Sonic Studios

Sonic Studios We are an independent recording studio, servicing the local and international music and arts scene.

Sonic is commited to providing a comfortable working environment and technical expertise to support the creative flow of music and sound production.

So please that Sonic was involved in this production.
19/09/2025

So please that Sonic was involved in this production.

10/06/2025
The funk has gone out. RIP
10/06/2025

The funk has gone out. RIP

02/06/2025

A Benedictine monk in medieval Italy, Guido of Arezzo, devised a groundbreaking method to teach and record music, transforming a once-oral tradition.

Guido, who lived from around 990 AD to 1050 AD, was a music theorist whose work would lay down the basics for Western musical notation.

Before his time, learning music, especially complex chants, meant hours of painstaking memorization, as songs were passed down mainly by ear.

Guido introduced a revolutionary system: a staff of four lines to represent musical pitches with much greater accuracy than older methods. 🎼

This meant melodies could be written down precisely, reducing the reliance on memory and standardizing how music was taught and shared across regions.

He also developed a system of syllables – ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la – for notes, making it easier for singers to learn and sight-read music more effectively.

These syllables were a precursor to the familiar "do-re-mi" scale we know today, a testament to his foundational contribution to music education.

Guido detailed many of his ideas in his influential treatise, the "Micrologus de disciplina artis musicae," which became a key text for music theory throughout the Middle Ages.

While the mnemonic device known as the "Guidonian Hand" is often associated with his name, historical evidence suggests it was likely developed by others after his lifetime.

Guido of Arezzo's innovations fundamentally changed the way music was composed, taught, and preserved, shaping the course of Western music for centuries to come. 📜

Sources: Britannica, Brown University research, Encyclopedia historical records

15/05/2025

On this day in 1982, The Clash released their fifth studio album “Combat Rock” featuring singles "Know Your Rights" "Should I Stay or Should I Go" "Rock the Casbah" and "Straight to Hell"

08/05/2025
Interesting and funny
08/05/2025

Interesting and funny

Cassette Sales Are Rising... and I take a deep dive into the subject and was actually surprised at what I found out.

Absolutely flawless
19/03/2025

Absolutely flawless

🌹 35 years ago today, Depeche Mode released "Violator" (UK 1990)

19/02/2025

Sonic Studios is closed today due to the storm taking out the electricity. See ya tomorrow.

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14 Weymouth Avenue
Durban
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