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Gadgets & Stuff

Reviews of MIMS-approved gear & stuff to nerd-out about.

 
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John Peel’s Record Collection

John Peel’s Record Collection

As a diehard music lover and DJ / Radio host for quite some years I’ve always been secretly ashamed that I don’t know as much about John Peel as I should. Granted, he was a mainstay on BBC Radio from the 70′s...
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“All Hail The Beat” TR-808

“All Hail The Beat” TR-808

The sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine inspire musicians around the world, even though the device hasn’t been made since 1984 and most of its avid users have never actually seen one. Join the conversation and tweet #THE...
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Hip-Hop Skate Decks

Hip-Hop Skate Decks

via the good folks at ShookMag.fm: “Mike Corbett aka Maccy is a proper hip-hop don, with whom I had the pleasure of living with many years back in a (chaotic) share-house in Australia. And whilst his epic t-shirt, tape an...
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808 Posters

808 Posters

A series of informative posters detailing how some of the most notable drum sequences were programmed using the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine. Each sequence has been analyzed and represented as to allow users to re-programme each ...
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Pioneer RMX-1000 Remixbox

Pioneer RMX-1000 Remixbox

via CreateDigitalMusic.com: Pioneer, that best-known brand of DJ hardware, wants you to use hardware alongside software. And they’re uttering the word “remix” rather than “DJ.” And they have something that really does...
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Wax Poetics Issue #50

Wax Poetics Issue #50

via WaxPoetics.com: In December of 2001, Wax Poetics debuted its first issue to a small following of record collectors and “beat diggers.” Ten years later, Wax Poetics has carved out a niche for itself in the world of music...
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NAMM 2012 Conference : The Highlights

NAMM 2012 Conference : The Highlights

via CreateDigitalMusic.com Can I have this fun, wacky, sound-shaping Arturia monosynth and the new Moog Minitaur, please? Actually, at their prices, you really could – and still spend less than the cost of a lot of standalo...
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Gil Scott-Heron “The Last Holiday. A Memoir”

Gil Scott-Heron “The Last Holiday. A Memoir”

via Shook.FM (awesome website): ”Gil Scott-Heron’s final opus, one that he was working on intermittently for the last two decades of his life, is not an album of music but a memoir. Autobiography isn’t quite the righ...
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Introducing MPC Renaissance

MPC Renaissance – MPC Fly – MC Studio

If you haven’t heard the news already, welcome back from Mars. AKAI is starting 2012 with a bang by taking over NAMM with one-two-three all-new MPCs: MPC Fly merges unmatched Akai Professional technology with the power of you...
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AIAIAI Capital Headphones

AIAIAI Capital Headphones

via Hypebeast.com: Primed for the individual on the go, AIAIAI has crafted the Capital Headphones, which pride themselves in a smooth listen no matter the extent of outside elements. The audio accessory boasts a rather impressi...
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Georgia Anne Muldrow

Georgia Anne Muldrow on Production

Acclaimed producer, singer, and lyricist Georgia Anne Muldrow gives a rare glimpse into her beat making philosophy and how she came to the decision to make music her life passion.
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Moog Minitaur – Analog Bass Synthesizer

Moog Minitaur – Analog Bass Synthesizer

via CreateDigitalMusic.com: Look past the plug-ins and controllers and hosts that work with controllers and iPads sitting in docks and such. If you like dedicated, analog monosynth hardware, life is actually pretty darned goo...
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