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Watch this Kazakh pop video for the maximum weirdness of Casio’s singing robot keyboard
Look, I don’t want to say that Casio missed a marketing opportunity here and buried the lede on their awesomely bizarre singing robot keyboard. I’m just saying watch this video and you tell me. It comes from Kazakhstan’s star Imanbek, and getting them one of these keyboards represents in my mind one of the greatest […]
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Roland VT-4 adds MIDI, control for performer-friendly vocal FX
Roland’s revised VT-4 – the replacement for the first AIRA VT-3 – makes it look like someone finally gets what vocalists want in effects. More effects options, actual control over harmony, and MIDI could make all the difference.
Peter Kirn - October 16, 2018
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Vocalists, track on your computer as if it were outboard gear
Maybe you’re tracking in a studio full of everything you want. But otherwise, it’s tough to argue with the appeal of being able to add tools freely, connecting just the cable from your mic to your computer. And so, for anyone recording vocals, this week’s news from Universal Audio is welcome indeed. It means that […]
Lesley Flanigan’s ethereal music mixes singing and vibrations
Peter Kirn - March 16, 2016
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Duet for Singer and Jet Plane: A Soviet Airliner as Instrument
Peter Kirn - June 11, 2015
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Romance Again: Intimate, Personal Music for the First Warmth of Spring
Peter Kirn - March 5, 2015
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