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  1. vitaminman

    A little history on the MPC60

    Hey, http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/products/mpc60.shtml http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/products/museum.shtml This is a link to the MPC60 and other drum machines from the site of their inventor, Roger Linn. He just made a new machine called the Adrenalinn, it's a combo drum...
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    Cutting your own vinyl

    Hey, Has anyone used one of these? http://www.vestax.com/products/vrx2000.htm That would be frigging COOL to cut your own vinyls at home! Nick
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    Turntablists cum Producers

    Hey, I've noticed that most of the better producers in anything electronic like techno or hip hop have all started out learning their craft on a pair of turntables and mixer. How important is it that people first learn how to mix records, beat juggle, scratch, etc. on turntables before...
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    Opinions on software samplers

    Hey, We got a copy of Kontakt at work and I've been playing around with it a little, it seems like a really nice program and I may be interested in getting a copy. However, I know that there are other soft samplers out there, I wanted to ask if anyone here uses them and why they chose that...
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    Check out this hottie...

    Hey, http://www.synthtech.com/images/synth_of_doom.jpg Pass the Kleenex, someone...:D Nick
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    Something to think about...

    Hey, We started talking about this at work, I wanted to ask the people here what they thought about it... If you were born and raised in a part of Africa where there was a large European influence (Algeria, Zimbabwe or South Africa, for example), and your ethnic background is ''white'...
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    How to sound like Michael Jackson

    Hey, I'm watching the "Living with Michael Jackson" special on VH1...if you look behind Michael while he's talking about Billie Jean, you'll see this sitting on the table: http://www.rolandus.com/products/details.asp?catid=4&subcatid=0&prodid=MC%2D307 Nick
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    MPC pad controller for computers

    An MPC on your computer Hey, A common theme here at Illmuzik is 'should I use a PC or MPC to make beats', I would like to propose a solution which would fit somewhere in the middle and offer the best of both worlds: The Akai MPD16 is the 16 pad triggering device that the MPC series comes...
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    My latest acquisition

    Hey, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2507378137&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6 I know that you guys are all jealous... Take care, Nick
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    Vitamin Man

    Hey, You guys are gonna hate me... I've been into music all my life, my first tape was Frontiers by Journey back in '83 when I was in the 3rd grade. I picked up the sax in the 5th grade and have been making music ever since. In '91 I went to visit some friends in France, we went...
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    Question on definitions

    Hey, I was never really sure what the difference between a programmer, engineer, producer and executive producer were because for years I was covered all the roles in my little studio, I'm sure that a lot of us here do the same. But after doing some reading about the industry and watching...
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    Funny website

    Hey, www.blackpeopleloveus.com Funniest thing I've seen in a LONG time. Nick
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    Commentary on two albums

    Hey, A friend of mine came round with two albums I had never heard before, Ludacris' Word of Mouf, and Cam'ron's Come Home with Me. Ludacris: Boring. His last album had Southern Hospitality which had that cool hoover sound running around in the background and great rythm, none of the...
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    Why does everyone use the MPC series?

    Hey, Why exactly is it that all hip hop producers feel the need to use the MPC series sampling sequencers? There are tons of options out there that are significantly cheaper and more powerful. Take care, Nick
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    What softwares do you use

    Hey, I've got some synths/samplers is my little project studio and wanted to control everything from a computer. The computer is allready sorted, I now need to hook up a soundcard,MIDI interface, sequencer (MIDI and audio), wave editor, mastering plugins, and cd burner. And possibly a...
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