You should know James West, the Black inventor of the electret microphone
Black engineers have made massive contributions to sound and music technology, overcoming systemic discrimination. And yet, they're too often unsung,...
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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,...
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...
