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Nov 1, 2006
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH Even the top producers in the world usually don't mix their own projects because mixing is a separate skill that takes years to master....
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Nov 1, 2006
Digital music has truly taken over the DJ industry. Fewer and fewer DJs head to their local record stores to sift through the latest 12-inch promos; instead,...
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Nov 1, 2006
The beat is the thing, MC Kevroc philosophizes. That's what you got to court. Beats keep you grounded. Beats keep you in touch with your core element....
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Nov 1, 2006
I'm not trying to sound like a big baby or a master of the obvious, for that matter but stress has an enormous effect on everything you do, music included....
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Nov 1, 2006
Somewhere in the dusty archives of an old Birmingham, England recording studio lurks the early work of Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan. Those recordings...
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Nov 1, 2006
While countless S/PDIF outputs sat dormant on audio gear, USB (and FireWire) ports became the real digital connections of choice on hardware. The Roland...
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Nov 1, 2006
Dance music is emerging from its self-destructive, monotonous slumber. Perhaps most surprising as obviously logical as it may seem is that it's not the...
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Nov 1, 2006
With six venues, more than 80 artists (visual and aural alike) and thousands upon thousands of eager electronic enthusiasts, the energy at this year's...
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Nov 1, 2006
Hip-hop, DJing and the music industry are all at a major crossroads. Remember the glory days of the late '90s when people would go out and see big-name...
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Nov 1, 2006
Two stodgy matrons peek fearfully over their expensive sunglasses when they hear the brash Cockney accent cutting through the quiet hotel lobby. Are you...
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Nov 1, 2006
Many producers strive for originality through clever sonic inventions and reinventions: unusual melodies, effects and morphed sample sounds that are idiosyncratic...
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Nov 1, 2006
Although this is the Digital DJ column, and there are loads of things to cover about the digital realm, it's time to get back to basics. Regardless of...
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Nov 1, 2006
There's a first time for everything, including a Remix Hotel pit stop in Hotlanta. Remix paired up with the Billboard R&B Hip Hop Conference & Awards...
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Nov 1, 2006
Openair was formed more than three years ago, when Dan McKie and I met in a studio where I was engineering Dan's DJ mixes. I had been producing for around...
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Nov 1, 2006
Music Production and Performance Hardware, Software and DJ Gear. This article includes software and hardware specifications, descriptions of features and company contact information....
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Nov 1, 2006
When he's not onstage playing a show, you'll likely find Evan Mast puttering around his apartment with a microphone, tossing sneakers against the wall...
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Nov 1, 2006
URS 1975 CLASSIC CONSOLE COMPRESSOR PARENTS, LOCK UP YOUR DRUMS Neve's early compressors were of a design, meaning the leveling circuitry would act upon...
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Nov 1, 2006
Probably only the most elite mastering engineers have had the opportunity to twiddle the knobs on the innovative Sintefex FX8000 Replicator, which uses...
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Nov 1, 2006
IT'S LIKE THAT Three friends from Queens walked this way and spread hip-hop to the masses For many reasons, Run-DMC is one of the most pivotal groups...
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Nov 1, 2006
THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON Teachings From the Electronic Brain (Astralwerks) It's all about the past Since the early '90s, the Future Sound of London...
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Nov 1, 2006
While digital DJ software has exploded over the past few years, unfortunately, the hardware world is always a large step behind the new technologies....
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Oct 1, 2006
The pro-audio industry is highly competitive on a global scale. Prices are constantly dropping, new products hit the market in a steady stream, and they...
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Oct 1, 2006
Brothers were a little more open-minded back in the day, you know? says Sleepy Brown in his deep Georgia baritone, smiling widely as though he's about...
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Oct 1, 2006
ABLETON LIVE 6 AND SAMPLER DAW SOFTWARE AND VIRTUAL SAMPLING INSTRUMENT Perhaps the world's most popular software for DJs and remixers, and certainly...
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Oct 1, 2006
Welcome to the new world of DJ technology. In an industry dominated for decades by decks and vinyl, we now speak in terms of laptop DJs, MP3 support and...
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