Avatar Posted by SomeAudioGuy 281 days ago (http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com)
Category: Offbeat | Tags: funny letterman pro tools
Yup.
I'm a HUGE nerd.
This is really funny, and funny because it's totally true. When I upgraded from 6.3 to 7.3, I had almost EXACTLY the same conversation with a pal. Sigh... read more »
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Avatar Posted by SomeAudioGuy 346 days ago (http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com)
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Need to do some field recording on the cheap? Do you have a digital camera with a camcorder mode? I think you'll be in luck. Here are some tips for recording outdoor ambiance on the cheap! read more »
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Avatar Posted by stakty 407 days ago (http://createdigitalmusic.com)
Category: Offbeat | Tags: kraftwerk video spoof nude funny
What if Kraftwerk’s classic “Computer World” were made today? And, erm, what if Kraftwerk were actually Swedish? For all of you who dare to dream, our friend Audio Objekt has created a re-created version. (Warning: video contains occasional scandalous nude images as social critique, so it could be read more »
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Avatar Posted by d4dirty 425 days ago (http://www.inthemix.com.au)
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I think my wife is cheating on me. I am a working musician and, as you would expect, travel a lot. I have been noticing strange things happening when I get home. Her mobile phone rings and she steps outside to answer it or she says, "I'll call you back later". When I ask her who called she gets read more »
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Avatar Posted by d4dirty 431 days ago (http://www.youtube.com)
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The story behind one of the most recognizable bits of sound in modern music. A fascinating documentary. Hits close to home for me becuase it was this was actually the first sample I ever used, in the first track I ever made. The track was terrible but the break was classic. read more »
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Avatar Posted by scuzzphut 432 days ago (http://palmsout.blogspot.com)
Category: Offbeat | Tags: daft punk sample samples source records
I always knew that Daft Punk were arch samplists and nickers of beats, riffs and such-like from a wide variety of source material.

I didn't realise quite how much of their material was pilfered, though.

Check this page out and hear for yourself. Prepare for Daft Punk's place in your life to read more »
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Avatar Posted by god 439 days ago (http://futuremusic.com)
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The Wall Street Journal did an amazing job of unearthing the real story behind YouTube music sensation Marié Digby in a brilliant exposé. Writers Ethan Smith and Peter Lattman pulled no punches in investigating how Hollywood Records manufactured Diby’s grassroots campaign and coached her to lie to read more »
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Avatar Posted by god 445 days ago (http://arts.guardian.co.uk)
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Nick Di Fonzo's new book, The Worst Album Covers in the World ... Ever!, catalogues the LPs that never had a chance. Here are a selection of them. read more »
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Avatar Posted by god 444 days ago (http://bannedmusic.org)
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Bannedmusic.org is a peer-to-peer collaboration that makes it impossible for the major record labels to ban or censor musical works. When record labels send legal threats to musicians, record stores, or websites, we will post the music here for download and publicize the censorship attempt. There i read more »
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Avatar Posted by ionicsdf 445 days ago (http://www.doepfer.de)
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After looking at some many different midi controllers none really seemed to fit my needs. So I began to look into building my own controller.
After a little bit of research I came across an individual who goes by the name MONOLAKE. He too build a very impressive controller. So now I know I'm not read more »
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