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Oct 1, 2001,
By Matt Gallagher
Veteran guitarist David Torn is busier and more widely heard than ever, contributing to albums, film soundtracks, and sample CDs. In many ways, Torn is...
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Jul 1, 2001,
By Len Sasso
Ces has released four VST instruments that cover a range of synthesis methods. They include a subtractive virtual-analog synthesizer (cesSynth1 1.4),...
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Feb 1, 2002,
Michael Cooper
Whether you record and mix with hardware consoles or operate in the virtual world of the digital audio workstation (DAW), you need to know the various...
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May 1, 2006,
By Rich Wells
Capitalizing on the cost-effectiveness of Chinese manufacturing, the first product that Chameleon Labs has brought to market is the 7602, a solid-state...
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Feb 1, 2004,
By Scott Wilkinson
In most modern recording studios, audio is recorded and processed primarily in the digital domain. And even though many of these functions are now performed...
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Aug 1, 2008,
By Mike Levine, Dennis Miller, Len Sasso, and Geary Yelton
With fuel prices at an all-time high, how far can you really go for less than 50 bucks these days? Well, if you're searching for new sonic vistas, look...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
The Crown Micro Royal Piano ($65) is a duophonic keyboard instrument that lets you record your own melodies of up to 32 notes and features 7 accompaniments...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
Once thought of as a toy, the Stylophone ($157) - and its uniquely electronic sound - has been used on records by David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Orbital, Rick...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
What do you get when you combine a drawing tablet and a sequencer? Fisher-Price's Jammin' Draw ($40) redefines the concept of an algorithmic compositional...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
Musical inspiration from inexpensive gadgets. For this year's EM gift guide, we decided to take a slightly different tack: we searched for electronic...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
The Boxer Voice Changer ($20) proved to be the pick of the litter; we paired it with every noisemaker we bought, transforming even the most mundane groove...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
The DSI Electronics/Kawasaki Bang-A-Boom ($25) rocks hard, with eight funky presets and four pads. You can use the pads or a pair of sticks included to...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
The Yamaha DD20 Drum Machine ($139) offers 54 voices you can assign to the four drum and four sound-effects pads. The unit also comes with 100 rhythm...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
The Vtech Jazz 'n Jam ($39.99) is an all-in-one DJ station, featuring a 2-octave keyboard, a built-in microphone, as well as a sequencer, a joystick,...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
At $39.95, the Danelectro HoneyTone mini-amp gives just about any instrument a warm, rich tone. It even sounds great close-miked. You can adjust the overdrive...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
If you are looking for an extra sound source and a basic MIDI controller on the cheap, look no further. Casio's CTK-451 ($159.99) is five-part multitimbral,...
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Dec 1, 2000,
Marty Cutler and Gino Robair
The Alesis airFX ($249) is what you get when you cross a theremin with a multi-effects unit. As you move your hand over the unit's infrared beam, the...
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Apr 1, 2002,
By David Rubin
Thanks to MIDI, samplers can easily talk to one another, but that doesn't mean they speak the same language. For myriad reasons, a universal sample format...
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Jan 1, 2009,
By Gino Robair
Read a Timeline of Classic Ribbon Microphones for Professional Audio Production Part 2...
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Jun 1, 2002,
By Nick Peck
Once upon a time, musicians sporting sideburns, large zodiac medallions on thick gold chains, and tight polyester jumpsuits grunted and heaved their monstrously...
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Feb 1, 2002,
By Greg Negoescu
In 1995 an obscure Swedish company named Clavia breathed new life into a traditional synthesizer form with the introduction of its Nord Lead synthesizer....
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Nov 1, 2004,
By Jim Aikin
Clavia's Nord Modular, introduced in 1997, was a revolutionary concept: a DSP-configurable modular synthesizer in a compact hardware box. A computer was...
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Aug 1, 2006,
By Strother Bullins
Most serious musicians will agree that composing, recording, and performing great music is a full-time occupation. Yet there is no promise of seeing a...
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May 1, 2005,
By Larry the O
The desire for intimacy is a natural human trait. If music is a means of communicating perceptions and feelings, then it is equally natural for musicians...
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Apr 1, 2003,
By Todd Souvignier
By making it possible to freely mix-and-match nearly any repeating rhythmic or melodic passage, loop slicers have changed the way many music professionals work....
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