Ableton, Serato Fumble Collaboration Announcement

Poor Public Relations Effort Leads To Confusion, Disappoint & Poor Initial Reception for The Bridge After months of hype from both Ableton and Serato, the day of reckoning came with a resounding “meh” from the Ableton community. Yesterday’s big unveiling culminated in a 417 word press release to the world and little else. While we can’t actually judge The Bridge without getting our meaty paws on the...

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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...

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