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May 1, 2003
NOVATION KS4, KS5 ANALOG-EMULATION KEYBOARDS The blokes and birds at British company Novation have been mad for analog emulation for many years. It comes...
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Apr 1, 2003
CAKEWALK PROJECT5 SOFT-SYNTH WORKSTATION (PC) There is no finale to the soft-synth parade. Cakewalk marches Project5 ($429) into the fray touting open...
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Apr 1, 2003
When Pioneer's CDJ-1000 first hit the market two years ago, conventional wisdom had it that the glory days of vinyl were coming to a close. The combination...
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Apr 1, 2003
Although there's little new about the idea of a MIDI keyboard controller, finding the one that's right for you can be tricky. A healthy number of options...
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Mar 1, 2003
With all due disrespect to Texas, smaller is better in today's studio. Versatility is important, too. Compact devices that do double or triple duty in...
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Mar 1, 2003
During the past 20 years, Rane has been building its reputation one rackspace at a time. DJs such as Paul Oakenfold, Z-Trip and Moby stake their reputation...
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Mar 1, 2003
ZOOM MRS-1266CD DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER The Zoom MRS-1266CD ($1,899) digital audio workstation provides 10 audio-recording tracks each with 10 virtual...
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Jan 1, 2003
Although piecing together a track through your trusty headphones isn't impossible (Kid Koala's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, for instance, was largely recorded...
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Jan 1, 2003
Tascam has long been known for its quality pro-audio recording gear, so the announcement that it was getting into the DJ market came as a pleasant surprise....
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Jan 1, 2003
Nearly five years ago, Waldorf won the hearts of many jaded analog devotees with the release of the Q analog-modeling synthesizer. With ancestry dating...
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Dec 1, 2002
CREAMER & K High-octane duo named best remixers of the year By Kylee Swenson When DJs or artists suddenly explode onto the scene, it's easy to despise...
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Dec 1, 2002
Synthesizer manufactures have a lot in common with their auto-manufacturing counterparts. Large companies tend to build a wide range of products, most...
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Oct 1, 2002
The epidemic began in '97, when the very retro-looking Access Virus synth arrived on the scene. Throughout the years, the Virus series kept improving...
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Oct 1, 2002
The Sherman Filterbank defies categorization. Lying somewhere between the average filter processor and a full-blown analog synth, the Filterbank is both...
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Sep 1, 2002
For nearly 25 years, the Technics SL-1200MK2 has remained the undisputed champion of professional DJ turntables. Many challengers have come and gone,...
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Sep 1, 2002
Line 6 certainly started something with its Pod series of amp-modeling processors. Mainly, the company helped to rescue engineers from the drudgery of...
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Aug 1, 2002
Workstation boxes that claim to be all-in-one groove machines crowd music shops and catalogs, and it's difficult for a new entry to stand out from the...
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Aug 1, 2002
Robert Moog (pronounced like rogue) is a self-confessed geek. The man whose name is synonymous with the first synthesizers holds a doctorate in engineering...
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Aug 1, 2002
Well, I, for one, have just about run out of metaphors from the history of vintage synthesis to introduce the latest in future-retro synth offerings from...
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Jul 1, 2002
There are tons of reasons to love Roger Linn. After all, he did invent the Linn Drum, the first drum machine to sound like real drums instead of bloops...
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Jun 1, 2002
Midiman's Oxygen 8 USB MIDI keyboard controller is one of those pieces of gear that everyone DJs, producers and even nonkeyboardists seems to want. The...
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Jun 1, 2002
Since the early days of scratching, Stanton Magnetics has probably been best known for its cartridges and styli; its 500AL cartridge has long been the...
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May 1, 2002
These days, manufacturers are trying all sorts of storage variations for their hardware-based digital recorders. Everything from hard disks to Zip disks...
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May 1, 2002
Many musicians are all too aware of just how limited computer-based workstations really are. It seems that no matter how much RAM or processor speed you...
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Apr 1, 2002
American DJ is a key player in the DJ-equipment market. Also selling under the American Audio brand, the company is a lighting, controller and audio-product...
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