Justin Colletti

1 month ago | sonicscoop.com | Justin Colletti

Article Contents hide ADAM Audio H200ADAM Audio’s new H200 headphones aim to become the new standard in closed back headphones for recording and producing. How do they sound, and how do they stand up to the other options out there? That’s what we’ll look at today. I’ve tried these headphones at length, and compared them extensively to the competition. I can now safely say they are currently my top recommendation for closed back models for the recording studio between $100 and $200.

1 month ago | sonicscoop.com | Justin Colletti

There’s been something that has come up again and again in recent coaching calls and feedback sessions around pop mixing…. …It’s a mistake that ALL of us make when we starting out mixing. And it’s a mistake that we continue to make, even when we start to get good!What is it? Well, if you’re pressed for time, it’s what I’ll lead with in this episode!If you’ve got more time, I’ll follow it up with 4 more of the most common pop mixing mistakes.

1 month ago | sonicscoop.com | Justin Colletti

We have yet another new plugin debut on the channel this week!Have you heard of the idea of room and speaker emulation for headphones? And have you tried it? Space Replicator from LEWITT Audio is the latest in a genre of plugins that allows your headphones to emulate studios, cars, clubs and all manner of consumer audio devices. …But does this kind of virtual room and speaker emulation offer any real benefit for producers or mixers?

2 months ago | sonicscoop.com | Justin Colletti

Curves AQ from Waves is a billed as a truly “automatic” EQ. It builds on the success of intelligent adaptive EQs and dynamic resonance suppressors like Smart:EQ4, Gullfoss, soothe 2, bloom and Neutron. How does it work, and is it worth it? Shai Fishman of Waves joins us to walk us through this tool and tell us what makes it unique. More and more often we are getting the opportunity to reveal brand new tools live, right here on this channel.

2 months ago | sonicscoop.com | Justin Colletti

I’ve been noticing a pattern among beginning and intermediate hip hop mixers. There are some common issues that keep cropping up again and again in our members mix feedback sessions, my coaching calls and my mastering sessions. …And of all of them, one hip hop mixing mistake is easily THE BIGGEST. What are they, and what can we learn from them? (Regardless of what genre we are working in!)That’s what we’ll talk about today. This week’s episode of the SonicScoop Podcast is sponsored by Soundtoys.