Ingenuity + Controllerism + Bong Hits =’s Fretless Fader

Well, I bet you didn’t see this coming… Even you controllerists out there have to be doing a little tongue waggin’ when it comes to this savvy Do-It-Yourselfin’ John Beez has created the Fretless Fader, which basically separates the crossfader from a Vestax PMC06 DJ mixer and puts it on rails for some “fretless” controller action. The inventive rail system is controlling the record’s pitch via...

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RIAA Circling The Drain?

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has reportedly issued pink slips to 50 staffers so far this year. Although, the music trade organization refuses to comment on the layoffs, it appears that this could be the beginning of the end for the ineffective, and much maligned, organization. The RIAA which made its living from harassing file-traders and suing 12 year-old girls on welfare may be on its last legs. With the...

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