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808, SP1200, MPC, NS-10 Reborn in Miniature as Beautifully-Detailed, Tiny USB...
File these designs under “do want.” Some of your favorite gear is rendered in miniature: Roland’s TR-808, E-MU’s SP-1200 sampler, Akai’s MPC 2000XL, and (coming soon) even the Yamaha NS-10 near-field...
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I Love the 70s: Complete Issues of Synapse Mag, A Look at Electronic Music’s...
“Everything old is new again” certainly could be no more true than in electronic music, in which futuristic possibility is constantly expanded by our history, a tradition in finding alien, new sounds....
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In the Studio: Barker “Like an Animal” EP, Sam Barker + nd_baumecker [Stream...
Surrounded by a whirlwind of gear, Sam Barker has been collecting musical tools – vintage and otherwise – since his first track, produced at age 13. Believe it or not, this is his old studio – the new...
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The 150-Button, 4-Deck, Obsessive-Compulsive Traktor Controller:...
Oh, sure, other controllers may be sleek and compact. They may have spacious, easy-to-hit controls. But if “pushing buttons” has been controversial, well… some DJs want more buttons to push. Some want...
View ArticleThe Future’s Sonic History, And 14-Year-Old Dreams: In The Studio with...
A Studio Visit with Matthew Dear presented by AIAIAI and Ghostly International from Ghostly International on Vimeo. What does the future sound like? For musicians using technology, that question can...
View ArticleMagic Pockets: In Short Scenes, Live Music Construction With An Obscene...
Rusty’s Revenge from magicpockets on Vimeo. Music making, like a finely-tuned kitchen workstation arranged by a master chef, might come down to a few, carefully-selected tools, sharpened to make quick...
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Shiny Robot-Jamming Gear Pr0n, Cassette Labels: The Future Is What It Used To...
Yep, this is about to get as awesome as you think it is. Time for some Belgian bots banging beats. Disappointed our electronic music present didn’t turn out the way it was supposed to when it was still...
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While You Wait For Live 9, Get That Mixer for $9990
So, we can’t talk more about Ableton Live 9 at the moment, and it seems Ableton has worked out how to use their YouTube settings. But at least one intrepid Live fan has shared the identity of the...
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C64s, Control Voltage, MIDI … iPads, Keyboards and Audio: NAMM Saturday...
Everything old is new again. And everything new is everywhere – at least if we’re talking iPads and so on. At Anaheim’s massive gathering of music gear, there were some definite themes. Photographing...
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Full-On Music Geekout: Schneiders Buero and RoughTrade, for Musical Delights...
Record lovers are salivating at this image. For the rest of you, it’s RoughTrade’s storefront. (CC-BY-SA) Ewan Munro. If someone were to buy you a shopping spree, letting you roam free to stash...
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Synth Geeks in the Hills: Legends and Legendary Machines at Asheville’s...
Pia Ercole, presented by King Britt, jamming. All photos: Chris Stack. Mountain Oasis, indeed. Asheville, North Carolina, that land of impassioned musicians and Moog manufacture, is unusually blessed...
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Wild, Techie, Wonderful: NAMM’s Gear Delights [Gallery II]
Hardware and software continue to thrive (above). Pro audio lives on. People still make strange, wonderful products for tiny niches of people passionate about every element of sound. Marsha Vdovin is...
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Video Tour – What’s New in Analog and Boutique Instruments, with Andreas...
“O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done –” Yes, Andreas Schneider is an ideal gentleman to lead you through a trade show, to show you what is genuinely interesting in new musical inventions....
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Band Sings Song Asking Why They Aren’t Playing Moogfest
What if you wanted to play Moogfest really bad, but Moogfest didn’t call? No, I mean really bad – like you started a band with this very dream in mind, outfitted your studio with nearly everything...
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Hear the MFB Dominion 1 Synth in an Epic, Triumphant Demo Song
Some demo songs say “I’m cheesy, please buy me.” “I’m trying desperately to sound like the current genre of the moment.” This one says something different. It shouts: “Greetings. I’m the Dominion 1....
View ArticleHands on with Dave Smith Pro 2: “The Most Useful Synth I’ve Ever Played”
Synthesist Chris Stack has had his hands on a lot of gear – and a lot of it with the Moog Music moniker on it. But every chance he gets, he’s bugging me about how in love he is with the Dave Smith Pro...
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Obsessing About Sound and Process: Climb Into Stewart Walker’s Ivory Tour
There’s a Japanese Taishogoto and vintage Lexicon PCM reverb and loads of computer production. But even for us souls tempted by gear lust, it’s the soul of process that has us talking, and talking,...
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Gorgeous Rane Rotary Mixer: Finally, A New DJ Mixer We Want
Now, here’s a demonstration of the proper way to jump on a bandwagon. Rane appear to be doing rotary DJ mixers right. This week’s NAMM show is accompanied in the DJ section by the usual, dreary parade...
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Tour Erica Synths in Riga, Where Vintage Tubes Live [Gallery]
Forget the notion that new technologies replace old, that design is a steady progression from past to future. Think, instead, of music – variations on a theme, modernity made from the spare parts of...
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Modal Just Blew Up Analog With 8-Voice Polysynth, More
UK maker Modal Electronics last year surprised the synth scene with a move into premium analog. This is luxury synthesis – the Aston Martin of synthesizers. Well, it turns out they were only getting...
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