The Biamp MR/140 reverb used by Joy Division, as IRs and Ableton Live rack
"Known Pleasures": the Biamp MR/140 spring reverb, best known for its use by Joy Division's Martin Hannett on Unknown Pleasures,...
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Suzanne Ciani’s YouTube is a treasure trove, and she’s uploading more now
Want to fill your YouTube feed with basically all synthesizer legend Suzanne Ciani, all the time? Now's a great time...
That time Kraftwerk invented electronic drum pads and made ethereal sounds
Wolfgang Flür left a string of technological innovations, but if you need a moment of sublime chill in a chaotic...
The long lost, 478-key Moog-Rothenberg keyboard makes its return
A little-known invention by Bob Moog in collaboration with mathematician/theorist David Rothenberg has come back from the dead. With 478...
Tuning, polyphonic expression: Black Corporation’s Roman Filippov
The evolution of music is intertwined with the design and capabilities of instruments. After several decades of more constrained tuning...
Tour Beirut’s music underground in a free PDF, from the inside out
Crises are a given; resilience is a given - to slightly bastardize the author's words on Beirut's Underground Scene, Hajar...
Maxell would like you to know that they still make audio cassette tapes
Memorex, Sony, TDK -- most of the names once associated with selling blank compact cassettes to consumers have since discontinued...
Pulsar’s new w495 is a perfect Neumann EQ model – and it’s free in October
Having at least one really great 3-band EQ in your arsenal is a very good idea. Pulsar's w495 looks like...
You die so many times: you need more of electronic pioneer Halim El-Dabh
"We evolve. Whatever I'm doing, I'm evolving - I'm learning more and more every time I do the passage." Egyptian-American...
Roland just added a CR-78 and 808 bass to the TR-8S/6S [hands-on]
Just when you thought the Roland TR-8S (and its little sibling, the 6S) couldn't do any more - there's this....
