SonicScoop
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SonicScoop is an online music production magazine read by audio engineers, producers and studio-savvy musicians the world over. The magazine covers audio and music production and business all over the world.
SonicScoop
3d ago
Is there a “right order” for your processing and effects in your mastering chain?
I say yes!
But here’s the tricky thing:
I recommend that you put in the LAST processor in your mastering chain FIRST.
…And, while you’re at it, you should probably put the first processor in your Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1w ago
You’ll never find a pair of “flat” headphones.
…And you’ll never successfully “flatten” the frequency response of your headphones.
Here’s a dirty little secret: Headphone EQ correction isn’t even designed to make your headphones “flatter”.
So what does that mean for practical purpises? Can EQ help improve your headphones? Or Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1w ago
This article is also available as a video and podcast episode.
Introduction: What Makes for a Good Pair of Recording Headphones?
In recent roundups, we’ve covered the best open back headphones for mixing and mastering at any price, and the best headphones for mixing under $400. Today we tackle a Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
3w ago
How can you tell when your mix is ready for mastering?
Are their technical issues that can hold you back?
How about common mix problems that can keep your master from being as great as it can be?
That’s what we talk about today.
This week’s episode of the SonicScoop Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1M ago
Have you messed around with FM Synthesis?
It’s an often misunderstood or poorly understood form of synthesis responsible for iconic sounds from 80s and 90s pop, as well as Dubstep and EDM from the early 2000s, and even modern alternative pop and electronic genres.
Today I explore FM Synthesis with Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1M ago
I quit my dream job. More than once actually. And each time, it was the best thing to happen to me!
And I’m not talking about quitting jobs that suck here. (…Though I’ll touch on that a little bit as well.)
I quit a high and prestigious end corporate job Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1M ago
This article is also available as a video and podcast episode.
Introduction: What Makes for a Good Pair of Recording Headphones?
In recent roundups, we’ve covered the best open back headphones for mixing and mastering at any price, and the best headphones for mixing under $400. Today we tackle a Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1M ago
The Kali SM-5 studio monitors are the most expensive speakers ever made by Kali.
…But in the grand scheme of things, they are still pretty affordable—much like the rest of their line.
Are these new speakers worth the added price over Kali’s uber-popular IN series for a similar type of Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1M ago
Have you been doing some holiday shopping? I know I have.
This is the time of year I buy pretty much everything that I’ve been eyeing all year.
And in addition to nerdy non-audio stuff like jiu jitsu gear, heavy clubs, archery equipment and swords (…I have a sweet new Read more ..read more
SonicScoop
1M ago
Modulation effects like chorus, phasers, flangers, tremolo, vibrato, filter sweeps and auto-panning offer dramatic, surprising, and even psychedelic ways of reshaping your sounds.
And today, I have a true master of crazy effects on the channel for a masterclass in modulation!
That master? None other than one of my Read more ..read more