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I have a good friend that owns a café in my neighborhood, Angelica, she own Mangos café at 577 Geary Street. One day she was asking me what had I actually seen or done since I have been here … Continue reading
OK, so it’s been a little while since we gave you the chance to fire your questions at our artists. I mean, where were you supposed to find out what colour socks Dev79 wears or whether MANIKAN prefers cats or … Continue reading
What’s up everybody? Hope all is well. MANIKAN back for a 3rd installation of FRAME OF MIND. This month I wanted to touch base on Rob Dobi. He is one of the main reasons I started getting into the computer … Continue reading
My good friend Cool Hand Lex invited my wife and I over for dinner the other day. When he told us he was making his famous street tacos, we didnt hesitate to accept his invitation! CHL marinades his chicken in … Continue reading
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Beat Artillery – Ep. 13 – Sable Strings
Hey everyone, it’s another Beat Artillery! This month I’m going to talk a little about Kontakt libraries and how crazy things are getting in the world of sampling. I could talk about it for days…. boutique sample libraries of weird … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep. 12 – Komplete 9
GEEKS REJOICE. It’s another Beat Artillery! haha. So, Native Instruments, last week released the update of their Komplete bundle package with some updates to some favorite plug-ins, as well as a few new goodies. For those of you who are … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep 11 – Live 9
Live 9 is here, Live 9 is here, Live 9 is here. Yes, yesterday Ableton released Live 9 and their new hardware controller Push. And everyone’s talking about it. I’ve used Ableton Live for a long time, and I do … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep. 10 – These DJ Controllers Going Next Level
Sorry that it’s been a while since the last Beat Artillery blog folks. But it’s been a slow couple months for cool gear. Now that the holidays are over, things are starting to pick back up! Yeah!!!! So I came … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep. 9 – Controllers
For this month’s installment of Beat Artillery, I just wanted to talk a little about controllers. Do you remember the days when performing music live with a laptop and a midi controller was kind of a rare occurrence? Well, it’s … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep.8 – Quartet
For this month’s installment of Beat Artillery, I’m turning my attention to the new Apogee Mac-based Audio Interface that was just released called Quartet. Basically… Quartet is in-between the Duo and the Ensemble in i/o and has a price tag … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep.7 – Zebra 2
OK…. so in this installment of Beat Artillery I’m going to share this new synth which looks kind of crazy. It’s called Zebra 2. Now… I had seen the original Zebra, but never felt the need to get it in … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep. 6 – LFO Tool
For the 6th installment of my Beat Artillery blog I decided I would talk about a really cool utility plug-in that retails for $50. It’s called LFO Tool. Now… the reason why I call it a Utility plug-in is because … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep. 5 – Adagio Violins
I’m back with the now regular installment of my Beat Artillery blog for the Seclusiasis site! This month I’m talking about Kontakt Instruments, and in particular, Adagio Violins from 8dio. Basically…. if you get into the word of boutique Kontakt … Continue reading
Beat Artillery – Ep. 4 – The Streetly Tapes
The Mellotron is definitely one of my favorite keyboards of all time. I think the first time I heard it, and was able to actually recognize its sound, was the opening ‘flutes’ of The Beatles track “Strawberry Fields Forever”. The … Continue reading