What’s new on Roland SP-404MKII sampler, spec for spec; 404 timeline and hands-on roundup

The buzz online makes it clear – plenty of people still want the immediacy of the Roland SP-404 sampler. An MKII has been long anticipated – not to mention leaked – so let’s get directly into what’s new, and find out what else you want to know.

Here’s what happens when artists meet up with Launchpad on iOS

We used to talk about the home studio. Then the bedroom producer. Then laptop music. Now it’s more like the everywhere studio – and the computer may be nowhere to be seen. Tools like Launchpad for iOS tend to exist in some sort of alternate dimension from the world of music tech writing, even when […]

Peter Kirn - August 26, 2015

Inside Flying Lotus’ Mind: Free Download of Ideas + Drafts + Loops

It seems hard to be an artist these days without a steady stream of mixes. The problem is, a lot of these become monotonous and similar. By contrast, this week, Flying Lotus drops a free download that feels more like getting a pass into someone’s hard drive. Ideas + Drafts + Loops is full of […]

- December 11, 2013

Data Privacy, The Terrifying 3D Animated Movie by Beeple [+VJ Clips]

Peter Kirn - November 7, 2013

Three Layers of Live Visuals: Flying Lotus + Strangeloop + Timeboy, In Immersive Scrims

Peter Kirn - November 5, 2012

Good Trips: Bubbling Colored Goo in Live AV for Laurel Halo [Hyperdub], Konx-om-pax

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2012

Beeple: Brilliant Visuals, as Creative Commons VJ Clips, Cinema 4D Source Files

Peter Kirn - April 5, 2012

Listen: LA’s Brainfeeder Label Shares Free Sampler; More Gilles Peterson Winners in London

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2012

With Animation and Live Visuals, Meet Annapurna, CDM's Newest Visualist Contributor

Annapurna Kumar - August 16, 2011

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