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C4NDY KeyVLM, a USB keyboard that connects to a vinyl turntable for mixing
Make your transition into this: it’s the intersection of a love of custom DIY USB keyboards, computers and mobile devices, turntables, and vinyl mixing. Yamamoto Shunichi shares their creation, C4NDY KeyVLM, an ortholinear-layout keyboard for combining mobile digital and vinyl sets.
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Hey, what is MIDI Thru actually about, anyway?
MIDI starts with the obvious – in and out, easily understood. But then it throws us this curveball of a preposition – thru. Through? Let’s really talk about what it means, what a thru box or MIDI splitter is for, and how this knowledge can help you keep your gear timing perfectly tight.
Eurorack monster, now with four zones: Make Noise drops 208hp 7U case
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat?” This should qualify – a whopping 208HP with 4 zones, ready-to-run (just add modules), 7U, with the 1U rail containing a bunch of utility goodies preinstalled. It’ll cost you, of course, but Make Noise has made a case to eat Chicago. And it still has a handle and a cover that fits over cables, so you can patch up and lug it to the gig in Chicago, too.
Peter Kirn - August 9, 2023
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
open·control is a Kickstarter-backed controller for Ableton Live triggering, looping, everything
Peter Kirn - November 2, 2021
Gear Music tech Software Tech
FamilyTool expands Moog, other semi-modulars with more patching
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2019
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Blue’s new mic boom seems an obvious accessory for the DIY age
Peter Kirn - March 12, 2018
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