The SonicScoop Podcast | Mixing, Mastering, Audio Engineering and Music Production

Justin Colletti reviews the best new pro audio gear from NAMM 2026, including headphones, studio monitors, plugins, microphones, hardware and more.

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►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com

►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com

►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com

►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com



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Have you ever been amazed at others' ability to recognize frequencies and EQ bands instantly? Is it a skill you wish you had? Justin Colletti is here to give you the good news about how you can quickly realize this ability for yourself.
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► https://members.sonicscoop.com

►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com
►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com

►🧠Mixer Brain: https://sonicscoop.com/mixerbrain
►🧂Black Salt Plugins & Courses: https://sonicscoop.com/blacksalt CODE: SONIC25 for 25% off!

Thanks to Soundtoys for sponsoring this episode! Try any Soundtoys plugins for free for 30 days at https://soundtoys.com

What level are your mixes at? Are you a beginner, intermediate or advanced mixer? And how do you know? Justin Colletti breaks down the 6 stages of progress in mixing.

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All Our Courses:
► https://members.sonicscoop.com

►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com
►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com

►🧠Mixer Brain: https://sonicscoop.com/mixerbrain
►🧂Black Salt Plugins & Courses: https://sonicscoop.com/blacksalt CODE: SONIC25 for 25% off!

Thanks to Soundtoys for sponsoring this episode! Try any Soundtoys plugins for free for 30 days at https://soundtoys.com

Justin Colletti reviews the best studio monitors for mixing, producing and recording, with picks from brands like ADAM Audio, Kali Audio, Focal, Neumann, Genelec, HEDD, JBL, Eve and more.
►Article Version: https://sonicscoop.com/the-best-studio-monitors-from-1500-to-3000/

Monitor Links:
►Kali Audio SM-5 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=kali%20audio%20sm5

►ADAM Audio A8H: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=adam%20Audio%20A8H

►Dynaudio LYD 48: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=dynaudio%20lyd%2048

►Barefoot footprint 03: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=footprint%2003

►HEDD Type 07: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=hedd%20type%2007

►Neumann KH 120: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=neumann%20kh120

►Genelec 8040: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/3177824/794166/11319?u=https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=genelec%208040b ....And more!

All Courses: ► https://members.sonicscoop.com

►Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►EQ Breakthroughs: https://eqbreakthroughs.com
►Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com

Justin Colletti is joined by Nick Messitte to review the top audio plugins of 2025 from makers like Soundtoys, MixWave, iZotope, Waves, Valhalla, Universal Audio and more.

►Article Version: https://sonicscoop.com/the-10-best-new-plugins-of-2025/

Plugin Affiliate Links:

► Soundtoys SpaceBlender https://www.pluginboutique.com/search?q=spaceblender&a_aid=6818de78621be

►Waves Intrigger https://www.pluginboutique.com/search?q=waves+intrigger&a_aid=6818de78621be

► iZotope Ozone 12 https://www.pluginboutique.com/search?q=ozone+12&a_aid=6818de78621be

►Relab MEA-2 and 176 https://www.pluginboutique.com/search?q=maselec+mea-2&a_aid=6818de78621be

►Lewitt Space Replicator https://www.pluginboutique.com/search?q=lewitt+replicator&a_aid=6818de78621be

►Baby Audio Smooth Operator Pro https://www.pluginboutique.com/search?q=baby+audio+smooth+operator&a_aid=6818de78621be More links in the article above!

All Our Courses:

► https://members.sonicscoop.com

►🎚Mixing Breakthroughs: https://mixingbreakthroughs.com
►🎛Compression Breakthroughs: https://compressionbreakthroughs.com
►🎧 EQ Breakthroughs: https://EQBreakthroughs.com
►🔊Mastering Demystified: https://MasteringDemystified.com

►🧠Mixer Brain: https://sonicscoop.com/mixerbrain
►🧂Black Salt Plugins & Courses: https://sonicscoop.com/blacksalt CODE: SONIC25 for 25% off!