Tag: gear
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GEAR: Akai XR-20
“the urban SR-16” Akai XR-20 : the “urban” SR16 Distinguishing Features pattern based real-time sequencer, with fluid movement between recording and performance. clear, bright blue light-up pads most-things on one-small LCD screen. distinctive and aggressive sound set, focused on modern rap/hip-hop/etc sounds Personal Perspective After Akai and Alesis went under ownership with Numark in the…
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GEARing up to get the most out of drum practice : fundamentals to luxury.
Motivation: Getting into drums is a tricky affair… I find that these factors can be more frustrating barriers to entry and growth than the drum kit itself, for student and/or parent. So, I decided to outline (and justify) the things a drum student should consider …and order it by Phases of Growth …so you should…
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Novation Circuit pad/ui glitch teardown and FIXed !
History / Motivation I got a the Circuit by Novation back in Fall of 2018. I was blown away by how simple and flexible the UI was, both for sequencing internal sounds, and as a MIDI note-controller for external gear. Then, suddenly, it started glitching, at the pads. It seemed fine if I held it…
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the amazing electronic drum kit of Jim “Mouth” Parole
A SoCal performer/comedian shows me his a kit somewhere between overkill and engineering marvel.
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exciting progress and prototype- demos of MIDI gear from German innovators Future Artist
Motivation The more I use and study MIDI (usually in that order), the more I enjoy it. A decade or so ago, it was THE way to streamline synthesis/processing/recording of music; not just because computers were too slow to do all that as raw audio, but also because working in symbolic performance data/notation allowed you new and…
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Review of Korg MS-1 “MicroSampler” for a tool for creative warfare
review of Korg MS-1 MicroSampler; exploring usability, some hidden features, and the psychology of a “secrete weapon” sampler.
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REPAIR: Korg MicroKorg, key fix and cleanup
Nick H., the key-bassist from the new project dRAWn, had a key go dead (the black key D#) on his Korg MicroKorg (mk1). …TO THE BENCH:
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Surgery on Rane MQ302s stereo “mojo” EQ
Distinction having a background in live sound, I maintain a relationship with hardware garphic EQs. They are THE TOOL that I learned for knowing and controlling frequency problems (like feedback) or for shaping the EQ of a sound to sit clearer in a mix. I didn’t like the disconnect of only having access to (hands-on)…
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Updated drum hardware (products) for cymbal mount toppers
I try various store-bought alternatives to the taped-together one-piece cymbal mounts explored in a previous post. Perhaps my idea made its way up the corporate ladder…
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THE PILE gets an OctaTrack
the PILE of rhythm robots now has an dedicated, even-more-powerful looper/sampler/effector, in the Elektron OctaTrack !