Electronic Music 411

packetst0rm	Korg padKONTROL.. or what ??	Controllers, midi

race4prize	putting on outdoor music events?	Playing live

tylth	ESX-1, SP 606, RM1x, RS 7000, AlphaJuno1	Buy, sell, trade

ssb0	ableton live educational edition.	Hosts, composition, ...

wakax	The big trade thread (reincarnation)	Buy, sell, trade

lilt	hardware sequencers whats good?	Machines

ignatius	FR Mobius - is it worth it?	Machines

nightowl	songs about kids	Music

implexgrace	twenty years of aphex	Music

Squeal	Vista and USB power	Computers, setup

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Free music devalueating music itself?

Author: yghartsyrt

the guys from audio damage posted another provocing blog.
this time it's about the question, if the music, that is given away for free like trent reznor did, is not totally destroying the understanding that music itself is a cultural value. and mov (Click here to read the rest)

Thrills and spills with Mrs Mills

Author: Zanf | Tags: thrills, spills, mrs mills

I apologise for this drunken rant - Im drunk and its a rant.

I went out after work with 2 people from my department [a guy and a girl] and fully intended to go to a friends tonight to celebrate that he had got 4 pieces of his work accepted for an (Click here to read the rest)

NEWS: New Album. Record Label Launch, Live Show, etc.

Author: implexgrace | Tags: blurry, sexy, kittens, noise, music

hi folks..

some things are changing these days. a live toronto show is regretfully canceled (sorry to those who actually wanted to see me play) and i am currently looking for local people to play with, wherever, at any time.. please hit me up if (Click here to read the rest)

Extraordinarily bad demos

Author: crabster | Tags: my brain bleeds

WFMU has been able to gather a collection of quite horrible (and sometimes unwittingly humorous) demo tracks. I you're masochistic and want to know what DIDN'T make it in contemporary religious music, here's the link: link (Click here to read the rest)

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Just learned about say

Author: strangus

So, I just learned that OS X has a command line text to speech program called say that renders to your speaker or .aif. There are a variety of fun voices you can use, my personal favorite is Zarvox.

example: say -v Zarvox What up EM411

Obviou (Click here to read the rest)

Unpopular Music Opinions

Author: tantan

Spawned by discussion in the fave 90s albums:

What albums do popular opinions w/in the e-music community seem to hold in high regard that you dislike intensely?

Mine: Drukqs. Hate it. Predictable, boring, post-jungle retread. (Click here to read the rest)

arovane live set

Author: cloudburst | Tags: live, arovane, set

link

ah, yes.. i'm sure most of you were there, and this floated around on a cd-r, but i finally remembered to upload it.

really a fantastic set.

cheers.
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The New Worst Feeling in the World

Author: deltasleep

Ok. I just finished my federal Stafford Loan Exit Interview. They estimate my annual discretionary income will be $-14,000.
I'll be paying either $178/mo for 30 years or $308/mo for 10 years. For a job that pays $30,000.

So, all that whining (Click here to read the rest)

stfu marseille flyers

Author: lematt

link

link (Click here to read the rest)

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Remixes aren't Creative, they're Botox

Author: Gejius | Tags: fast computers, remix, monkey bites

Well, that seems to be the popular majority's outlook on it.

I've always viewed remixes as a new work created out of or based upon the original. A chance to give those 'loyal listeners' of the original work a new perspective on the piece. It m (Click here to read the rest)