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Cassette turntablism is a thing, and you need to watch more tape DJ videos from Japan
DJing was born in hacks, DIY spirit, counterculture – in artists reinventing how machines work. So enough of DJs all using the same machines the same way. Watch what happens when your deck is a deconstructed DIY cassette machine.
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Error Instruments’ Loopman is an experimental cassette Walkman instrument
Also from the mad genius of Error Instruments – Loopman is a Walkman-style tape record player-looper, modded for speed manipulation, recording, and CV input.
Peter Kirn - August 24, 2021
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Make a DIY velocity-sensitive e-drum kit with Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack
No budget for an electronic drum kit? No problem. Brian Bamanya reports from Uganda on how to DIY the whole kit with readily sourced parts – and even adds velocity.
Peter Kirn - July 26, 2021
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CHAIR made an amazingly realistic snare plug-in – get a CDM discount, then play it on a table
Peter Kirn - July 26, 2021
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Build smart, custom mechanical keyboards for MIDI – or really tiny Ableton Live control
Peter Kirn - July 9, 2021
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Beirut Synthesizer Center is a home for Lebanon’s artists, even when electricity is scarce
Peter Kirn - June 24, 2021
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Here’s some lovely music in the woods, on monome norns arcologies and more
Peter Kirn - June 14, 2021
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