Sheldon Kessel
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...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Apr 16, 2011
- 1 min
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...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Feb 3, 2011
- 5 min
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...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Jan 27, 2011
- 1 min
Dave Smith and Roger Linn talk shop
#Linn #Smith #Interview
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Sheldon Kessel
- Dec 2, 2010
- 3 min
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...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Nov 5, 2010
- 1 min
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...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Sep 23, 2010
- 1 min
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. ...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Mar 3, 2010
- 1 min
FM Basics
I found an awesome video explaining FM synthesis using the Native Instruments FM8. Everything we discuss about FM synthesis in classes at...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Feb 24, 2010
- 3 min
Where did my sounds go?
Perhaps the greatest frustration for electronic musicians and producers when using hardware sound engines (synthesizers, etc.) with...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Dec 11, 2009
- 2 min
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...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Nov 30, 2009
- 4 min
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...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Sep 24, 2009
- 1 min
Some History
One of my personal frustrations with technology textbooks is that they very often contain inaccuracies. Not only technology textbooks,...
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Sheldon Kessel
- Sep 21, 2009
- 1 min
In the Beginning...
...there was the integrated circuit. Every semester at the beginning of my MIDI I classes, when discussing the history of electronic...
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