The LinnDrum II Is Dead
The LinnDrum II, a collaboration between Roger Linn of MPC fame and Dave Smith of analog synth renown, appears to be DEAD. The “MPC for the new millennium” – as some have described it – doesn’t seem to have enough juice, on several levels, to garner a viable release. The LinnDrum II was initially touted as a new musical instrument for the real-time creation and improvisation of beat-oriented music, both...
Music Recognition Technology Nets More TV Royalties
Two new music recognition companies, TuneSat and Landmark Digital, are now being deployed to net more performing royalties using technology. In fact, not only is the music recognition technology being used to complete automate the process, but it is considerably more accurate. Now that television is expanding to many different formats and distribution channels it was only a matter of time before companies began deploying automation...






