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Roland made an egg-shaped alien piano with flying drone speakers for its 50th anniversary
It’s just the piano for Ten Forward or the recreation deck of Heart of Gold. It’s made of a single piece of molded Japanese oak. It’s paired with floating drone speakers for real immersive sound. (You read that right. Flying drones.) It’s the instrument money can’t buy: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano.
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Those new Sequential Prophets just got desktop versions
If you want a premium synth and don’t need the keyboard or want it to fit into a little less space, Sequential has made desktop renditions of both Prophet-5 and Prophet-10.
We’re coveting this walnut desk stand for Push 2
Ableton’s Push hardware is making it onstage, but whether or not it suits that purpose for you, it’s an absolute godsend in the studio. Hands-on control of parameters, always-ready grid access to melodies and percussion, and tools for starting ideas from clips to sequences to playing live make it feel indispensable to those of us […]
Choppertone, Wooden Ableton Jazz Controller, and Folk Music of the 21st Century: Video
Peter Kirn - December 2, 2011
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DIY Faux-Woodgrain M-Audio Axiom USB MIDI Keyboard; Viva K-mart
Peter Kirn - October 24, 2006
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Homemade Cassette Tape DJ Mixers + Max/MSP PC
Peter Kirn - September 28, 2006
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Altmann DIY Turntable, Made of Wood, Thread, and Motorcycle Parts
Peter Kirn - September 25, 2006
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