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Distribution,
by Matt Gallagher.
The music of San Francisco’s Soulstice is a rich amalgam of
styles—including soul, R&B, techno, house, and Brazilian
jazz—that evolved from the group’s foundation in DJ performance.
Soulstice comprises vocalist Gina René, turntablist Mei-Lwun
Yee, and keyboardists Andy Caldwell and Gabriel René. more Electric Ladyland—Adventures in Electroacoustical Performance, by Bean with Gino Robair. Artists who customize or build instruments to realize their singular artistic visions often make the most exciting music. Three female performers who take that route— Krystyna Bobrowski, Miya Masaoka, and Kaffe Matthews— make groundbreaking music that transcends gender and conventional musical expectations ... more Music for a Maharajah—A Film Composer Scores a Silent-film Rerelease, by Eric Beheim. Joe May’s 1921 action/thriller masterpiece The Indian Tomb has long been considered one of the greatest cinematic epics of all time. Budgeted at more than 20 million German marks, this lavish two-part adventure film takes place in an atmospheric Indian setting of romantic imagination ... more
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RolandHPD-15
HANDSONIC—The Doors to MIDI
Open Wide for the Hand Percussionist,
by Larry the O. Roland’s
HPD-15 HandSonic percussion controller and sound module is a self-contained
electronic percussion instrument. Its 15-part pad, dual ribbons,
and D-Beam controllers provide extensive control capabilities. The
HandSonic contains more than 650 sounds ranging from ethnic drums
to instrumental loops. more More
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Customizing
QuickTime MIDI—Working with
custom instruments in the QuickTime synthesizer,
by
Peter Drescher. With
a bigger, better sample library and a host of new features and audio-compression
algorithms, PCs and Macs can playback Standard MIDI Files with an
audio quality rivaling that of hardware sound cards. Of course,
QuickTime also has the added advantage of providing soundtracks
that are locked to picture ... more More
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