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Maschine 2.2 Proves Playability Matters: Scales, Chords, Arp for Your Pads
There are plenty of things computer drum machines / groove workstations can do to show off. There are plenty of long feature lists they might add. But actually coming up with something you can play? That’s what can really make music better in the studio and live. And that’s why Maschine 2.2 is a welcome […]
Read moreLetting Out Ethereal Cries, a Slide Guitar Meets Synthesis in the Hands of a Bluegrass Master
When musical traditions meet, handled by people with real mastery of their technique, wonderful things can happen. That can be true of master instrument builders, for one. I got a chance to hear the sounds of the Moog Lap Steel Guitar in June while meeting with the folks from Moog Music. It’s an incredibly-delicious instrument, […]
- August 3, 2011
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More Digital Guitar Reflections: What a MIDI Guitar Can Do; Conservatism, Adoption, and Innovation
A robot guitar may not injure a human guitarist, or, through inaction, allow a human guitarist to come to harm. A robot guitar must obey any orders and tunings given to it by human guitarists, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. All human and robot guitarists must enjoy guitar hardware, so […]
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