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...
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...
ABLETON LIVE 6 AND SAMPLER DAW SOFTWARE AND VIRTUAL SAMPLING INSTRUMENT Perhaps the world's most popular software for DJs and remixers, and certainly...
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...
Only a few years ago, most professional-grade audio interfaces were either rackmount units or PCI soundcards that were simply upgrades to standard built-in...
Style/Genre: Dance rock, electro/disco/punk Established: Founded in NYC in 1999 by Oliver Stumm and Dominique Clausen. A Touch of Class (aka ATOC) is...
The oppressive heat in Austin, Texas during the 2006 Summer NAMM convention from July 14-16 may have contributed to the show's more relaxed, languid pace...
HEAR THE DRUM, GET WICKED Something is in the water in Portland, Oregon. Something funky. Bridgetown Breaks Vol. 2 ($13; www.bridgetownbreaks.com), available...
I think that maybe at first, when you start out making music, there's a certain romance to playing and being in a band there's a lot of firsts, muses...
Uptown on Harlem's West Side, there's a quiet block of newly renovated brownstones where everyone from Usher to Nina Sky has sought the deft touch of...
Wrapping up a mixtape session at a Los Angeles studio, Nu-Mark has no problem explaining the gang of outside producers Scott Storch, Salaam Remi, Exile...
Rotterdam, Holland's Ferry Corsten is often placed alongside DJs like Tisto, Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren as a king of the trance genre. His recordings...
It seems like many of the tools and tricks of the digital DJ world are becoming more and more system exclusive with each company outdoing the other with...
What are the makings of a legend? Throughout the history of contemporary recorded music, precious few bands and artists have faced the seemingly insurmountable...
Everyone has to operate on a budget. Even P. Diddy, Moby or Madonna have bottoms to their bank accounts, although they'd be more concerned with the price...
It's about that time! As Onksi and B Fats from I'm Chillin' would say, Time to bust a rhyme? Time for Gertrude Stein? Naw, Bizee. It's time for another...
It's been a long-standing tradition to pay homage to influential bands and artists, often by covering one of their songs. More subtle tactics include...
Until very recently, putting music and sound to picture required a lot of gear and technical know-how. From Sony Betacam decks to tapes striped with SMPTE...
While other manufacturers seem to be caught up in repackaging yesterday's news, Korg has made huge inroads with its cutting-edge Multi Modeling Technology...
Respected worldwide for Ph.D.-level lyrics and social commentary, Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli subscribes to a simple formula for quality tracks: MCs and producers...
The quest for fresh sounds is eternal for a music producer of any genre. Just ask old-school legends such as Sir George Martin, Alan Parsons, Trevor Horn...
In the world of audio technology, it's natural for people to make comparisons between different pieces of gear; just as people often describe music as...
FOCUSRITE SAFFIRE LE FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE Focusrite may be a smaller name in the computer audio-interface game, but its reputation for quality audio...
Finding the free time to read a book is not easy for some, particularly if you're burning the candle at both ends, juggling a day job and recording/performing...
In its more than 30 years in the industry, Gemini has a varied history. In the '80s, its mixers were popular with budding scratch DJs, and the company...
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