DesignWorxs

Most of my posts will be about the Digital Arts, with a bias for audio technologies. Expect stuff on Vintage HiFi, Mixing, Mastering, Recording, Studio Tours. ++ other such creative/tech things.

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Cassette Culture

Its been a while, glad to be back.

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Gage Kline

I was out in my home town Sebastopol CA and happened to meet an interesting new artist with a real ear for pop structure. Gage is 19, however his music has a masterful pop subtlety that belies that of someone who has spent many more years at his craft. Definitely give Gage a listen here at Gage Kline Music on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/gageklinemusic

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In Conversation: Matt Black (Coldcut / Ninja Tune) In a career that has spanned four decades, there's not much Matt Black hasn't done in the music industry: acclaimed DJ, producer and remixer, label owner, A/V artist and app developer are just some of the hats he's donned over the years. In conversation with Bruce Aisher, we chart the career of one of the most influential figures in the UK's rich electronic music heritage.

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I just won't post everyday. I don't find things truly worthy of posting on an everyday basis.

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Record shopping with Mr. Beatnick Mr. Beatnick has been one of London's best-kept secrets for years. A brilliant DJ, producer and writer, Beatnick has quietly ploughed his furrow for well over a decade in the London underground, but found a whole new audience with the release of last year's 'Synthetes' EP. Woozy hardware house, as opposed to the hip-hop that Beatnick has spent most of his career making, its regality resonated with the likes of Jamie xx and Deetron - both of whom included it in mixes - and marked the dedicated digger's most well-received release to date. That is, of course, until 'Sun Goddess', a step up from 'Synthetes' and one of the most immaculate dance records that 2012 produced. Here is Beatnick down at his local record store, remarking on some of the records that he holds dearest.

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The Art of Sampling Whether lifted from vinyl or ready-made sample collections, sampling plays a pivotal role in the vast majority of electronic music output. But how can you use samples - and sample - creatively? Greymatter and Mr Beatnick discuss their approaches to the art of sampling.

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The Shape of Things That Hum is a synthesizer documentary series that first aired by Channel 4 in the UK during 2001. Episodes: Mini Moog (15-01-2001) - Cult electronic instruments that helped to shape modern music. Vocoder (22-01-2001) - Developed as a scrambling device in World War II, includes interviews with Orbital and Rick Wakeman. DX7 (29-01-2001) - Synthesizer that defined the sound of the 1980s. Interviews with Vince Clarke and Nick Rhodes. Fairlight (05-02-2001) - Computer based snthesizer offering sampling, digital recording, sequencing and editing. Includes Nick Rhodes. Simmons (12-02-2001) - Includes producer Arthur Baker talking about making "Planet Rock". Roland TB-303 (19-02-2001) - House innovators Coldcut and Orbital discuss the Roland 303 synthesizer. Roland TB-808 (26-02-2001) - Includes producer Arthur Baker, plus Ray Keith talks about the importance of the bass. Akai Sampler (05-03-2001) - Instrument that helped fuel the rave scene and the white label explosion

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Jarle Bernhoft - Fly Away (Live @ Lydverket)

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Blue Arp is a matrix editor, which allows you to program patterns in a step sequencer. The main idea was hijacked from the arp in Novation Nova synthesizers and added functions from experience with other arp's. It is completely free.Windows 32bit only and an Apple version is in the works. Get it here. http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5080757

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MHORSE v1.3 Master Channel Processor

This is a seriously underrated plugin for your Master bus and its free. If you haven't tried it, definitely grab this one. Here is what you get. Bypass. EQ Bypass. Seperate In-Output gain with Pan. Output -3dB option. 13 graphic bands. 4 Q wide settings. Serial/Parallel EQ modes. Decardboard, Punch, Body and Shine (39K) modes. MS Clarity processor. NY compressor Solo + Motown eq. Tape saturator. DC remover. MS Stereo Widener. Lopass/hipass filters. EQ 12-10-8-6 dB switches. Invert output switch. Led output meters with peak/peakhold leds. Pan peak/correlation meter. Input/output Peak leds. Auto Gain Control for effects. Effects energy meters. Solo left/right channel. Tooltips.

Find it here. http://www.terrywest.nl/equalizers.html

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Cassette Schwarzenegger - Play

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Jacob Collier - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Jacob Collier's arrangement of an all-time Stevie Wonder favourite; recorded, produced and performed by a whole team of Jacob Colliers; recorded entirely with one SM58 microphone.

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Music Break!! Tori Kelly PYT

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Rene Splinter The Albums VLOGumentary - "Transit Realities" Part two of the series about his released albums. Originally recorded in 1992 and 1993. In this episode, Rene shows how this album was created, and talks about its release.

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Betoko In The Studio With Future Music An extended In The Studio session with DJ and producer Beto Cohen aka Betoko. Watch as he makes a track from scratch from his amazing room in Red Bus Studios, London.

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Legowelt - Studio Tour FM head to The Hague in The Netherlands to visit the two synth-packed studios of Legowelt.

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Amon Tobin Interview a rare one off studio interview on camera. Not something you're likely to see again.