Idol to The Voice, television producers have made millions off of a simple conceit: Anyone can be a great singer, just not everyone. Image of Karen O courtesy of Flickr...

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Sugar Bytes Releases Looperator Plug-In

Always on their game with effects processing, Sugar Bytes now introduces their Looperator Plug-In. Looperator is a sequencer with a variety of modulation curves and effects that can be controlled via...

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Composer Cribs: Anthony Marinelli — Los Angeles

Seeking synth heaven? You’ll find a pocket of paradise at the studio of Anthony Marinelli in Los Angeles. Packed with analog synths, this is no keyboard museum. Marinelli puts it all to good use, and...

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MOTU Releases Monitor 8 – Monitor Mixer, Headphone Amp, & Audio Interface

MOTU is expanding their AVB (Audio Video Bridging) line of audio products with the Monitor 8. The new interface can route a variety of incoming audio sources to its dedicated 8 stereo output groups –...

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The Evolving YouTube Economy: Why AdRev Acquired DashGo

Google the phrase “YouTube economy” and the first results that come up are…a bunch of videos on YouTube about the economy. Maybe Google, which owns YouTube, doesn’t want it to be too obvious about the...

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Best New Gear of the Year: 2014 Edition

2014 was an active year for audio. From boutique modeling plugins to re-imaginations of the mixing console, intriguing designs aimed at niche markets seemed to be the norm. Join us as we look back at...

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Rapper Bobby Shmurda and GS9 Crew Arrested at Quad Recording Studios NYC

A long-term investigation of Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda culminated in his arrest outside of Quad Recording Studios yesterday. Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda and his GS9 crew were working at Quad...

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Sonnet Introduces Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 Rackmount Storage System

Storage may not be sexy, but it sure is essential. Here’s a smart-sized and affordable new solution designed to suit the studio. Sonnet’s new RAID storage system features USB 3.0 and offers multiple...

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Producer Profile: Kelvin Wooten – Making Hits and Multitasking

Kelvin Wooten is clearly comfortable wherever he is – the confidence of creating hits while remaining grounded will have that effect. Kelvin Wooten is well on his way. (Photo Credit: Dokk Savage) The...

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Softube Releases Mutronics Mutator Plug-In – Stereo Analog Filter & Envelope...

Softube has resurrected an outboard analog filter that was used by a number of iconic artists of the 1990s. The Mutronics Mutator’s unique sound became few and far between when production of a critical...

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Sonnox and Fraunhofer Launch Pro-Codec Version 3

When Sonnox says “Pro”, they mean it. That’s apparent in the newly launched Pro-Codec Version 3, which the English plugin wizards have just debuted in concert with their friends at Fraunhofer IIS. The...

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