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Turn a mixer into a synth
I've done this with a single DJ mixer, but never with two compact mixers. The sounds that come out are amazing. Check it. #synth #hack...
Sheldon Kessel
Oct 31, 20141 min read
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Open Source DJ Software
I've been a huge fan of Traktor DJ software for many years. The other big name in DJ software is Serato. Now there's an open-source...
Sheldon Kessel
Apr 16, 20111 min read
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Perspective on OMF back in the day
I was going through a ton of old reference materials I've collected over the years and came across this interesting article about OMF...
Sheldon Kessel
Feb 3, 20115 min read
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Dave Smith and Roger Linn talk shop
#Linn #Smith #Interview
Sheldon Kessel
Jan 27, 20111 min read
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Internet Distribution Formats
I've been trying for years to find a resource with technical information about how MP3 and other internet audio distribution formats...
Sheldon Kessel
Dec 2, 20103 min read
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Eno!
#History #Eno #video #interview #musicology
Sheldon Kessel
Nov 9, 20101 min read
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Handy Audio Engineering Websites
Here's a short list of some very useful reference websites for audio engineering: ABOUT.COM home recording reference page RANE pro audio...
Sheldon Kessel
Nov 5, 20101 min read
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The MIDI connector
One of the many technical aspects of MIDI that is often confusing for those wishing to get into the details is how the connectors work. ...
Sheldon Kessel
Sep 23, 20101 min read
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FM Basics
I found an awesome video explaining FM synthesis using the Native Instruments FM8. Everything we discuss about FM synthesis in classes at...
Sheldon Kessel
Mar 3, 20101 min read
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Where did my sounds go?
Perhaps the greatest frustration for electronic musicians and producers when using hardware sound engines (synthesizers, etc.) with...
Sheldon Kessel
Feb 24, 20103 min read
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Roland JV-80
The Roland JV series of sounds continues to be a standard in music production -- from the early incarnations in the JD series during the...
Sheldon Kessel
Dec 11, 20092 min read
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Music Software Categories
Computer-based music making continues to become ever more popular and accessible. As such, with each new school year I encounter ever...
Sheldon Kessel
Nov 30, 20094 min read
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Some History
One of my personal frustrations with technology textbooks is that they very often contain inaccuracies. Not only technology textbooks,...
Sheldon Kessel
Sep 24, 20091 min read
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In the Beginning...
...there was the integrated circuit. Every semester at the beginning of my MIDI I classes, when discussing the history of electronic...
Sheldon Kessel
Sep 21, 20091 min read
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