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Jun 1, 2006
Do a Google search for multitouch interface and you can slip into a rabbit hole of technology, white papers, colorful QuickTime videos and a lot of think...
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Jun 1, 2006
One look at the Novation ReMote 25SL should cause at least a twinge of longing in any electronic musician. Sure, MIDI keyboards are a dime a dozen these...
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Jun 1, 2006
Frankfurt Germany's annual Musikmesse convention (this year from March 29-April 1) is like an American equipment show, except with more drinking, smoking...
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Jun 1, 2006
Whether you DJ or play in a band, there are several good reasons to make a simple stereo recording of your gig every time you play out. For example, the...
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Apr 1, 2006
After close to 20 years on the market, you'd think Akai would have run out of ideas on how to retool its MPC line of pad-based sampling sequencers. Not...
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Apr 1, 2006
MIDI is dead. Long-live MIDI. For at least a decade, advancements in audio-manipulation technology such as Sony Acid, Ableton Live and Celemony Melodyne...
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Apr 1, 2006
More musicians than ever take a jack-of-all-trades approach to producing their work, writing, arranging and recording entire projects themselves. Wearing...
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Mar 1, 2006
It's hard to believe that it's been more than three years since Digidesign answered the prayers of many cash-strapped and/or traveling musicians by introducing...
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Feb 1, 2006
Electronic drum kits certainly progress every year, but they still sound unnatural, feel artificial and look silly. Also, sequencing with click tracks...
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Feb 1, 2006
It's 2006, and we finally have some choice for recording high-quality digital audio with a device that has no moving parts. M-Audio has introduced the...
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Feb 1, 2006
Ever since Apple's famous silhouetted commercials implied that anyone with an iPod would become possessed with dangerous dancing skills, the prospect...
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Feb 1, 2006
You can take the synthesis pioneer out of the hardware, but you can't take the hardware out of the pioneer or something like that. For three decades,...
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Feb 1, 2006
Designed for working in challenging acoustic spaces, Genelec's compact 8020A biamped monitors and the matching 7050B subwoofer (sold separately) comprise...
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Jan 1, 2006
Here we are with the fourth installment of the Remix Technology Awards, and 2005 proved to be another great year for producers and musicians. This year,...
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Jan 1, 2006
In the evolutionary cycle of computing technology, the music industry is right on the cusp of something huge. 2006 promises to be a pivotal year in the...
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Jan 1, 2006
Throughout 2006, you're going to be hearing a lot about dual-core processors. But rather than wait to see what the future holds, take a look at the new...
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Jan 1, 2006
Compared with the big advertising dollar laden professional audio manufacturers, Radial Engineering is a virtual unknown. Ask around in a crowd of particular...
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Jan 1, 2006
Twenty-five years after Sony pioneered personal audio with the introduction of the lately absent Walkman line, the company is bringing it back with its...
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Dec 1, 2005
With so many different types of MIDI controllers on the market, there's no compelling reason to use a keyboard controller for live performance if playing...
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Dec 1, 2005
With all of the tricked-out multitrack DAWs, plug-ins, hardware modelers, soft synths and just about every other music-creation tool available nowadays,...
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Nov 1, 2005
IF YOU'VE EVER SCRATCHED YOUR HEAD AND WONDERED why tracks that sounded killer in the confines of your home studio came out bright and brittle, narrow...
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Nov 1, 2005
Spain-based Ecler has a long-established reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality mixing consoles (most notable, its MAC line). Recently, the company...
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Nov 1, 2005
In the past few years, the shelves of music stores have been inundated with all manner of MIDI-controller keyboards, mixing control surfaces and USB decks...
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Nov 1, 2005
Musical instruments are a lot like cars. Sure, a used Honda can take care of your basic transportation needs, but wouldn't life be so much better driving...
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Nov 1, 2005
When I first learned that I would be reviewing a new turntable, my initial reaction was to wonder not only why any company would try to add to an already-competitive...
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