[ad_1] Marc DeAngelisContributing Writer One of my hobbies is playing music. My friend and I saved up for an 8-track Tascam recorder in the early 2000s and got hooked on recording tracks. Once digital audio workstations came down in price, I tossed aside the magnetic tapes. Recently, I decided to upgrade my computer to the […]
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What we’re listening to: Brass Against and ‘Gastropod’
[ad_1] Brass Against Kris HoltContributing Writer YouTube gets a lot of flak over its recommendation algorithm, but it got one suggestion absolutely spot on for me recently with a video from Brass Against. The collective aims to create “brass protest music that calls fans to action.” So far, that equates to brass-heavy arrangements of well-known […]
Surfbort and ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’
[ad_1] Surfbort’s Friendship Music Christine FisherContributing writer Surfbort is the music the world needs right now: screaming about anxiety attacks, plastic in the ocean and Trump’s tweets. There’s a chance you’ve heard of the four-person, Brooklyn-based group. It’s been around since 2015, played SXSW a few times and has been called “one of New York’s […]
Surfbort and ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’
[ad_1] Surfbort – Friendship Music Christine FisherContributing Writer Surfbort is the music the world needs right now: screaming about anxiety attacks, plastic in the ocean and Trump’s tweets. There’s a chance you’ve heard of the four-person, Brooklyn-based group. They’ve been around since 2015, played SXSW a few times and have been called “one of New […]
What we’re buying: Elf Audio’s Koala Sampler
[ad_1] Billy SteeleSenior News Editor When it comes to synth, drum machine and other useful audio apps, they can be pricey. The Minimoog Model D app is $15, and there are several similar options in the $30 range. Those are certainly well-built pieces of software, but asking a novice to spend that much on an […]
What we’re watching: ‘Back to Life’
[ad_1] Back to Life Daniel CooperSenior Editor I’m sure you can’t have escaped the enormous hype train around Fleabag, the BBC sitcom currently airing on Amazon Prime. Here in the UK, Fleabag aired a month back, and we’ve all moved on to viewing the show that inherited its timeslot: Back To Life. Since both shows […]
‘Final Fantasy Tactics’ and ‘Overcooked’
[ad_1] Overcooked Cherlynn LowReviews Editor I don’t really know how it happened, but I’ve become obsessed with Overcooked. I know, I know — I’m super late to the game. You’ll have to forgive me, since I’m not big on gaming. I was introduced to Overcooked (and Overcooked 2) during a recent trip to Singapore, when […]
A solid MIDI controller that’s also easy to use
[ad_1] Roberto BaldwinSenior Editor Like most people, I have varied musical tastes. That would be fine if I wasn’t compelled to start a band based on every genre of music I like. I have a punk band, an indie-dance band with seven members, a tributes bands for both David Bowie and Prince and there’s always […]
The White Album in high-res
[ad_1] Daniel CooperSenior Editor For all of my airs and graces, there are a number of topics where I’m a philistine, and proud. Take high-end audio. To my uncultured ears, there’s little difference between your pricey cans and my phone’s Bluetooth buds. It happens a lot at trade shows, where people slam a pair of […]
What we’re buying: Google’s discontinued Chromecast Audio
[ad_1] Terrence O’BrienManaging Editor Google has killed a lot of products over the years. Some of them are sorely missed (Google Reader). Others, less so (Wave). But the one that hurt me the most, was Chromecast Audio. I love my regular Chromecasts a lot, but I had been a Roku user for years. Streaming YouTube […]