Music

Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.

HOW TO Dubbing with GarageBand…

HOW TO Dubbing with GarageBand…

Exploregbicon20050111 Nice HOW TO via #joitto on IRC – Apple’s GarageBand is a great piece of software for making music. Its not a pro-application though and wont interface with all sorts of fancy real time control devices. Anyway, if you are using software that came free with your Mac you probably are not investing thousands in outboard control gear anyways. That means that when it comes to making dub, you just cant have the same feeling as when you are working in a studio with a mixing desk… Link.

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A User’s Guide to DRM in Online Music

A User’s Guide to DRM in Online Music

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently created a plain English guide to several fair use restrictions that major online music services force on their customers via Digital Rights Management (DRM) laden music files and End User License Agreements (EULAs). [via] Link.

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The ReBirth Museum

The ReBirth Museum

Nav 03 The ReBirth Museum download archive includes the RB-338 CD-Rom files, as well as the collected works of user created ReBirth Mods, Songs, and Extras. Visitors are welcome to download these items and experience first-hand the excitement and history of the 338. [via] Link.

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Build your own Japanese construction equipment paper toys

Build your own Japanese construction equipment paper toys

R2-1 Naname Build your own Japanese construction equipment paper toys from SAKAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD – My fav is the Macadam Roller -which is mainly used for rolling compaction in early stage and finishing- is the machine to secure the uniform compaction and the flatness of base course, asphalt mixture, etc. Link.

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The Future of The Body: The Soundtrack

The Future of The Body: The Soundtrack

Fb0905Sdtrk 170X120Popular Science commissioned contributing troubadour, Jonathan Coulton, to write and record a soundtrack to their current Future of the Body issue. Each of the five songs he has crafted accompanies a feature article in this issue and, using clever lyrics, catchy hooks and secret harmonic frequencies, unlocks powerful regions of your brain not normally used in the reading of magazines. There are five songs, each inspired by an article, and CD cover art for available for download… Link.

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HOW TO serve your iTunes library to your Sony PSP using WiFi internet

HOW TO serve your iTunes library to your Sony PSP using WiFi internet

Psp2-1-1-1 Good HOW TO for Mac and PSP 2.0 firmware owners who use iTunes. “Wouldn’t it be great if I could just delete some songs and and add new songs from my iTunes library, wherever I was using the WiFi internet connection?” It can be done, for a small cost (about $22 U.S.) Here’s how- Link.

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