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

 
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News from NI’s “Maschine” : Mikro and iOS Version

News from NI’s “Maschine” : Mikro and iOS Version

Via : CreateDigitalMusic.com Native Instruments reveals some big news for Maschine that’s … well, smaller. A new package has smaller hardware and lower price, with the same full-sized software. And an iOS version lets you u...
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2011 West Coast Championship Controller Battle

Via CreateDigitalMusic.com In a competitive show of virtuosity, artists at an event in San Francisco over the summer battled to show that live electronic and laptop performance can be physical. It’s dance music that makes the...
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Hip-Hop: A Cultural Revolution (The Book)

I’m a big fan of coffee table books. So much so that if that Seinfeld episode when Kramer wants to put out a coffee table book about coffee tables (that folds and can be used as a coffee table), I would probably buy that....
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Solo-TR-808 Roland USB Drive

TR-808 Roland USB Drive

Oh my! Another absolute gem from the good folks at Alkota out of Alaska! Amongst other things they are the makers of absolutely gorgeous custom USB drives in the shape of legendary drum machines. After the legendary AKAI MPC an...
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Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie Turntable

“Whether you’re just getting into vinyl or simply looking for a stylish replacement for your aging gear, the Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie Turntable ($500) is a terrific choice. Featuring a strikingly stripped-down design,...
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FL Studio Mobile – Now on IPhone & IPad

Not that I’m a Fruity Loops guy, or that I own an Iphone or Ipad but I do know tons of producer friends who are FL diehards. So, if you are, then you have good reasons to get excited about this…. FL Studio Mobile, p...
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Wax Poetics Issue #47

Born from a thought and willed into being by one man, Earth, Wind & Fire became one of the biggest acts of the 1970s. Ramsey Lewis always operated in the popular realm, even making people dance with his 1965 hit record “T...
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Teenage Engineering OP-1 Video

Teenage Engineering’s hotly-anticipated synth / music-making hardware OP-1 finally got an official release last week. Early stocks promptly sold out, but new waves of deliveries should refresh availability. We’ll have more ...
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Sound Shapes for New PlayStation Vita: Platforming as Musical Interface

The shape of weiiiird things to come in music production.
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Linn LM-1 Drum Machine circa 1982

The LM-1 Drum Computer, manufactured by Linn Electronics Inc., was the first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums. Conceived and designed by Roger Linn, it was also one of the first programmable drum mach...
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Okki Nokki Record Cleaning Machine

Ok, so this is pretty pricey (i’ve seen it at around 550$) but for the amount of vinyl I have in my basement I have to say that I’m seriously considering something like that… MANUFACTURER’S REVIEW The Ok...
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KORG Monotribe

Ready to tweak some real analog hardware? In a world seemingly ruled by digital, Korg created an analog sensation with the palm-sized monotron Analogue Ribbon Synthesizer. Korg has once again raised the analog banner with the a...
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