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Interesting read about leaks, a few stories of bands getting jipped and few stories of bands actually profiting from leaks, and illegal downloads. read more »
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A little board, powered by a 9v battery, which can fit into the cavity on your guitar. You can then add a couple of knobs (or use those stacked pots) read more »
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Here are some of our tricks for using the AWS for tracking, mixing and everything in-between. read more »
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I have a lot of fond memories for old computers like the 64 and Amiga, and it gives me warm feeling when I see mods like these. Almost makes we want to go down to the local recycling center and see if I can find an old computer to mod out. Great pics in here of old machines turned into midi control read more »
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This tute shows how to fix difficulties with volume automation in Ableton for anyone to sometime uses the volume to fade or do do manual compression. Nice read! read more »
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Analog Industries notes that Ableton architect Robert Henke (Monolake) has created a successor to his custom Monodeck controller. The new controller has lots more knobs, LEDs, and buttons. I thought perhaps the controller used Doepfer DIY parts, like its predecessor, but a reader on Analog Industri read more »
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A lot of you know about the list of XP tweaks I put together a long time ago. For those that don’t, basically it’s just a quick and dirty guide on stopping services that might in some way interfere with the operation of things like DVS software. The problem with that list was it required the user read more »
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In these wonderful days of audio plugins and supercharged processors, it is tempting to ignore something as simple as EQ, short for "equalization". After all, its not as sexy, doesn't capture attention and does not enhance tracks as much as a lush reverb or tube saturated distortion, eh? Those o read more »
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The record industry is in dire trouble and the major record companies know it. According to the IFPI’s most recent figures, “physical” music sales were down 11% to $17.5bn in 2006, and, blaming piracy — both CD copying and online file-sharing — the IFPI says that overall music sales have fallen for read more »
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