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Can the MPC X win over some die-hard German MPC hardware users?
The MPC 2000. The 2000XL. The 500. These old Akai boxes inspired countless live sets – and many devoted fans still make them the centerpiece of their rigs. But Akai abandoned the standalone hardware market for years. Native Instruments came along with Maschine, making the hardware just a controller for software running on a computer. […]
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50WEAPONS, Legendary Techno Label, Just Announced It’s Dead
50WEAPONS, the iconic techno label from Berlin known to be a home to major releases from the likes of Cosmin TRG, Modeselektor, Falty DL, Benjamin Damage, Marcel Dettmann, Phon.o, announced without explanation that it’s dead, via a video posted to Facebook (and now, YouTube). There’s even, ominously, a gravestone. The “50” in 50WEAPONS is 50 […]
Peter Kirn - July 20, 2015
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Can Stems Finally Make Multi-channel DJ Audio a Standard?
The path forward is clear: there’s no reason in this age of digital producing and DJing that music needs to be stereo. The need is there, but so far, not the solution. A file format announced in a press briefing at Miami’s Winter Music Conference and made public today wants to succeed where others failed. […]
Explore a Hyperactive Explosion of Sound, As Mouse on Mars Turns 21
- October 29, 2014
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Mouse on Mars Release “Parastrophics” LP; Tech Talk Video in Studio, Listening
Peter Kirn - February 24, 2012
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