Gear & Tools

Some of the most intriguing curiosities at the NAMM Show can be found deep down in the subterranean exhibit Hall E. This show hall is generally populated by newer and smaller companies that may not be as established as giants like Avid or Yamaha, but these...
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The sun sets on Anaheim, Calif. as the teamsters load up the last crates full of trade show booth parts and the leather-clad aging 80′s rockers slink back to whatever coke-fueled nightmare they came from. Another NAMM Show is concluded. Business was done, products were...
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Yeuda Ben-atar, a.k.a. Side Brain, is a controllerist and beat maker based in Los Angeles. His unusual approach to performance includes using a Dreamcast arcade controller for finger drumming which won him a custom, one-of-a-kind Launchpad from Novation. He has used that Launchpad to create...
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We are a music technology blog, it’s holiday time, this was inevitable. I asked all of our contributors for their personal recommendations and compiled them together for your last-minute consumerist enjoyment. So here it is, our gift to you, a fabulous list of useful gifts...
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