DigiTech Announces JamMan Express XT – Their Smallest Looper Pedal Yet
Go loopy over all of the features. It appears that compact looper pedals are becoming all the rage – First with the TC Electronic Ditto, now the DigiTech JamMan Express XT. DigiTech is well known for...
View ArticleMix Analysis: How David Bendeth Mixed “Shadow Moses” by Bring Me the Horizon
Massive. It’s the only way to describe the lead single “Shadow Moses” from British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon and their new album Sempiternal. David Bendeth was the mixer of choice for...
View ArticleFilm Music Event: “On Demand” Live Scoring with Todd Kasow in NYC, Wed. April...
Ready to see how music-to-picture is written – live and in real-time? Todd Kasow will turn film scoring into a live experience this Wednesday, April 17th. The ManhatPro Film Music & Audio series...
View ArticleSample Logic Launches CYCLONE – Advanced Sampling/Synthesis Solution for Kontakt
New GUI, strengthened organization, and enhanced LFO’s within the Kontakt platform – sounds like a direct pathway to new ideas. Sample Logic (based in NY) is hoping you’ll agree as it introduces...
View ArticleReview: RayBlaster Virtual Synth from Tone2 – by Gabriel Lamorie
If any of you SonicScoopers have played with a synthesizer before (odds are yes, yes you have) then the words “Subtractive Synthesis” should ring a bell or two. This popular form of synthesis is one...
View ArticleAllen & Heath Debuts Qu-16 Compact Digital Mixer – For Studio, Live, Fixed...
Compact mixers are packing more and more into their svelte frames. The latest arrival on the scene is from Allen & Heath, which just unveiled the highly attractive Qu-16 compact digital mixer....
View ArticleBeyond the Basics: Harmonic Motion and the Root of All Music
Music is a rare kind of art form that is made entirely out of vibration. It’s at once both ephemeral and yet inherently physical. We will never be able to reach out and grab it in our hands, but it...
View ArticleKorg Announces Analogue Volca Line: Loop Synth, Bass and Rhythm Machine
Korg is marking it’s 50th anniversary right! Pioneers of powerful and compact music tools, Korg has now added the Volca series to the mix. The Volca Series includes the analogue Volca Beats, Volca Bass...
View ArticleNashville Analog Recording Destination, Welcome to 1979, Now Cutting Vinyl
Talk to Welcome to 1979 founder and engineer/producer Chris Mara, and you’ll be at least momentarily convinced (or reminded) that everything was better before the clock struck 1980. Mara has built a...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC – A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: We’re all over the local and musical map in this month’s epic Session Buzz, as we trace recordings by the likes of Yoko Ono, Talib Kweli, John Zorn, MGMT, Wale, Hole, Okkervil River,...
View ArticleRemix Your Brand Launches in NYC – Licensing Company with an EDM Focus
There are generalists, and then there are specialists – the newly launched NYC music licensing company Remix Your Brand definitely qualify as the latter. The NYC licensing company Remix Your Brand is...
View ArticleInside Coachella: A Booking Agent’s Perspective
Next time you’re in the center of a music festival like Coachella, take a careful look around – there just may be Agents in your midst. If you see these people at Coachella, grab their card! Natasha...
View ArticleSSL Debuts Sigma – Remote Controlled Analog Mixing and Summing Engine
Summing is not sitting still. The latest addition to this competitive space is the SSL Sigma, a new “mix engine” that combines SSL SuperAnalogue summing with all the convenience and control that comes...
View ArticleHeavyocity Launches The AEON Collection – Extremely Deep Virtual Instrument
Synth lovers are on a roll, with tempting new options coming out a fast rate these days. A particularly significant new arrival is Heavyocity’s AEON, a highly compelling new collection of...
View ArticleRehearsal + Recording Studio Sweet Spot: Replay Music Studios – West Village,...
Get ready to totally rethink what a rehearsal studio can do. Replay Music Studios, in NYC’s West Village, has an idea that a rehearsal studio can be a lot of things. Founded by drummer/child...
View ArticlePSP Audioware Launches SpringBox — Spring Reverb Plugin for Mac/PC
Here’s a beautiful start for your in-the-box adventures this week. PSP Audioware, the Polish upstarts behind a plethora of highly prized plugins, have just launched PSP SpringBox, a hardware spring...
View ArticleSmarter in Sixty Seconds: The Beggar At The Side Of The Road
Every now and again you read something that speaks so profoundly to you that it stops you in your tracks. Mark Hermann sez…this guy Tolle is on to something. It grabs hold of your soul and whispers in...
View ArticleAudient Debuts iD22 Compact Recording Interface – Class A Mic Pres, 24/96...
Those small packages are bringing better and better things. Audient has just debuted its new iD22 recording interface to demonstrate that fact. Not only is it easy on the eyes and big on ergonomics,...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Off The Record With Scott Hull Feat. Producer Rob Mathes, 4/25
On the next “Off The Record with Scott Hull”, coming up this Thursday (4/25), the Masterdisk chief sits down with multi-talented producer, Rob Mathes (Sting, Elton John, U2). Rob Mathes Scott Hull –...
View ArticleArto Vaarala Releases Kirnu Cream – Standalone MIDI Arpeggiator Plugin
Kirnu Cream is the successor to this curious plugin manufacturer’s original plugin, Kirnu. Arto Vaarala branched off from their original design to create an arp that would stand out from the crowd....
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