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Big changes can happen when money gets involved. Controllerism is working its way deeper into the mainstream, and one major sign of the times is use of the word “controllerism” in marketing campaigns. Check out examples by Novation, Propellerhead and Keith McMillen Instruments (pictured below)....
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When I began searching for more expressive MIDI controllers, touch-strips were something rare.  Now they’re frickin’ everywhere: Novation’s Twitch, Dave Smith/Roger Linns’ Tempest, Akai’s new Max49 and of course, on my own Mojo. So what I’d like to know is, what’s the next unconventional sensor...
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Practice makes perfect, so the old adage goes, and as far as I can tell, it’s true. Whether you play the cello or some wacky combination of blinking, velocity-sensitive buttons, you must practice if you have any desire to improve your skill and grow as...
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With so many tools, tricks, approaches and techniques tied to creating and performing electronic music these days,  a beginner willing to take it up might not know where to start. I thought that a system of classifying the approaches to creating the audio during live...
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