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Jul 1, 2005
FIRST THINGS FIRST There was a time (not so long ago) that when you wanted to make a mix, you would pull out some vinyl and lay it down on your turntables...
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Jul 1, 2005
With the ever-growing population of audio composition, recording, arranging and mangling software tools showing up on dealers' shelves, it can be difficult...
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Jul 1, 2005
Billy Corgan isn't the type of artist who can stay silent for long. Following the demise of both the Smashing Pumpkins and his short-lived Zwan project,...
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Jul 1, 2005
Few artists covet the role of the obscure innovator. Spawning a movement and receiving fawning accolades from your musical progeny holds little attraction...
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Jul 1, 2005
Talk about timing: Nearly the same day that I first sat down to give this latest offing from Trillium Lane Labs a test drive, I had the good fortune of...
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Jul 1, 2005
It's amazing that anything gets done in the Goldie Lookin Chain studio, what with eight core members (sometimes as many as 23) constantly clouding up...
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Jul 1, 2005
When Ahmir Thompson decided to switch to a digital DJ rig several months ago, he knew he faced an uphill battle: The Roots' drummer owns more than 60,000...
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Jul 1, 2005
Most have little need for bulky analog mixers these days, what with the virtual mixer inside your digital audio sequencer, compact control surfaces and...
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Jul 1, 2005
Style: Distinctive music Established: In 1995 by Jeff Antebi in Los Angeles Artists: Tha Alkaholiks, Dopestyle 1231, KutMasta Kurt, Teargas & Plateglass,...
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Jul 1, 2005
With so many great bands champing at the bit to play decent venues, club owners have little incentive to actually pay a band to play. In fact, in cities...
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Jun 1, 2005
When most people discuss sequencing software, they invar-iably seem to get hung up on the differences between the major platforms. What many people don't...
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Jun 1, 2005
The art of DJing has evolved significantly since the Technics SL-1200MKII turntable entered the scene in the early 1970s. For years, 12-inch singles and...
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Jun 1, 2005
GURU Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures (7 Grand) Gang Starr's mouthpiece reveals split-personality gene It's hard to be a rapper these days. Cash cows...
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Jun 1, 2005
ZERO-G MORPHOLOGY VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT/SOUND LIBRARY With a name synonymous with explorative analog synthesis and sample-library productions, Ian Boddy...
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Jun 1, 2005
Danny Howells worships his records almost as much as he loves his coffee, which he takes iced, and his tequila, of which he prefers Patron. Clutching...
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Jun 1, 2005
For musicians, few things are worse than playing to an empty room. People don't want to practice long hours and spend time setting up for a show only...
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Jun 1, 2005
Here's the story: On a lonely windswept night about seven years ago in Lost Gates (near Oxnard, Calif.), Madlib first encountered the elusive trickster...
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Jun 1, 2005
LETTER OF THE MONTH A VALID POINT If I never read another letter about the virtues of sampled/electronic music versus instrumentally performed music,...
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Jun 1, 2005
HAVE YOUR CAKEWALK If you're dying to get a guided tour of Cakewalk's Project 5 Version 2, you're in luck. The company is launching an expansive tour...
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Jun 1, 2005
During the past decade or so, the ubiquitous DAW/sequencer/multitrack audio recording software has truly reshaped the recording landscape like nothing...
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Jun 1, 2005
VINYL POOL is the handy state-by-state directory that lists some of the fine independent vinyl shops and DJ-gear retailers that carry your favorite magazine,...
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Jun 1, 2005
Since when did field trips get so cool? On April 8, 100 grade-schoolers from P.S. 34 and P.S. 188 in Manhattan met up with guest teacher Talib Kweli at...
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Jun 1, 2005
Turning electronic music into a improvisational experience that both maintains the feel of the original material and allows for some flexibility is not...
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Jun 1, 2005
The Bravery has been called many things: the next big thing; the band to watch; another purveyor of this giant post-punk, '80s revival that defies the...
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Jun 1, 2005
The 1990s were without a doubt the definitive years for modern electronic music and the culture surrounding it. The phenomenon reached global proportions...
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The Phantom Menace
