DJ Rana Sobhany is changing the face of modern DJing using the new Apple iPad. She got her idea to use iPads instead of turntables while she was waiting outside of a New York City Apple store at two o’clock in the morning on the day the iPad was to be released.

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Audio d-touch is making a collection of applications for real-time musical composition and performance freely available. Using a web-cam, computer, and printer, you can play sounds using image processing to recognize physical markers. You can visit the site below to get the application which includes a drum machine and a sampling sequencer, both are controlled [...]

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Here’s a low budget, DIY speaker project that stays true to the simple, uncomplicated design of the iPod. You can create these speakers for the iPod or your MP3 player using a recipe of 4 paper cups, 2 toothpicks, and your regular old earbuds. I haven’t actually tried these mod paper cup speakers but the [...]

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Sometime bigger really is better. Adrian Mann of New Zealand is only 16 years old and has built a piano with absolutely no formal training. Not just any piano, mind you – the world’s largest piano. He took 4 years to build the piano, completely by scratch in his back yard. Enjoy.

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I’ve seen a ton of band name generators on the net, but here’s something that is a LOT more fun.  With a little bit of randomness, Wikipedia, Flickr and  Quotationspage can name your band and come up with a name and cover art for your new album! Here’s how it works:

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I have to admit that I’m a fan of good-sounding audio equipment. Through the right amplifier and speakers, I can almost see the music (pharmaceuticals not needed). That being said, When I see things like the following videos describing  how to make a speaker on the cheap it really makes me smile. As long as [...]

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Vinyl is booming.  There was one year about 10 years ago that I heard that one model of turntable (Technics 1200′s) outsold all models of electric guitars combined.  The industry died down a bit after that, but recently vinyl has seen a resurgence and has been setting sales records (no pun intended). I’ve released my [...]

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Diego Stocco is a composer, sound designer, composer for video games, and all-round creative guy. Not only are his compositions very interesting to listen to, but he’s got a knack for making his music out of the least likely of sources. Diego was born in Italy and discovered music at the age of 6 when [...]

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