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Oct 1, 2005
When I think back to my first studio where I was surrounded by an ominous wall of keyboards, sound modules and flashing lights I can't help but pat myself...
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Sep 1, 2005
Closed systems that require certain gear to be used with other certain (often expensive) gear have been the bane of musicians' already-poor existences...
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Sep 1, 2005
Roland has a long history of technological innovation behind its name and, along with it, a blazing trail of trademarks that the industry has become accustomed...
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Sep 1, 2005
DJ CD players have been an essential element of the modern DJ rig for years now, and in many instances, they have replaced acetates as the primary medium...
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Aug 1, 2005
For many bedroom and project studios nowadays, one piece of gear the mouse has replaced a whole spectrum of individual components and entire pieces of...
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Aug 1, 2005
Most musicians who work in the electronic realm probably don't concern themselves all that much with P.A. equipment. With so much synth and plug-in tweaking...
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Aug 1, 2005
Literally dozens of DJ mixers are available in today's market, running the gamut from inexpensive, no-frills utilitarian mixers to the high-priced, full-featured...
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Jul 1, 2005
Audio-Technica long known in sound-engineer circles as a manufacturer of midrange to high-end transducer products, including microphones and headphones...
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Jul 1, 2005
Blue Microphones' first foray into studio hardware comes in the form of the Robbie, a Class A, discrete single-channel mic and instrument tube preamplifier....
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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
If you go to Amazon.com and check out the customer reviews of Ying Yang Twins' last album, Me & My Brother, you'll see an average of 3.5 stars. But when...
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Jun 1, 2005
Musicians have always longed to break free from the studio. Face it: Few things are less inspiring than sitting down at your music workstation day after...
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Jun 1, 2005
The lines between the physical audio universe and the virtual one just keep on blurring. A case in point is the hybrid nature of the PodXT Live multi-effects...
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Jun 1, 2005
Computer-based music has long suffered from the stigma that it's not quite ready for prime time. Pretty much everybody can think of examples in which...
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Jun 1, 2005
When I first entered the world of digital audio, I was interested in producing and engineering but had no clue where to start. I knew I needed a computer...
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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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May 1, 2005
Throughout the '70s and '80s, the constant improvement to the microchip directly influenced the availability, price and portability of electronic instruments,...
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May 1, 2005
Now that you know all about analog cables and connections including some of the elusive TRS, XLR, TS and RCA words you're ready to move on to the other...
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Apr 1, 2005
Shifting from its typical application-specific designs, Blue Microphones has released an all-purpose condenser with the Bluebird, a Class-A discrete,...
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Apr 1, 2005
Face it: It's easy to hear the difference between homemade demos and commercial releases. Of course, there are many reasons why, but quality gear is often...
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Apr 1, 2005
Picking the right DJ mixer can be a tough choice for beginning DJs and seasoned professionals alike. Serious DJs are artists in every sense of the word,...
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Apr 1, 2005
Back in the days when people walked 10 miles uphill in the snow to get to school, producers had far fewer jacks and cable types to fuss with. Now, a seemingly...
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Apr 1, 2005
The music-industry market has never been more flush with computer audio interfaces than it is right now. And while most companies are caught up in the...
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Mar 1, 2005
Allen & Heath's V6 mixer was the apple of many a DJ's eye when it first hit the scene. It was the pinnacle of DJ-mixer design, a unit designed without...
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Mar 1, 2005
I'm a big fan of anything with tubes not only that, I own not one, but two original-issue En-Voices. So when offered the opportunity to review MindPrint's...
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