Sound Smack! By AfroDJMac — How to Set up Wi-Fi MIDI for iPad
The iPad and iPhone offer musicians a plethora of tools on a single device. There are guitar tuners, ear trainers, chord charts, synthesizers, and the list goes on and on. While it can be great to...
View ArticleTeenage Engineering Xmas Gift – Free OP-1 Drumkits by the Klirrfaktor
There’s nothing quite – or remotely! – like the OP-1 portable synthesizer from Teenage Engineering. Jam out anew on your OP-1 with a free new set of Klirrfactor drum samples. As a gift to the universe...
View ArticleWSDG (NY) Completes Recording/Teaching Studio Complex for Berklee Valencia...
An international music education has become a lot more accessible – and enticing – thanks to recent developments at Berklee College of Music. The renowned contemporary music education school has opened...
View ArticleLightning Boy Audio Introduces Bolt Bender Tube EQ w/Passive Baxandall...
This FX pedal is made for more than just guitar. Lightning Boy Audio – HQ’d in bucolic North Collins, NY — wants to expand your sonic options with the latest addition to its pedal FX line, the Bolt...
View ArticleMOTU Launches Breakout – Flexible Connections for Track16 Desktop Interface
Highly comprehensive I/O is a big part of the appeal of Track16, the compact 16×14 desktop interface from MOTU. Now there’s even more ways to tap into that aspect of Track16 via Breakout. Sold...
View Article15 Songs in 14 Days: Making “The Storm Is Passing Over” Sandy Benefit Album
KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN: The mantra of Brooklyn multimedia collective Mason Jar Music is “Preserving Analog Principles in a Digital Age”. But that applies to a lot more than just recording techniques....
View ArticleUnivision Communications Selects Man Made Music (NYC) for Sonic Rebrand
The NYC-based music and media company Man Made Music has won a major client, announcing that it has been named as the sonic branding agency of record for creation of Univision’s sonic rebrand. The new...
View ArticleDark Side of the Tune Launches “Time Wave Zero” Experimental Sound Library
Here’s some fresh sounds to freak out your ears, just in time for the New Year. Check out TWZ PDQ. This striking palette – which ranges from haunting to pleasingly atmospheric to our ears – comes...
View ArticleThe SonicScoop Year in Review: Top Audio & Music Business Developments of 2012
Why do a year-end wrap-up? And why make a big deal about the New Year at all? After all, no matter what it says on the calendar, every day that you wake up is a brand new day. But there’s something...
View ArticleLemur for iOS Launches Latest Update — In-App Editor, New Skins
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: the Lemur + iOS is a magic combination. The evolution of the always-inspiring Lemur multi-touch controller continues with the latest update of Lemur for iOS....
View ArticleSmarter in Sixty Seconds: One Step to Becoming the Next Led Zeppelin
When was the last time you said “Holy Shit!” about a musical experience you had recently? Let’s start with when rock wore the crown… They say that in your life most of the things you will do, the...
View ArticleEvent Choice: HEADSPACE — Brain Controlled Music, Dolby Labs NYC, Tues. Jan. 8
Science fiction turns into reality all the time these days – here’s your chance to experience some really exciting technology first- hand, before it reaches the mainstream. EMOTIV will give you...
View ArticleWaves Launches Element, First Ever Soft Synth
Waves has introduced its first ever synthesizer plug-in. The Waves Element is an analog-style polyphonic soft synth. It’s available now. Waves Element synthesizer plugin According to Waves, Element was...
View ArticleWrite the Next ‘Happy Birthday!’ WFMU’s Free Music Archive’s Challenge to...
Here’s your chance to take out the classic to end all classics. Feliz cumpleanos a ti! Take the world beyond “Happy Birthday.” WFMU and the Free Music Archive have laid down a challenge to songwriters...
View ArticleHow to Fix Common Audio/Video Sync Problems
In the early days of motion picture, audio sync was easy: There wasn’t any. When you’re dealing with silent films, you have plenty of room to play fast and loose with frame rates. The first...
View ArticleFocusrite Launches Scarlett Studio – Complete Recording Package
Teamwork – it’s a beautiful thing in music. Focusrite has just launched Scarlett Studio. Building on the Scarlett 212 line, it provides a comprehensive recording package that bundles all the essential...
View ArticleThe Living Room to Close in February – Live Venue with Studio DNA Starts...
The Living Room, a musical magnet for the Lower East Side for 15 years, has made it known that it will be closing its doors at 154 Ludlow Street at the end of February. Steve Rosenthal and Jennifer...
View ArticleElectronisounds Releases Red Dragon 2 Synth
The only thing this dragon wants from you is to twiddle it’s knobs. Weird? Find out. The developers, Electronisounds, are based out of their pro recording studio in Sun Valley, CA. Traditionally known...
View Article“Behind the Boards” Published – Definitive Rock Producers’ Anthology
Trust us, we know – there’s always something new to be learned from the masters. You’re sure to learn a few hundred things from “Behind the Boards”. That’s why we’re happy to see the arrival of Behind...
View ArticleThe API and the iPad: Radical Routing Arrives at Downtown Music Studios
SOHO, MANHATTAN: Convergence comes in all forms, and no one knows that more than music creators: Whether you’re talking Hassidic hip hop, Danger Mouse + Norah Jones, Okinawan trance, or Tony Bennett...
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