iZotope Announces Nectar 2 Vocal Suite
The original Nectar vocal suite from iZotope made waves with it’s all-in-one package offering not only essential tracking and mixing tools, but also their easy-to-use Style presets – Nectar Elements....
View ArticleStam Audio Announces SA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Give a warm welcome to the SA-2A Opto Compressor, coming straight out of Chile and Stam Audio. This South American beauty claims to be a faithful reproduction of the classic 1968 Teletronix LA-2A...
View ArticleSoundtoys Launches Little AlterBoy – Free Voice Alteration Plugin, + “Plugged...
Soundtoys know how to party with the best of ‘em at SXSW, and 2015 is no exception – yet again they’ve launched a free plugin for the festival, and this one should be plenty of fun. Prepare to worship...
View ArticleiZotope Announces Nectar 2 Vocal Suite
The original Nectar vocal suite from iZotope made waves with it’s all-in-one package offering not only essential tracking and mixing tools, but also their easy-to-use Style presets – Nectar Elements....
View ArticleStam Audio Announces SA-2A Leveling Amplifier
Give a warm welcome to the SA-2A Opto Compressor, coming straight out of Chile and Stam Audio. This South American beauty claims to be a faithful reproduction of the classic 1968 Teletronix LA-2A...
View ArticleSoundtoys Launches Little AlterBoy – Free Voice Alteration Plugin, + “Plugged...
Soundtoys know how to party with the best of ‘em at SXSW, and 2015 is no exception – yet again they’ve launched a free plugin for the festival, and this one should be plenty of fun. Prepare to worship...
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Vocal Mixing Masterclass Part 3: Reverb and Delay
SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is back once again for the third and final installment in his vocal mixing masterclass. In this episode of our video tutorial series with B&H, Justin fires up the...
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Free Mini-Course on Mixing Vocals with Justin Colletti
Our new full-length “Mixing Breakthroughs” course with SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is getting rave reviews, but you’re not able to buy it right now, Justin’s still got some great free videos for...
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New Software Review: Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip from Universal Audio
Rich Crescenti is a freelance engineer, producer, teacher, and drummer who works out of several studios in NYC, helping bands make unique recordings. Contact him at richmakesrecords.com. Read more......
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How to Prepare for a Great Vocal Session
Incense, flowers or other things can be a nice addition, and if your client has a specific preference, note it down and have it ready in the future. (Be aware if your client has allergies, or hates...
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New Software Review: iZotope VocalSynth 2
When iZotope originally released VocalSynth in 2016, its unique feature set immediately turned a lot of heads. Clearly, it was designed for vocal production, but how to put such a novel assortment of...
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New Software Review: Vocaloid 5 from Yamaha
Summing it Up Overall, my takeaway from Vocaloid 5 is that it’s cool—like, really cool. Once I realized what it was capable of, I shouted out in excitement because it’s basically something out of a...
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New Gear Alert: iZotope’s Nectar 3, Prophet XL Synth by Sequential, Softube’s...
iZotope releases Nectar 3, announces the Vocal Chain Bundle & Music Production Suite 2. Nectar 3, available as of today, has undergone a complete redesign, adding 5 brand new modules and new...
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New Software Review: Revoice Pro 4 by Synchro Arts
Charles Hoffman is a Mixing and Mastering Engineer at Black Ghost Audio. After graduating from the University of Manitoba with an English degree, Charles completed his education at Icon Collective in...
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New Software Review: Nectar 3 by iZotope
Nectar 3 is iZotope‘s dedicated vocal processing toolkit plug-in, that aims to come equipped with everything you need to control and enhance vocal performances. Nectar allows you to apply everything...
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The Realities of Hip Hop & Music Production with Paul Willie Green Womack...
Justin Colletti talks with Paul “Willie Green” Womack about wearing the many different hats a modern producer/engineer must don in the studio. How do you keep it all together, shifting between the...
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New Gear Alert: Vocal Re-Synthesis with Waves, Output & Barefoot Monitor...
Waves announces the OVox Vocal ReSynthesis plugin. Waves’ OVox is a next-generation voice-controlled synthesizer and vocal effects processor. You can use OVox as a plugin or standalone app (with or...
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Ask These Questions Early for Better Recordings
Making high quality recordings requires that you ask the right questions as early on in the process as possible. Here’s Justin Colletti’s guide to getting your record on the right path from the...
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New Gear Alert: Kaleidoscopes by Waves, Arturia’s KeyStep 37, Generate...
Waves unleashes the Kaleidoscopes plugin. Waves Kaleidoscopes is a super-suite of inspiring Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, and Tremolo sounds, crafted from the best analog modulation studio classics. The...
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New Gear Review: VISO Booth by GIK Acoustics
Next, I was ready to record. Instead of heading into my acoustically treated production room, I opted to test the VISO Booth in a less controlled environment—my bedroom. I decided to use a handful of...
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