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Gadgets & Stuff

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

 
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Introducing MPC Renaissance

Introducing MPC Renaissance

http://www.akaiprompc.com Music by AraabMUZIK, Sean C, and LV Fusing legendary MPC layout and workflow with the power of your computer. MPC Renaissance is an unrivaled music production instrument. Find more information at http...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide for Music Nerds

Buying a christmas gifts is always a dicey situation isn’t it. You can never be too sure if the person you’re giving to will like it or, even worse, already have it. Especially true when talking about someone who ha...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Voguing and House Ballroom Scene of 1989-92

Voguing and House Ballroom Scene of 1989-92

Soul Jazz Records’ deluxe 200 page deluxe 24x30cm flexibound book, Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92, features hundreds of stunning photographs from the hidden world of New York’s house ballr...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling

Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling

(by Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola) Giving anything music related to a music lover is a pretty perilous adventure. You risk either giving that person something he or she doesn’t like or simply giving something that this ...
by MaxRobin
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Wax Poetics Issue #49

Wax Poetics Issue #49

Featuring: Eddie Palmieri / Lowrider Oldies / Fania & Alegre All-Stars / Cal Tjader / Harlem River Drive / Speed Records  Afro-Cuban Evolution Pianist Eddie Palmieri is a true Latin music visionary. His complex rhythmic ...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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KORG Monotron: DUO and DELAY (Pocketsize Synths)

KORG Monotron: DUO and DELAY (Pocketsize Synths)

Via the always awesome CreateDigitalMusic.com: “Every so often, something comes along that’s just irresistibly lovable. So it was with the Korg monotron. With a price of US$60 (or far less), a pocketable size, the abil...
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The Tonto Synthesizer

TONTO is an acronym for “The Original New Timbral Orchestra”: the world’s first (and still the largest) multitimbral polyphonic analog synthesizer, designed and constructed by Malcolm Cecil. Its warm, rich tim...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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“Feats Per Minute” Bicycle Record Player

“Feats Per Minute” Bicycle Record Player

Spinnnnninnnnnn’! This nifty little number is such a problem solver. You love biking, you love music, but you hate the “ipod”. Feats Per Minute understands your needs to get that exercise, ride around shinin’ and keep i...
by Doc'trin
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iMaschine

Native Instruments iMaschine now available as an App

Following the great success of Maschine, Native Instruments have followed the logical progression and released an Iphone / Ipad app. It can be very useful if you want to start projects on the road and finish the idea a little l...
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Nik Nowak’s Panzer Sound Tank

Nik Nowak’s Panzer Sound Tank!

I found this piece of geniusness on the CreateDigitalMusic.com website. “The “Panzer” is beyond any mobile studio you’ve ever seen. It’s basically a tank with speakers and a cockpit containing beat-making gear. (M...
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Steinberg Modular Controllers

Steinberg Modular Controllers

via CreateDigitalMusic.com: Readers recently observed that your writer/editor is biased toward the aesthetic design of certain controllers. If that annoys you, try to focus on the lighter elements in this article to take your m...
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Madlib “Medicine Show” All 12!

Madlib “Medicine Show” All 12!

VIA STONESTHROW.com We waited a long time to see all of these together – Madlib Medicine Show #1-12: hip-hop, beat-tapes, remixes, jazz and DJ mixtapes covering the worlds of music from Oxnard to Brazil to Keebler Elf For...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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