6 Things Producers Should Consider Before Talking to an Artist About Changing...
Image by Flickr user Jeremy Bronson Talking with an artist about their songs is an exercise that’s fraught with the potential to create distance between a producer and a songwriter. But it can also be...
View ArticleSoftware Review: Universal Audio Manley Variable Mu Limiter/Compressor Plugin
Under the hood of the Manley Variable Mu In November 2014, when Universal Audio announced that it would release a new software version of the Manley Variable Mu compressor, SonicScoop quickly covered...
View ArticleWix Music 2.0: Wix.com Joins Forces With Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to Launch...
One of the worlds leading web development platforms, Wix.com has integrated a fully featured music distribution platform into their site builder. What is Wix Music 2.0? Wix Music 2.0 allows artists...
View ArticleAES 139, NYC – Transaudio Group Re-Launches Auratone Reference Monitors
Originally developed by Jack Wilson in 1958, the Super Cube quickly became one of the most iconic reference monitors in the audio industry. The original one-way, zero crossover reference monitors...
View ArticleSonicScoop’s AES 2015 Preview and Highlights
This year, the Audio Engineering Society is back in New York City, bringing the 139th International AES Convention to the Big Apple from October 29th to November 1st. Whether you’ll be there to learn,...
View ArticleSoftware Review: Boom Library’s Virtual Foley Artist
The interface for Virtual Foley Footsteps. Anyone who works with sound for picture is probably familiar with Boom Library’s collection of sound FX libraries. Boom Library products cover a vast array of...
View ArticleGet “That” Guitar Tone: Foo Fighters Edition
A guitar player doesn’t have to be a storied virtuoso to deliver a great tone that countless musicians and fans seek to emulate—or to simply keep in their ears as an extremely useful reference point...
View ArticleNew to SonicScoop? Start Here.
Just picked up a discount card from AES? Just stumbled onto us through a web search or one of our giveaways? Here’s a good way to get acquainted with what we do at SonicScoop: See what stories others...
View ArticleAES 2015: Top Picks & Pics from the Showroom Floor
This was a memorable weekend to be in New York City. The Mets were embroiled in the World Series, the NYC Marathon powered through all five boroughs, and Halloween fell on a Saturday night, capped by...
View ArticleAES 2015 Photo Journal: Panels & Parties
Yesterday, we shared our massive photo review of the best and most innovative new gear of the 2015 AES convention. Today, we’d like to share a few pics from some of the coolest panels and hottest...
View ArticleMOTU Introduces MicroBook IIc Ultra Compact Audio Interface
The USB 2.0 interface from MOTU expands on the success of its original MicroBook interface. The major addition to the new MicroBook IIc is the USB audio class compliance allowing compatibility with...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches 4 New Plugins – Eventide H910 Harmonizer, Marshall...
No matter what kind of music you produce, Universal Audio’s launch of UAD Software v8.4 and the four accompanying new plugins for UAD-2 DSP Accelerators and Apollo have got you covered. Should you...
View ArticleRoad Survival Tools of a Pro Agent: Touring Tips from The Agency Group’s...
Ready to do your live thing all over the place? Bands and live sound pros need this essential advice from the agent for Paramore and Relient K.
View ArticleBooking Wiz Khalifa: Five Questions for Peter Schwartz on Hip Hop Touring
The Agency Group VP breaks down the 2011 Campus Consciousness Green Carpet Tour.
View ArticleRoad Survival Tools of a Pro Agent: Touring Tips from The Agency Group’s...
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: You’re not ready until you’re ready to take it on the road. With all bets officially off on all other forms of music revenue, touring is one of the most tangible avenues available...
View ArticleBooking Wiz Khalifa: Five Questions for Peter Schwartz on Hip Hop Touring
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: The massive motivation of hip hop artists like Wiz Khalifa is only half the story of how they storm the world’s stages: Behind every live touring success is a booking agent that...
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