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The Linn Tools That Never Were: Roger Linn Shares Shelved Designs [Gallery]
Designer Roger Linn is beloved by producers for drum machines like the MPC, beloved by guitarists for AdrenaLinn, and now newly respected for the Tempest with Dave Smith. But for anyone who imagines design is a direct line from idea to product, it’s not. Whether Roger Linn or Apple, the process leaves the way littered […]
Read moreCME Releases $99, Ultra-Thin MIDI Keyboard
Ah, those wacky folks at CME. CME is China’s big music tech distributor and manufacturer, and for the last couple of years they’ve been wowing the US market with quite-decent keyboards priced way lower than they should be. (Their keyboards are even showing up free in software packages, kinda like a really sweet Cracker Jacks […]
CME: Plug Mics, Guitars, MIDI Directly into USB
Manufacturers have attempted to make USB connections for audio and MIDI more transparent before. We’ve seen mics with USB cords instead of XLR, and USB cables with little humps in the middle with built-in circuitry for MIDI connections. But new cables announced this week by Chinese manufacturer CME go further: a USB/MIDI cable that’s as […]
Peter Kirn - February 7, 2007
Music tech
New Yamaha Gear, Keyboards for NAMM; NAMM Preview
Peter Kirn - January 4, 2007
Music tech
Wireless MIDI: M-Audio Adds MidAir 37-key Keyboard, Standalone Adapter for your Keytar, DIY Projects
Peter Kirn - November 15, 2006
Music tech
Keyboard Maker CME Posts Bizarre Anthem/Music Video: “I am self-determined”
Peter Kirn - August 24, 2006
Music tech
Design a Skin for CME’s Tricked Out Music Keyboards
Peter Kirn - June 6, 2006
Music tech
Wireless MIDI Interface: CME’s “WIDI” X8, with 80M Range
Peter Kirn - June 6, 2006
Music tech
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