Music producer and teacher Robert DiFazio reaffirms that you can’t buy your way to good music. In this short clip from arthousemusic.org DiFazio explains the difference between tools and techniques and tells listeners why simply owning Pro Tools does not a recording engineer make.”Gear,” he says “is an after-thought.”

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Ahh, the scent of styrofoam and fresh circuitry, after lengthy research I finally obtained the proper midi control for my needs - The Akai MPK49. It has twelve drum pads, note repeat, an arrpegiator, 49 semi-weighted keys and 8 knobs and sliders. It also comes packed with a dozen or so presets for you to [...]

This youtube informational on the Amen break wraps up the last 25 years of electronic music in 18 minutes.

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Monkey Dust brings you the cyclists “the intermediate stage between humans and pure energy.”

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The following interview is from the August 1983 issue of Music UK magazine. The author was Max Kay who talks with Police drummer and well-known “rhythmist” Stewart Copeland. What is refesh

I have to admit. I think Serato Scratch has made me a better DJ. No it’s not just the instant doubles, looping and cue point functions.

On the internet dial discovered dubstep.fm

From an ambient master a delicate amalgamation of music to bid 07 farewell. Enjoy this recent podcast from Evan Bluetech from his new blogspot somniasound.com.

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For Adham Shaikh, music embodies a certain sacredness that defies simplistic divisions of “acoustic” or “electronic.” Desiring to create bridges between different musical styles, within the fused roots of Shaikh’s tribal groove and dub-laced downtempo, he says he hopes to discover “the unpredictable creative thing that as a musician I am always seeking out.R