The Best Ear Training Apps for Producers, Engineers & Recording Musicians
For most engineers, the ultimate goal is to be able to “feel” their way through a mix, and to do their work in a completely natural and intuitive way. Much like professional musicians, who often...
View ArticleAvid Announces Price Reduction for Pro Tools
With summer drawing to a close, Avid is looking to heat up demand for Pro Tools. Pro Tools 12 graduates to 12.2, with lower pricing and more features. The company announced today that Pro Tools 12.2...
View ArticleSonnox Restore Suite Released in 64-bit Format, Price Reduced
Getting more for less is always appealing. Audio pros who have been considering the Sonnox Restore Suite now have that pleasant prospect at hand. Restore is available for a big discount through October...
View ArticleCycling ’74 Launches “1000 Projects” Microsite Dedicated to User Projects
With the seasons changing, a source of fresh inspiration is more than welcome. See what you’ve been missing in Max. Audio aficionados can expect to find just that at the new “1000 Projects” microsite...
View ArticleDestination Studio Sweet Spot: Sono Luminus Studios – Boyce, VA
Looking for a fresh benchmark in the studio sector? The pros at Sono Luminus Studios will show you how much you must raise your game. Working out of their bucolic Boyce, VA, destination studio in...
View ArticleTascam Announces Celesonic US-20×20 Audio Interface and VL-S3 Monitors
Tascam has unleashed two new products for us to get our hands on – The Celesonic US-20×20 interface, and the VL-S3 compact monitors. The Celesonic US-20×20 is a USB 3.0 driven interface with eight of...
View Article“Mixology” with George Walker Petit: The Truth About Record Producers
GWP challenges you to face your true role in the studio.
View Article“Mixology” with George Walker Petit: Set Fire to Your Distractions
A philosophical foundation for kicking people the f*ck out of your studio.
View Article“Mixolgy” with George Petit: The Drew Zingg Adventure — Chapter 1
GWP returns -- and he's got something to show you.
View ArticleReview: SPL Phonitor 2 Preamplifier & Headphone Monitoring Amplifier – by...
What difference can a big-ticket headphone amp make to your mixes?
View ArticleBalance – What’s Gone Missing on Your Way to the Studio?
Advancing your career can make it hard to have it all – George Walker Petit explains.
View ArticleNew Gear Review: Rupert Neve Designs RNHP Precision Headphone Amplifier
As a musician, producer and engineer who lives in New York City and uses public transport, I have become very familiar with the happy world that is created in my head whether I am monitoring on high...
View Article“Mixology” with George Walker Petit: Set Fire to Your Distractions
“There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.” — W. C. Fields W.C. Fields -- George's true muse. The ‘by the tail’ part suggests a rather...
View Article“Mixolgy” with George Petit: The Drew Zingg Adventure — Chapter 1
I think I am finally at the point where I can tell the story now. As I sit on this American Airlines flight #64 with my wife, bound for a place that is safe and sacred to me, a place that I have...
View ArticleReview: SPL Phonitor 2 Preamplifier & Headphone Monitoring Amplifier – by...
WHAT, WHY, HOW ?? You might have read my article “Mixing in Headphones” which appeared on sonicscoop.com’s website a couple of years ago. After rather verbosely delving into my reasons for...
View ArticleBalance – What’s Gone Missing on Your Way to the Studio?
So I am sitting there in the lushness of an SSL control room in a major studio here in NYC. Happy. Happy to be engineering and producing a project for a very cool young trio of musicians from an...
View ArticleNew Gear Review: Rupert Neve Designs RNHP Precision Headphone Amplifier
As a musician, producer and engineer who lives in New York City and uses public transport, I have become very familiar with the happy world that is created in my head whether I am monitoring on high...
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