Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments Debuts at Winter NAMM 2012

January 19, 2012, NAMM Convention, Anaheim, CA: One of the most respected electronic musical instrument design companies is now under new ownership, with exciting plans for the company’s immediate and long-term future. Buchla & Associates, the company founded by legendary synthesizer designer Don Buchla, will soon be known as Buchla Electronic
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Mike Garson On Ultimate Improvisation

By Stephen Fortner   “Within 20 notes we knew he was the guy,” said David Bowie about Mike Garson in our January 2004 article. He was recounting Garson’s 1972 audition with the Spiders From Mars, which led to a lifelong collaboration, and further praised the pianist: “There are very few musicians who naturally understand the movement and free
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Steal This Sound: Daft Punk's “Derezzed”

By Mitchell Sigman If your idea of video games involves stacking quarters on the Defender machine at the local 7-Eleven, then you were likely a fan of Disney’s original Tron movie. Now, its primitive computer graphics and glowing rotoscoped effects look positively quaint, but the soundtrack, composed by the legendary Wendy Carlos, was
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Roundup: Mini-Keys

By David BattinoToday's laptops and iPads can run stunning soft synths, but it's tough to play keyboard parts on QWERTY keys or glass—especially if you need velocity sensitivity. Plus, even a standard two-octave controller can be too big for a messenger bag or cramped DJ booth. Fortunately, a new pack of miniature USB-powered keyboard controllers
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