Sample 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 Articleu-he Releases Satin Tape Machine Plugin
The plugin developer u-he has made quite the name for itself with its popular Zebra synth engine along with their many Uhbik FX plugins that are available as Propellerhead Rack Extensions. Their latest...
View ArticleWaves Releases J37 Tape Saturation Plugin
Waves Audio and the one and only Abbey Road Studios have partnered to release a tape saturation plugin designed after the exact model used to create some of the greatest tracks of all time. J37 Tape...
View Articleu-he Releases Satin Tape Machine Plugin
The plugin developer u-he has made quite the name for itself with its popular Zebra synth engine along with their many Uhbik FX plugins that are available as Propellerhead Rack Extensions. Their...
View ArticleWaves Releases J37 Tape Saturation Plugin
Waves Audio and the one and only Abbey Road Studios have partnered to release a tape saturation plugin designed after the exact model used to create some of the greatest tracks of all time. J37 Tape...
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