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The Sony cassette recorder that went to space and predicted the Walkman
Sony’s Walkman turned 40 earlier this month. But look to the TC-50 before it for some of the technology and usability innovations that changed the world – and joined the Apollo mission – plus a glimpse of where music might boldly go next.
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Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want
Well, congratulations – you’ve survived another April Fools’ holiday. At worst, it can be unfunny and confusing. At best, though, it raises a different question – should we actually start dreaming up and making more ridiculous ideas?
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Two free plug-ins and a music label take you into ambient worlds
What’s to say a music idea can’t be both a tool and a tape, an instrument someone could play or an album they can get lost in? Puremagnetik are launching their new experimental label with two free tools that let you keep the drones and grains and ambient soundscapes flowing.
Here’s what a cassette tape rig could look like
Peter Kirn - June 2, 2017
Music Music tech
An earnest album, recorded to four-track, as Shamir looks for hope
Peter Kirn - April 19, 2017
Music Music tech
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