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Digitech EQ

Tags: Digitech, MEQ28

So I went into my local music store on the way home to grab some cables in their half-price sale and there's this big trolley of rack gear in the cen (Click here to read the rest)

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Some Old Sh1t

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Yes folks. It's here, and it's free. Due to the complete makeover of The Subliminal Tape Club from a webshop to a free netlabel I've been forced to (Click here to read the rest)

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RIP Klock

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Well there's no news like old news. Was chatting to a mate in the UK today, talking about how last year was a bad year for people dying, and he happe (Click here to read the rest)

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Scott Bruzenak destroyed my weekend

Tags: facestroid

So there I was, on Saturday, doing my stretches and getting mentally ready to make some tunes when I get a mail from facebook telling me that Scott Br (Click here to read the rest)

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DIY boom mic

Tags: microphone, boom, diy

After faffing around with field recordings for a few years and putting up with wind and handling/cable noise I decided to look into the possibility of (Click here to read the rest)

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rack me up, baby

Tags: racks, diy, rackmounting

i'm thinking about putting together a portable rack that i can take to gigs. whilst i like using ableton in a live situation, recently i've been ve (Click here to read the rest)

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Happy 3000th Blog

Tags: 3000, blogs, so, far

Woah! 3000 blogs! I can hardly believe it! Let's look at some of those great blogs from bloggery lane...... (Click here to read the rest)

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Coppe returns!

Tags: coppe, album, fi-lamente

Okay, okay. It's plug time again. Coppe's new CD will be out on July 7th - and this time it should be across the atlantic in the US and Canada thank (Click here to read the rest)

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Kaoss Pad Mini

Tags: weeny, teeny, bitsy, isty

I miss the old review section, and since i've just got one of these, i thought i'd review it for the beneifit of anyone who is considering buying on (Click here to read the rest)

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crossover

Tags: soundsystem, subwoofer, crossover

summer is coming, and surely every man's thoughts turn to building a soundsystem. here in tokyo, where space is a premium, concrete is everywhere and (Click here to read the rest)

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eastern promise

Tags: microtone, scales, scala

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just stumbled across a great app called Scala
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it's a geeky edito (Click here to read the rest)

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Shopping List

Tags: what, i, want

here are a few things i'm planning on buying this year, cash willing.

> an analogue synth, with VCOs and a nce warm filter, MIDI and lots of CC (Click here to read the rest)

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I want your tapes

Tags: videotapes, adverts, commercials

Or more specifically, I want the audio from old commercials. I'm trying to build up a library of commercial samples from the eighties and early ninet (Click here to read the rest)

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i can't wait for this!

Tags: utility, osx

soundabout looks like being the best audio file browser evar!

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lookit that studioness

Tags: studio, pictures

so here's a couple of pictures of my new studio layout, which is a significant improvement on the old layout ie - i just trew out 6 bags of rubbish.
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Live w/Coppe

Tags: skab/t, kitchen cynic, coppe, dress cafe

Did a live on Sunday night with Coppe and the kitchen cynic at [url=http:/ (Click here to read the rest)

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Systrum Sistum

Tags: systrum, net radio, CC, STFU

After a year crossing the globe from Tokyo to Brisbane to somewhere in Italy, Systrum Sistum is back on-line. Streaming all the best net-label release (Click here to read the rest)

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le parkour: dvinsk clan

Tags: parkour

don't know which bit of france they're from, but this is one of the best parkour vids i've seen.
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If your girl likes Cristal

Tags: jay-z, cristal, bling

slightly old news, but since the hilarious "spat" between jay-z and frederic rouzaud i've been thinking a lot about brands and music. the (Click here to read the rest)

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women respond to bass

Tags: women, bass

ahoyhoy
are beats for boys? is bass for girls?
has electronix abandoned the bass in favour of the chop?
is that why there are so many guys at eve (Click here to read the rest)

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Africa Remix

Tags: africa, art

went to the mori art museum yesterday and saw a really great exhibition. it's already been in the UK, Germany and France - so I hope some other emmer (Click here to read the rest)

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Numerology

Tags: numerology, modular, sequencer, five12

I've been using this software for about 10 months now. It has taught me more about music than any other single app I've ever used. It's cheap, much (Click here to read the rest)

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it's the fiiiinal miiiixit (49)

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da-da-daaah-duh-duh

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so basically I made my first mixit and now it won't ever enter mixit valhalla (mixhala or valixit). How c (Click here to read the rest)

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