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NAMM is under way… But what is the big deal?

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NAMM 2013 thoughts

 

Ok so with NAMM in full swing I have been getting a lot of questions about what is the big show stopper. What is really grabbing attention?  The truth is this years NAMM isn’t quite the intense show it was last year but there are still some real gems.

First up I would call to attention the MOOG SUB PHATTY.  the Layout is gorgeous and the build quality feels great. It’s funny.. it seems a cheap moog is to the standards of an expensive synth by just about anyone else. the Knobs feel much better than the slim and lil phatty knobs (not as light/loose) and the body actually feels very rugged. Continue reading →

NAMM travel woes

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So im posting this from my phone. After leaving bright and early at 5am to catch my flight from philly to san fran I got to sit on the tarmac for 3 hours. Then I was told what was a direct flight to san fran now had to stop for gas in st. Louis. I land In st. Louis and now the plane is broke so I am stranded trying to book a new flight thanks usairways.

Ok so now that my flight was cancled im stuck here in st lousouis for a good 5 hours till I can fly to phoenix then to cali. Yep it sucks.
Ive seen a few things posted up like m audio making more mido controllera with 12 drum pads on em (wth are they thinking) and akai cashing in on the mpc name with mpc branded headphones (and loosing its last shred of dignity)
Also a 8 pad sample trigger that is a stand alone piece of dj gear. Great Idea thats about 12 years to late. Every dvs out there can do what this future obsolete piece of kit does and likely any dj not using a dvs has much cheaper options or is so out of touch with the scene that this is probably a non option. What ever.
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NAMM 2013 Rumor Page!

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NAMM 2013 RUMOR PAGE!

The big Rumors I have been hearing so far are coming from some of the larger companies.

1) Korg possibly set to show a new MS-20 based synth with the size factor of the legacy controller and the new chip innards developed for the monotron series.

2) also from Korg rumors of a Polytron or full on poly analog synth to be aggressively priced. Continue reading →

Creating your own sounds Pt 6.

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Steppin to the AM

(modulation sources)

Modulation sources help a sound evolve over time. When creating a pad sound for example from a sampled hollow tube try adding some band pass filters and setting the cut off and resonance to be modulated by an Envelope or Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). This set to a slow rate will cause a long evolving or moving sound that may be more complex and interesting. Additionally Mod sources can be controlled by aspects such as a mod wheel on a keyboard or even by the velocity envelope on your keyboard. So by pressing a key harder you can make your sound evolve more sharply or more smoothly depending on your positive or negative settings. When used on Drums Modulation sources can cause some pretty interesting and funky results such as a filter sharply cutting a kick or snare drum to create a pulsing effect. Continue reading →